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Rachel Aviv Reframes Motherhood Through Wide-Ranging Essays
books7 days ago

Rachel Aviv Reframes Motherhood Through Wide-Ranging Essays

In her new collection You Won’t Get Free of It, Rachel Aviv refuses to confine motherhood to sentimentality, instead weaving archival reporting, personal memory, and life-spanning portraits to map the complexities of mothers and daughters. The essays expand beyond single-case studies (including Linda Bishop and Alice Munro) to illuminate how trauma, identity, and care intersect, reflecting Aviv’s own experiences as a mother and a journalist. The book is published in the US by Knopf and in the UK by Fern Press on July 9.

via The Guardian|
#books#essays#journalism
Zadie Smith Warns Youth About Aging
culture7 months ago

Zadie Smith Warns Youth About Aging

Zadie Smith, in her new collection of essays 'Dead and Alive,' reflects on aging, the swift passage of time, generational differences, and her personal experiences with melancholy and vulnerability at age 50, emphasizing the importance of care and understanding across ages.

via NPR|
#aging#culture#essays
Top New Book Releases This Week
books1 year ago

Top New Book Releases This Week

This week's new book releases include diverse titles such as Mark Sarvas's novel about social media trolls, Amy Bloom's intergenerational story set in New York, Robin Givhan's biography of Virgil Abloh, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers's essays on Black women, André Aciman's collection of novellas, and Carol Moseley Braun's memoir of her pioneering political career, offering readers a range of reflections on complex lives and societal issues.

via NPR|
#biography#books#essays
"Students Advocate for Diversity Through Personal Essays After Affirmative Action Ban"
education2 years ago

"Students Advocate for Diversity Through Personal Essays After Affirmative Action Ban"

After the Supreme Court's ban on affirmative action in college admissions, high school students are rewriting their college application essays to emphasize their racial identities, as essays become the only place for applicants to directly indicate their racial and ethnic backgrounds. This comes amidst a turbulent year in American education, with students also navigating debates about free speech and antisemitism on college campuses, as well as the impact of the ban on race-conscious admissions.

via The New York Times|
#affirmative-action#college-admissions#education
5 Ways to Celebrate Pride Month Through Literature
lgbtq-literature3 years ago

5 Ways to Celebrate Pride Month Through Literature

In celebration of Pride Month, this article recommends four queer books across different genres, including the novel "Walking Practice" by Dolki Min, the comic anthology "Sordid Past" edited by Andrea Purcell, the poetry collection "Glory Hole" by Kim Hyun, and the essay collection "It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror" edited by Joe Vallese. These works explore themes of queerness, disability, and horror in unique and compelling ways.

via tor.com|
#books#comics#essays
Self-Deprecating Humor in Samantha Irby's 'Quietly Hostile'
book-review3 years ago

Self-Deprecating Humor in Samantha Irby's 'Quietly Hostile'

In her fourth collection of essays, "Quietly Hostile," bestselling author Samantha Irby turns her critical and cynical eye inward, examining her own flaws and failings with humor and self-reflection. The essays are punchline-driven and often structured around lists, offering a peek into Irby's psyche as a chronicler of pop culture. Despite her quietly hostile attitude, Irby is both awkward people-pleaser and snarky cynic, making for a loudly irresistible read.

via NPR|
#book-review#essays#humor