Her newsletter, The Audacity, walks the line between a book lover’s dream and a feminist press haven, covering everything from the latest fiction release to the fragility of the human race. Her most recent piece, posted last year, tackled the strangling hope that last year’s wave of Black Lives Matter protests brought her and many others. In addition to being an absolute riot on Twitter, with rich and hilarious commentary, Gay contributes to The New York Times op-ed section. Gay approaches topics even she’s said she’d rather avoid, such as her body and experience with sexual assault at a young age, with grace that many of us can’t muster when filling out a birthday card.
