My Oceans: Essays of Water, Whales, and Women Classics_Gift_Guide she had to take drastic

she had to take drastic action

Spencer and Josie connect over their artistic pursuits

Evans zooms in on particular moments and relationships in her characters’ lives in a way that allows them to speak to larger issues of race

Without Exception is an unflinching call for freedom by way of abortion rights

Saturday Review

My Oceans: Essays of Water, Whales, and Women Classics_Gift_Guide she had to take drasticAn urgent exploration of caring and mothering on a planet in crisis In a swell of sea linked essays, Christina Rivera explores the kinship between marine animals, humans, and Earths blue womb. Riveras investigative questions begin with the toxic burden of her body and spiral outto a grieving orca, a hunted manta ray, a pregnant sea turtle, a spawning salmon, an endling porpoise, and the mother culture of sperm whalesas she redefines what it means to