Elaine Castillo

1 month ago | katieclapham.substack.com | Elaine Castillo |Katie Clapham |Kirsty Doole

Good Morning! It’s 9.58 and the sun is shining. I forgot my scarf and it almost doesn’t matter. There is, of course, still a slight chill to the breeze… seems to just target the neck area now I think about it… but I assume if you were to stand in the direct gaze of the sun right now, chin tilted up, gullet fully exposed to the rays, it’d feel really lovely. If, instead, you’re in a dim bookshop on the dark side of the street, you’re probably still a bit cold.

Apr 30, 2024 | audacity.substack.com | Randa Jarrar |Elaine Castillo |Roxane Gay

AUDACIOUS BOOKCLUB HAPPENINGSOur April book club selection is Lessons for Survival by Emily Raboteau. We will be in conversation with Emily on April 30th at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST. Registration is now open. I hope you can join us!THE NEWSLETTER WEEK IN REVIEWLessons for Survival: Managing the Anxiety of a Warming PlanetPERSONAL PROFESSIONAL NEWSOn May 11th, I am hosting a novel writing bootcamp at Rutgers.

Apr 24, 2024 | everand.com | Elaine Castillo |Roxane Gay |John Freeman |Julia Turshen

Audiobook3 hoursWritten by and Narrated by and Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars4.5/5()About this audiobookThe fourth installment in the series from Everand and Roxane Gay, the beloved bestselling author of Hunger, Bad Feminist, and Opinions. Award-winning novelist and essayist Elaine Castillo details her life spent rescuing and training dogs, a story that reveals just as much about modern society and culture as it does our relationship with humankind’s first domesticated animal.