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Fariha Róisín in Conversation With Tanaïs

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR, United States

Following in the footsteps of such category killers as Milk and Honey and Whiskey Words and a Shovel I, Fariha Róisín’s How to Cure a Ghost (Abrams Image) is a poetry compilation recounting a woman’s journey from self-loathing to self-acceptance, confusion to clarity, and bitterness to forgiveness. Róisín will be joined in conversation by Tanaïs, author of Bright Lines.

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Fariha Róisín

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

Growing up in Australia, Fariha Róisín, a Bangladeshi Muslim, struggled to fit in. In attempts to assimilate, she distanced herself from her South Asian heritage and identity. Years later, living in the United States, she realized that the customs, practices, and even food of her native culture that had once made her different — everything from ashwagandha to prayer — were now being homogenized and marketed for good health, often at a premium by white people to white people. In Who Is Wellness For? (Harper Wave), her thought-provoking new book — part memoir, part journalistic investigation — the acclaimed writer and poet (How to Cure a Ghost) explores the way in which the progressive health industry has appropriated and commodified global healing traditions. She reveals…

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