Rebecca Solnit has become a singular voice in feminist writing, shaping a career out of necessary scrutiny.
Her essays and books touch on everything from female anger to mansplaining to solo walking.
We see how and why her opinions began to form.
Recollections of my Nonexistence.Credit: Trent Davis Bailey; Viking
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:What is the first thing ever that you remember writing?
In its entirety, When I grow up I will never get married.
From early in first grade, possibly my first essay, as well as my first manifesto.
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With a crayon drawing of a man saying Get married with me.
And the woman saying, No, no.
What is the last book that made you cry?
Which book is at the top of your current To-Read list?
Hes a brilliant writer, as scathing about politics as he is lyrical about the tangible world.
I also have in my backpack Ilhan Omars memoir in case I have time to blurb it.
Where do you write?
This is such a big part ofRecollections of My Nonexistence.
A platform on which I made some noise.
Some of it for women like my friend.
Which book made you a forever reader?
What is a snack you couldnt write without?
What is your favorite part ofRecollections of My Nonexistence?
What was the hardest plot point or character to write in this book?
When is it clear?
Have you made your case?
When did you lay it on too thick.
Write a movie poster tag line for your book:
They told her to shut up.
So she got louder.
