Catherine Cheek

Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.

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Book Review: Geek Feminist Revolution

The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley This is not the sort of book I generally read–collections of political essays–but I picked it up on a whim while waiting in line at the bookstore and got hooked from a random essay in the middle. It was one of those “right place, right time” kind of …

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Book Review: Love in the Time of Cholera

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez I can’t think about this book without thinking about feminism and sexism and the trouble with traditional male-female relations. It’s like there are two books, the one the author intended you to read, and a second one that is far less cheerful. I’ll talk about …

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Book Review: You May Also Like

You May Also Like: Taste in an Age of Endless Choice by Tom Vanderbilt I picked this book for one reason: Tom Vanderbilt. I absolutely loved his book TRAFFIC, and bought copies to give or lend to other people. TRAFFIC is the sole reason I bought this book in hardback instead of seeing if they …

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Dayrunner Magic is out!

Dayrunner Magic is finally out on Createspace as of June 22, 2016. It will take a little longer for it to show up on Amazon and a little longer until I can get the ebook up and running, but if you want to buy the first hot-off-the-press version you can do so here.

Book Review — Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond This book has a lot to recommend it. It’s generally the type of non-fiction I love reading: well researched, first-hand information about people I don’t know much about (and would like to understand.) Desmond has done a mountain of research for this book, much …

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