Okay, so I don’t love Amazon, but I’ve accepted that people are going to shop there, and if folks are going to buy off Amazon, I’m glad they’re at least buying my book! So although it’s a niche book category—roller skating and rollerblading—it’s pretty exciting to get the coveted “#1 Bestseller” flag.
Mandy Shunnarah is an Alabama-born writer who now calls Columbus, Ohio, home. Their essays, poetry, and short stories have been published in The New York Times, Electric Literature, The Rumpus, Entropy Magazine, and many more. They’re currently working on a book about their half-Southern redneck, half-Palestinian family. They run the book blog Off the Beaten Shelf. You can learn more about all their writing endeavors at mandyshunnarah.com.
