{"product_id":"mostar","title":"MOSTAR - Juliet Jacques [Pre-order]","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMOSTAR \u003c\/em\u003eby Juliet Jacques is now available for pre-order. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCopies will be ship from 1 October 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf I wanted to understand the cities and countries I visited, I had to start not with the good old things, but, as Brecht put it, the bad new ones. That was why I wanted to write about Mostar: I suspected I would find the same kind of people as I had in Ljubljana, Zagreb, Belgrade, Pristina and Skopje in the last decade: queer\/feminist artist-activists, who were realistic about the flaws of Yugoslav society while lamenting its awful end, and wishing its socialist principles hadn’t been destroyed by nationalism to be replaced by shock doctrine neoliberalism.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMOSTAR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a new book by Juliet Jacques published by the Tenderbooks Imprint. Taking form as a travelogue-diary, Juliet Jacques documents and reflects upon her recent visit to the city at the heart of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s history, engaging with its past and future through dialogue with its present.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout Juliet Jacques\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJuliet Jacques (b. 1981) is a writer, filmmaker and academic based in London. She has published seven books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrans: A Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e(2015), the short story collections \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eVariations\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(2021) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Woman in the Portrait\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2024) and a novella, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonaco\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2023). Her fiction, journalism and essays have appeared in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrieze\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and many other publications; her short films have screened in galleries and festivals worldwide. She teaches at the Royal College of Art and hosts the arts discussion podcast \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuite (212)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She has played football for Clapton Community FC, Horley Town and Surrey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eMOSTAR\u003c\/em\u003e is the third book published as part of the Open Narratives programme. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpen Narratives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a publishing and events programme highlighting LGBTQIA+ voices through a series of newly commissioned printed matter, live readings, exhibitions and workshops. Open Narratives at Tenderbooks is funded by Arts Council England. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTender Readers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a series of experimental ideas realised in a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epocket-sized format and published by Tenderbooks. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the Tender Readers series \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tenderbooks.co.uk\/products\/you-gotta-keep-your-head-straight-about-clothes-dal-chodha?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=aa26b4fec\u0026amp;_ss=r\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYou gotta keep your head straight about clothes\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e- Dal Chodha \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tenderbooks.co.uk\/products\/sin-bug-caconrad-1?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=9204cd9e3\u0026amp;_ss=r\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSIN BUG\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e- CAConrad\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMOSTAR - Juliet Jacques\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDesigned by Urjuan Toosy\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition of 250 copies \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSupported by Arts Council England \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eISBN: 978-1-0684416-5-3\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopyright of Juliet Jacques and Tenderbooks, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tenderbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64697877987705,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/8029\/files\/mostarimage.jpg?v=1790265187","url":"https:\/\/tenderbooks.co.uk\/products\/mostar","provider":"Tenderbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}