“Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America”
By Barbara Ehrenreich
Metropolitan Books, 235 pages, $23
“To complainers everywhere: Turn up the volume!” declares Barbara Ehrenreich in her latest emperor-has-no-clothes book. Ehrenreich, the author behind works such as “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America” and “Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream,” is famous for her fierce and biting revelations and talent for taking on powerful interests. Her latest book exposes the insidious perils of relentless positive thinking. For the great sweep of her accomplishments, she will be honored with the Harold Washington Literary Award on June 13 at Printers Row Lit Fest.
Previous winners have included August Wilson, Dave Eggers, Scott Turow and Grace Paley, writers who have dedicated themselves to changing the world through the written word.