{"product_id":"the-bee-book-paperback","title":"The Bee Book - 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\u003eAnn Rosenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEric Schmaltz\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eStephen Cain\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA surreal story of honeyed sweetness, predatory stings, and metamorphosis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a coming-of-age story inspired by second-wave feminism, the intelligent and curious Habella confronts her passions and those of the men around her. From her first period, to unsettling sexual encounters, to her dissatisfying life as a mother and wife, \u003ci\u003eThe Bee Book\u003c\/i\u003e follows Habella as she negotiates the complexities of her desires as they conflict with the oppressive norms of patriarchy. In this genre-defying work that brings together fiction, poetry, visual art, games, and more, we follow Habella--deeply inspired by the lives of bees--as she seeks self-liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1981, this new edition features an introduction by Stephen Cain and Eric Schmaltz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn Rosenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (1940-2018) was a vital presence in the Vancouver art and publishing scene as a curator, critic, artist, writer, and an editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Capilano Review\u003c\/i\u003e from 1975 to 1986. She founded the Fine Arts department at Capilano College and was the author of \u003ci\u003eMovement in Slow Time\u003c\/i\u003e (1988) and \u003ci\u003eThe Bee Book\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Schmaltz\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eBorderblur Poetics: Intermedia and Avant-gardism in Canada, 1963-1988\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Calgary Press), \u003ci\u003eSurfaces\u003c\/i\u003e (Invisible Publishing), and \u003ci\u003eI Confess\u003c\/i\u003e (Coach House Books). He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eAnother Order: Selected Works of Judith Copithorne\u003c\/i\u003e (Talonbooks) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eI Want to Tell You Love\u003c\/i\u003e by bill bissett and Milton Acorn. His creative work has been published, exhibited, and performed nationally and internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Cain\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at York University where he teaches Canadian and avant-garde literature. He is the author of seven books of poetry and the editor of \u003ci\u003ebp: beginnings\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), a critical edition of the early long poems and sequences of bpNichol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267263709433,"sku":"9781778430794","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Ma8s_-zgmB9781778430794.webp?v=1768862614","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-bee-book-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}