Love & the Holidays

A tribute to bell hooks

A copy of bell hooks’ book all about love sits on Laura’s coffee table in Guatemala City. Beside it, a woven textile in bright pinks and blues holds a ceramic vase, a porcupine alebrije, two candles, and a butterfly. The photograph was taken at night, and around the table is darkness.

Last week, we lost a great one.

I first came to bell hooks’ writing whe…