In this collection of one novel and three novellas, the bestselling author of Detransition, Baby pushes trans-genre to its limits to explore who gets includedand excludedfrom the possibilities of gender.

In Stag Dance, this collections titular novel, aPaul Bunyan-type lumberjack working an illegal winter logging outfit recounts how the lonely woodsmen entertain themselves with a dance at which some of the loggers must volunteer to attend as women. Obsession, repressed desires, and betrayal lead up to the big night, as The Lumberjack grows increasingly jealous of Lisen, the prettiest young man incamp, weaving a surreal tall tale that questions the nature of transition.

Three equally visionarynovellassurround Stag Dance: Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones imagines a sci-fi future in which everyone must choose their own genderthe vengeful consequence of a rogue trio of charismatic trans women who destroy civilization as we know it. In The Chaser, a secret romance between roommates at a Quaker boarding school brings out intrigue and cruelty. In the last novella, The Masker, a party weekend on the Las Vegas strip turns horrific when a young crossdresser must choose between two guides: ahandsome mystery manwho objectifies her in thrilling ways, or a cynical veteran trans woman offering unglamorous sisterhood.

Radical, witty, and gripping, these four narratives coalesce to form a portrait of identity-in-crisis that unsettles and delights.

Hardcover | 304 pages | 5.50″ x 8.25″