Beyond Spectating is a nonfictional social commentary that explores societal responses to rape and rapists, as well as the legalities surrounding it, and the media that perpetuates it.
Ruth Newell is an independent author of several collections of poetry, flash fiction and essays. Professionally, she produced hundreds of travel and news articles and has spent decades promoting zero waste technology and sustainability, composing a variety of technical documents, fundraising and marketing material, as well as website content for Native American tribes, government entities, and corporations. Prior to that, she was the schoolmarm in a one-room schoolhouse where she taught creative writing.