Library Talks
Library Talks
The New York Public Library
Roxane Gay and Aja Monet Tell Their Truth
59 minutes Posted Jul 17, 2018 at 3:00 am.
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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. 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.