2:12 a.m. by Kat Meads
2:12 a.m. is an insomniac’s tour of counterproductive bedtime stories, Vegas weddings, Southern funerals, Nevada’s nuclear testing grounds, Patty Hearst, Marina Oswald, sleepwalking murderers, Louise Bourgeois’s Insomnia Drawings and more, revealing what wakeful nights conjure for a North Carolinian turned Californian, a farm child turned suburbanite, a 1960s romantic turned fatalist and a once-but-no-longer “gifted” sleeper. The collection, comprised of Best American Essays notables, Pushcart Prize nominees and the winner of Drunken Boat’s Editors’ Choice nonfiction award, mixes the strictly autobiographical with voice-driven reportage and includes essays that are factual, meditative, investigatory and lyrical to take full advantage of the versatility of the form. 2:12 a.m. is a book for all who revisit the past and brood on the future—a book about the dislocations of contemporary life, the hauntings of memory, and the perennial search, late night or otherwise, for meaning in existence.
Kat Meads has published multiple volumes of poetry, fiction, and essays throughout her career. Her works have appeared in such prestigious literature magazines as The Southern Review. Meads is currently part of the Oklahoma City University, USA's Red Earth MFA faculty.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781622880393 |
| ISBN 10 | 1622880390 |
| Title | 2:12 a.m. |
| Author | Kat Meads |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Stephen F. Austin State University Press |
| Year published | 2014-02-28 |
| Number of pages | 170 |
| Prizes | Commended for Independent Publisher Book Awards (Essay/Creative Nonfic) 2014 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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