{"product_id":"launch-choke-by-ray-filar","title":"Launch: Choke by Ray Filar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThursday 29 October\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6:30-9pm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin us for the launch of Ray Filar's debut novel \u003cem\u003eChoke\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn Thursday October 29th we'll be celebrating the publication of \u003cem\u003eChoke\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\"the murderous feel-good read of the season\"\u003c\/em\u003e (Frankie Miren). Come and listen to Ray Filar read and talk about the book, and stick around to get your copy signed afterwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the book:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA dyke hooker revenge fantasy novella, in which two sex workers fall in love and go on a ruthless murder spree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Leila meets Silvia during a booking with Silvia's longtime client, the infatuation is instant. Silvia is older, glamorous, charming, and has been working for a lot longer than Leila, who is still new to sex work. Later that evening the two run into each other at a hotel bar, and after a messy night of drugs and sex, begin a romantic relationship that takes a turn when they start murdering clients together.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraversing the spaces of queer East London and the corporate city, \u003cem\u003eChoke \u003c\/em\u003eis a propulsive and sexy revenge fantasy mash up of black comedy, psychological (un)realism and literary essay that bends tropes and explores the essence of fantasy, from BDSM and kink to wealth and class to bodies and transness. A wild, fun, smart, and pulpy novella that transforms literary traditions and elevates queer writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ruthless as a hyena's laugh.\" —  Morgan M Page \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ray takes on sex work, class, transness, violence and desire with wit, rage and exhilarating perversity. Hookers, queers and trans people behave badly — and refuse to be punished for it. The hookers inherit the earth — and, even better, the money!\" — Bruce LaBruce\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRay Filar\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, theatre-maker and live artist based in London. They write fiction, plays, and creative non-fiction about work, sex, drugs and violence. Choke is their first novella.   Their writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eWe Want It All: An Anthology of Trans Poetics\u003c\/em\u003e (Nightboat Books, 2020), \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVerso Online\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ethe New Humanist\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eopenDemocracy \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eTummyache Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. They hosted the left-wing feminist podcast \u003cem\u003eKilljoy FM\u003c\/em\u003e on Resonance FM (2016-2017), and edited the political essay collection \u003cem\u003eResist! Against a Precarious Future \u003c\/em\u003e(Lawrence \u0026amp; Wishart, 2015). They were co-creative director of \u003cem\u003eHomos and Houmous\u003c\/em\u003e, a queer, Jewish, anti-Zionist theatre company. They have created work for stages including the Royal Court Theatre, Tate Britain and Modern, Glastonbury Festival, and The Yard Theatre, and starred as ‘The Daughter’ in Bruce LaBruce’s feature film \u003cem\u003eThe Visitor\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burley Fisher Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64644928438649,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0405\/3385\/2310\/files\/3fde5b32-eb3f-479f-9a27-fae76a5966fe.jpg?v=1789814512","url":"https:\/\/burleyfisherbooks.com\/products\/launch-choke-by-ray-filar","provider":"Burley Fisher Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}