FromNew York Timesbestselling author, feminist pioneer, and cultural icon bell hooks, a timelessly necessary treatise on howpatriarchy and toxic masculinity hurts us all.

Feminist writing did not tell us about the deep inner misery of men.

Everyone needs to love and be lovedincluding men. But to know love, men must be able to look at the ways in which patriarchal culture keeps them from understanding themselves. InThe Will to Change, bell hooks provides a compassionate guide for men of all ages and identities to understand how to be in touch with their feelings, and how to express versus repress the emotions that are a fundamental part of who we are.

With trademark candor and fierce intelligence, hooks addresses the most common concerns of men, such as fear of intimacy and loss of their patriarchal place in society, in new and challenging ways.The Will to Changecreates space for men to acknowledge their traumas and healnot only for their sake, but for the sake of everyone in their lives (BuzzFeed).

bell hooks was a cultural critic, a feminist icon, and the renowned author of more than twenty books, including the enduring classicNew York TimesbestsellerAll About Love,Rock My Soul,The Will to Change,Sisters of the Yam, andWhen Angels Speak of Love. A charismatic speaker, she divided her time between teaching, writing, and lecturing around the world. She passed away in 2021.

• Publisher: Washington Square Press
• Publish Date: June 5, 2025
• Pages: 208
• Language: English
• Type: Paperback
• EAN/UPC: 9780743456081
• Dimensions: 209.6 X 134.9 X 15.2 mm | 167.8 g
• BISAC Categories: Politics, Society & Current Affairs

Author: hooks, bell

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Published on 5 June 2025 by SIMON & SCHUSTER (Washington Square Press Inc.,N.Y.) in the United States.

Paperback / softback | 208 pages
129 x 197 x 16 | 156g

Everyone needs to love and be loved – even men. But to know love, men must be able to look at the ways that patriarchal culture keeps them from knowing themselves, from being in touch with their feelings, from loving.

InThe Will to Change, bell hooks gets to the heart of the matter and shows men how to express the emotions that are a fundamental part of who they arewhatever their age, marital status, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. But toxic masculinity punishes those fundamental emotions, and its so deeply ingrained in our society that its hard for men to not complybut hooks wants to help change that.

With trademark candor and fierce intelligence, hooks addresses the most common concerns of men, such as fear of intimacy and loss of their patriarchal place in society, in new and challenging ways. She believes men can find the way to spiritual unity by getting back in touch with the emotionally open part of themselvesand lay claim to the rich and rewarding inner lives that have historically been the exclusive province of women. A brave and astonishing work,The Will to Changeis designed to help men reclaim the best part of themselves.