Jan 20, 2018
The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee
I like to wander around in bookstores; always have.
Very rarely do I have a particular book in mind to buy — I like to discover. Sometimes a cover will draw me in, other times I’ll read the jacket a bunch of times before finally pulling the trigger.
I almost always enjoy my random finds. This one was a surprise; at first I wasn’t sure about it because of a weird Entertainment Weekly review on the back(🤔) but it turned out to be one of those books that makes me think, “I’m never gonna write like that.” 19th Century Paris. Opera. Historical characters mixed with fictional ones, and the most vivid, detailed descriptions of places & moods & fancy fancy gowns. Chee has a delightful rhythm, and the book is structured like an opera.
About Sam
Samantha Pollack is a Copywriter & Creative Director who works with ethically minded, mission driven businesses who are actively trying to reshape our culture (and possibly tear down the patriarchy). She’s also the founder of The Highly Sensitive Business Owner, a 12-week online program that helps HSPs & neurodivergent business owners create healthier, more sustainable systems in their work.
Sam also writes about feminism, privilege, pop culture, entrepreneurship, the creative process, and whatever else is on her mind. She currently lives in Asheville, NC.
Emails for cult thought leaders.
(Personality included.)
Want to learn how to craft emails that inspire action and engagement WITHOUT the “tried and true” (cough: patriarchal) norms we’ve all been taught?
I’m doing it, and I can show you how to do it, too.
(But sometimes, I also like to write about the books I’m reading, or the creative process, or the entrepreneurial experience, or why I hate Steve Jobs, or how I met my BFF. I’ll send you emails like that, too.)
*Just kidding. It’s only an email list.
Books. Cats. Rants. Drawrings.
(and every couple months or so, an unexplained absence 🤷🏻)
