“Literary Philanthropy Project” Presents: AN EVENING WITH ROXANE GAY Featuring Her NY Times Bestselling Book Hunger

Friday, March 23 Mechanics Hall Worcester, MA Words like “courage,” “humor,” and “smart” are Doors open at 6:00 p.m. frequently deployed when describing Roxane. Her Program starts at 7:00 p.m. collection of essays, Bad Feminist, is universally considered the quintessential exploration of modern . NPR named it one of the best books of the Tickets: year and Salon declared the book “trailblazing.” Her powerful debut novel, An Untamed State, was long $25 - General Admission listed for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize. In $100 - Includes Reception 2017, Roxane released her highly anticipated memoir, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, as well as a collection of short stories titled Difficult Women. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.QCC.edu/roxane-gay Roxane is a contributing op-ed writer for . She recently became the first black woman Sponsored by Quinsigamond Community to ever write for Marvel, writing a comic series in College School of Humanities and Education. the Black Panther universe called World of Wakanda. All proceeds benefit merit and need-based Roxane fronts a small army of avid fans on social scholarships for QCC students media and when she finds the time, she dominates the occasional Scrabble tournament. Persons in need of accommodations for this event should contact June Vo at 508.854.4235 before March 13, 2018 (508.502.7647–Video Phone) Roxane’s speaking topics include: • Feminism and • Sexuality and trans- gender equality gendered rights • Racial bias in the • Body Image media • Sexual Assault