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What If This Were Enough? By:Heather Havrilesky Published on 2018-10-02 by Doubleday By the acclaimed critic, memoirist, and advice columnist behind the popular |Ask Polly,| an impassioned collection tackling our obsession with self-improvement and urging readers to embrace the imperfections of the everyday Heather Havrilesky's writing has been called |whip-smart and profanely funny| (Entertainment Weekly) and |required reading for all humans| (Celeste Ng). In her work for New York, The Baffler, The New York Times Magazine, and The Atlantic, as well as in |Ask Polly,| her advice column for The Cut, she dispenses a singular, cutting wisdom--an ability to inspire, provoke, and put a name to our most insidious cultural delusions. What If This Were Enough? is a mantra and a clarion call. In its chapters--many of them original to the book, others expanded from their initial publication--Havrilesky takes on those cultural forces that shape us. We've convinced ourselves, she says, tha...

Well-Read Black Girl By:Glory Edim Published on 2018-10-30 by Ballantine Books An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular book club Well-Read Black Girl, on the importance of recognizing ourselves in literature. |A brilliant collection of essential American reading . . . smart, powerful, and complete.|--Min Jin Lee, author of the National Book Award finalist Pachinko Remember that moment when you first encountered a character who seemed to be written just for you? That feeling of belonging remains with readers the rest of their lives--but not everyone regularly sees themselves in the pages of a book. In this timely anthology, Glory Edim brings together original essays by some of our best black women writers to shine a light on how important it is that we all--regardless of gender, race, religion, or ability--have the opportunity to find ourselves in literature. Contributors include Jesmyn Ward (Sing, Unburied, Sing), Lynn Nottage (Sw...