Danielle Bainbridge

Danielle Bainbridge is Assistant Professor of Theatre, Black Studies, and Performance Studies at Northwestern University. Her first academic book, Currencies of Cruelty: Slavery, Freak Shows, and the Performance Archive, is forthcoming in 2025 from NYU Press. Her first memoir, Dandelion: A Memoir in Essays, is forthcoming from Jaded Ibis Press in 2025, where it was the winner of the inaugural Uplift Voices Nonfiction Prize. Danielle has received scholarships and residencies from Tin House, the Adirondack Center for Writing, and the Banff Centre in Canada. Her web series and media work have been nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards and one NAACP Image Award. She lives and loves in Chicago with her partner and two naughty cats.

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Dandelion: A Memoir in Essays is a profoundly personal exploration of the complex intersections of race, gender, queerness, and mental health. Through a collection of essays, poetry, and reflections tumbling back and forth through time, Danielle struggles to navigate the precarious balancing act of Blackness and societal pressures, chronic illness and resilience. Dandelion invites readers into a raw, no-holds-barred emotional journey, offering a unique, kaleidoscopic perspective rarely seen in mainstream media.

Dandelion: A Memoir in Essays is coming soon in 2025!

Danielle Bainbridge

PUBLICATION BY JADED IBIS PRESS

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