{"product_id":"hot-girls-with-balls-3305","title":"Hot Girls with Balls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Title by \u003ci\u003eMs.\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOur Culture Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, Goodreads, \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u0026amp; \u003ci\u003eDebutiful\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Nguyễn dazzles in her riotous debut . . . With agile prose and tongue-in-cheek humor, Nguyễn delivers sharp insights into the pressure trans people face to justify their identities and gender presentations. This bold novel hits as hard as a spike to the face.\"\u003c\/b\u003e -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo rivals-to-lovers indoor volleyball players juggle jealousy, tragedy, and a big tournament in this satire of sporty romances and their precious fandoms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix is 6′7″, scheming to rejoin the starting lineup, and barely checks her phone. Green is 6′1″, always building her brand, and secretly jealous of her more famous girlfriend. Together, they're going where no Asian American trans woman has gone before: the men's pro indoor volleyball league. Our hot girls with balls just thought playing with the boys would spare them some controversy . . . haha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn between their rival teams' away games across the globe, Six and Green stay connected on SpaceTime and selflessly broadcast their romance to fans on their weekly Instagraph live show. After a long season, they'll finally reunite for the championship tournament, the first to accommodate in-person fans since the COVIS pandemic struck the world a year ago. Just as they enter an airtight bro bubble of the world's best, they're faced with a crisis that demands an indisputably humiliating task: make a public statement online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan Green stock up enough clout for her post-ball future? Can Six girlboss her team's seniority politics? Can they both take a time-out to just grieve? Their rabid fans and horny haters await their next move. We're all just desperate for a whiff of the sweaty feminine energy that makes that ball thwack with such spectacular force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenedict Nguyễn\u003c\/b\u003e is a dancer and gym buff. Between pistol squats and muscle-ups, she works as a creative producer in live performance. She's written for \u003ci\u003eThe Baffler\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBOMB\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Brooklyn Rail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Margins\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. In 2022, she published \u003ci\u003enasty notes\u003c\/i\u003e, a redacted email zine on freelance labor. \u003ci\u003eHot Girls with Balls\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benedict Nguyen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52756635025693,"sku":"9781646223305","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9781646223305.jpg?v=1786568568","url":"https:\/\/www.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/hot-girls-with-balls-3305","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}