Exclusive Cover Reveal of “Introvert Pervert” by Jendi Reiter

Electric Literature is pleased to reveal the cover of Introvert Pervert by Jendi Reiter, which will be published in April 2026 by Word Works Books. You can pre-order your copy here!

As witty as it is honest, as dark as it is blindingly bright, Jendi Reiter’s poetry collection Introvert Pervert weaves pop culture, personal experience, and lighting intellect to explore our American trauma, our “reptilian sludge,” and our absolute and complete need for love–and to love.

Here is the cover, designed by Susan Pearce with art by Jendi Reiter:

Jendi Reiter: When planning this collage, I was envisioning an image that would combine flamboyance and concealment. Sources that inspired me include Nick Cave’s “Soundsuits” sculptures and the queer collage anthology Cock, Paper, Scissors. My collages often juxtapose homoerotic magazine photos with “wholesome” and “feminine” scrapbooking materials as a way of integrating my past girlhood with my present as a trans man—both rebelling against good-girl repression, and reclaiming those colors and textures that have always given me sensory joy regardless of gender assignment.

Susan Pearce: Working with this bold image, I felt the lettering should be supportive but not overwhelming. I chose the magenta color to anchor the image at the bottom. Matching the color in the headdresses, I chose cyan to pull the eye upward towards the title.