“Told in the shadows of the HIV/AIDS crisis and the current challenges bearing down on queer and trans lives, Battis reminds us to hold on to this beautiful lesson that can be learned in the darkest and scariest of places: the things that make us other are the same that give us power. It’s Only Forever is a tender and beautiful ode to the the interwoven cultural touchstones that contribute to the portrait of a life.”
― Niko Stratis, author of The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman
“Analytical, intimate, and queer in every sense of the word, this book feels like a natural extension of the nostalgic mental roaming that fans of the film have been happily indulging in for the last forty years.”
― Matt Baume, author of Honey, I’m Homo and Sewers of Paris podcast
“Jes Battis takes readers on a nostalgia-laced tour of Henson’s classic film filtered through queer, neurodivergent, and othered lenses. Embrace your inner goblin and dance the magic dance!”
― Joe Lipsett, film critic, Horror Queers podcast
“Battis carefully unravels the complexity of Jim Henson’s iconic film through a mix of academic readings, nostalgic pop culture considerations, and little windows into their own life. For all the weird kids out there, the book will feel like coming home.”
― Dr. Cassandra Ozog, co-editor of You’re Muted: Performance, Precarity, and the Logic of Zoom
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