How does she do it? How has she cultivated her voice over the years? How does she write things that make a difference? And, oh yes, she also has a podcast and is running a monthly online book club.
Add to all this, a book of writing advice coming out in November called How to Be Heard, and a screenplay for Hunger and a YA novel that are works in progress. She has a New York Times advice column on work, money, and careers. Her works include a best-selling collections of essays ( Bad Feminist), a blockbuster memoir ( Hunger), the Black Panther comics, and countless essays of cultural criticism.
Roxane Gay is one of the most prolific and versatile writers of our generation.
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