You Asked, She Answered: Roxane Gay Addresses All Your Questions
3/17/20268 min
In this episode of the Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa, she passes the mic to members of our community, inviting them to ask Roxane Gay, author of Dua’s Monthly Read for March, Bad Feminist, the questions they’ve always wanted to know.
Roxane talks about the writers who shaped her, how she protects her mental health when her work puts her in the crosshairs and why firm boundaries make honest writing possible. Perhaps most importantly, Roxane answers one of the weightier questions of our time: can literature ignite a revolution?
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Dua Lipa· Host0:16
[upbeat music] Hey, everyone, and thanks so much for joining us. I'm here with Roxane Gay. Her book, Bad Feminist, is a collection of essays that will, if you still need convincing, make you into a loud, proud 21st century feminist. Roxane, we have some questions for you from our Service 95 readers. When you feel fear about publishing something, how do you know whether that fear is a warning or a sign that you're onto something important?
Roxane Gay· Guest0:52
That's a great question. In general, I find that it's a sign that I'm onto something important because if I'm afraid, there's something there that is either intimidating me or overwhelming me. Now, I, I think that there are healthy kinds of discomfort and unhealthy kinds of discomfort. And so if it feels like I'm going to have a panic attack and I feel traumatized, then I know I'm just not ready. But if I'm just uncomfortable and concerned, that lets me know, oh, you're concerned because something's at stake, and if something's at stake, that means it probably matters. It's hard