and Bed and Breakup, and she also talks about books as a senior contributor at Book Riot and a bookseller at her local indie bookstore. Dumond lives in Washington, D.C., with her spouse, Mickey, and her cat, Maple. When she’s not writing or reading, you can find her baking cupcakes or belting karaoke at the nearest gay bar.
At Book Riot Dumond tagged nine books featuring monstrous yet deeply complicated women and girls. One title on the list:
Motheater by Linda H. CodegaRead about the other entries on the list.
Bennie is sick and tired of the Appalachian mining company where she works putting its employees in danger. After her best friend dies in a coal mine, Bennie quitsher job and starts investigating the deaths of local miners to prove the company is at fault. She soon finds a nearly-drowned woman in a mine slough who turns out to be a frightening ancient witch named Motheater, destined to protect the mountains from being exploited. Together, Bennie and Motheater find unexpected power to change the future for their mountain home.
With eerily beautiful prose, mystical characters, and an immersive natural setting, it’s a powerful story about the sacrifices we make to protect the places and people we love.
--Marshal Zeringue
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