Take What You Need: A Novel | 
I am stunned that I didn't know Jean had it in her to create a concept like this, follow through on it over and over again. After college. I attempted a few poems, and once a story. but the sense of exposure was too unnerving. To slip a little of myself imperceptibly into the language of others, as an editor, suggesting words for someone else, felt safer yet still creative, still satisfying.
pickArt! Mother- daughter relationship! Complicated and layered situations where you get to see multiple perspectives! Infrequently explored perspective of mountain people who do not hold right wing tendencies but have been steeped in the culture!
pickPeople transcend their circumstances and live surprising lives that others may not find worthwhile. The characters in this novel are great examples of how society pigeonholes us all into becoming a “type” rather than an individual. This book is about looking deeper to connect with another person, regardless of their circumstances. It‘s also about art, specifically sculpture, and how the need to create can be life-altering.
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Weekly highlights
When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar
Take What You Need by Idra Novey
Friends & Dark Shapes by Kavita Bedford
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
The Ecological Buffalo: On the Trail of a Keystone Species by Wes Olson & Johane Janelle
Tainna: The Unseen Ones, Short Stories by Norma Dunning
