This year saw the release of her first novel, An Untamed State (Grove Atlantic, 2014) which garnered strong reviews. Her work appears everywhere, including The Guardian, Twelve Stories, XO Jane, Salon, and The Rumpus (where she is also the essays editor). Roxane Gay: On Messiness, Not Belonging, and What Being Queer Taught Her About Being a (Bad) Feministįrom covering pop culture, to writing beautifully crafted short stories Roxane Gay has long been a prolific online presence.