Olivia Gatwood

"In Santa Cruz, every house is as flawless as the people inside. Not so for Mitty and her elderly roommate Bethel. For ten years, Mitty has found refuge in their quiet existence after a traumatic relationship that marked her adolescence. Now, they're the oddball pair in the dilapidated bungalow--the last vestiges of a town taken over by the tech elite. And when a new couple moves in next door, all four of them are about to be irrevocably changed....

"...Olivia Gatwood is a thrilling new voice in contemporary feminist poetry. In Life of the Party, she weaves together her own coming of age with an investigation into our culture's romanticization of violence against women. In precise, searing language--at times blistering and riotous, at times soulful and exuberant--she explores the boundary between what is real and what is imagined in a life saturated with fear. How does one grow from a girl to...

"Una colección de poemas para inspirar a niñas y niños a mantenerse despiertos ante la defensa de los derechos civiles. Históricamente, las y los poetas han estado a la vanguardia de los movimientos sociales. Despierta es una colección de poemas escritos por mujeres de color que reflejan la alegría y la pasión de la lucha por la justicia social. Se abordan temas que van desde la discriminación hasta la empatía, y desde la aceptación hasta...