Kathleen Hale Is a Crazy Stalker

By Kathleen Hale

Book Overview

In this provocative essay collection, the author "leans into her roles as both victim and predator with] prose that's casual and cool and often funny" (The New York Times).

In six wide-ranging essays, Kathleen Hale traces some of the most treacherous fault lines in modern America--from sexual assault to Internet trolling, from environmental illness to our own animal nature. From hunting wild hogs in Florida to a standoff with an anonymous blogger, Hale takes no prisoners and fears no subject.

"First I Got Pregnant. Then I Decided to Kill the Mountain Lion" recounts the month Hale spent tracking a wild cat in the Hollywood Hills while pregnant. "Prey" tells the troubling story of her sexual assault as a freshman in college. Through these and other essays, Hale wields razor-sharp wit, deep empathy, and daring honesty, even in detailing some of the most difficult moments of her life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802129099
• ISBN13: 9780802129093
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

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Kathleen Hale is a Crazy Stalker is my absolute favorite book. Each essay held my attention and had me thinking deeply about my own life and the lives of those around me. There are sad undertones in all six of her essays, but Hale masterfully weaves light and perseverance into them creating a beautifully detailed collection that every woman should read.