Nevada

"Binnie’s love of her characters, of their confusion, of their insights and of their language produces its own catharsis of sorts . . . Here and now, the novel makes as much sense (if not more) as it did nine years ago when it was first published. In the middle of a trans panic, with transphobes demanding that love, work, achievement and gender all follow the same cis narrative timetable, Nevada steals a car, walks off the job and drives someplace else."—Noah Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times

"A beautiful and occasionally disturbing complication of the oh-so-American trope of the cross-country road trip . . . it’s long past time for the cis reader to form a bond with the brilliance of [Binnie's] work."—Emma Specter, Vogue

"A funny, profane, and melancholy portrayal of trans-ness . . . the result is one of the most controversial, explosive endings in LGBTQ literature."—Casey Plett, Harper's Bazaar

"[Nevada is] both very much of a specific era and timeless, brilliantly delving into the constant hum of self-consciousness that emerges when one is pushed towards the margins."—Daniel Spielberger, W

"This is hands down my favorite book of the summer . . . Binnie’s fiction has so much to say about the queer and trans experience, bodily autonomy, community, and the ways queer people process trauma."—David Vogel, Buzzfeed

"It changed my life both as a writer and a messed-up trans woman in this messed-up world . . . [Nevada] has stayed with me forever when I consider what books can actually do."—Casey Plett, them

"It’s unapologetic, messy, funny, heartbreaking, frustrating—and when it’s over, you want to talk about it with everyone."—Niko Stratis, Autostraddle

"Brims with uncommonly judicious insight into the emotional topography of trans bodies."—Michelle Hart, Electric Literature

"Nevada is a book that changed my life: it shaped both my worldview and personhood, making me the writer I am. And it did so by the oldest of methods, by telling a wise, hilarious, and gripping story."—Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby

"It is truly a joy to watch Imogen Binnie, a master of suspense, paint the page with a both-feet-on-the-gas-pedal inner monologue that is at once, spontaneous, acidic, razor sharp observant, fully embodied and (most importantly) vulnerable. The writing here infers a time in the not so distant past where the terms 'queer' and 'counter-culture' were synonymous, on top of taking the great American road trip novel and turning it on its entire ass."—Brontez Purnell, author of 100 Boyfriends

"Imogen Binnie’s gimlet-eyed prose is raw, funny, and then devastating. I can’t get Maria Griffiths out of my head: she’s an edgy heroine, a new archetype—the quintessential late 20s punk rock trans girl blowing up her life and making friends on the road (or in the parking lot)."—Andrea Lawlor, author of Paul Takes the Form of the Mortal Girl

"I'm here to testify that this reissue proves Nevada changed the world. Imogen Binnie's wise, honest, funny and brazenly intellectual work inspired the future and is still provocative, deep and fun to read."—Sarah Schulman, author of Let the Record Show

"When you read it, especially the second time, you will marvel at how casually Binnie deploys complex arguments without slowing the momentum of her narrative or the unbreakable flow of her galloping prose. This is one for the ages."—Lucy Sante, author of Maybe the People Would be the Times

"[Nevada] is everything—personal, political, funny, raw, hyper-brainy, and down to earth. I want to stay in Maria's brain forever as she rides her bike through the streets of Brooklyn, doggedly hashing out her existence with humor and befuddled honesty. A really powerful new literary voice."—Michelle Tea, author of Valencia

"Only recently have trans writers begun to write from their own lives, and the lives of their community, lives that are hard, sometimes lonely, or dangerous, but also joyous and even strong. Imogen Binnie's Nevada—funny, harsh, above all, honest and uncensored—was a pioneer in this new wave of trans books. It's great to see it back in print and reaching a wider audience."—Rachel Pollack, author of The Beatrix Gates