{"product_id":"tramps-like-us-paperback","title":"Tramps Like Us - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe Westmoreland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEileen Myles\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A spare, unflinching, generous and lusty masterpiece of adventure writing.\" --Andrea Lawlor, author of \u003ci\u003ePaul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A necessary reminder of the beauty of being young and queer and free. This book is a gift.\" ―Imogen Binnie, author of \u003ci\u003eNevada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An achievement, in the major category.\" ―Hilton Als, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Pinup\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA treasured cult classic following a young gay man crisscrossing 1970s and '80s America in search of salvation. Now reissued with an introduction from Eileen Myles and an afterword from the author. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbused by his father and stifled by closeted life as a teenager in Kansas City, Joe, the wide-eyed narrator of \u003ci\u003eTramps Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e, graduates from high school in 1974 and hits the road hitchhiking. But it isn't until he reunites with Ali, his hometown's other queer outcast, that Joe finds a partner in crime. When the two of them finally wash up in New Orleans, they discover a hedonistic paradise of sex, drugs, and music, a world that only expands when they move to San Francisco in 1979. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold with openhearted frankness, Joe Westmoreland's\u003ci\u003e Tramps Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e is an exuberantly soulful adventure of self-discovery and belonging, set across a consequential American decade. In New Orleans and San Francisco, and on the roads in between, Joe and Ali find communities of misfits to call their own. The days and nights blur, a blend of LSD and heroin, new wave and disco, orgies and friends, and the thrilling spontaneity of youth--all of which is threatened the moment Joe, Ali, and seemingly everyone around them are diagnosed with HIV. But miraculously, the stories survive. As Eileen Myles writes, \"I love this book most of all because it is so mortal.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBack in print after two decades and with an introduction by Myles and an afterword by the author, \u003ci\u003eTramps Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e is an ode to a nearly lost generation, an autofictional chronicle of America between gay liberation and the AIDS crisis, and an evergreen testament to the force of friendship.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe Westmoreland is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eTramps Like U\u003c\/i\u003es, originally published in 2001. His writing has appeared in several anthologies, zines, and catalogues for art exhibitions. He lives with his partner, the artist Charles Atlas, in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.22 x 5.47 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378965442662,"sku":"9780374614003","price":26.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/OOMnF-X53Q9780374614003.webp?v=1768912940","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/tramps-like-us-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}