Shelf Awareness A collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched cultural observers of her generation In these funny and insightful essays, Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman (Sweet Valley High) of color (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).She is always looking, always thinking, always passionate, always careful, always right there.” - Sheila Heti, author of How Should a Person Be? A New York Times Bestseller Best Book of the Year: NPR
“Roxane Gay is so great at weaving the intimate and personal with what is most bewildering and upsetting at this moment in culture.
