Some of My Best Friends
A fearless and darkly comic debut essay collection about race, justice and the limits of good intentions.In this stunning debut, Catapult editor-in-chief and award-winning voice actor Tajja Isen…
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A fearless and darkly comic debut essay collection about race, justice and the limits of good intentions.In this stunning debut, Catapult editor-in-chief and award-winning voice actor Tajja Isen explores the absurdity of living in a world that has grown fluent in the language of social justice but doesn't always follow through.These nine daring essays explore the sometimes troubling and often awkward nature of that discord. Some of My Best Friends takes on subjects that include the cartoon industry's pivot away from colorblind casting, the pursuit of diverse representation in the literary world, the law's refusal to see inequality, and the cozy fictions of nationalism. Throughout, Isen deftly examines the quick, cosmetic fixes society makes to address systemic problems, and reveals the unexpected ways they can misfire.In the spirit of Zadie