Tag: Oyinkan Braithwaite

• A List of Badass Women

  Today’s reading list is a roundup of badass women–but what does “badass” mean exactly? These are women who don’t conform to the norms that have been set out for women as a whole. They may seem intimidating or–that worst of all literary sins–unlikable. These women follow their own path, make sometimes questionable choices, risk screwing…

  Shannon Turlington

  April 10, 2020

  Notebook, Reading

  Alyson Hagy, Badass women, Books, Carmen Maria Machado, Hallie Butler, Leni Zumas, Madeline Miller, Margaret Atwood, Megan Hunter, Naomi Alderman, Ottessa Moshfegh, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Reading list, Women, Women characters, Women writers

• Recent Reading

  I have three short books by women with enticing covers to share with you today. My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite: This was a quick read with short chapters, set in Lagos by a Nigerian author, with underlying themes of loyalty to family, abuse, and the shallowness of men who “only want a…

  Shannon Turlington

  January 19, 2019

  Reading

  Alyson Hagy, Book covers, Essays, Heather Havrilesky, My Sister the Serial Killer, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Reading notes, Scribe, What if This Were Enough?