In an interview, 'Orange Is the New Black' star Laverne Cox discusses transgender women's struggle for inclusion in the feminist movement. Brenna Clarke Gray traces the feminist roots of fandom. Alida Nugent writes about growing up biracial and not fitting the standard of beauty at her suburban New York high school, where the most popular girl had a dainty nose 'that looked like it belonged on an elf.' Kaye Mirza chronicles the process of claiming her identity as both a feminist and as a Muslim. To say the book covers feminist 'issues' is accurate but doesn't convey the distinctive, personal feel of each piece. The moments link together to form a portrait of relationships that are believably fraught with secrets and unspoken emotion, yet, at their core, caring and not so easily broken.

Nina LaCour allows Marin's story space to develop meaningfully, infusing everyday actions, such as making ramen or warming up after venturing out into the cold, with quiet intensity. I don't know what I will do with my face: if I will be able to smile or even if I should.' With Mabel comes the possibility that Marin will finally have to face memories of home, memories she has tried her best to keep '(locked in) their cages.'Īlternating between scenes of the present - in which a snowstorm further emphasizes the sense of inevitable, albeit affectionate, confrontation - and flashbacks to the previous spring, before Marin leaves home in San Francisco for school, 'We Are Okay' unfolds at a pace that is meditative but never stagnant. 'I don't even know how I will form the word hello.

Alone in her dorm, she awaits a visit from her estranged best friend and former lover, Mabel. All the other students have gone home for the holidays, but Marin remains. This exquisitely rendered novel about loneliness, grief and healing takes place during winter break at narrator Marin's small college in New York's Hudson Valley.

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