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Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service

Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service

Isen, Tajja

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Publisher Price: $27.00

ISBN10: 1982178426
ISBN13: 9781982178420
Publisher: Atria/One Signal Publishers
Published: Apr 19 2022
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.32 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
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.

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