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Amanda Marcotte recommends SAVAGE APPETITES as a coronavirus distraction read in Politico: “The quarantine is a good time for true crime fans to level up and read a book that takes a deeper, more philosophical look at our infatuation with true crime…. [Savage Appetites] goes deeper than just recounting the details of various crimes, but looks more closely at what, exactly, makes true crime such a fascination for women.”
SAVAGE APPETITES was named one of the best books of 2019 by Esquire, Jezebel, and the Chicago Tribune (honorable mention).
There were thoughtful reviews of SAVAGE APPETITES from the New York Times, NPR, the Washington Post, Bookforum, the Boston Globe, the Nation, the New Statesman, and Slate.
I talked to Indianapolis Monthly about the problems with (some) true crime podcasts. And to the New York Times about one podcast I like a whole lot.
I did some interviews about SAVAGE APPETITES with the Cut, the Believer, the Guardian, Electric Literature, Longreads, CrimeReads, Alta, Baltimore Fishbowl, and A&E.
There was coverage of the book from the Washington Post, the Dallas Morning News, the Toronto Star, and C-ville Weekly.
SAVAGE APPETITES was featured on several most anticipated/best books of the summer lists, including those by Esquire, Lit Hub, Buzzfeed, and Jezebel (twice!).
Writer Lauren Mechling calls SAVAGE APPETITES a “standout nonfiction read” in the LA Times.
“Binge on These Smart True-Crime Stories This Summer,” Vanity Fair
“Vulnerability and Privilege: PW Talks with Rachel Monroe,” Publishers Weekly
"How a star freelancer found her way from Marfa, Texas to The New Yorker," Columbia Journalism Review
"Home Sweet Marfa," Pomona College Magazine
"The Queens of Nonfiction: 56 Women Journalists Everyone Should Read," The Cut
"Sometimes the Story Finds You: An Interview with Rachel Monroe," Longreads
"When Your Subject is #Content: An Interview with Rachel Monroe," Longreads
"Annotation Tuesday: Rachel Monroe and 'Have You Ever Thought About Killing Someone?,'" Neiman Storyboard
