Kelsey McKinney is a reporter and writer who lives in Washington, D.C. She is a co-owner and features writer at Defector.com.
In her freelance work, McKinney writes about everything from Tom DeLonge’s alien obsession to Christian megachurches and bull riding.
Her new novel is God Spare the Girls.
At Electric Lit McKinney tagged seven novels about losing faith in religion and yet feeling less alone. One title on the list:
The Mothers by Brit BennettRead about the other entries on the list.
Brit Bennett is a beautiful writer and her prose is mesmerizing, but what I loved most about her debut novel The Mothers is its contradictions. The story is about Nadia returning to the place where she grew up and being forced to confront her past: including her relationship with the pastor’s son. Bennett lays bare the biases of this California church and the effects of a tight-knit community that gossips. She doesn’t shy away from describing the shame many young women in the church feel.
The Mothers is among Priyanka Champaneri's nine top novels about gossip and Patrick Coleman's eight top San Diego books.
--Marshal Zeringue
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