Some background on the prolific trans, Filipina writer that is Vera Blossom: She grew up here, but left Las Vegas for Chicago in 2022, only returning to promote her first book. Her writing covers a lot of ground, including (but not limited to) gender, sex and desire, witchcraft, capitalism, and many other areas of American life. Her newest book, How to F*** Like a Girl, is a collection of essays encompassing many of the aforementioned themes — which is to say, it’s fun and unabashedly ribald. But she’s also writing about important subjects, and being pretty personal in the process.