Burn it down lilly dancyger6/20/2023 Broad-ranging and cathartic, Burn It Downis essential reading for any woman who has scorched with rage-and is ready to claim her right to express it. In this ferocious collection of essays, twenty-two writers explore how anger has shaped their lives: author of the New York Timesbestseller 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 AwardÂ-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. 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. Women are furious, and we're not keeping it to ourselves any longer. She is currently at work on an essay collection. P.p1 A rich, nuanced exploration of women's anger from a diverse group of writers Lilly Dancyger is the author of Negative Space (2021), a reported and illustrated memoir selected by Carmen Maria Machado as a winner of the Santa Fe Writers Project Literary Awards and the editor of Burn It Down (2019), a critically acclaimed anthology of essays on women's anger from Seal Press.
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