"Incendiary stuff. Convent Wisdom is a wormhole into the elaborate, interior museum, sex club, library, bakery, community space and diaspora the convent always was. Carmen and Ana, I thank you mightily for this profoundly useful and pleasure seeking book." --Eileen Myles, author of Afterglow and Chelsea Girls "A wonderfully entertaining book which shows us that monasticism is not an anachronism, but rather a deep well from which we can draw guidance and comfort. The lives of the sisters and saints in Convent Wisdom are as relevant today as they were in their own time." --Sister Monica Clare, author of A Change of Habit "Cheeky and insightful. brimming with fascinating historical details." --Melissa Febos, nationally bestselling author of The Dry Season and Girlhood , for Marie Claire "An invitation to sit at the cool nuns' table, Convent Wisdom is for anyone who longs for more sisterhood, solitude, or sapphic drama (who doesn't?).
It's at once juicy and funny and meticulously researched, an educational deep dive that's also a fizzy joy to read. I'm already planning to gift it to several of my honorary sisters this year. I loved it!" --Betsy Cornwell, New York Times bestselling author of Ring of Salt "Playful and inventive, Convent Wisdom is a delight for the intellectually curious reader. Through some alchemy, a pair of witty scholar-storytellers transform what could have been a survey course in historical religious figures into a treasure chest of revelations and nuggets of self-help. (A favorite: 'How the Mystical Visions of a Franciscan Nun Explain Your Obsession with Recipe Videos')." -- Anonymous, author of Becoming Duchess Goldblatt "When it comes to advice on life and love, where else would you turn besides sixteenth century nuns? Convent Wisdom is here to help us get in the habit of learning from the past." --Nicole Tersigni, bestselling author of Men to Avoid in Art and Life "With no shortage of comical but also keenly observed comparisons between past and future, [ Convent Wisdom ] charms." --Publishers Weekly.