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Bitchfest: Ten Years of Cultural Criticism from the Pages of Bitch Magazine
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Bitchfest: Ten Years of Cultural Criticism from the Pages of Bitch Magazine by Lisa Jervis is cataloged here as a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. On-file edition details point to 2006 • Farrar Straus & Giroux • 400 pages, a decent clue for how big a commitment this copy is.
Edition on file: 2006 • Farrar Straus & Giroux • 400 pages • ISBN 9780374113438.
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