Melissa Febos

Melissa Febos is the author of five books, including Girlhood, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism, and the memoir The Dry Season.
Objects of Desire

My Face

When I look in the bathroom mirror, I see my past and future selves
Melissa Febos
December 10, 2024
A woman at the beach with a watermelon
Essays

The Wild, Sublime Body

Learning how to be human
Melissa Febos
March 10, 2021