First Spring Grass Fire

"Rae Spoon is definitely more than a songwriter to swoon for; I predict that First Spring Grass Fire will be a curative for all the heartbroken kids in small towns trying to fight for their right to be who they are. This collection of tender-hearted coming-of-age stories is an impressive literary gem." —Zoe Whittall, author of Holding Still for as Long as Possible

"First Spring Grass Fire will be meaningful to anyone who has struggled to fit in — and who hasn’t? By telling these stories — of being different, queer, raised in a rigid belief system you didn’t choose, trying to be yourself within circumstances you can’t control — Rae Spoon illustrates the triumph in reclaiming and controlling your own identity. This moving collection is a story of what we do to find a place, physical or intangible, that we can call home."—National Post

"A heartbreaking, fictionalized, short-story memoir." —Ms. Magazine

"Transgender indie musician Rae Spoon has six albums under the belt, but this raw and beautifully lyrical new memoir-meets-novel about growing up queer in a strict Pentecostal famly with a schizophrenic father is the best contribution yet." —The Advocate

"Rae Spoon is definitely more than a songwriter to swoon for; I predict that First Spring Grass Fire will be a curative for all the heartbroken kids in small towns trying to fight for their right to be who they are. This collection of tender-hearted coming-of-age stories is an impressive literary gem." —Zoe Whittall, author of Holding Still for as Long as Possible

"First Spring Grass Fire will be meaningful to anyone who has struggled to fit in — and who hasn’t? By telling these stories — of being different, queer, raised in a rigid belief system you didn’t choose, trying to be yourself within circumstances you can’t control — Rae Spoon illustrates the triumph in reclaiming and controlling your own identity. This moving collection is a story of what we do to find a place, physical or intangible, that we can call home."—National Post

"A heartbreaking, fictionalized, short-story memoir." —Ms. Magazine

"Transgender indie musician Rae Spoon has six albums under the belt, but this raw and beautifully lyrical new memoir-meets-novel about growing up queer in a strict Pentecostal famly with a schizophrenic father is the best contribution yet." —The Advocate