Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service
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- Synopsis
- A fearless, &“funny, poignant, and super-smart&” (Ms. magazine) essay collection about race, justice, and the limits of good intentions.In this &“inspiring, determined work of personal narrative and cultural criticism&” (Saeed Jones, author of How We Fight for Our Lives), essayist and award-winning voice actor Tajja Isen explores the absurdity of living in a world that has grown fluent in the language of social justice but doesn&’t always follow through. These nine daring essays explore the sometimes troubling and often awkward nature of that discord. Some of My Best Friends takes on subjects including the cartoon industry&’s pivot away from colorblind casting, the pursuit of diverse representation in the literary world, the law&’s refusal to see inequality, and the cozy fictions of nationalism. Throughout, Isen &“shows a bracing willingness to tackle sensitive issues that others often sweep under a rug&” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). In the spirit of Zadie Smith, Cathy Park Hong, and Jia Tolentino, Isen interlaces cultural criticism with her lived experience to explore the gaps between what we say and what we do, what we do and what we value, what we value and what we demand.
- Copyright:
- 2022
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 240 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781982178444
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781982178437
- Publisher:
- Atria/One Signal Publishers
- Date of Addition:
- 02/23/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Tajja Isen
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction, Communication
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.