From beloved and bestselling author Roxane Gay, “a strikingly fresh cultural critic” (Washington Post) comes an exhilarating collection of her essays on culture, politics, and everything in between.

Since the publication of the groundbreakingBad FeministandHunger, Roxane Gay has continued to tackle big issues embroiling society–state-sponsored violence and mass shootings, women’s rights post-Dobbs, online disinformation, and the limits of empathy–alongside more individually personalized matters: can I tell my co-worker her perfume makes me sneeze? Is it acceptable to schedule a daily 8 am meeting? In her role as aNew York Timesopinion section contributor and the publication’s “Work Friend” columnist, she reaches millions of readers with her wise voice and sharp insights.

Opinionsis a collection of Roxane Gay’s best nonfiction pieces from the past ten years. Covering a wide range of topics–politics, feminism, the culture wars, civil rights, and much more–with an all-new introduction in which she reflects on the past decade in America, this sharp, thought-provoking anthology will delight Roxane Gay’s devotees and draw new readers to this inimitable talent.

Roxane Gay is the author of the essay collectionBad Feminist, which was aNew York Timesbestseller; the novelAn Untamed State,a finalist for the Dayton Peace Prize; the memoirHunger, which was aNew York Timesbestseller and received a National Book Critics Circle citation; and the short story collectionsDifficult WomenandAyiti. A contributing opinion writer to theNew York Times, she has also written forTime,McSweeney’s, theVirginia Quarterly Review, theLos Angeles Times,The Nation,The Rumpus,Bookforum, andSalon. Her fiction has also been selected forThe Best American Short Stories 2012,The Best American Mystery Stories 2014, and other anthologies. She is the author ofWorld of Wakandafor Marvel. She lives in Lafayette, Indiana, and sometimes Los Angeles.

• Publisher: Harper (October 10, 2023)
• Language: English
• Hardcover: 304 pages
• ISBN-10: 0063341468
• ISBN-13: 9780063341463
• Item Weight: 1 pound
• Dimensions: 6 x 0.93 x 9 inches