Sarah Trembath
Sarah Trembath is an Eagles fan from the suburbs of Philadelphia who currently lives in Baltimore with her family. She is also a writer on faculty at American University and both reviews books for the Independent and serves on its board. She has written extensively for other publications and, in 2019, was the recipient of the American Studies Association’s Gloria Anzaldúa Award for independent scholars for her social-justice writing and teaching. In 2023, at age 54, she earned her doctorate in Education Policy and Leadership. Her collection of essays is currently in press at Lazuli Literary Group.
21 entries by Sarah Trembath
Learning to unpack the rhetoric of “divisive” concepts.
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
By Omar El Akkad
An astonishing assessment of our coming moral reckoning on Palestine.
Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People
By Imani Perry
A mesmerizing ode to a hue and a history.
“The Critical Reader” offers thought options for the New Year.
To Free the Captives
By Tracy K. Smith
A searing, soaring lament to our better angels.
A Florida student reckons with what happened to her library.
The author’s new collection tells hard but important truths about men.
That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America
By Amanda Jones
Meet a courageous woman on the right side of history.
How the stereotype-busting Derrick Jefferson sees his job.
The Death of Truth
By Steven Brill
An engrossing look at the perniciousness of fake news.
Can mainstream news outlets overcome their implicit bias?
Avoiding the “villainification” of the Other.
Co-constructing a culture of reading critically.
To Free the Captives: A Plea for the American Soul
By Tracy K. Smith
A searing, soaring lament to our better angels.
Against White Feminism
By Rafia Zakaria
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It’s time to reimagine — and reinvent — a crucial movement.
Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption
By Rafia Zakaria
It’s time to reimagine — and reinvent — a crucial movement.
Remembrance
By Rita Woods
This moving debut puts a metaphysical spin on emancipation in America.
Gravity Is the Thing
By Jaclyn Moriarty
This intelligent, quirky epic is multidimensional in its treatment of existential life crises.
Remembrance: A Novel
By Rita Woods
This moving debut puts a metaphysical spin on emancipation in America.
Gravity Is the Thing: A Novel
By Jaclyn Moriarty
This intelligent, quirky epic is multidimensional in its treatment of existential life crises.
Malawi’s Sisters: A Novel
By Melanie S. Hatter
A family’s tale of loss lays bare racial tensions in America and explores the depths of grief.