Mary Gaitskill, author portrait
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Mary Gaitskill

Mary Gaitskill is the author of the story collections Bad Behavior, Because They Wanted To (nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award), and Don’t Cry, and the novels The Mare, Veronica (nominated for the National Book Award), and Two Girls, Fat and Thin. Her stories and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s, Artforum, and Granta, among many other journals, as well as in The Best American Short Stories and The O. Henry Prize Stories.
Two Girls, Fat and Thin
Bad Behavior
This Is Pleasure
Somebody with a Little Hammer
The Mare
Today I'm Yours
Don't Cry
Veronica

Books

Two Girls, Fat and Thin
Bad Behavior
This Is Pleasure
Somebody with a Little Hammer
The Mare
Today I'm Yours
Don't Cry
Veronica

Books for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Each May, we honor the stories, histories, and cultures of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Below is a selection of acclaimed fiction and nonfiction books by AANHPI creators to share with your students this month and throughout the year. Find our full collection of titles for Higher Education here.

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