“I want to take the time to think through how I feel and why I feel. I don't want to feign expertise on matters I know nothing about for the purpose of offering someone else my immediate reaction for their consumption.”

American writer, professor, editor, and social commentator

Roxane Gay is an American writer, professor, editor, and social commentator. She is known for essays, fiction, memoir, and public commentary, and for books including Bad Feminist, Ayiti, An Untamed State, Difficult Women, and Hunger. Her work spans criticism and creative writing, with Bad Feminist becoming a New York Times best seller. Across her books, she writes about culture, identity, gender, and the pressures of contemporary life, moving between personal reflection and sharper social critique.