{"product_id":"9780062282712","title":"Bad Feminist : Essays","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBad Feminist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Roxane Gay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Roxane Gay is so great at weaving the intimate and personal with what is most bewildering and upsetting at this moment in culture. She is always looking, always thinking, always passionate, always careful, always right there.”  — Sheila Heti, author of \u003cem\u003eHow Should a Person Be?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Book of the Year: NPR • \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e • \u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e • \u003cem\u003eTime Out New York\u003c\/em\u003e • Oprah.com • \u003cem\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/em\u003e • Book Riot • \u003cem\u003eBuzz Feed\u003c\/em\u003e • \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e (Toronto) • The Root • \u003cem\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched cultural observers of her generation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these funny and insightful essays, Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman (\u003cem\u003eSweet Valley High\u003c\/em\u003e) of color (\u003cem\u003eThe Help\u003c\/em\u003e) while also taking readers on a ride through culture of the last few years (\u003cem\u003eGirls, Django in Chains\u003c\/em\u003e) 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBad Feminist\u003c\/em\u003e is a sharp, funny, and spot-on 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, coming from one of our most interesting and important cultural critics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“A strikingly fresh cultural critic.”\u003cbr\u003e“It’s no surprise that Roxane Gay—author, essayist and sharp observer of everything in pop culture we’re supposed to be too cool to like—has written such a winning book. . . . This best-selling collection of essays manages to be both a cultural biography and a deeply personal story of identity. At its best, the book offers Gay’s distinctive voice as both shield and a weapon against social norms just begging for examination. Perfectly imperfect, Gay is an unforgettable voice, coming at just the right time.”\u003cbr\u003e“Arresting and sensitive. . . . An author who filters every observation through her deep sense of the world as fractured, beautiful, and complex.”\u003cbr\u003e“[A] touching and crucial essay collection. . . . If you’re interested in critical thinking about culture, this book is a must.”\u003cbr\u003e“There has never been a book quite like \u003cem\u003eBad Feminist\u003c\/em\u003e—a sometimes funny, sometimes serious pop-culture-literary-nonfiction-social-commentary hybrid written by a black woman in America. A \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-seller, \u003cem\u003eBad Feminist\u003c\/em\u003e establishes Gay as one of our foremost cultural critics and feminist thinkers.”\u003cbr\u003e“Feisty, whip-smart essays on gender, sexuality, and race.”\u003cbr\u003e“One of our sharpest new culture critics plants her flag in topics ranging from trigger warnings to \u003cem\u003eOrange is the New Black\u003c\/em\u003e in this timely collection of essays.”\u003cbr\u003e“Roxane Gay is the brilliant girl-next-door: your best friend and your sharpest critic. . . . She is by turns provocative, chilling, hilarious; she is also required reading.”\u003cbr\u003e“A trenchant collection. . . . Whatever her topic, Gay’s provocative essays stand out for their bravery, wit, and emotional honesty.”\u003cbr\u003e“Toss Roxane Gay’s collection of witty, thoughtful essays, \u003cem\u003eBad Feminist\u003c\/em\u003e into your tote bag. With musings on everything from \u003cem\u003eSweet Valley High\u003c\/em\u003e to the color pink, Gay explores the idea of being a feminist, even when you’re full of contradictions.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062282712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41096646754510,"sku":"9780062282712","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062282712_54873aeb-1be6-4faf-b85e-48b8f3451fa9.jpg?v=1652106266","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062282712","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}