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A CAREER-SPANNING COLLECTION OF INSPIRING, REVELROUS ESSAYS ABOUT ART AND ARTISTS

‘Like Love may be one of the most movingly specific, the most lovingly unruly celebrations of the ethics of friendship we have’ Guardian

‘Incisive, smart and witty, it will leave you looking and love and life anew’ i

Like Love is a momentous, raucous collection of essays drawn from twenty years of Maggie Nelson’s brilliant work. These profiles, reviews, remembrances, tributes and critical essays, as well as several conversations with friends and idols, bring to life Nelson’s passion for dialogue and dissent. The range of subjects is wide – from Prince to Carolee Schneemann to Kara Walker to Bjork – but certain themes recur: intergenerational exchange; love and friendship; feminist and queer issues, especially as they shift over time; subversion, transgression and perversity; and the fruits and follies of a life spent devoted to making.

The collection is a portrait of a time, an anarchic party rich with wild guests, a window into Nelson’s own development as a writer, and a testament to the profound sustenance offered by art and artists.

‘Maggie Nelson is one of the most unique voices in non-fiction: enquiring, political, lyrically dazzling, empathetic’ Sinead Gleeson

Publisher Review

Nelson’s admiration and enthusiasm for her subjects is a palpable driver of joy and delight . . . A revelatory gathering of beloved art and artists presented with distinctive prose * Kirkus (starred review) * Maggie Nelson’s shimmering genius is on full display in this collection — Cathy Park Hong Like Love is a convergence of the most incandescent parts of Maggie Nelson’s inimitable craft — Johanna Hedva One of the most wonderful, poetic minds of this generation * Paste * Maggie Nelson is one of the most unique voices in non-fiction: enquiring, political, lyrically dazzling, empathetic — Sinead Gleeson