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Our Favorite Under-the-Radar Books Published in2016, by Ashley Bowen-Murphy for Book Riot

29 Dec 2016|

Books that should have gotten more buzz and into the hands of more readers this year


I love me a good essay collection, and Violation is now one of my favorites. Tisdale can find meaning anywhere and in anything: one of the best essays in this collection is on flies, and it is fabulous. You really do want to read an essay on flies! And also one on elephants! She has many essays on the natural world, and also on writing, on her family, on culture (Disneyland, dieting, abortion), and so much more. Her sentences are astounding, somehow elegant and earthy both. An essay is a place to spend time in somebody else’s head listening to their thoughts, and Tisdale’s mind is a fascinating place to be.
–Rebecca Hussey

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