Fragments of Wasted Devotion
by Mia Arias Tsang
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Pub Date Feb 06 2025 | Archive Date Jun 15 2025
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Description
“Your world never ends how you think it will.”
In this dazzling debut collection, essayist Mia Arias Tsang explores the complexity and torture of queer heartbreak with an urgency that will leave you breathless. Flash nonfiction, vignettes, and personal narrative combine to tell the almost-love stories of her young adulthood. From dusty university libraries and Boston-bound BoltBuses, to the glittering skyscrapers of New York City and the smoggy shores of Venice Beach, FRAGMENTS OF WASTED DEVOTION spans seven years of failing, losing, and finding oneself in love. Each piece is accompanied by original illustrations from trans Georgia-based artist Levi Wells.
Advance Praise
“Mia’s prose sizzles with desire. She writes about love and its aftermaths with a lyricism that makes your heart race.” – Felix Lecocq, author of Mosquito: A Memoir
“Mia’s visceral, poetic prose captures the ragged intensity of love and loss, and the complexities of queer identity and relationships.” – Alex Alberto, author of Entwined: Essays on Polyamory and Creating Home
"Mia Arias Tsang is not a voice of a generation – she is the voice of the generation." –Chloé Caldwell, author of the national bestseller Women
Marketing Plan
–Netgalley outreach
–Social media outreach to writers and book content creators
–Large NYC tour + multi-city tour
–Netgalley outreach
–Social media outreach to writers and book content creators
–Large NYC tour + multi-city tour
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9798989669158 |
| PRICE | $13.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 144 |
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Featured Reviews
Emma G, Reviewer
"I know better now, I know you're really just afraid of losing access to someone you've trained so well. I let your subtle barbs slide into my skin. I keep my convictions firm. I keep my sunglasses on. You don't get to have my transparency anymore." Page 98
Fragments of Wasted Devotion by Mia Arias Tsang is an emotional collection of personal vignettes detailing the author's drawn-out first love and heartbreak. This is a really impressive debut. It was beautifully written, reminiscent of Ocean Vuong's writing style, I thoroughly felt the emotion through Tsang's writing. The illustrations throughout added, rather than took away from the work, and matched up well stylistically. I am really glad I decided to request this advanced reader copy on a whim, and I will definitely be reading everything Tsang releases in the future. 🤍
Thank you to NetGalley and Quilted Press for the e-arc of Fragments of Wasted Devotion by Mia Arias Tsang in exchange for an honest review.
Sarah S, Reviewer
Mia Arias Tsang's *Fragments of Wasted Devotion* is an engaging and thought-provoking collection of non-fiction stories about queer heartbreak. The essays are poetic and, at times, feel like the author’s stream of consciousness on the page. Each chapter offers a glimpse into the stories being told, and, true to the title, they have a fragmented and dreamlike structure.
Despite being rooted in the author’s own life, the essays have a certain universality. I often felt like I was sharing my own experiences of discovery and heartbreak through their words. *First Year* was a standout—deeply relatable and really powerful storytelling.
As the essays moved through time and space, I could also feel the author’s growth with them. Levi Wells' illustrations are a nice addition to the text as well. This is a wonderful debut.
Liberty D, Reviewer
Fragments of wasted devotion is Mia Arias Tsang's debut collection of flash non-fiction and vignettes, telling a story of queer love and heartbreak.
Mia's poetic prose is beautiful and the short snippets into her life and experiences as a young queer woman shows depth and raw vulnerability. She draws from themes of love, loss and heartbreak in a way that evokes true emotion from the reader; sympathising with her plight.
I enjoyed the illustrations from Levi Wells. Whilst simplistic and minimalistic it brings a certain charm to the little vignettes. The illustrations fit really well.
Would recommend to anyone who enjoys queer non-fiction. It was a quick and interesting read,
Thank you to Netgalley and Quilted Press for providing an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
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