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Bad Feminist, the new collection of essays by our hero, Roxane Gay, is officially on shelves today and we're here to share some serious bookseller love: Julie: "From Scrabble tournaments to Sweet Valley High to the power of privilege, Roxane Gay's essays tear open our modern world and demand we dig deeper into our cultural experience. She lays … Continue reading Bookseller Love for BAD FEMINIST
~post by Carolyn You can't go wrong with Willy Vlautin. His knack for speaking plainly about hard truths earns comparisons to John Steinbeck and Raymond Carver. (In fact it was a Carver story, Too Much Water So Close to Home, that inspired Vlautin to begin writing stories for the page.) This guy writes with a big heart. … Continue reading Willy Vlautin: A Writer With A Big Heart (and a new book)
Book: The Ruins of Us by Keija Parssinen Reviewed by: Jessica Keija Parssinen’s first novel, The Ruins of Us, is a story about a family’s fall from harmony into discord set in Saudi Arabia. Born in Saudi Arabia and having lived there for twelve years as a third generation expatriate, Parssinen's writing brings the intensity … Continue reading Book Review: ‘The Ruins of Us’ by Keija Parssinen
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