She also released her collection of short stories, Difficult Women. In 2017, Roxane released her bestselling memoir, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, which was called “Luminous…intellectually rigorous and deeply moving” by the New York Times. NPR named it one of the best books of the year and Salon declared the book “trailblazing.” Her powerful debut novel, An Untamed State, was long listed for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize. Her collection of essays, Bad Feminist, is universally considered the quintessential exploration of modern feminism. Words like “courage,” “humor,” and “smart” are frequently deployed when describing Roxane.

With a deft eye on modern culture, she brilliantly critiques its ebb and flow with both wit and ferocity. Her work garners international acclaim for its reflective, no-holds-barred exploration of feminism and social criticism. Roxane Gay is an author and cultural critic whose writing is unmatched and widely revered.