Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture

<p><strong><em>New York Times</em> Bestseller </strong></p><p><strong>Edited and with an introduction by Roxane Gay, the <em>New York Times </em>bestselling and deeply beloved author of <em>Bad Feminist </em>and <em>Hunger, this</em> anthology of first-person essays tackles rape, assault, and harassment head-on.</strong> </p><p><strong>The Root, "28 Brilliant Books by Black Authors" * <em>Paste, </em>"The Best Nonfiction Books of 2018" * <em>Vogue, </em>“10 of the Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2018” *<em> Harper’s Bazaar,</em> “10 New Books to Add to Your Reading List in 2018” *<em> Elle, </em>“21 Books We’re Most Excited to Read in 2018”<em> * </em>Boston <em>Globe,</em> “25 books we can’t wait to read in 2018” *<em> </em>Huffington Post, “60 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2018” * Hello Giggles, “19 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2018”<em> * </em>Buzzfeed, “33 Most Exciting New Books of 2018”<em></em></strong></p><p>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, Lyz Lenz, and Claire Schwartz. 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 <em>Men Explain Things to Me</em>, <em>Not That Bad</em> will resonate with every reader, saying “something in totality that we cannot say alone.”</p><p>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. </p>