From the author of Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, the brand new York Times Bestseller and Best Book of the Year at NPR, the Boston Globe, Newsweek, and many more

A collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism in one of the most-watched young cultural observers of her generation, Roxane Homosexual.

“Pink is my favorite color. I utilized to say my favorite color was dark to be cool, but it can be pink-all shades of pink. If I have an accessories, it is most likely pink. I examine Vogue, about Poor Feminist: Essays and I’m not doing it ironically, though it could 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 color (THE ASSISTANCE) while also acquiring readers on a trip through culture of the last few years (Girls, Django in Chains) and commenting within the state of feminism today (abortion, Chris Dark brown). The family portrait that emerges is not only one of an incredibly insightful woman continuously growing to understand herself and our society, but also one of our culture.

Bad Feminist is normally a sharp, funny, and spot-on look at the ways that the culture we eat becomes who we are, and an inspiring call-to-arms of all ways we still need to do better, via among our most interesting and important cultural critics.