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Open Throat

by Henry Hoke

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Book of the Day, NPR · June 14, 2023

Inspired by P-22, 'Open Throat' follows a queer mountain lion's lonely survival in LA

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A novel narrated from the perspective of a queer mountain lion living beneath the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, inspired by P-22, the famous puma who lived in Griffith Park. The book explores themes of community, climate change, gender identity, and what animal perspective reveals about human isolation and humanity.

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