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I'm currently reading Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi. It's about the horrors of war made literal. I am absolutely loving it so far. I had just finished Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls, which was also excellent, and I was actually planning to take a little reading break, because I was working on rewrites for my new novel and I didn't want to muddy the voice. But I was scrolling through the Horror and Weird Girl Lit corners of Bookstagram (basically the only parts of social media I actually enjoy) and someone mentioned...[read on]About Ravenous, from the publisher:
Breigh is a hot elder millennial who is obsessed with the brands she is ambassading for. Her policy is YES, and her livestreams are viral.But she’s pregnant now, and her body’s changing. It's not that she's hungry. She's definitely not depressed. She just sometimes eats boxes of makeup before passing out.Visit Sara Cooper's website.
Daddy’s bought a brand-new home for Breigh and Baby, complete with a Greenguard Gold-certified, twice-imported velvet infant chaise — but is he cheating on herwith a hotter, younger coworker? Breigh has to get Baby out before it ruins her. She has to create more and better content than the other Momfluencers. She has to unbox something new. She has to unbox … Baby! Baby approves of her seven-step marketing plan. Welcome to #LiveBirth.
Breigh’s increasingly unhinged life reflects her generation’s anxieties around psychological manipulation through social media platforms. Multi-award-winning author Sara Cooper presents a wild debut novel in this incisive satire of consumerism, performative femininity, and social media.
My Book, The Movie: Ravenous.
The Page 69 Test: Ravenous.
Writers Read: Sara Cooper.
--Marshal Zeringue
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