Redefining Realness
My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
1st Edition
Published on 4. February 2014
288 pages
978-1-4767-0914-7 (ISBN)
Description
New York Times Bestseller • Winner of the 2015 WOMEN'S WAY Book Prize • Goodreads Best of 2014 Semi-Finalist • Books for a Better Life Award Finalist • Lambda Literary Award Finalist • Time Magazine "30 Most Influential People on the Internet" • American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book
In her profound and courageous New York Times bestseller, Janet Mock establishes herself as a resounding and inspirational voice for the transgender community?and anyone fighting to define themselves on their own terms.
With unflinching honesty and moving prose, Janet Mock relays her experiences of growing up young, multiracial, poor, and trans in America, offering readers accessible language while imparting vital insight about the unique challenges and vulnerabilities of a marginalized and misunderstood population. Though undoubtedly an account of one woman's quest for self at all costs, Redefining Realness is a powerful vision of possibility and self-realization, pushing us all toward greater acceptance of one another?and of ourselves?showing as never before how to be unapologetic and real.
In her profound and courageous New York Times bestseller, Janet Mock establishes herself as a resounding and inspirational voice for the transgender community?and anyone fighting to define themselves on their own terms.
With unflinching honesty and moving prose, Janet Mock relays her experiences of growing up young, multiracial, poor, and trans in America, offering readers accessible language while imparting vital insight about the unique challenges and vulnerabilities of a marginalized and misunderstood population. Though undoubtedly an account of one woman's quest for self at all costs, Redefining Realness is a powerful vision of possibility and self-realization, pushing us all toward greater acceptance of one another?and of ourselves?showing as never before how to be unapologetic and real.
More details
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
02/2015
Atria Books
€18.50
Article not available at the moment
Person
Janet Mock is a writer, TV host, and advocate tackling stigma through storytelling. With a Master's in journalism from New York University, the Honolulu native began her career as an editor at People.com and went on to write cover stories for Marie Claire, Interview, and The Advocate as well as essays for The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Lenny. She produced HBO's The Trans List, hosts the podcast Never Before, and serves as a columnist for Allure. Called a "fearless new voice" and "trailblazing leader" who "changed my way of thinking" by Oprah Winfrey, Janet was a featured speaker at the historic Women's March on Washington. She is the author of Surpassing Certainty and the New York Times bestseller Redefining Realness. Find out more at JanetMock.com.
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Author's Note
- Introduction
- New York, 2009
- Part One
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Chapter Six
- Part Two
- Chapter Seven
- Chapter Eight
- Chapter Nine
- Chapter Ten
- Part Three
- Chapter Eleven
- Chapter Twelve
- Chapter Thirteen
- Chapter Fourteen
- Chapter Fifteen
- Chapter Sixteen
- Chapter Seventeen
- New York, 2009
- Acknowledgments
- About Janet Mock
- Copyright
