LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST • A “vivid, thoughtful and nuanced collection of essays” (Associated Press) that treats women’s friendships as the love stories they truly are, from the critically acclaimed author of Negative Space“A tender, unswerving homage to her found family, but also an insightful study of friendship as identity-crafting.”—ElleLilly Dancyger always thought of her closest friendships as great loves, comp...

A memoir from the editor of Burn It Down: Women Writing About Anger, Negative Space explores Dancyger’s own anger, grief, and artistic inheritance as she sets out to illuminate the darkness her father hid from her, as well as her own.Despite her parents’ struggles with addiction, Lilly Dancyger always thought of her childhood as a happy one. But what happens when a journalist interrogates her own rosy memories to reveal the instability around the edges?Dan...

LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST • A “vivid, thoughtful and nuanced collection of essays” (Associated Press) that treats women’s friendships as the love stories they truly are, from the critically acclaimed author of Negative Space“A tender, unswerving homage to her found family, but also an insightful study of friendship as identity-crafting.”—ElleLilly Dancyger always thought of her closest friendships as great loves, comp...

A rich, nuanced exploration of women's anger from a diverse group of writersWomen 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, twen...