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Michelle Bowdler

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Memoir, Nonfiction, Crime

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Carson McCullers, Audre Lorde, Virginia Woolf, Grace Paley, Edna St. V ...more

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Michelle Bowdler is a the author of Is Rape a Crime? (Flatiron) which was longlisted for the 2020 National Book Award for Nonfiction, and named a Best Book for 2020 by TIME Magazine, Publishers Weekly, Book Page and the Boston Globe.

Michelle is a recipient of a 2017 Barbara Deming Memorial Award and has been a Fellow at Ragdale and MacDowell. Michelle’s writing has been published in two anthologies, the New York Times, Ms. Magazine, Psychology Today, the American Medical Association's Journal of Ethics, several literary magazines and been nominated twice for a Pushcart Prize.
Bowdler is a graduate of Brandeis University, where she studied and fell in love with literature and writing, and of the Harvard School of Public Health, where she lea ...more

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Average rating: 4.45 · 1,095 ratings · 192 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Is Rape a Crime?: A Memoir, an Investigation, and a Manifesto 4.45 avg rating — 1,095 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I cannot say enough about this book. Not only does the author tell a compelling story of loss, grief and betrayal that will touch so many hearts, but she also discusses relationships and aging in a very relatable way. I recommend it highly and will b ...more
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A stunning read! I highly recommend this book. So much to learn and so much to relate to. The book will be read for a very long time to come.
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“Victims shouldn't have to advocate that their cases be pursued; that's law enforcement's job. And the impact of their disregard is deeply felt.”
― Michelle Bowdler, Is Rape a Crime?: A Memoir, an Investigation, and a Manifesto

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