Sarah O’Neal

Nov 4, 2024 | thenation.com | Laura Albast |Sarah O’Neal

Society / November 4, 2024 Israel Is Still Targeting Palestinian Journalists. Silence Is Not an Option. Journalists around the world have an urgent duty to stand with their peers in Gaza. Instead, too many are saying nothing. Ad Policy Anas al-Sharif, a Gaza correspondent for Al Jazeera, reports from Gaza City on August 13, 2024.

Nov 16, 2023 | thenation.com | Sarah O’Neal

World / Through the online platform Queering the Map, stories of queer Palestinians can live on forever, asserting to the world that they do, in fact, exist. Ad PolicyAs Israel’s attack on Gaza carries on, Palestinian history is being ripped from existence. Entire family trees are being uprooted and scorched.

May 15, 2023 | bookpage.com | Sarah O’Neal

Margot Douaihy’s heartfelt crime novel, Scorched Grace (10 hours), follows a tattooed queer nun named Sister Holiday after an arson attack on her school in New Orleans. The devastating events at Saint Sebastian’s activate the unconventional nun’s already determined nature, compelling her to uncover the culprit—but in order to do so, she must reckon with the life she left behind. Actor Mara Wilson (best known for her roles in Matilda and Mrs.

May 8, 2023 | bookpage.com | Sarah O’Neal

The latest book from Pulitzer Prize-winning sociologist Matthew Desmond examines the pervasiveness and conditions of poverty in the United States. Thoroughly researched and grounded in both historical research and original reporting, Poverty, by America (5.5 hours) provides readers with an avenue to think critically and compassionately about one of the most pressing social issues we face.