Author

Melissa Febos

4 books

Melissa Febos is an American writer and professor. She is the author of the memoirs Whip Smart (2010) and The Dry Season (2025) and the essay collections Abandon Me (2017), Girlhood (2021), and Body Work (2022).

Books by Melissa Febos

Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative
Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative
2022
 Girlhood
Girlhood
2021
 Abandon Me: Memoirs
Abandon Me: Memoirs
2017
 Whip Smart: A Memoir
Whip Smart: A Memoir
2010

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