Susan Schorn
Susan Schorn writes Bitchslap, a column on women and fighting, for McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. Her memoir Smile at Strangers, and Other Lessons in the Art of Living Fearlessly was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2013; she published the short story collection Small Heroes in 2014. She holds a Ph.D in Victorian Literature, a first-degree black belt in Kyokushin karate, a second-degree black belt in Seido karate, and national certification as an Emergency Medical Technician, a combination of skills that she feels ought to make her more popular at parties. She also coordinates the disciplinary writing program at the University of Texas at Austin.
8 entries by Susan Schorn
Formidable
By Elisabeth Griffith
A dense, comprehensive look at an ongoing struggle.
Formidable: American Women and the Fight for Equality: 1920-2020
By Elisabeth Griffith
A dense, comprehensive look at an ongoing struggle.
Tough Enough
By Deborah Nelson
An academic exploration of six strong women and the trails they blazed.
Tough Enough: Arbus, Arendt, Didion, McCarthy, Sontag, Weil
By Deborah Nelson
An academic exploration of six strong women and the trails they blazed.
The Bitch Is Back: Older, Wiser, and (Getting) Happier
Edited by Cathi Hanauer
A new collection of essays revisits the burdens of motherhood, marriage, and autonomy first laid out in The Bitch in the House.
The Girl Without a Name: A Novel
By Sandra Block
Dr. Zoe Goldman returns to solve the riddle of a Jane Doe’s identity.
Sometimes the Wolf: A Novel
By Urban Waite
A father’s sins are brutally visited upon his son and family.
The Getaway Car: A Donald Westlake Nonfiction Miscellany
Edited by Levi Stahl
A deep dive into the musings of the prolific crime writer.