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Emje McCarty

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in peoria, illinois, The United States

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Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction

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anne tyler, abbie hoffman, vincent van gogh, mark twain, tank girl, lo ...more

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emje is a graphic novelist & zine maker; a wild witch; an anarchist; she is an androgynous, punk rock, unschooling forest gardener.
she is currently working on her second novel & putting out a zine called twat.

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	The Poets Symphony: Verses, Melodies, and Lyrical Poems by Tara Caribou (Goodreads Author) (Editor), A.P. Christopher (Goodreads Author), Amittras Pal 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond The Field by River Dixon (Goodreads Author), Emje McCarty (Goodreads Author) 4.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Confusion Perfume & Other Neurotic Comics it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	tangled together it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Invisible Exhibitionist it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Creation and the Cosmos: A Poetic Anthology Inspired by Nature by Tara Caribou (Goodreads Author), Braeden Michaels, Brandon White it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	my demon mixtape it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness

by Catherine Cho (Goodreads Author)

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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity

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what? wait...what happened? i think if i had known more about this book, i probably would not have read it. but i don't do the whole back of the book thing before i read--though i do look at the author picture. this novel is well-written...i just don't ...more
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this is one of those books that just crawls into your head. while reading it, i kept getting freaked out when my house rabbit nudged my foot--anticipating the bite. i loved every bit of it.
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so very rich & dark & sirens are always a "yes!" for me. something about it bothered me a bit, but i'm not sure what. it is a very quick read. & just a glimpse of an entire story. is that enough? i'm still not sure. ...more
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