And she reads plenty of just-released books, and even reviews them on Goodreads.
And it's not like Gay doesn't indulge in pop culture: She watches The Bachelorette weekly and writes about it for Marie Claire. Plus, she’s a professor at Purdue University. And she has a slew of other publishing projects coming down the pipeline. After all, not only has Gay just released Hunger, one of the most profoundly personal and impactful memoirs we’ve ever read, but she also came out with Difficult Women, a collection of short stories, earlier this year. But then, just about anyone would seem like they're not doing enough compared to the prolific writer. It’s easy to feel like you’re seriously slacking if you compare yourself to Roxane Gay.