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Margot Atwell (she/her/hers) is a writer, editor, publisher, speaker, and community funding expert. She is the former executive director and publisher of Feminist Press.
Previously, she was head of publishing and director of community outreach at Kickstarter, PBC, and publisher of Beaufort Books. In 2019, she was selected as a Publishers Weekly Star Watch Honoree and received the Digital Book World Outstanding Achievement Award.
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 328 |
| Year Published | 2025 |
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The film shattered expectations and social norms at the time of its release. But how does its presentation of queerness - not to mention its portrayals of murder, manipulation, consent violation, and cannibalism - hold up today? The essays in Absolute Pleasure - by queer writers including Sarah Gailey, Grace Lavery, and Magdalene Visaggio - explore the film's complicated legacy, along with queer and trans joy, sexuality, family, generational understandings of queerness, and what we do with our problematic faves.
"Virgins and veterans alike will find something to contemplate in this wide-ranging collection, which is not afraid to interrogate a beloved classic while also celebrating its profound impact on weirdos and misfits across generations. As one of those weirdos, I’m so glad it exists."
Jess Zimmerman, author of Women and Other Monsters
"A collection as colorful, subversive, and comforting as the film it celebrates, Absolute Pleasure immortalizes in print The Rocky Horror Picture Show's still-unrivaled capacity for building queer connection and community in ways both wistful and wicked."
Joe Vallese, editor of It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror