Michelle Tea: Valencia at 25

Michelle Tea: Valencia at 25

July 20, 2026 · 1h 7m

About this episode

Michelle Tea discusses the 25-year anniversary of her book Valencia with Lamorna Ash.

Michelle Tea’s queer autofictional classic Valencia, which Torrey Peters described as ‘one of the few truly life changing books I've encountered’, is a quarter of a century old; to celebrate, her UK publisher Serpent’s Tail have released a 25-year anniversary special edition, with a new introduction by Maggie Nelson. Tea was in conversation with Lamorna Ash, author of Dark, Salt, Clear and Don’t Forget We’re Here Forever. You can buy a copy of Valencia from the London Review Bookshop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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