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Towards a New “Bad” Feminist Canon: Why Feminism Remains Essential

Towards a New “Bad” Feminist Canon: Why Feminism Remains Essential

Roxane Gay on the Importance of Expanding and Complicating Our Understanding of Contemporary Feminist Thought

By Roxane Gay | March 25, 2025

See the covers of the first two books from Roxane Gay's new imprint, Roxane Gay Books.

See the covers of the first two books from Roxane Gay's new imprint, Roxane Gay Books.

By Roxane Gay | January 17, 2023

Roxane Gay on the History of Women and the Oscars

Roxane Gay on the History of Women and the Oscars

“Clearly, some years, cinematic offerings are more
encouraging than others.”

By Roxane Gay | January 31, 2020

Roxane Gay: What Does a Political Story Look like in 2018?

Roxane Gay: What Does a Political Story Look like in 2018?

On Selecting This Year's 20 Best American Short Stories

By Roxane Gay | October 3, 2018

"Sweet on the Tongue"

Read a New Story from Roxane Gay's Collection, Ayiti

By Roxane Gay | June 20, 2018

Roxane Gay on Empathy, Race, and the Work of Alice Childress

Roxane Gay on Empathy, Race, and the Work of Alice Childress

In Praise of a Mid-Century Classic

By Roxane Gay | January 24, 2017

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The Tournament of Literary Sex Writing: James Baldwin vs. Bram Stoker

By Roxane Gay | April 1, 2016

The Tournament of Literary Sex Writing: Gustave Flaubert vs. Kate Chopin

By Roxane Gay | March 31, 2016