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Essays of Water, Whales, and Women

MY OCEANS

In a bold swell of sea-linked essays, MY OCEANS braids lyrical prose with embodied science, exploring the kinship between marine animals, humans, and Earth’s blue womb. For ecofeminists, fans of Terry Tempest Williams and Rachel Carson—and for anyone who feels themself disintegrate in the presence of the sea—My Oceans offers a timely and wondrous descent into the deep waters of interconnection in which we swim.

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AUTHOR / ESSAYIST / SELKIE

Christina Rivera

Christina Rivera is a Pushcart Prize-winning essayist whose work has appeared in Orion Magazine, The Cut, Kenyon Review, Terrain.org, Bat City Review, and elsewhere. Her debut book, MY OCEANS: Essays of Water, Whales, and Women is now available for pre-order from all your favorite booksellers.

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FOR MY OCEANS

“This collection is threaded with wonder, history, and heartache. In My Oceans, motherhood is not sentimentalized but shown as a transformative political power. Masterfully constructed and beautifully written, this book dwells in the depths—not only of oceans but of mourning, awe, anger, and action.”

Beth Piatote Nez Perce writer and author of The Beadworkers: Stories

“Rivera’s lyrical prose embraces the veracity of a researcher paired with the sensibility of a poet. I’ll return to My Oceans over and over to remind myself what matters most: compassion and the conviction that yes, this world not only must but can heal its wounds and evolve toward wholeness.”

BK LOREN award-winning author of the novel Theft, and the essay collection Animal, Mineral, Radical.

“the candor and compelling urgency of these essays are themselves a demonstration of the galvanizing force of a woman’s voice, and the possibility for profound change if you listen.”

KATE MOSES author of Cakewalk, the prize-winning Wintering, and co-founder of Salon.com’s Mothers Who Think

ESSAYS & EXCERPTS

The Endling @ Orion Magazine

The 17th Day @ Terrain.org

Two Breaths @ The Kenyon Review

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