The Iliac Crest

- Will include an introduction by a writer (reaching out to Elena Poniatowska and Paul Preciado) to help situate the book's references to Spanish-language literature.

- Recently, the Feminist Press has had success in marketing and selling our literary translation titles. In general, translation seems to be having a resurgent moment in the US, and particularly Mexican writers like Valeria Luiselli and Yuri Herrera have received special interest. Like Valeria Luiselli, Cristina Rivera Garza is a Mexican author based in the US with strong American connections, and she has a well-known, critically acclaimed literary career in Mexico.

- A novel that utilizes Gothic literary tropes and linguistic ambiguity to explore non-binary gender and sexual identity, The Iliac Crest is an incredibly resonant addition to contemporary discussions on gendered performance, trans issues, and queer perspectives. Although its stylistic uncertainty prevents the strict definition of the book's characters, the individuals in the book could be read as non-binary, genderqueer, or trans.