Burn It Down: Women Writing about Anger - Lilly Dancyger

In this ferocious collection of essays, 22 writers explore how anger has shaped their lives. Broad-ranging and cathartic, Burn It Down is essential reading for any woman who has scorched with rage--and is ready to claim her right to express it.s it. A rich, nuanced exploration of women's anger from a diverse group of writers Women are furious, and we're not keeping it to ourselves any longer. 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.We're ready to burn it all down. In this ferocious collection of essays, twenty-two writers explore how anger has shaped their lives: author of the New York Times bestseller The Empathy Exams Leslie Jamison confesses that she used to insist she wasn't angry -- until she learned that she was; Melissa Febos , author of the Lambda Literary Award--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. Broad-ranging and cathartic, Burn It Down is essential reading for any woman who has scorched with rage -- and is ready to claim her right to express it.