Makenna Goodman is the author of The Shame which was named a Literary Hub "Recommended Read" for August 2020 and a Bustle "Most Anticipated Book of August 2020". Her words and work have been featured in the Paris Review, Electric Literature, Guernica, Literary Hub, Catapult, the Rumpus, the Adroit Journal, and others.
Alma and her family live a life close to the land—then, one night, she abruptly leaves it all behind. A fable both blistering and surreal, this is a propulsive, funny, and thought-provoking novel about a woman in isolation, whose mind—fueled by capitalism, motherhood, and the search for meaningful art—attempts to betray her.
