Book
Homebodies : a novel / Tembe Denton-Hurst.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063274280 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 307 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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| Genre: | Lesbian fiction. Psychological fiction. Queer fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Dento | 31681010321073 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
When she loses her coveted media job, Mickey Hayward writes an angry letter outlining the racism and sexism she has endured as a Black woman in media only to have it met with overwhelming silence, and retreats to her hometown to seek a break from her troubles, until a media scandal puts her forgotten letter in the spotlight. - Baker & Taylor
A young black woman who discovers she is being replaced at her flashy media job writes a detailed letter outlining the racism and sexism sheâs endured which goes viral and launches her into the public zeitgeist. - HARPERCOLL
"[A] sharp, charming and passionate debut." âNew York Times Book Review
A Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Elle, USA Today, Bustle, Ebony, Harperâs Bazaar, PopSugar, New York Post, The Skimm, and The Millions.
A Best Book of 2023 by Marie Claire, Esquire, Vogue, them, Autostraddle, Betches, Gay Times, and Cosmopolitan.
An insightful, propulsive, and deeply sexy debut novel about a young Black writer whose world is turned upside down when she loses her coveted job in media and pens a searing manifesto about racism in the industry.
Mickey Hayward dreams of writing stories that matter, but, for now, her days are filled with listicles about lip gloss and click-bait articles about celebrity haircare. Still, the job is flashy and her girlfriend is steady and supportive. The path may be long, but Mickeyâs well on her way, and itâs far from the messy life she left behind in Maryland. Everything finally seems to be falling into placeâuntil she finds out sheâs being replaced.
Distraught and enraged, Mickey fires back with a detailed letter outlining the racism sheâs endured as a Black woman in media, certain it will change the world for the better. But when her letter is met with overwhelming silence, even from her usually-encouraging girlfriend, Mickey is sent into a tailspin of self-doubt. Forced to reckon with just how fragile her life is, she flees to the last place she ever dreamed she would run: her hometown.
Back home, Mickey is seduced by the simplicity of her hometownâand the flirtation of a former flameâbut she soon learns that you canât outrun your past. In the newfound quiet, she is forced to reflect on the sacrifices sheâd made for an industry that never loved her back and pick up the pieces of the life she thought sheâd left behind for good. After all, when the walls of success youâve carefully built around yourself come crumbling down, whatâand whoâare you left with?
A meditation on identity, self-worth and the toll of corporate racism, Homebodies is a portrait of modern Black womanhood with a protagonist you wonât soon forget.
