“There are so many barriers and so many gates,” Gay said in an interview with the New York Times. Throughout her career, Gay has made a point to advocate for underrepresented groups, and her imprint aims to amplify queer, feminist, and other underrepresented writers who might not have access to the industry. The imprint will publish three books per year, and for now, will accept agented and un-agented submissions, including fiction, nonfiction, and memoirs. Exciting news if you’re sitting on a debut novel manuscript (or just like to read): Best-selling author Roxane Gay announced this morning that she is launching her own publishing imprint, Roxane Gay Books, in partnership with Grove Atlantic and her editor, Amy Hundley.
