From AskMen senior editor and non-binary writer Alex Manley comes The New Masculinity: A Roadmap for a 21st-Century Definition of Manhood, a guide for escaping the shackles of toxic masculinity, unlearning what it means to be a man, and pushing back against the various ways masculinity teaches people to hurt rather than help, and to harm rather than heal. Manley charts a course for a wholly new future of the self that's neither particularly manly nor particularly masculine, but responsive, invested, and caring. Having written and edited for a men's website for seven and a half years, Manley has seen up close how angry, scared, and lonely men are, and how entrenched in a culture war they feel. This book is a guide for unlearning the habits that perpetuate that harm. There are an infinite number of ways to be a person, but to access them fully, men first need to unlearn the restrictions of modern gender roles and the ways society has taught them to shave parts of themselves off until their masculinity comes before their humanity. Freelance journalist, essayist, and AskMen contributing writer Alex Manley's guide to pushing back against the various ways masculinity harms rather than heals, unlearning what it means to "be a man," and replacing toxic masculinity with something healthier. A graduate of Concordia University's creative writing program, Alex Manley is a Montreal-based editor, translator, and award-winning writer whose work has been published by AskMen, Hazlitt, The Walrus, Vulture, Catapult, Electric Literature, Maisonneuve, THIS, and the Literary Review of Canada, among others. Sales and Market Bullets - NOT JUST FOR MEN: This book is also for women, queer people, and parents of boys who perhaps already read books about gender/sexuality and are interested in ideas around gender and masculinity in a way that mixes an assessment of what's wrong with concrete steps to help fix things. - CULTURAL HOT-BUTTON TOPIC: In the age of #MeToo, The New Masculinity addresses the hot-button topic of toxic masculinity. Audience - Men who are interested in self-help, self-improvement, and therapy - Readers interested in topics such as gender and sexuality - Parents of boys - Readers of How to Date Men When You Hate Men

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