She's at the library to talk about one of her latest books, Not That Bad: Dispatches From Rape Culture, an anthology that she edited. She's the author of the best-selling books, Bad Feminists: A Collection of Essays, and Hunger: A Memoir. Roxan Gay is a New York Times Opinion writer. Today on the show, Roxan Gay and Aja Monet. > I'm Aidan Flax-Clark, you're listening to the New York Public Library podcast. With writer and organizer, Aja Monet, Gay discusses how their stories fit into the national conversation about sexual assault, the pitfalls of the #MeToo Movement, the pressure to 'perform one's trauma,' and the complex work that still needs to be done towards healing and justice. Roxane Gay's latest book, Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture,is a collection of first-person essays that directly tackle rape, sexual assault and harassment.
