Episode 16: Fundamental Glitterature: Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block
Lanky Lizards! Carey and Marie couldn't hold back from talking about the It Girl of Gen X lit, Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block.
Weetzie Bat: Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Goodreads
Francesca Lia Block: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Polyvore
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Content Warnings
Sex, death, rock and roll, skinheads, addiction, parent death, having a baby with your BFFs behind your partner's back, and some cultural issues well addressed by others. We talk a lot about how on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of publication, it would be a great time to address how things have changed and what would be different nowadays.
Show Notes
Did you know there's a Weetzie Bat cookbook? Check out Fairies in the Kitchen by Cameron Stanton!
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The Zine Scene by Hillary Carlip and Francesca Lia Block
Girl Goddess #9 by Francesca Lia Block
WhimWham: Living a Life of Whimsy
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Beloved Rookie did a whole series of posts on Weetzie Bat, including:
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Wendy McClure: Weight Watchers Recipe Cards from 1974
Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom
Worlds Within: Children's Fantasy From The Middle Ages To Today
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Shock Value: A Tasteful Book about Bad Taste by John Waters
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. (CC Marie Macula, Carey Farrell 2018)