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Mia Kirshner writes her first book, thankfully not titled "Lez Girls"

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Dorothy Snarker

I know that Mia Kirshner is not Jenny Schecter. I am able to distinguish fact from fiction. I rarely blur the lines between reality and fantasy (except in my most uninhibited, sweaty dreams involving Dara Torres and the U.S. Olympic women's soccer team). Yet, when I first heard that Mia had written a book, I recoiled in horror. Oh, God, not those angsty floating words. Sweet fancy moses, not the confusing carnival of shame. Please, for the love of all that is good, save us from the masturbatory opus!

And then, I remembered to breath and relaxed. Mia is not Jenny. Her book is not Lez Girls. Instead, The L Word actress has written the travelogue I Live Here, which will be published Oct. 14 by Pantheon Books.

Mia's debut novel is described as a “paper documentary” done with the collaboration of graphic novelist Joe Sacco, writer J.B. MacKinnon and graphic designers Paul Shoebridge and Michael Simons. The book chronicles Mia's seven years of travel across the globe and the devastation she has seen. Part diary, part graphic novel, I Live Here spans the war in Chechnya, ethnic cleansing in Burma, globalization in Mexico and AIDS in Malawi.

Whew — that sounds a whole lot better than reading about the not-so-thinly-veiled exploits of Bev and Nina. Though, just in case, she might not want to let Bette Porter get her hands on a copy. Wait — damn — fantasy/reality, there I go again.

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    • Submitted by
    Dorothy Snarker
    on August 22, 2008 - 5:00pm.
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    fayethefrog's picture

    Another talented lady...

    Submitted by
    UhHuhHuh? (15 posts)
    on August 22, 2008 - 5:14pm.

    WoW! Mia Kirshner is writing a book!

    Does anyone know if she has written anything before?

     I'll have to get my hands on a copy!

     

    Oh my God...it's Yoda!

    geeness's picture

    wow, read much?!

    Submitted by
    Gillian (148 posts)
    on August 23, 2008 - 11:20am.

    quote uhhuhhuh?: Does anyone know if she has written anything before?

    guess you missed the headline that says 'Mia Kirshner writes her first book...'

    lmao

    on to the book/comic/graphic novel - it might not be far off her (character's) writings on the l word, after all she is writing about the devastation she has seen! i'm guessing it's going to be dark and probably horrific.

    not sure i'd want to read it. it's bad enough these things happen, and we read them elsewhere, but i don't think i'd want to then read the events from someone else's perspective. that's going to be down right harrowing.

    good luck to her, though.

    Bridgehead's picture

    Finally!!!

    Submitted by
    Janay (320 posts)
    on August 22, 2008 - 6:01pm.

    Can't wait to read it! I remember her talking about this a few years ago....it was a bit "hush hush" but it doesn't take much to get me excited about literature! So I'm pretty stoked about this!!!

                                                                           

    Sara: They didn't hit that shit.
    Tegan: I didn't...
    Sara: Say it, it's okay, it's part of the therapy.
    Tegan: No it really wasn't about "hitting that shit" I really wanted to like marry the person. I was in a very desperate state.
    Sara: You wanted to hit that shit and get married.
    Tegan: Yeah.

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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    arodrig's picture

    I first noticed her in Atom

    Submitted by
    sleepylobster (141 posts)
    on August 22, 2008 - 6:01pm.

    I first noticed her in Atom Egoyan's Exotica (from one of my very farorite directors).

    She is surely very talented.

     

    jeepdawg_34's picture

    Magnificent Mia!!

    Submitted by
    jeepdawg_34 (95 posts)
    on August 22, 2008 - 6:31pm.

    I too, cannot wait to finally read about her incredible journey. The I Live Here Foundation sounds wonderful. 

    PS Ms Snarker you crack me up!  

    Pheme's picture

    Finally!! This was supposed

    Submitted by
    Pheme (114 posts)
    on August 22, 2008 - 6:44pm.
    Finally!! This was supposed to be released in 2008. Anyone know anything about the other contributors? I suppose I'll have to do some research.
    geeness's picture

    back to the future? hehe!

    Submitted by
    Gillian (148 posts)
    on August 23, 2008 - 11:23am.

    quote Pheme: This was supposed to be released in 2008.

    erm, last time i looked it was still 2008... lol!

     

     

     

    sig: i'm pissed off, so sue me.

    JHB's picture

    LOL

    Submitted by
    Jessica Hannah (1459 posts)
    on August 24, 2008 - 1:21pm.
    Love your quick thinking on your 2 comments you made on this thread. LOL
    havesumfaith's picture

    how exciting.

    Submitted by
    Lisa (18 posts)
    on August 22, 2008 - 6:46pm.
    hopefully this book will be good. i will definitely check it out though. and yess, i would much rather read about her life than Bev and Nina. =)
    frosch411's picture

    Lol...that header

    Submitted by
    frosch411 (2346 posts)
    on August 22, 2008 - 7:23pm.
    just made me lough out loud...thank God she ain't Jenny Schecter...or else we'd all gone off books forever!
    imthey's picture

    A good cause...

    Submitted by
    imthey (454 posts)
    on August 22, 2008 - 9:09pm.

    A book written for a good cause... that should make for a good read. I remember reading Angelina Jolie's book Notes From My Travels about her experience with seeing first hand the displaced persons living in refugee camps, etc. and it was quite fascinating to get that kind of perspective.

    It would seem that Mia is very dedicated to getting her message across as well and that she really took a lot of time to dedicate herself to putting together this book, so I'm really looking forward to seeing the end result.  

    I have to agree with sleepylobster in saying that Mia is indeed very talented and multi-faceted... Mia first caught my eye in Love and Human Remains and then in Exotica and she's always been on my "one to watch" list.

    (Self Appointed) "#1 Bridget McManus Fan"

    I M THEY ("Think Sideways")

    PK711's picture

    Is it wrong that I want to read

    Submitted by
    PK (2 posts)
    on August 22, 2008 - 9:45pm.

    Lez Girls???

    US Soccer Team ---> Yes, please! 

     

    purple_squirrel's picture

    god thats spooky i dont

    Submitted by
    purple_squirrel (370 posts)
    on August 23, 2008 - 3:22am.

    god thats spooky

    i dont watch that much L word stuff on youtube, i did a bit when i first discovered it at christmas but a day or so ago i just felt like watching an interview or two of a castmember and Mia was talking about the book.  I'm sure it was a pretty old interview so nits so weird i discovered about it right before it was posted about on here

    sounds interesting, at first i thought it was gona be like a documntary i saw about ppl who had moved and felt like it wasn't home but now it seems thats not what its about at all

    playthemusic814's picture

    Did I spot an obscure BTVS reference?

    Submitted by
    playthemusic814 (214 posts)
    on August 23, 2008 - 9:09am.

    Quote:
    Sweet fancy moses

    Xander FTW!

    And, I vaguely remember Ms. Kirshner talking about her travels (and pos. the book thing) I think on some bonus feature or something. It was mostly like through YouTube. I remember watching and thinking, "Oh wow, Mia's really deep." Which should really come as no surprise...

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    ~It means pride.~

    wickedgrrl's picture

    ^Still my hero.

    Submitted by
    wickedgrrl (321 posts)
    on August 23, 2008 - 11:17am.

    Thank you for the laughs this morning.  Both of you.  I hope the book gets a wide distribution.

     

    CaliSky3's picture

    Book

    Submitted by
    Rachel JW (252 posts)
    on August 23, 2008 - 1:37pm.
    Wow, she's really going all out. I love the cover -- it speaks a little something somemthing deep. I may have to give it a read, it sounds very relivant and powerful.
    -Rachel
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    heroinefilms's picture

    looks so interesting...

    Submitted by
    heroinefilms (29 posts)
    on August 24, 2008 - 2:36pm.

    can't wait to read it! Mia is one of the most interesting and under appreciated actresses out there.  I'm sure her book will be an eye opener for most of us.

     

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    Katherine Key's picture

    Cool! I want this book

    Submitted by
    Katherine Key (29 posts)
    on August 24, 2008 - 3:45pm.

    Cool! I want this book already))) 

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    Dyonysia's picture

    I adore Mia Kirshner and

    Submitted by
    Daisy (49 posts)
    on August 24, 2008 - 11:54pm.
    I adore Mia Kirshner and loved her way before the L word, and I think she is crazy talented, and absolutely beautiful. I really hate when people think actors are the characters they portray, especially in Mia's case. However, I never really had a problem with Jenny. But I'm biased. XD
    SusanGabriel's picture

    Go Mia!

    Submitted by
    Susan Gabriel (80 posts)
    on August 25, 2008 - 3:56pm.

    I wonder if she has always wanted to do write or if playing an author made her want to try it.

    Either way, any time a woman claims her voice, I think it's cause for celebration.

     

    www.SeekingSaraSummers.com

    bdero550's picture

    More Mia and "I Live Here"

    Submitted by
    Brandon (1 post)
    on October 7, 2008 - 6:20pm.
    Hey everyone - We are also helping support Mia and I Live Here.  Please visit Causecast.org (www.causecast.org/leader/mia-kirshner) to read Mia’s blog entries with even more information about ‘I Live Here’ including photos, trailers and also the new I Live Here Foundation that she has set up in order to help fund creative writing programs in the areas she and her partners have visited. If you would like to donate to the foundation, you can do so through Causecast.org or through the official I Live Here website - www.i-live-here.com

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