Jan 12, 2017

“Praise Roxane Gay for her big-hearted, self-examining intelligence, for her inclusive and forgiving stance, for her courage and determination,” wrote Pam Houston. “Now that she’s here, it’s impossible to imagine what we ever did without her.” The author of Bad Feminist, Gay has two new books on the way: the short-story collection Difficult Women and Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body.

She reads from Difficult Women, followed by a conversation with BuzzFeed's Saeed Jones.

"I have a book out, Difficult Women, the book that's making everyone ask 'but what about the men?' I don't give a damn." -@rgay at @92Y — Brooke Fox (@brookefox91) January 13, 2017

"Hillary Clinton losing was not a failure of feminism. It was the success of racism and misogyny." -@rgay at @92Y

— Nisha Chittal (@NishaChittal) January 13, 2017

"If we have stories we're dying to tell we should do it now." @rgay shared so much wisdom tonight at @92Y. Thank you for your work. — Sam Zabell (@samzabell) January 13, 2017

Nothing less than a standing ovation for Queen Roxane Gay! Thank you @rgay, and please don't ever leave twitter!! #DifficultWomen @92Y pic.twitter.com/KBxbnriOQb

— Grace Astrove (@GracieAstrove) January 13, 2017