Description: United States of Rejection begins with heartbreak and ends with hope: an urgent self-improvement program for changing our relationships and the future of our messy nation.
Brief description: ALISON KINNEY is assistant professor of writing (nonfiction) at Eugene Lang College, The New School. She is the author of the books Hood and Avidly Reads Opera. Her writing on culture, history, science, and social justice has appeared in many publications, online or in print, including The New Yorker, The Paris Review Daily, Lapham's Quarterly, The New York Times, The Guardian, Harper's, and Gay Magazine. She lives and writes in Brooklyn, New York.
Review Quotes: Alison Kinney's United States of Rejection is a brilliant, substantial work of social criticism. With disarming wit, she offers insight on the many ways that American culture and history have been shaped by messy feelings. The book is a fascinating take on the complex motivations that can drive the political discourse. It gave me a new perspective and feeling of genuine hope.--Wendy S. Walters "author of Troy, Michigan and Longer I Wait, More You Love Me"