Joanna M. Stein, a writer and Assistant Professor of English at CUNY Kingsborough, is the author of “k.d. lang’s Ingénue" for the 33 & 1/3 Series (by Bloomsbury).

Joanna’s writing spans various genres and topics, including music, culture, LGBTQ+ issues, and satire. Her work has appeared in Norton's "Short Takes: Brief Encounters with Contemporary Nonfiction," BUST, LGBTQ Nation, The Brooklyn Rail, PopMatters, and the satirical Hard Times.

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