Evette Dionne

Evette Dionne is an American culture writer. She is the author of two books: Fat Girls Deserve Fairy Tales Too (Seal Press, 2019) and Lifting As We Climb (Viking, 2020). Dionne is the editor-in-chief of Bitch.[1][2]

Career

Dionne is a culture writer whose work centers Black feminism and current events.[3][4] Her commentary has been cited in several outlets on topics such as Toni Morrison[5] and gynecological health.[1][6] She is a contributing writer to the books Burn It Down (2019) and Can We All Be Feminists?: New Writing From Brit Bennett, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and 15 Others On Intersectionality, Identity, and the Way Forward for Feminism (2018).[7][8]

Dionne published her first book, Fat Girls Deserve Fairy Tales Too: Living Hopefully On the Other Side of Skinny, in 2019 under Seal Press.

Her second nonfiction book, Lifting As We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box, was published by Viking Books and released on April 21, 2020.[2] It was written for a middle grade audience. The book received positive critical reception. In a starred review for the School Library Journal, Susan Catlett called it a "must-purchase."[9] Kirkus Reviews referred to the book as "A lively and critical addition as the United States commemorates the centennial of women’s suffrage."[10]

She was named editor-in-chief of Bitch in 2018.[3]

Works
  • Fat Girls Deserve Fairy Tales Too (2019, Seal Press; ISBN 9781580059268)
  • Lifting As We Climb (2020, Viking; ISBN 978-0-451-48154-2)

References
  1. Lee, Dr Danielle N. (2016-07-22). "Will Black People Ever Trust Clinical Trials?". EBONY. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  2. "Lifting as We Climb by Evette Dionne". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  3. Ryan, Ella Cerón, Lisa (2018-12-19). "7 Women on What A League of Their Own Meant to Them". The Cut. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  4. Groth, Leah (2018-11-14). "This Viral Twitter Rant Reveals Why Women Shouldn't Blindly Trust Their Doctors". Prevention. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  5. Drell, Cady (2019-08-06). "The Literary Community Reacts to Toni Morrison's Death". Marie Claire. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  6. "The Complicated Part of Kobe Bryant's History". NowThis News. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  7. Burn It Down. ISBN 978-1-58005-893-3.
  8. Eric-Udorie, June (2018-09-25). Can We All Be Feminists?: New Writing from Brit Bennett, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and 15 Others on Intersectionality, Identity, and the Way Forward for Feminism. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-525-50435-1.
  9. Evette, Dionne. "Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  10. LIFTING AS WE CLIMB | Kirkus Reviews.
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