AUTHOR, SPEAKER, AND TEACHER
A MS. MAGAZINE MOST ANTICIPATED FEMINIST BOOK OF 2026
FINALIST - 2026 GOLDEN POPPY AWARD FOR NONFICTION
“Electrifying.... Startlingly clear-eyed.... Stunning in scope.... Revelatory.... ” — Shelf Awareness
"Searing…. Nolan’s lyrical prose and sharp observations make for exhilarating reading." — Booklist (starred review)
“Ever since I first read [Savala’s] words, I have rolled them around. I have whispered them. I have typed them out. I have tried to figure out how to get from where I am, overly invested in 'being good,' to where she is, refusing to be good, refusing to perform goodness, as a matter of survival." — Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist
“Savala Nolan’s Good Woman is a stone cold, knock-out punch delivered with the caress of a silk glove. This book will change you.” — Brittany Cooper, author of Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpowerource
“[Savala Nolan] thinks boldly and writes with exhilarating passion. Whatever the subject – gender, sex, race, class, art, politics—she disrupts piety and honors complexity. These are smart and daring essays to learn from and revel in.” — Margo Jefferson, author of Negroland and Constructing a Nervous System
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