Burn It Down
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Burn It Down

Women Writing about Anger

Edited by Lilly Dancyger

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On Sale

Oct 8, 2019

Page Count

272 Pages

Publisher

Seal Press Logo

ISBN-13

9781580058940

Genre

Nonfiction / Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory

Description

A rich, nuanced exploration of women’s anger from a diverse group of writers

Women are furious, and we’re not keeping it to ourselves any longer. We’re expected to be composed and compliant, but in a world that would strip us of our rights, disparage our contributions, and deny us a seat at the table of authority, we’re no longer willing to quietly seethe behind tight smiles.

We’re ready to burn it all down.

In this ferocious collection of essays, twenty-two writers explore how anger has shaped their lives: author of the New York Times bestseller The Empathy ExamsLeslie Jamison confesses that she used to insist she wasn’t angry — until she learned that she was; Melissa Febos, author of the Lambda Literary Award­-winning memoir Abandon Me, writes about how she discovered that anger can be an instrument of power; editor-in-chief of Bitch Media Evette Dionne dismantles the “angry Black woman” stereotype; and more.

Broad-ranging and cathartic, Burn It Down is essential reading for any woman who has scorched with rage — and is ready to claim her right to express it.

With essays by

Lisa Marie Basile • Dani Boss • Keah Brown • Rios de la Luz • Evette Dionne • Lisa Factora-Borchers • Melissa Febos

Anna Fitzpatrick • Rowan Hisayo Buchanan • Minda Honey • Leslie Jamison • Erin Khar • Marissa Korbel • Shaheen Pasha

Samantha Riedel • Sheryl Ring • Marisa Siegel • Megan Stielstra • Nina St. Pierre • Meredith Talusan • Monet Patrice Thomas

Reema Zaman

Meet The Author: Lilly Dancyger

Lilly Dancyger is the memoir editor at Narratively, a contributing editor at Catapult, and assistant books editor at Barrelhouse. Her essays and journalism on sex, politics, and culture have appeared in Rolling Stone, the Rumpus, the Washington Post, Psychology Today, and more. Dancyger is at work on a memoir about her father’s art and heroin addiction and the legacy of both in her life. She lives in New York.

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