https://www.shannonbrazil.com/bookupdates daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://www.shannonbrazil.com/bookupdates/wow-yes-moreshannonbrazilupdates monthly 0.5 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683f817d9e699a4fc7444079/200891c9-5ef3-430b-9c07-8605323147db/Screenshot+2026-02-28+at+11.17.45%E2%80%AFAM.jpeg UPDATES - WOW. YES. MORE. - Nightbitch (2023) by Rachel Yoder Similar to JONES, this narrator is caught in an about-to-blow domestic pressure cooker Rich undercurrents of heat and rage Identity crisis, unrealized career Escapism Desire Mother-guilt Inability to be “normal” Hilariously sharp observations Feral imaginings Married to a “good guy” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683f817d9e699a4fc7444079/cf934f4d-ae7e-419c-a2bc-f4b5e20c5791/Screenshot+2026-02-27+at+5.46.04%E2%80%AFPM.png UPDATES - WOW. YES. MORE. - 2025 Oregon Book Award Winner We Were the Universe (202 4), Kimberly King Parsons Similar to JONES, this narrator is a complete horndog who imagines fucking everyone she sees; positive nods to masturbation; refreshing! Grief uniquely stitched into story Mother-guilt Breast feeding Escapism Hilarious observations Of modest financial means Churchy background Married to “good guy” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683f817d9e699a4fc7444079/e9e0f121-f632-4bbc-a180-98b573fd945c/IMG_9881.JPG UPDATES - WOW. YES. MORE. - All Fours (2024) by Miranda July Unbulletable. Three times I’ve read this voice-driven, exeedingly bold exploration of freedom, escapism, desire, career, marriage, motherhood, perimenopause, grief, the highly-cultivated self, the human condition, and — from a dazzling number of angles — the human body; I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve listened to it. July narrates the audiobook, and, as a performer, I’ve made careful study of the subtlety of her delivery. She’s a master of nuance. This turns my nipples to fucking diamonds. Some readers complain the narrator is “selfish,” “ageist,” “fat phobic,” and “a liar.” While I don’t disagree with these descriptors, flaws are irresistible to me. If a character, or actual human, is to resonate with me, complex flaws are required; this narrator is bursting with them. She too is married to a “good guy.” https://www.shannonbrazil.com/bookupdates/mcteffkdwc0tt8tt7yk4s1ioz7hfqvshannonbrazilupdates monthly 0.5 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683f817d9e699a4fc7444079/034619a9-da3d-4bc6-974f-8dc869e8dfba/IMG_0489.jpeg UPDATES - Book Cover Brain-Chaos - analog cut and paste cover art ideas https://www.shannonbrazil.com/bookupdates/3-next-stepsshannonbrazilupdates monthly 0.5 2026-03-06 https://www.shannonbrazil.com/bookupdates/2-sensitivity-readershannonbrazilupdates monthly 0.5 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683f817d9e699a4fc7444079/577eb9f8-42d6-46e7-8ac2-b8288ec70a21/IMG_3943.jpg UPDATES - Sensitivity Reader - Originally posted: January 15, 2026 Happy New Year and all that. Next week will be what I hope is my last editorial meeting. The MS should be locked down after that! TO JONES contains some very spicy material. In her interior life, narrator Jones has a habit of objectifying nearly everyone she comes across. I hired sensitivity reader Jewels Pedersen to give me feedback on a certain character, a woman of color, who appears in two sexually charged scenes. Best money I ever spent. And, believe me, over the years, I’ve spent A LOT on this book. Money I didn’t have. Money I’ll never get back. I did it for my art. I did it for connection. I did it because I couldn’t not do it (I tried!). Jewels’ notes were invaluable. She brought depth to my writing. She strengthened these pivotal scenes in ways I couldn’t have. For all my work around race, sexism, ageism, etc., etc., I remain a product of lifelong systems. No matter how well intentioned I am, these systems produce blind spots in me. I’m thankful to have family, friends, and teachers who are open and honest with me, who share themselves so generously, who remain patient when I fuck up, and I always do. Every author would benefit from a sensitivity reader. It’s not that we’re “all racist,” or need to be “politically correct,” or pander to the “woke” audience. It’s that opening ourselves to one another makes us stronger, makes us better. 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