bell hooks is the author of many books on feminism, black women''s experience, relationships, and political change. She lives in New York City and has taught at Yale and Oberlin College.

bell hooks is the author of numerous critically acclaimed and influential books on the politics of race, gender, class, and culture. Celebrated as one of America''s leading public intellectuals by The Atlantic Monthly, as well as one of Utne Reader?s ?100 Visionaries Who Could Change Your Life,? she is a charismatic speaker who divides her time among teaching, writing, and lecturing around the world.