Suzanne Roberts explores the link between death and desire in her new book of essays, “Animal Bodies: On Death, Desire, and Other Difficulties.” In diverse landscapes from the Mekong River’s floating markets to Fire Island’s beaches to Nashville’s honky-tonks and the Sierra Nevada’s snowy slopes, the South Lake Tahoe author tries to make sense of private and public losses. Her essays illuminate what it means to be human and deepen the conversations on death and grief, sexuality and the shame that comes from surviving the world in a female body.
Roberts will be reading from her book and signing copies on May 12 at Word After Word Books in downtown Truckee. | suzanneroberts.net
