AWW22 Wild Motherhood - Briohny Doyle and Rachel Yoder

Published: March 7, 2022, 1:30 a.m.

Chaired by Tali Lavi.

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Rachel Yoder\u2019s Nightbitch is one of the wildest debuts of the year, a feral, often hilarious take on the impact of new motherhood, as a resentful, flailing woman finds herself transforming into a dog. The monstrousness of mothers takes a more sombre form in Briohny Doyle\u2019s Echolalia, in which a young mother\u2019s alienation from her family and the shrinking world she inhabits lead to a psychological disintegration that matches that of the scorching world outside.