{"product_id":"9781538518991","title":"Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdited and with an introduction by Roxane Gay, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling and deeply beloved author of \u003ci\u003eBad Feminist \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHunger, this\u003c\/i\u003e anthology of first-person essays tackles rape, assault, and harassment head-on. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Roxane Gay is the brilliant girl-next-door: your best friend and your sharpest critic. . . . she is also required reading.”—\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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, Lyz Lenz, and Claire Schwartz. Covering 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 \u003ci\u003eMen Explain Things to Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNot That Bad\u003c\/i\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030373548272,"sku":"9781538518991","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781538518991_p0.jpg?v=1763750956","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781538518991","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}