“This is where we should start focusing this conversation: how men (as readers, critics, and editors) can start to bear the responsibility for becoming better, broader readers.” MenReadingFeminismEqualityReaders Book:Bad Feminist Source: Bad Feminist
“You think you are alone until you find books about girls like you. Salvation is certainly among the reasons I read.” ReadingReading And EmpathyNot Alone Anymore Book:Bad Feminist Source: Bad Feminist
“Like many writers, I lived inside of books as a child.” ReadingChildhoodWritersBookworm Book:Bad Feminist Source: Bad Feminist
“When I write on Twitter, I do other things: I'm working, grading, or reading, and I'm procrastinating, and I'll pop on Twitter and be like, "Hey, what's up? Yogurt's delicious."” WritingReadingPopsHeyDeliciousProcrastinatingYogurt Author:Roxane Gay
“With my writing, I generally just pretend that no one's reading it. I allow myself that delusion so that I can write the things that I write.” WritingI CanReadingDelusion Author:Roxane Gay
“Writing has always allowed me to escape. I was a very lonely child. Because I was very socially awkward, I would always have trouble making friends. And so reading and writing allowed me to have friends and to have an active imaginary life that really sort of kept me sane.” WritingChildrenReadingTroubleLonelyActiveImaginarySaneAwkwardReading And WritingMaking FriendsSocially AwkwardTrouble MakingImaginary LifeLonely Child Author:Roxane Gay
“I am new to superhero comics, though growing up I read Archie comics, religiously. I've been doing a lot of catching up, reading what's out there and it's been wonderful to see what's going on in contemporary comics.” ReadingGrowing UpGrowingWonderfulContemporarySuperheroCatchingCatching Up Author:Roxane Gay
