Roxane Gay

2 weeks ago | audacity.substack.com | Roxane Gay

Let’s talk about the dream part of The Dream Hotel! At Madison, the women detainees’ dreams are being monitored not only for signs of potential criminal behavior, but also for Dreamsaver research and development. Do you remember your dreams? Do you discuss them with anyone? How much weight do you give your dreams as far as their representation of how you actually think and feel? Have you ever had an advertisement show up in your dreams? Any weird motifs?

3 weeks ago | audacity.substack.com | Roxane Gay

AUDACIOUS BOOKCLUB HAPPENINGSOur April selection is The Dream Hotel by Leila Lailami. We will have a live book club discussion with the author on April 30th at 8pm EST/5 am PST. Registration is open! I hope to see many of you there. I’ve put together an Audacious Book Club storefront if you want to buy current or forthcoming book club titles. There is a bookclub FAQ if you have questions about how it all works.

3 weeks ago | audacity.substack.com | Roxane Gay

This novel does a really good job of showing the limits of following the rules and being compliant when you’re up against an authoritarian regime. What stood out to you about the change in Sara’s attitude over the course of her detention? How did she hold on to her sense of self when everything in her environment was trying to keep her down. What, ultimately, do you think was her key move? Is there anything you would have done differently if what happened to Sara happened to you?

4 weeks ago | audacity.substack.com | Roxane Gay

During the early going of the pandemic, my wife Debbie Millman and I were spending our time at our home in Los Angeles where we have a cute backyard. At the time, there were a couple trees and some bushes, the lightest of landscaping. I do not have a green thumb so it never occurred to me to do anything more because the outside is, frankly, none of my business. Fortunately, Debbie has long had a love of gardening.

1 month ago | audacity.substack.com | Roxane Gay

Debbie Millman has a new book, Love Letter to a Garden, out on April 15th. Also included in the book are 10 recipes by me—a mini cookbook if you will. Join Debbie and I in conversation at Rizzoli Books (4/15) or Symphony Space (4/17) where we will be celebrating 20 years of her podcast Design Matters, and the new book. Get your tickets now for both events! AUDACIOUS BOOKCLUB HAPPENINGSOur April selection is The Dream Hotel by Leila Lailami.