The Politics of Lonely: Why Is Friendship So Hard? by Arden, Lee
The Politics of Lonely: Why Is Friendship So Hard? by Arden, Lee

The Politics of Lonely: Why Is Friendship So Hard?

Why is it hard to make and keep friends as an adult? Even if you finally find...
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Author: Lee Arden
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The Politics of Lonely: Why Is Friendship So Hard? by Arden, Lee

The Politics of Lonely: Why Is Friendship So Hard?

$44.00
The Politics of Lonely: Why Is Friendship So Hard? by Arden, Lee

The Politics of Lonely: Why Is Friendship So Hard?

$44.00
Author: Lee Arden
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

Why is it hard to make and keep friends as an adult? Even if you finally find time to see each other, can you connect more deeply than just catching up over coffee? How many do you count as ride-or-die pals who'll always show up with effervescent banter and deep conversation -- your "chosen family?"

Widespread loneliness reflects a world of crappy jobs and unaffordable housing that makes it almost impossible to have close, interwoven friendships. A dwindling social safety net takes a toll on us and on our relationships. Particularly for queer people, friendships can be crucial relations of equality, constancy, and care. Still, we disappoint each other and fall into irreparable conflict.

A less lonely world is possible. Through interviews, research, and personal narrative, this book shows how people build tight connections despite living in the austere conditions of colonial capitalism -- boldly weaving a new social fabric as this one unravels.

Author: Lee Arden
Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
Published: 09/10/2026
Pages: 254
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 6.90h x 4.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781773638263

About the Author

Lee Arden is originally from Algonquin land in the Ottawa Valley, and now calls Montréal/Tiohtià ke/Mooniyang home. They are the author of many zines, including PALS:
The Radical Possibilities of Friendship, Surprisingly OK: What Healing Trauma Feels Like, and the novella Summer Shade.

Lee founded and runs Sheer Spite Press, a small press and zine distributor focused on beautiful, affordable work by creators who face barriers such as transphobia, ableism, and poverty in their practice. They're also a member of the organizing collective for Dick's Lending Library, a community-run library in Montréal that specializes in the literary, political, and artistic work of trans, non-binary, and Two Spirit authors, and a past intern and forever collective member for the Queer Zine Archive Project. Lee is white, trans, an anarchist, a Quaker, and a deeply imperfect friend, but they try.
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