I ate and ate and ate in the hopes that if I made myself big, my body would be safe.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist : a searingly honest memoir of food, weight, self-image, and learning how to feed your hunger while taking care of yourself.
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She is an associate professor of English at Purdue University, contributing opinion writer at the New York Times, founder of Tiny Hardcore Press, essays editor for The Rumpus, and co-editor of PANK, a nonprofit literary arts collective. I used to say my favorite color was black to be cool, but it is pink-all shades of pink. Roxane Gay is an American feminist writer, professor, editor and commentator. She then proceeds to read two chapters from ‘Hunger A Memoir of (My) Body’ one about her hatred of exercise, and the other about googling and finding one of the men, who raped her, when she was only 12 years old. 1 title per month from Audible’s entire catalog of best sellers, and new releases. New York Times BestsellerA collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched young cultural observers of her generation, Roxane Gay.“Pink is my favorite color. Roxane Gay begins by reading a humorous piece about the legendary American television personality Mister Rogers (Fred Rogers, 1928-2003).