I’m Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya

Available at West Vancouver Memorial Library in Book, eBook, Kindle, and eAudiobook formats.

"She used to get spit on at the bus stop — now she's fighting back with a new book"

"The book is slim at just under 96 pages but impressively well-rounded, reading as diary writings with intimate reflections on Shraya’s complicated relationship with men, or rather masculinity."

"Vivek Shraya on Vulnerability as a Tool for Transformation"

"Reading Guide From I'm Afraid of Men"

"At 85 pages, Vivek Shraya’s nonfiction bestseller I’m Afraid of Men has been called 'slim.'"

CBC, 16:27 minute interview. "Throughout her life she's endured acts of cruelty and aggression for being too feminine as a boy and not feminine enough as a girl."

"Vivek Shraya’s I’m Afraid of Men a powerful look at how words hurt"

Author's Website. "Ivek Shraya is an artist whose body of work crosses the boundaries of music, literature, visual art, theatre, and film."