Marcia Gay: 5 books

In this lyrical and deeply moving memoir, one of America’s most revered actresses weaves stories of her adventures and travels with her mother, while reflecting on the beautiful spirit that persists even in the face of her mother’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Marcia Gay Harden...

My daddy is a woman now. He says he’s still the same somehow. Things are a lot different than before. He doesn’t live with us anymore. My mommy says she was very upset. It’s not something she can quickly forget. She says that she was shaken to the core, but she cannot be angry anymore. My mommy...

My daddy is a woman now. I don’t know what to say somehow. He doesn’t live with us anymore. Things were a lot different before. My mummy says she was very upset. It’s not something she will ever forget. She says that she was shaken to the core, but she cannot be bitter anymore. My mummy says...

Some people have one daddy. I have two. They say they love me through and through. My first daddy makes me laugh all the time. He pulls silly faces and likes to mime. My second daddy likes cooking a lot. That’s him in the kitchen, stirring a pot. We have meals at the table every day. They say it’s...

Waveform celebrates the role of women essayists in contemporary literature. Historically, women have been instrumental in moving the essay to center stage, and Waveform continues this rich tradition, further expanding the dynamic genre’s boundaries and testing its edges. With thirty essays by thirty...