Author Archives: laura

I’m working on a movie!  FARAH GOES BANG makes its internet home here. FARAH GOES BANG tells the story of Farah Mahtab, a woman in her twenties who tries to lose her virginity while on the road campaigning for presidential … Continue reading →

The four teenagers who make up the suburban Minnesota all-girl hip-hop group Sister Mischief might not seem to have much in common. Esme, our narrator, is lesbian, Jewish, and riddled with abandonment issues from her mother’s long-ago departure; Marcy, her … Continue reading →

Goode’s debut is a provocative, authentic coming-of-age story that explores of the power of language in shaping identity, structured around the subversive, expressive nature of hip-hop music. “Word nerd” Esme is a 16-year-old Jewish lesbian in the “sterile minivan parade” … Continue reading →