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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. I can't wait to read.This Will Be My Undoing.-Roxane Gay One of the sharpest, fiercest, and most eloquent critics writing right now, Morgan Jerkins's byline has appeared around the Internet for The New Yorker's Page-Turner, Vogue, the New York Times, the Atlantic, Buzzfeed, and more; in this highly anticipated collection of linked essays perfect for fans of Bad Feminist, Rebecca Solnit's Men Explain Things to Me, and Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie's We Should All Be Feminists, Jerkins interweaves the incisive commentary on pop culture, feminism, black history, misogyny, and racism that she's known for with her own experiences to confront the very real challenges of being a black woman today. Growing up as a black woman is different. It prepares you to remember that you have to navigate two worlds. In this predominantly white, male-dominated world, you will never be white or male. Within the black community, belonging to the world of black women demands strength, wit, and aggression, because space for and by ourselves is small. You either assert yourself or learn to do so through humiliation, a constant shedding of respectability necessary to expose who you really are: just another black girl fighting to exist. Morgan Jerkins is only in her twenties, but she has already established herself as an insightful, brutally honest writer who isn't afraid of tackling tough, controversial subjects. In This Will Be My Undoing, she takes on perhaps one of the most provocative contemporary topics: What does it mean to be-to live as, to exist as-a black woman today? This is a book about black women, but it's necessary reading for all Americans. Doubly disenfranchised by race and gender, often deprived of a place within the mostly white mainstream feminist movement, black women are objectified, silenced, and marginalized with devastating consequences, in ways both obvious and subtle, that are rarely acknowledged in our country's larger discussion about inequality. In This Will Be My Undoing, Jerkins becomes both narrator and subject to expose the social, cultural, and historical story of black female oppression that influences the black community as well the white, male-dominated world at large. Whether she's writing about Sailor Moon; Rachel Dolezal; the stigma of therapy; her complex relationship with her own physical body; the pain of dating when men say they don't see color; being a black visitor in Russia; the specter of the fast-tailed girl and the paradox of black female sexuality; or disabled black women in the context of the Black Girl Magic movement, Jerkins is concise, compelling, and often revelatory. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. 'Pink is my favourite colour. I used to say my favourite colour was black to be cool, but it is pink all shades of pink. If I have an accessory, it is probably pink. I read Vogue, and Im not doing it ironically, though it might seem that way. I once live-tweeted the September issue.' In these funny and insightful essays, Roxane Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman (Sweet Valley High) of colour (The Help) while also taking readers on a ride through culture of the last few years (Girls, Django in Chains) and commenting on the state of feminism today (abortion, Chris Brown). The portrait that emerges is not only one of an incredibly insightful woman continually growing to understand herself and our society, but also one of our culture. Bad Feminist is a sharp, funny and sincere look at the ways in which the culture we consume becomes who we are, and an inspiring call-to-arms of all the ways we still need to do better.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Powerful, intelligent and vital one of the years must-reads Hannah Nathanson, Features Director, ELLEFeaturing contributions from Candice Carty-Williams, Jessica Horn, Ebele Okobi, Funmi Fetto and Freddie Harrel. In the vein of Roxane Gays Bad Feminist, but wholly its own, Girl is a provocative, heartbreaking and frequently hilarious collection of original essays on what it means to be black, a woman, a mother and a global citizen in todays ever-changing world.Black women have never been more visible or more publicly celebrated. But for every new milestone, every magazine cover, every box office record smashed, the reality of everyday life remains a complex, nuanced, contradiction-laden experience. Award-winning journalist and American in London Kenya Hunt threads razor sharp cultural observation through evocative and relatable stories, both illuminating our current cultural moment and transcending it. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Printing. First printing. A near fine copy. 2018 Trade Paperback. xii, 350 pp. "Edited and with an introduction by Roxane Gay, the New York Times bestselling and deeply beloved author of Bad Feminist and Hunger, this anthology of first-person essays from writers including Gabrielle Union, Brandon Taylor, and Lyz Lenz tackles rape, assault, and harassment head-on. In this valuable and revealing anthology, cultural critic and bestselling author Roxane Gay collects original and previously published pieces that address what it means to live in a world where women have to measure the harassment, violence, and aggression they face, and where they are ?routinely second-guessed, blown off, discredited, denigrated, besmirched, belittled, patronized, mocked, shamed, gaslit, insulted, bullied? for speaking out. Contributions include essays from established and up-and-coming writers, performers, and critics, including actors Ally Sheedy and Gabrielle Union and writers Amy Jo Burns, Booker Prize-nominated Brandon Taylor, and Lyz Lenz. Covering a wide range of topics and experiences, from an exploration of the rape epidemic embedded in the refugee crisis to first-person accounts of child molestation, this collection is often deeply personal and is always unflinchingly honest. Like Rebecca Solnit's Men Explain Things to Me, Not That Bad will resonate with every reader, saying ?something in totality that we cannot say alone.? Searing and heartbreakingly candid, this provocative collection both reflects the world we live in and offers a call to arms insisting that ?not that bad? must no longer be good enough.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "Stielstra is a masterful essayist." --Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist and HungerFrom an important new writer comes this powerful collection of personal essays on fear, creativity, art, faith, academia, the Internet, and justice.In this poignant and inciting collection of literary essays, Megan Stielstra tells stories to ward off fears both personal and universal as she grapples toward a better way to live. In her titular piece "The Wrong Way To Save Your Life," she answers the question of what has value in our lives--a question no longer rhetorical when the apartment above her family's goes up in flames. "Here is My Heart" sheds light on Megan's close relationship with her father, whose continued insistence on climbing mountains despite a series of heart attacks leads the author to dissect deer hearts in a poetic attempt to interrogate her own feelings about mortality. Whether she's imagining the implications of open-carry laws on college campuses, recounting the story of going underwater on the mortgage of her first home, or revealing the unexpected pains and joys of marriage and motherhood, Stielstra's work informs, impels, enlightens, and embraces us all. The result is something beautiful--this story, her courage, and, potentially, our own.Intellectually fierce and viscerally intimate, Megan Stielstra's voice is witty, wise, warm, and above all, achingly human. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A People Pick!"One of the year's must-reads." -ELLE"[A] provocative, heart-breaking, and frequently hilarious collection." -GLAMOUR"Essential, vital, and urgent." -HARPER'S BAZAARIn the vein of Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist and Issa Rae's The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, but wholly its own, a provocative, humorous, and, at times, heartbreaking collection of essays on what it means to be black, a woman, a mother, and a global citizen in today's ever-changing world.Black women have never been more visible or more publicly celebrated than they are now. But for every new milestone, every magazine cover, every box office record smashed, every new face elected to public office, the reality of everyday life for black women remains a complex, conflicted, contradiction-laden experience. An American journalist who has been living and working in London for a decade, Kenya Hunt has made a career of distilling moments, movements, and cultural moods into words. Her work takes the difficult and the indefinable and makes it accessible; it is razor sharp cultural observation threaded through evocative and relatable stories.Girl Gurl Grrrl both illuminates our current cultural moment and transcends it. Hunt captures the zeitgeist while also creating a timeless celebration of womanhood, of blackness, and the possibilities they both contain. She blends the popular and the personal, the frivolous and the momentous in a collection that truly reflects what it is to be living and thriving as a black woman today. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary WorkNamed a Best Book of the Year by The RootChosen by Emma Straub as a Best New Celebrity MemoirA book of essays as raw and honest as anyone has ever produced. Lena Dunham, Lenny LetterIn the spirit of Amy Poehlers Yes Please, Lena Dunhams Not That Kind of Girl, and Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist, a powerful collection of essays about gender, sexuality, race, beauty, Hollywood, and what it means to be a modern woman.One month before the release of the highly anticipated film The Birth of a Nation, actress Gabrielle Union shook the world with a vulnerable and impassioned editorial in which she urged our society to have compassion for victims of sexual violence. In the wake of rape allegations made against director and actor Nate Parker, Uniona forty-four-year-old actress who launched her career with roles in iconic 90s moviesinstantly became the insightful, outspoken actress that Hollywood has been desperately awaiting. With honesty and heartbreaking wisdom, she revealed her own trauma as a victim of sexual assault: "It is for you that I am speaking. This is real. We are real." In this moving collection of thought provoking essays infused with her unique wisdom and deep humor, Union uses that same fearlessness to tell astonishingly personal and true stories about power, color, gender, feminism, and fame. Union tackles a range of experiences, including bullying, beauty standards, and competition between women in Hollywood, growing up in white California suburbia and then spending summers with her black relatives in Nebraska, coping with crushes, puberty, and the divorce of her parents. Genuine and perceptive, Union bravely lays herself bare, uncovering a complex and courageous life of self-doubt and self-discovery with incredible poise and brutal honesty. Throughout, she compels us to be ethical and empathetic, and reminds us of the importance of confidence, self-awareness, and the power of sharing truth, laughter, and support. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. From the New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist: a searingly honest memoir of food, weight, self-image, and learning how to feed your hunger while taking care of yourself."I ate and ate and ate in the hopes that if I made myself big, my body would be safe. I buried the girl I was because she ran into all kinds of trouble. I tried to erase every memory of her, but she is still there, somewhere. . . . I was trapped in my body, one that I barely recognized or understood, but at least I was safe."In her phenomenally popular essays and long-running Tumblr blog, Roxane Gay has written with intimacy and sensitivity about food and body, using her own emotional and psychological struggles as a means of exploring our shared anxieties over pleasure, consumption, appearance, and health. As a woman who describes her own body as "wildly undisciplined," Roxane understands the tension between desire and denial, between self-comfort and self-care. In Hunger, she explores her past--including the devastating act of violence that acted as a turning point in her young life--and brings readers along on her journey to understand and ultimately save herself.With the bracing candor, vulnerability, and power that have made her one of the most admired writers of her generation, Roxane explores what it means to learn to take care of yourself: how to feed your hungers for delicious and satisfying food, a smaller and safer body, and a body that can love and be loved--in a time when the bigger you are, the smaller your world becomes. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A "brutal, beautifully rendered" ( The New York Times Book Review ) collection of essays that offers poignant reflections on living between society's most charged, politicized, and intractable polar spaces--between black and white, rich and poor, thin and fat. Savala Nolan knows what it means to live in the in-between. Descended from a Black and Mexican father and a white mother, Nolan's mixed-race identity is obvious, for better and worse. At her mother's encouragement, she began her first diet at the age of three and has been both fat and painfully thin throughout her life. She has experienced both the discomfort of generational poverty and the ease of wealth and privilege. It is these liminal spaces--of race, class, and body type--that the essays in Don't Let It Get You Down excavate, presenting a clear and nuanced understanding of our society's most intractable points of tension. The twelve essays that comprise this collection are rich with "gorgeous prose" (Nadia Owusu, author of Aftershocks ) and are as humorous and as full of Nolan's appetites as they are of anxiety. The result is lyrical and magnetic. In "On Dating White Guys While Me," Nolan realizes her early romantic pursuits of rich, preppy white guys weren't about preference but about self-erasure. In the titular essay "Don't Let it Get You Down," we traverse the cyclical richness and sorrow of being Black in America as Black children face police brutality, "large Black females" encounter unique stigma, and Black men carry the weight of other people's fear. In "Bad Education," we see how women learn to internalize rage and accept violence to participate in our own culture. And in "To Wit and Also," we meet Filliss, Grace, and Peggy, the enslaved women owned by Nolan's white ancestors, reckoning with the knowledge that America's original sin lives intimately within our present stories. Over and over again, Nolan reminds us that our true identities are often most authentically lived not in the black and white, but in the grey of the in-between. Perfect for fans of Heavy by Kiese Laymon and Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay, Don't Let It Get You Down delivers a "deeply personal insight" (Layla F. Saad, New York Times bestselling author of Me and White Supremacy ) on race, class, bodies, and gender in America today. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Compact Disc. Condition: new. Compact Disc. In the vein of Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist and Issa Rae's The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, but wholly its own, a provocative, humorous, and, at times, heartbreaking collection of essays on what it means to be black, a woman, a mother, and a global citizen in today's ever-changing world.Black women have never been more visible or more publicly celebrated. But for every new milestone, every magazine cover, every box office record smashed, every new face elected to public office, the reality of everyday life for black women remains a complex, conflicted, contradiction-laden experience. An American journalist who has been living and working in London for a decade, Kenya Hunt has made a career of distilling moments, movements, and cultural moods into words. Her work takes the difficult and the indefinable and makes it accessible; it is razor sharp cultural observation threaded through evocative and relatable stories.Girl Gurl Grrrl both illuminates our current cultural moment and transcends it. Hunt captures the zeitgeist while also creating a timeless celebration of womanhood, of blackness, and the possibilities they both contain. She blends the popular and the personal, the frivolous and the momentous in a collection that truly reflects what it is to be living and thriving as a black woman today. Kenya Hunt presents a provocative collection of essays on what it means to be black, a woman, a mother, and a global citizen in today's ever-changing world. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. A powerful and provocative collection of essays that offers poignant reflections on living between society's most charged, politicized, and intractably polar spaces--between black and white, rich and poor, thin and fat. Savala Trepczynski knows what it means to live in the in-between. Descended from a Black and Mexican father and a white mother, Trepczynski's light complexion has always contrasted with her kinky hair and broad nose to make her mixed-race identity obvious, for better and worse. At her mother's encouragement, she began her first diet at the age of three and has been painfully thin and truly fat, multiple times. She has experienced both the discomfort of poverty and the ease of wealth. It is these liminal spaces--of race, class, and body type--that the essays in Nearly, Not Quite excavate, presenting a clear and nuanced understanding of our society's most intractable points of tension. The twelve essays that comprise this collection are rich with unforgettable anecdotes, and are as humorous and as full of Trepczynski's appetites as they are of anxieties. The result is lyrical and magnetic. In "On Dating White Guys While Me," Trepczynski realizes her early romantic pursuits of rich, preppy white guys weren't about preference, but about self-erasure. In "Don't Let it Get You Down," we traverse the cyclical richness and sorrow of being Black in America as Black children face police brutality, "large Black females" encounter stigma, and Black men carry the weight of other people's fear. In "Bad Education," we see how women learn to internalize rage and accept violence in order to survive. And in "To Wit and Also" we meet Filliss, Grace, and Peggy, the enslaved women owned by Trepczynski's white ancestors, reckoning with the knowledge that America's original sin lives intimately within our present stories. Over and over again, Trepczynski reminds us that our true identities are often most authentically lived not in the black and white, but in the grey of the in-between. Perfect for fans of Heavy by Kiese Laymon and Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay, Nearly, Not Quite delivers an essential perspective on race, class, bodies, and gender in America today. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'Gay has an ability to blend the personal and political in a way that feels simultaneously gentle and brutal . . . you look at a cultural moment through Gay's eyes and, by the end, you see the world differently' Arwa Mahdawi, GuardianSince the publication of the groundbreaking Bad Feminist and Hunger, Roxane Gay has continued to tackle the big issues embroiling society - state-sponsored violence and mass shootings, women's rights post-Dobbs, online disinformation, and the limits of empathy - alongside more individual matters: Can I tell my coworker her perfume makes me sneeze? Is it acceptable to schedule a daily eight a.m. meeting? In her role as a New York Times contributing opinion writer and the publication's "Work Friend" columnist, she reaches millions of readers with her wise voice and sharp insights.With an introduction in which Gay provides the connective tissues that link her groundbreaking writing, Opinions is a collection of Roxane Gay's best nonfiction pieces from the past ten years, addressing a wide range of topics -politics, the culture wars, civil rights, celebrities, and much more. Offering nuanced analysis that never shies away from difficult topics, this sharp, thought-provoking anthology will delight Gay's devotees and draw new readers to this inimitable talent. From the New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist and Hunger comes a stunning retrospective of essays and writings from the last decade covering politics, race and identity, feminism, popular culture, and more. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Compact Disc. Condition: new. Compact Disc. In the vein of Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist and Issa Rae's The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, but wholly its own, a provocative, humorous, and, at times, heartbreaking collection of essays on what it means to be black, a woman, a mother, and a global citizen in today's ever-changing world.Black women have never been more visible or more publicly celebrated. But for every new milestone, every magazine cover, every box office record smashed, every new face elected to public office, the reality of everyday life for black women remains a complex, conflicted, contradiction-laden experience. An American journalist who has been living and working in London for a decade, Kenya Hunt has made a career of distilling moments, movements, and cultural moods into words. Her work takes the difficult and the indefinable and makes it accessible; it is razor sharp cultural observation threaded through evocative and relatable stories.Girl Gurl Grrrl both illuminates our current cultural moment and transcends it. Hunt captures the zeitgeist while also creating a timeless celebration of womanhood, of blackness, and the possibilities they both contain. She blends the popular and the personal, the frivolous and the momentous in a collection that truly reflects what it is to be living and thriving as a black woman today. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. From beloved and bestselling author Roxane Gay, "a strikingly fresh cultural critic" (Washington Post) comes an exhilarating collection of her essays on culture, politics, and everything in between. Since the publication of the groundbreaking Bad Feminist and Hunger, Roxane Gay has continued to tackle big issues embroiling society--state-sponsored violence and mass shootings, women's rights post-Dobbs, online disinformation, and the limits of empathy--alongside more individually personalized matters: can I tell my co-worker her perfume makes me sneeze? Is it acceptable to schedule a daily 8 am meeting? In her role as a New York Times opinion section contributor and the publication's "Work Friend" columnist, she reaches millions of readers with her wise voice and sharp insights.Opinions is a collection of Roxane Gay's best nonfiction pieces from the past ten years. Covering a wide range of topics--politics, feminism, the culture wars, civil rights, and much more--with an all-new introduction in which she reflects on the past decade in America, this sharp, thought-provoking anthology will delight Roxane Gay's devotees and draw new readers to this inimitable talent. "From beloved and bestselling author Roxane Gay, "a strikingly fresh cultural critic" (Washington Post) comes an exhilarating collection of her essays on culture, politics, and everything in between."--Provided by publisher. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Jay Grabiec (Author photograph) (illustrator). [8], 306, [6] pages. Minor DJ soiling. In this intimate and searing memoir, the New York Times Bestselling author Roxane Gay addresses the experience of living in a body that she calls "wildly undisciplined." She casts an insightful and critical eye over her childhood, teens, and twenties--including the deviating act of violence that was a turning point in her life---and brings readers into the present and the realities, pains, and joys of her daily life. With the bracing candor, vulnerability, and authority that have made her one of the most admired voices of her generation, Roxane Gay explores what it means to be overweight in a time when the bigger you are, the less you are seen. The author writes that this is a book about her body, about her hunger, and ultimately, this is a book about disappearing and being lost and wanting so very much to be seen and understood. This is a book about learning, however slowly, to allow herself to be seen and understood. The author writes that stories of bodies like hers are ignored or dismissed or derided. Roxane Gay (born October 15, 1974) is an American writer, professor, editor, and social commentator. Gay is the author of The New York Times best-selling essay collection Bad Feminist (2014), as well as the short story collection Ayiti (2011), the novel An Untamed State (2014), the short story collection Difficult Women (2017), and the memoir Hunger (2017). Gay is a founder of Tiny Hardcore Press, essays editor for The Rumpus, co-editor of PANK, a nonprofit literary arts collective, and the editor for Gay Mag, which was founded in partnership with Medium. Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body was released in June 2017. Throughout, Gay discusses her experience with weight, body image, and building a positive relationship with food, particularly following her experience as a childhood victim of sexual violence. Gay described the book as a testimony of "what it's like to live in a world that tried to discipline unruly bodies." The memoir received wide acclaim, praised by critics as "remarkable. ferociously honest," "arresting and candid," and "intimate and vulnerable." Following her national book tour in support of Hunger, Gay said she found press around the book "to be very challenging, because people just don't know how to talk about fat." In June 2017, Australian website Mamamia published an interview with Gay, revealing numerous details about how they prepared for her visit, which they described as a "logistical nightmare" because of the apparent consequence of her weight. On Twitter, Gay later described these preparations, including questions like "Will she fit into the office lift?" as both "cruel and humiliating". In an interview with The New York Times, Gay stated the controversial event was "helpful, in that I think people get to see, in real time, what fat-phobia looks like and just how careless people can be in considering that fat people deserve dignity. So I suppose it's a useful example of why I wrote the book." Derived from a Kirkus review: A heart-rending debut memoir from the outspoken feminist and essayist. Gay pulls no punches in declaring that her story is devoid of "any powerful insight into what it takes to overcome an unruly body and unruly appetites." Rather than a success story, it depicts the author, at 42, still in the throes of a lifelong struggle with the fallout from a harrowing violation in her youth. The author exposes the personal demons haunting her life-namely weight and trauma-which she deems "the ugliest, weakest, barest parts of me." Much of her inner turmoil sprang from a devastating gang rape at age 12. "I ate and ate and ate in the hopes that if I made myself big, my body would be safe," she writes. Gay painfully recalls the "lost years" of her reckless 20s as a time when food, the anonymity of the internet, and creative writing became escapes and balms for loneliness. The author refers to her body as a "cage" in which she has become trapped, but her obesity also presents itself as a personal challenge to overcome the paralyzing psychological damage caused by rape. Broken into clipped, emotionally resonant chapters, Gay details a personal life spent grappling with the comfort of food, body hyperconsciousness, shame, and self-loathing. Throughout, the author is rightfully opinionated, sharply criticizing the media's stereotypical portrayal of obesity and Oprah Winfrey's contradictory dieting messages. Gay clearly understands the dynamics of dieting and exercise and the frustrations of eating disorders, but she also is keenly in touch with the fact that there are many who feel she is fine just as she is. The author continues her healing return from brokenness and offers hope for others struggling with weight, sexual trauma, or bodily shame. An intense, unsparingly honest portrait of childhood crisis and its enduring aftermath. First Edition [stated]. Second Printing [stated].

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Award-winning author and powerhouse talent Roxane Gay burst onto the scene withAN UNTAMED STATE and the New York Times bestselling essay collection BAD FEMINIST (Harper Perennial). Gay returns withDIFFICULT WOMEN, a collection of stories of rare force and beauty, of hardscrabble lives, passionate loves, and quirky and vexed human connection. he women in these stories live lives of privilege and of poverty, are in marriages both loving and haunted by past crimes or emotional blackmail. A pair of sisters, grown now, have been inseparable ever since they were abducted together as children, and must negotiate the elder sister's marriage. A woman married to a twin pretends not to realize when her husband and his brother impersonate each other. A stripper putting herself through college fends off the advances of an overzealous customer. A black engineer moves to Upper Michigan for a job and faces the malign curiosity of her colleagues and the difficulty of leaving her past behind. From a girls? fight club to a wealthy subdivision in Florida where neighbors conform, compete, and spy on each other. Fine, first edition, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} BUND.

Compact Disc. Condition: new. Compact Disc. In the vein of Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist and Issa Rae's The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, but wholly its own, a provocative, humorous, and, at times, heartbreaking collection of essays on what it means to be black, a woman, a mother, and a global citizen in today's ever-changing world.Black women have never been more visible or more publicly celebrated. But for every new milestone, every magazine cover, every box office record smashed, every new face elected to public office, the reality of everyday life for black women remains a complex, conflicted, contradiction-laden experience. An American journalist who has been living and working in London for a decade, Kenya Hunt has made a career of distilling moments, movements, and cultural moods into words. Her work takes the difficult and the indefinable and makes it accessible; it is razor sharp cultural observation threaded through evocative and relatable stories.Girl Gurl Grrrl both illuminates our current cultural moment and transcends it. Hunt captures the zeitgeist while also creating a timeless celebration of womanhood, of blackness, and the possibilities they both contain. She blends the popular and the personal, the frivolous and the momentous in a collection that truly reflects what it is to be living and thriving as a black woman today. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. 'Gay has an ability to blend the personal and political in a way that feels simultaneously gentle and brutal . . . you look at a cultural moment through Gay's eyes and, by the end, you see the world differently' Arwa Mahdawi, GuardianSince the publication of the groundbreaking Bad Feminist and Hunger, Roxane Gay has continued to tackle the big issues embroiling society - state-sponsored violence and mass shootings, women's rights post-Dobbs, online disinformation, and the limits of empathy - alongside more individual matters: Can I tell my coworker her perfume makes me sneeze? Is it acceptable to schedule a daily eight a.m. meeting? In her role as a New York Times contributing opinion writer and the publication's "Work Friend" columnist, she reaches millions of readers with her wise voice and sharp insights. With an introduction in which Gay provides the connective tissues that link her groundbreaking writing, Opinions is a collection of Roxane Gay's best nonfiction pieces from the past ten years, addressing a wide range of topics - politics, the culture wars, civil rights, celebrities, and much more. Offering nuanced analysis that never shies away from difficult topics, this sharp, thought-provoking anthology will delight Gay's devotees and draw new readers to this inimitable talent. From the New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist and Hunger comes a stunning retrospective of essays and writings from the last decade covering politics, race and identity, feminism, popular culture, and more. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Editorial Capitán Swing Libros, S.L. Título original: "Bad Feminist: Essays (2015)". Traducción: Ana Momplet Chico. Foto: Jennifer Silverberg, The Guardian. Foto Portada: Jay Grabiec. Diseño Gráfico: Filo Estudio. Corrección ortotipográfica: Victoria Parra Ortiz. Madrid, 2016. Ensayo. Feminismo. Sociología. Política. Encuadernación en Tapa Blanda de editorial Ilustrada en delantera y trasera con Solapas. Estado de Conservación: COMO NUEVO el cuerpo e interior del libro en cuanto a su lectura y compostura. INTACTO. Excelente Estado la cubierta. 22x14 cms. 319 páginas. Cuando la escritora Roxane Gay se autodenominó (de broma) "mala feminista", reconocía que no podía cumplir con los requisitos de perfección del movimiento feminista. MALA FEMINISTA es un conjunto de ensayos ácidos sobre el feminismo en la cultura moderna, y una aguda y divertida reflexión sobre cómo la forma en que consumimos la cultura nos convierte en lo que somos; siempre con tono autocrítico y consciente del papel de la mujer (así como de su relación con los hombres y con las demás mujeres) en nuestros días, a través de su propia experiencia, y de las dinámicas políticas y culturales recientes. Para ella vivimos en un mundo apasionante, lleno de distracciones que nos gustan y que nos obsesionan, incluso si van en contra de nuestros principios. Le gusta la música rap, aunque es consciente de los clichés sexistas de muchos de sus autores. También le gusta el cine absurdo, el color rosa, engancharse a series como "Girls" y leer la revista "Vogue". Mediante ejemplos de la cultura pop y de su propia vida, Gay nos habla del aborto, de la maternidad, del acoso sexual, de la igualdad de salarios, de los mitos sobre la amistad entre mujeres, de la reciente literatura escrita por ellas, de la misoginia en el mundo del espectáculo, etc. El feminismo, como la humanidad y la vida, es imperfecto, y la autora propone que aceptemos todos sus matices. ÍNDICE: Feminismo (n): Plural. YO. 1. Siénteme. Veme. Óyeme. Tócame. 2. Beneficios especiales. 3. Típica profesora de primero. 4. Rascar, arañar o escarbar de manera torpe o frenética. GÉNERO Y SEXUALIDAD. 5. Cómo ser amiga de otra mujer. 6. Chicas, chicas, chicas. 7. Yo fui Miss América. 8. Espectáculos magníficos y estridentes. 9. No estoy aquí para hacer amigos. 10. Así es como perdemos todos. 11. Aspirando a la catarsis: entender (o no) a los gordos y Skinny, de Diana Spechler. 12. Las suaves superficies del paraíso. 13. El lenguaje negligente de la violencia sexual. 14. El hambre que tenemos. 15. La ilusión de la seguridad / La seguridad de la ilusión. 16. Un espectáculo de hombres destrozados. 17. Historia de tres salidas del armario. 18. Más allá de la medida de los hombres. 19. Algunos chistes tienen más gracia que otros. 20. Queridos jóvenes que adoráis tanto a Chris Brown que le dejaríais golpearos. 21. Líneas muy borrosas, está claro. 22. El problema con el príncipe azul, o aquel que se propasó con nosotras. RAZA Y ESPECTÁCULO. 23. El consuelo de hacer comida frita y otros recordatorios pintorescos del Misisipi de los años sesenta: reflexiones sobre Criadas y señoras. 24. Sobrevivir a Django. 25. Más allá de la narrativa de lucha. 26. La moralidad de Tyler Perry. 27. El último día de un joven negro. 28. Cuando menos es más. POLÍTICA, GÉNERO Y RAZA. 29. Política de la respetabilidad. 30. Cuando Twitter hace lo que el periodismo no puede. 31. Los derechos alienables de las mujeres. 32. Esperando a un héroe. 33. Historia de dos perfiles. 34. El racismo que todos llevamos dentro. 35. Tragedia. Llamada. Compasión. Respuesta. DE VUELTA A MÍ. 36. Mala Feminista: Toma Uno. 37. Mala Feminista: Toma Dos. Agradecimientos. .-ATENCIÓN: Gastos de envío gratuitos a España por CORREO ORDINARIO, sin número de seguimiento (pueden sufrir retrasos). Por CORREOS EXPRESS, de 2 a 5 días, + 3,5 euros. LIBRERÍA ROBESPIERRE garantiza la devolución del importe si el libro no se corresponde con la descripción.

Editorial Capitán Swing Libros, S.L. Título original: "Bad Feminist: Essays (2015)". Traducción: Ana Momplet Chico. Foto: Jennifer Silverberg, The Guardian. Foto Portada: Jay Grabiec. Diseño Gráfico: Filo Estudio. Corrección ortotipográfica: Victoria Parra Ortiz. Madrid, 2016. Ensayo. Feminismo. Sociología. Política. Encuadernación en Tapa Blanda de editorial Ilustrada en delantera y trasera con Solapas. Estado de Conservación: COMO NUEVO el cuerpo e interior del libro en cuanto a su lectura y compostura. INTACTO. Muy Bien la cubierta. Presenta ligero despegado del plástico protector en el borde inferior de la delantera y la trasera sin desmerecer el excelente estado de la misma. 22x14 cms. 319 páginas. Cuando la escritora Roxane Gay se autodenominó (de broma) "mala feminista", reconocía que no podía cumplir con los requisitos de perfección del movimiento feminista. MALA FEMINISTA es un conjunto de ensayos ácidos sobre el feminismo en la cultura moderna, y una aguda y divertida reflexión sobre cómo la forma en que consumimos la cultura nos convierte en lo que somos; siempre con tono autocrítico y consciente del papel de la mujer (así como de su relación con los hombres y con las demás mujeres) en nuestros días, a través de su propia experiencia, y de las dinámicas políticas y culturales recientes. Para ella vivimos en un mundo apasionante, lleno de distracciones que nos gustan y que nos obsesionan, incluso si van en contra de nuestros principios. Le gusta la música rap, aunque es consciente de los clichés sexistas de muchos de sus autores. También le gusta el cine absurdo, el color rosa, engancharse a series como "Girls" y leer la revista "Vogue". Mediante ejemplos de la cultura pop y de su propia vida, Gay nos habla del aborto, de la maternidad, del acoso sexual, de la igualdad de salarios, de los mitos sobre la amistad entre mujeres, de la reciente literatura escrita por ellas, de la misoginia en el mundo del espectáculo, etc. El feminismo, como la humanidad y la vida, es imperfecto, y la autora propone que aceptemos todos sus matices. ÍNDICE: Feminismo (n): Plural. YO. 1. Siénteme. Veme. Óyeme. Tócame. 2. Beneficios especiales. 3. Típica profesora de primero. 4. Rascar, arañar o escarbar de manera torpe o frenética. GÉNERO Y SEXUALIDAD. 5. Cómo ser amiga de otra mujer. 6. Chicas, chicas, chicas. 7. Yo fui Miss América. 8. Espectáculos magníficos y estridentes. 9. No estoy aquí para hacer amigos. 10. Así es como perdemos todos. 11. Aspirando a la catarsis: entender (o no) a los gordos y Skinny, de Diana Spechler. 12. Las suaves superficies del paraíso. 13. El lenguaje negligente de la violencia sexual. 14. El hambre que tenemos. 15. La ilusión de la seguridad / La seguridad de la ilusión. 16. Un espectáculo de hombres destrozados. 17. Historia de tres salidas del armario. 18. Más allá de la medida de los hombres. 19. Algunos chistes tienen más gracia que otros. 20. Queridos jóvenes que adoráis tanto a Chris Brown que le dejaríais golpearos. 21. Líneas muy borrosas, está claro. 22. El problema con el príncipe azul, o aquel que se propasó con nosotras. RAZA Y ESPECTÁCULO. 23. El consuelo de hacer comida frita y otros recordatorios pintorescos del Misisipi de los años sesenta: reflexiones sobre Criadas y señoras. 24. Sobrevivir a Django. 25. Más allá de la narrativa de lucha. 26. La moralidad de Tyler Perry. 27. El último día de un joven negro. 28. Cuando menos es más. POLÍTICA, GÉNERO Y RAZA. 29. Política de la respetabilidad. 30. Cuando Twitter hace lo que el periodismo no puede. 31. Los derechos alienables de las mujeres. 32. Esperando a un héroe. 33. Historia de dos perfiles. 34. El racismo que todos llevamos dentro. 35. Tragedia. Llamada. Compasión. Respuesta. DE VUELTA A MÍ. 36. Mala Feminista: Toma Uno. 37. Mala Feminista: Toma Dos. Agradecimientos. .-ATENCIÓN: Gastos de envío gratuitos a España por CORREO ORDINARIO, sin número de seguimiento (pueden sufrir retrasos). Por CORREOS EXPRESS, de 2 a 5 días, + 3,5 euros. LIBRERÍA ROBESPIERRE garantiza la devolución del importe si el libro no se corresponde con la descripción.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -'I ate and ate and ate in the hopes that if I made myself big, my body would be safe. I buried the girl I was because she ran into all kinds of trouble. I tried to erase every memory of her, but she is still there, somewhere. . . . I was trapped in my body, one that I barely recognized or understood, but at least I was safe.'New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay has written with intimacy and sensitivity about food and bodies, using her own emotional and psychological struggles as a means of exploring our shared anxieties over pleasure, consumption, appearance, and health. As a woman who describes her own body as 'wildly undisciplined,' Roxane understands the tension between desire and denial, between self-comfort and self-care. In Hunger, she casts an insightful and critical eye on her childhood, teens, and twenties-including the devastating act of violence that acted as a turning point in her young life-and brings readers into the present and the realities, pains, and joys of her daily life.With the bracing candor, vulnerability, and authority that have made her one of the most admired voices of her generation, Roxane explores what it means to be overweight in a time when the bigger you are, the less you are seen. Hunger is a deeply personal memoir from one of our finest writers, and tells a story that hasn't yet been told but needs to be. 288 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -'Every deep feeling a human is capable of will be shaken loose by this short, but profound book' David Sedaris'I wanted what we all want: everything. We want a mate who feels like family and a lover who is exotic, surprising. We want to be youthful adventurers and middle-aged mothers. We want intimacy and autonomy, safety and stimulation, reassurance and novelty, coziness and thrills. But we can't have it all.'Ariel Levy picks you up and hurls you through the story of how she lived believing that conventional rules no longer applied - that marriage doesn't have to mean monogamy, that aging doesn't have to mean infertility, that she could be 'the kind of woman who is free to do whatever she chooses'. But all of her assumptions about what she can control are undone after a string of overwhelming losses.'I thought I had harnessed the power of my own strength and greed and love in a life that could contain it. But it has exploded.'Levy's own story of resilience becomes an unforgettable portrait of the shifting forces in our culture, of what has changed - and what never can. 207 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -'Outstanding. An elegant masterpiece. Wry but also warm and generous' Roxane Gay'Funny, exciting, vulnerable - truly visionary' Alexander CheeTen days after calling off her wedding, CJ Hauser went on an expedition to study the whooping crane. After a week wading through the gulf, she realised she had almost signed up to live somebody else's life.In this intimate, frank and funny memoir in essays, CJ Hauser lets go of 'how life was supposed to be' and goes looking for more honest ways of living. She kisses internet strangers, officiates a wedding, visits a fertility clinic. She reads Rebecca in the house her new boyfriend shared with his ex-wife and rewinds Katharine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story to learn how not to lose yourself in a relationship. She writes about friends and lovers, ghosts and robots, grief and heartbreak, blood family and chosen family, and asks what more expansive definitions of love might offer us all.The Crane Wife is a book for anyone whose life doesn't look the way they thought it would; for anyone trying, if sometimes failing, to find joy in the unexpected.'What a fantastic, original, funny and touching voice! C J Hauser is a wondrous writer. This book will give so much happiness.' CRESSIDA CONNOLLY, author of AFTER THE PARTY'Brilliant and beautiful. An absolute must-read' FRANCES CHA, author of IF I HAD YOUR FACE'Compassionate and funny and brave. CJ is a master story weaver. I was left wanting more, in the best way possible.' CHARLIE GILMOUR, author of FEATHERHOOD'A thrillingly original deconstruction of desire and its many configurations' Publishers Weekly'Bold and brilliant and psychologically exquisite, CJ Hauser is a deeply gifted and generous writer. THE CRANE WIFE is enthralling.' CHARLOTTE FOX WEBER, author of WHAT WE WANT'Intimate, witty and beautifully crafted' Elle 304 pp. Englisch.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good +. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author in ink at front endpaper. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xxv, 286pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in blue paper over boards with spine lettered in silver. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: From beloved and bestselling author Roxane Gay, "a strikingly fresh cultural critic" (Washington Post) comes an exhilarating collection of her essays on culture, politics, and everything in between. Since the publication of the groundbreaking Bad Feminist and Hunger, Roxane Gay has continued to tackle big issues embroiling societyâ "state-sponsored violence and mass shootings, women's rights post-Dobbs, online disinformation, and the limits of empathyâ "alongside more individually personalized matters: can I tell my co-worker her perfume makes me sneeze? Is it acceptable to schedule a daily 8 am meeting? In her role as a New York Times opinion section contributor and the publication's "Work Friend" columnist, she reaches millions of readers with her wise voice and sharp insights. Opinions is a collection of Roxane Gay's best nonfiction pieces from the past ten years. Covering a wide range of topicsâ "politics, feminism, the culture wars, civil rights, and much moreâ "with an all-new introduction in which she reflects on the past decade in America, this sharp, thought-provoking anthology will delight Roxane Gay's devotees and draw new readers to this inimitable talent.(Publisher).

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Edited and with an introduction by Roxane Gay, the New York Times bestselling and deeply beloved author of Bad Feminist and Hunger, this anthology of first-person essays tackles rape, assault, and harassment head-on.Vogue, 10 of the Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2018Harper's Bazaar, 10 New Books to Add to Your Reading List in 2018Elle, 21 Books We're Most Excited to Read in 2018Boston Globe, 25 books we can't wait to read in 2018Huffington Post, 60 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2018Buzzfeed, 33 Most Exciting New Books of 2018In this valuable and timely anthology, cultural critic and bestselling author Roxane Gay collects original and previously published pieces that address what it means to live in a world where women have to measure the harassment, violence and aggression they face, and where sexual-abuse survivors are 'routinely second-guessed, blown off, discredited, denigrated, besmirched, belittled, patronized, mocked, shamed, gaslit, insulted, bullied' for speaking out.Highlighting the stories of well-known actors, writers and experts, as well as new voices being published for the first time, Not That Bad covers a wide range of topics and experiences, from an exploration of the rape epidemic embedded in the refugee crisis to first-person accounts of child molestation and street harrassment.Often deeply personal and always unflinchingly honest, this provocative collection both reflects the world we live in and offers a call to arms insisting that 'not that bad' must no longer be good enough. 368 pp. Deutsch.