Nina Renata Aron is a writer and editor living in Oakland, California.
She has two degrees in Russian & Eurasian Studies and an unfinished doctorate in Cultural Anthropology and Gender Studies. She writes mostly write about girls, books, art, and sex.
Her debut book is
Good Morning, Destroyer of Men’s Souls: A Memoir of Women, Addiction, and Love.
At the
Guardian, Aron tagged
ten books about "finding a life beyond addiction, or other kinds of damaged personal life," including:
The Sober Lush by Jardine Libaire and Amanda Eyre Ward
Must I retire all my old indulgences? we think as we’re getting sober, in spite of the fact that by the time we quit drinking, we’re not typically leading very glamorous lives. This new book argues that a life without alcohol can still be glittering and unpredictable, decadent, messy and thrilling, that it is still possible to be “dirty and wild”, to “trip out on life” and to fall in love without booze as fuel. The reminder that sober life need not be ascetic or dull is welcome to seasoned veterans of recovery and newcomers alike, but I think the blueprint here for an abundant life of pleasure could be useful for anyone.
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--Marshal Zeringue
She has two degrees in Russian & Eurasian Studies and an unfinished doctorate in Cultural Anthropology and Gender Studies. She writes mostly write about girls, books, art, and sex.
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