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This month (September 2021) we'll be discussing NIGHTBITCH by Rachel Yoder. We'll talk about the novel's structure, our favorite passages, and what the author is trying to accomplish, among other things! Come meet new book friends!
SPECIAL GUEST:
Author Rachel Yoder will be joining us for the last 30 minutes to answer your burning questions!
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**ABOUT NIGHTBITCH**
AT A GLANCE:
“A high wire act of a novel that expertly balances the uncanny and quotidian moments of early motherhood. Yoder’s writing is graceful, funny and unnerving as hell.”
—JENNY OFFILL, New York Times bestselling author of Weather and Dept. of Speculation
“A feral, unholy marriage of Tillie Olsen and Kafka—Nightbitch is an incredible feat.”
—CARMEN MARIA MACHADO
SYNOPSIS:
One day, the mother was a mother, but then one night, she was quite suddenly something else...
An ambitious mother puts her art career on hold to stay at home with her newborn son, but the experience does not match her imagination. Two years later, she steps into the bathroom for a break from her toddler's demands, only to discover a dense patch of hair on the back of her neck. In the mirror, her canines suddenly look sharper than she remembers. Her husband, who travels for work five days a week, casually dismisses her fears from faraway hotel rooms.
As the mother's symptoms intensify, and her temptation to give into her new dog impulses peak, she struggles to keep her alter-canine-identity secret. Seeking a cure at the library, she discovers the mysterious academic tome which becomes her bible, "A Field Guide to Magical Women: A Mythical Ethnography," and meets a group of mommies involved in a multi-level-marketing scheme who may also be more than what they seem.
An outrageously original novel of ideas about art, power and womanhood wrapped in a satirical fairy tale, Nightbitch will make you want to howl in laughter and recognition. And you should. You should howl as much as you want.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
RACHEL YODER is a founding editor of draft: the journal of process. She holds M.F.A’s from the University of Arizona (fiction) and the University of Iowa (nonfiction), where she was an Iowa Arts Fellow. Her stories and essays have been published in literary journals such as The Kenyon Review and The Missouri Review, as well as national outlets such as The New York Times, The Sun, and Lit Hub. She lives in Iowa City with her husband and son.
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