I had never read anything like it in my life. I remember reading one my favorite stories of hers out loud to an ex while he listened obligingly. I remember reading her stark personal essays for The Rumpus. I remember requesting to follow her on Twitter and the elation I felt after receiving her approval. Within the past few months, she’s garnered acclaim for her intense novel, An Untamed State, and her collection of essays, Bad Feminist. These are just the facts. For one thing, she’s incredibly prolific. A reading list could never do author Roxane Gay justice.