Rebecca Traister - All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation

Author of the groundbreaking Big Girls Don’t Cry, an acclaimed look at women’s roles in the 2008 elections, Traister has focused on women in the media, politics, and entertainment for a wide range of publications, including The Nation, The New Republic, The Washington Post, and others; she’s also a writer at large for New York Magazine and a contributing editor at Elle. In her second book she depicts contemporary American life—including issues of class, race, and sexual orientation—through the lens of the single American woman, while observing shifting demographics.