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How to Be Heard
How to Be Heard | Roxane Gay
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The bestselling author of Bad Feminist explores the urgent concept of being heardbrave, practical, and inspiring wisdom for anyone pursuing a creative life. Over the past few years, Roxane Gay has become crucial to our cultural conversation on a wide range of issues: feminism, literature, police brutality, television, modern marriage, campus safety. No matter the topic, her voice is clear, powerful, and always honest. The Guardian said it perfectly: In print, on Twitter, and in person, Gay has the voice of the friend you call first for advice, calm and sane as well as funny, someone who has seen a lot and takes no prisoners. In her vital, important How to Be Heard, Gay reveals how to use your voice so people will listen. After delving deep into the writing life, Gay looks more broadly at what is really required to succeed at most any endeavorcreativity, ambition, and perseverance. She describes how to deal with rejection, what success is really all about, and why hard work is the mainstay of creativity. Woven throughout this advice is her personal and practical anecdotes on the concept of using your voice, being heard, and knowing when to listenwhat these things mean, why they are so difficult, and why learning how and when to use your voice is so crucial. Beautiful, accessible, and warm, ultimately Gays timely message is about finding a voice that is uniquely yours, and discovering how to be heard when it truly matters most.
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Jess7
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I took the day off work today to recover from a sinus infection/cold that seems to be getting worse... 🤧At least my miniature #schnauzersofLitsy are keeping me company! 🐾 I am reading “Urgent, Unheard Stories” by Roxane Gay 📚 - Hoping Litsy will add it to there catalog soon.🤞🏼 P.S. I‘m loving this makeshift bookmark. 😍 It was the @outofprint tag from a bookish “Book Nerd” t-shirt I recently purchased. 📘📖 #ReadingandRecovery #PresidentsDay

cathysaid Got the same bookmark on a gift. ❤️ it. Hope you feel better. 7y
Jess7 It‘s awesome, right? @cathysaid !! Thank you for the well wishes. 💙 I‘m hoping a day of r and r and cold medicine will do the trick! 🤞🏼🤞🏼 7y
GypsyKat Relax and feel better soon! 💗 7y
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Jess7 Thanks @GypsyKat ! Hope you‘re having a good day. My #dogsoflitsy are loving having their mom home today. 💜😂 7y
Pamwurtzler Hope you feel better soon! Have a relaxing day! 7y
Jess7 Thank you! 💙 @Pamwurtzler - Hoping Advil cold and sinus, lots of water, some reading and cuddles from my #schnauzers will do the trick 😉🤗😂🤷🏻‍♀️ 7y
Pamwurtzler You should only read comforting things today - so I‘m guessing this is out - 😂 (edited) 7y
trazo What a cutie 😍🐶 hope you feel better! 7y
bookandbedandtea I hope you feel better soon! 7y
Graciouswarriorprincess What a cutie and hugs for a speedy recovery. 7y
GripLitGrl 🐕💕hope you feel better soon! 7y
Jess7 Thank you @Pamwurtzler @trazo @bookandbedandtea @Graciouswarriorprincess and @GripLitGrl - I finished Urgent, Unheard Stories and I‘m hoping @litsy will add it to their catalog of books already so I can review it. I submitted the suggestion last week. I received a response that said they were going to be changing their system and it should be included in a couple days, but that hasn‘t happened yet 😞 @jeff 7y
GripLitGrl @Jess7 Well atleast you know they are working on updating their system. Hopefully you'll be able to give it a proper review soon☺ 7y
Jess7 Hoping so! 🤞🏼🤞🏼 #positivethinking - I like it @GripLitGrl - I posted my review on #Goodreads for now. (edited) 7y
bookaholic1 Feel better soon, I am also on the mend with a muscle tear in my butt from doing the splits on ice😢😢😢 7y
Jess7 Thanks! Our weather is so bizarre - it snowed Saturday and it‘s 71 degrees today. It‘s no wonder I‘m sick. My sinuses always flare up with extreme weather changes! 🤦🏻‍♀️ Hope you heal soon @bookaholic1 7y
bookaholic1 @Jess7 ty I hope so too. I know what infected sinuses feel like, and it's pain is horrid. 7y
BarbaraJean Ugh... hope you get some rest (and lots of reading!) and are feeling better soon! And I love your makeshift bookmark... I have the same one. 😏 I even tied a narrow ribbon through the hole at the top to make it more bookmarky! 7y
tracey38 Feel better! Schnauzer love always helps me. I worked today with a huge headache and am now snuggled next to my mini schnauzer girl. 7y
cobwebmoth Hope you feel better soon! 7y
Jess7 Thank you. I still do not feel great, but I‘m going to see how I feel in the morning and decide if I should take another day off. My ears are full of fluid, which is making me feel off balance and that combined with the headaches, congestion, fatigue, and chills is painful. It‘s only 8:30 here so hopefully getting a good night‘s sleep will go along way 🤞🏼🤞🏼 Schnauzer cuddling was nice @tracey38 @BarbaraJean @cobwebmoth 7y
TK-421 Hope you feel better soon! 7y
dragondrool Hope you're better soon! 7y
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ErikasMindfulShelf
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#blameitonlitsy
Saw @silentrequiem post about this and immediately went online to buy a copy. Excited to see that it was signed!

*not the tagged book*

MicheleinPhilly 😮Where did you buy this??? 7y
ErikasMindfulShelf @MicheleinPhilly I bought it through Amazon. 7y
MicheleinPhilly Purchased! Thanks for the heads up! 7y
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BooksForYears
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URGENT, UNHEARD STORIES is a glorious, bibliophilic romp of essays in the center of a Venn Diagram of "Roxane Gay", "Publishing/Literature", and "Society". Whether she's listing her favorite books about virginity, interviewing authors, or discussing her literary career - she does so with her trademark candor, biting wit, and compassion.

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BooksForYears
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Book 3 is this collection of short stories by Roxane Gay, unfortunately not in the Litsy database, so I've tagged it under another of her books.

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Dolly
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I'm putting this brave lady on my radar after hearing about the publisher who gave M. Y. a cash advance for a book deal. I will read Ms Gay, I will follow her, and I may chose to remove books from my TBR by publishers who help those that vomit hatred. I'll speak with my dollar and read whoever I choose.

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SuperPunkNinja
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I bought this book a while back, not realizing it was signed by Roxane Gay. Such a nice surprise to find this! #signed #readjanuary
(I wish this book was in Litsy's database.)

rachellayown Nice! 8y
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Yossarian
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I'm guessing this decision will make her more likely to be heard.

SuperPunkNinja And that's why she's the queen! 👑 8y
8little_paws She is a national treasure 8y
Sarahreadstoomuch Love that she did this!! 8y
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B.Reader Love! 💕📚💕 8y
MrsV Love that she did this! ❤ I am an even bigger fan of hers! 8y
cariashley This is amazing. 🙌🙌🙌 8y
CynCruz23 Yes!!! x 100,000,000,000,000,000!! 8y
Weaponxgirl Love her so much! She's also been saying how she's so lucky to be able to do this as other authors can't unfortunately 8y
Procrastireader She is a hero 8y
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queerbookreader
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BookishMarginalia Now, THAT is putting your money where your mouth is. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 8y
PetuniaCraftyKneecaps She's my new hero 8y
Josie I wish I could be even half as badass as her. 8y
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mcipher Okay, I'm behind the times but now that I read the link and fell down some internet rabbit holes... So need to read her. Hero is right! 8y
dylanisreading This just reinforces my absolute admiration of her. 8y
kylienoele The fact that they're giving him a book deal infuriates and disgusts me. I definitely won't be buying anything from them any time soon 🤗 8y
[DELETED] 1409720085 Okay, she is my new queen. 8y
Broke_Girl_Reads She is 👑 8y
SuperPunkNinja ✊✊✊ 8y
Melkyl Rock star ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️ 8y
LizzyM I absolutely love this and have the utmost respect for her. Now I need to put my money where my mouth is and buy her other books! (edited) 8y
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CharissaWeaksAuthor
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Good for her!!!!

Megabooks 👍🏻👍🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 8y
minkyb Fabulous! 8y
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