Wanting: Women Writing about Desire by Margot Kahn, Kelly McMasters

Wanting: Women Writing about Desire

Margot Kahn, Kelly McMasters with Michelle Wildgen (Contributor), TaraShea Nesbit (Contributor), Tara Conklin (Contributor), Abigail Thomas (Contributor), Jane Wong (Contributor), Angela Cardinale (Contributor), Lisa Taddeo (Contributor), Teresa Wong (Contributor), Aracelis Girmay (Contributor), Kristen Arnett (Contributor), Merritt Tierce (Contributor), Torrey Peters (Contributor), Amy Gall (Contributor), Amber Flame (Contributor), Sonia Maria David (Contributor), Jennifer De Leon (Contributor), Melissa Febos (Contributor), Terese Svoboda (Contributor), Larissa Pham (Contributor), Karen Russell (Contributor), Amanda Petrusich (Contributor), Rena Priest (Contributor), Elisa Albert (Contributor), Molly McCully Brown (Contributor), Keyanah B. Nurse (Contributor), Susan Shapiro (Contributor), Domenica Ruta (Contributor), Nicole Hardy (Contributor), Laura Joyce-Hubbard (Contributor), Sonora Jha (Contributor), Ann Tashi Slater (Contributor), Joanna Rakoff (Contributor), Camille T. Dungy (Contributor)

352 pages first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction essays challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

An intimate and empowering anthology of essays that explore the changing face of female desire in whip-smart, sensuous prose, with pieces by Tara Conklin, Camille Dungy, Melissa Febos, Lisa Taddeo, and othersWhat is desire? And what are its rules?...

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Moods

reflective 93%
emotional 81%
inspiring 50%
funny 43%
challenging 37%
hopeful 31%
informative 31%
sad 31%
dark 18%
lighthearted 18%
relaxing 12%
adventurous 6%

Pace

medium 69%
slow 15%
fast 15%

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4.09

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