Fierce Desires: A New History of Sex and Sexuality in America -- Rebecca L. Davis, Hardcover Sports & Recreation Each of the birds in

Each of the birds in this piece of art--from the Great Horned Owl to the Goldfinch--is displayed in proportion to the flock of birds around it

When she begins spending more time in town

begging for my help

which rises from the ashes

From "one of America's finest living writers" (San Francisco Chronicle) and "heir apparent to Toni Morrison" (LitHub)--comes a haunting masterpiece about an enslaved girl in the years before the Civil War that's destined to become a classic

Fierce Desires: A New History of Sex and Sexuality in America -- Rebecca L. Davis, Hardcover Sports & Recreation Each of the birds inOur era is one of sexual upheaval. Roe v. Wade was overturned in the summer of 2022, school systems across the country are banning books with LGBTQ+ themes, and the notion of a "tradwife" is gaining adherents on the right while polyamory wins converts on the left. It may seem as though debates over sex are more intense than ever, but as acclaimed historian Rebecca L. Davis demonstrates in Fierce Desires, we should not be too surprised, because