The collection is a reimagining of a newspaper, resurrecting those who might otherwise be forgotten. Dr. Robin Davidson, former Houston Poet Laureate calls Newsworthy “brilliant and deeply moving—a testament of Mouton’s wit and her commitment to defying what’s been hidden.” Newsworthy wrestles with living in a culture infected by white supremacy where current media is distrusted, cursory, and impossible to escape. And yet we crave a thoughtfulness—apart from soundbites and viral videos—that reawakens our shared humanity, reminding us that under headlines beat all of our “pierced hearts.”