In reading Hunger by Roxane Gay this February. From a girls fight club to a wealthy subdivision in Florida where neighbors conform, compete, and spy on each other, Gay gives voice to a chorus of unforgettable women in a scintillating collection reminiscent of Merritt Tierce, Anne Enright, and Miranda July. Join the Indy Book Club, a partnership between the Santa Barbara Independent and Santa Barbara Public Library, Difficult Women by Roxane Gay Difficult Women by Roxane Gay SKU: 9780802127372. 💻 This event includes an at-home viewing option Gay also co-hosts the podcast Hear to Slay, pens the Work Friend column for The New York Times and was the first black woman to write for Marvel Comics.īooks will be available for purchase and signing, courtesy of Chaucer's Her collection of essays, Bad Feminist, is a quintessential exploration of modern feminism, and her books – including An Untamed State, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, Graceful Burdens and Difficult Women – are celebrated for their honesty and humor.
Roxane Gay brilliantly critiques the ebb and flow of modern culture with wit and ferocity. Roxane Gay is not just an acclaimed writer, she’s a champion of writers: she’s edited The Best American Short Stories, founded Gay Magazine, and launched the Audacious Book Club to promote reading and discussion of powerful new literary voices. Proves that some of us are lucky.” – Roxane Gay Roxane Gay is starting a new imprint at Grove Atlantic. “Some women being empowered does not prove the patriarchy is dead. “A strikingly fresh cultural critic.” Washington Post Authentic and necessary perspectives from writers who fearlessly share their stories.
