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The Big M
11 Writers Take Back the Story of Menopause
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Lidia Yuknavitch teams up with 12 of today's sharpest writers to change the way we think about menopause. Exploring a variety of themes from freedom and mortality to sexuality and the patriarchy, The Big M is a kaleidoscope of unique perspectives on a universal experience, each...
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Description
Lidia Yuknavitch teams up with 12 of today's sharpest writers to change the way we think about menopause. Exploring a variety of themes from freedom and mortality to sexuality and the patriarchy, The Big M is a kaleidoscope of unique perspectives on a universal experience, each writer navigating the profound changes in their bodies and lives in their own ways.
At times funny, insightful, subversive, and inspiring, The Big M aims to rebrand—and reinvent—our understanding of menopause.
The Big M includes work from a diverse group of influential writers, including: Roxane Gay, Cheryl Strayed, Nguy?n Phan Qu? Mai, Reyna Grande, Joey Soloway, Nana-Ama Danqua, Gina Frangello, Monica Drake, Lan Samantha Chang, Julia Alvarez, Darcey Steinke, and Pam Houston. By including a wide range of voices and perspectives, Yuknavitch's collection ensures that every reader feels less alone with an experience that—while common—has been taboo for too long.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781538765548
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 12 March 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Grand Central Publishing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 136.0mm
Height: 208.0mm
Weight: 270g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Lidia Yuknavitch is the nationally bestselling author of the novels Thrust, The Book of Joan, The Small Backs of Children, and Dora: A Headcase, and of the memoirs Reading the Waves and The Chronology of Water. She is the recipient of two Oregon Book Awards and has been a finalist for the Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize and the PEN Center USA Creative Nonfiction Award. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
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