{"product_id":"not-that-bad-dispatches-from-rape-culture-9780062413512","title":"Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdited and with an introduction by Roxane Gay, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling and deeply beloved author of \u003cem\u003eBad Feminist \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eHunger, \u003c\/em\u003ethis anthology of first-person essays from writers including Gabrielle Union, Brandon Taylor, and Lyz Lenz tackles rape, assault, and harassment head-on.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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, Booker Prize-nominated Brandon Taylor, and Lyz Lenz. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering 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 \u003cem\u003eMen Explain Things to Me\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNot That Bad\u003c\/em\u003e will resonate with every reader, saying \"something in totality that we cannot say alone.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSearing 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roxane Gay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062413512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGay, Roxane:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoxane Gay is the author of the essay collection \u003cem\u003eBad Feminist\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller; the novel \u003cem\u003eAn Untamed State\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003ea finalist for the Dayton Peace Prize; the memoir \u003cem\u003eHunger\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller and received a National Book Critics Circle citation; and the short story collections \u003cem\u003eDifficult Women \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eAyiti\u003c\/em\u003e. A contributing opinion writer to the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, she has also written for \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBookforum\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSalon\u003c\/em\u003e. Her fiction has also been selected for \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Short Stories 2012\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Mystery Stories 2014\u003c\/em\u003e, and other anthologies. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eWorld of Wakanda \u003c\/em\u003efor Marvel. She lives in Lafayette, Indiana, and sometimes Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39821857783923,"sku":"9780062413512","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_3d22c4a9-f86a-498a-9943-785d4d4f0b60.jpg?v=1644516316","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/not-that-bad-dispatches-from-rape-culture-9780062413512","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}