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Susan Gubar

Susan Gubar is an acclaimed memoirist and literary critic. Together with Sandra M. Gilbert, she was awarded the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Book Critics Circle. A Distinguished Professor Emerita of English at Indiana University, she lives in Bloomington.

Susan Gubar

Susan Gubar is an acclaimed memoirist and literary critic. Together with Sandra M. Gilbert, she was awarded the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Book Critics Circle. A Distinguished Professor Emerita of English at Indiana University, she lives in Bloomington.

Awards

Commended — New York Times Notable Selection, 2012

Books by Susan Gubar

  • True Confessions: Feminist Professors Tell Stories Out of School

    Susan Gubar

    Hardback, 2011

    Twenty-seven pioneering thinkers share their discovery of and commitment to feminism in this essential collection.
  • Memoir of a Debulked Woman: Enduring Ovarian Cancer

    Susan Gubar

    Hardback, 2012

    A 2012 New York Times Book Review Notable Book

    In this moving memoir, a renowned feminist scholar explores the physical and psychological ordeal of living with ovarian cancer.
  • Memoir of a Debulked Woman: Enduring Ovarian Cancer

    Susan Gubar

    Paperback, 2013

    A 2012 New York Times Book Review Notable Book

    "Staggering, searing…Ms. Gubar deserves the highest admiration for her bravery and honesty." —New York Times
  • Judas: A Biography

    Susan Gubar

    Paperback, 2010

    "Judas is a dark journey through the murderousness of Christian Anti-Semitism, culminating in the mass slaughter of more than a and their associated European butchers. Lucid, study is close to...
  • Late-Life Love: A Memoir

    Susan Gubar

    Paperback, 2020

    During a difficult year, acclaimed writer Susan Gubar celebrates her lasting partnership and the reciprocity of lovers in later life.
  • Judas: A Biography

    Susan Gubar

    E Book, 2009

    "Judas is a dark journey through the murderousness of Christian Anti-Semitism, culminating in the mass slaughter of more than a and their associated European butchers. Lucid, study is close to...
  • True Confessions: Feminist Professors Tell Stories Out of School

    Susan Gubar

    E Book, 2011

    Twenty-seven pioneering thinkers share their discovery of and commitment to feminism in this essential collection.
  • Memoir of a Debulked Woman: Enduring Ovarian Cancer

    Susan Gubar

    E Book, 2012

    A 2012 New York Times Book Review Notable Book

    "Staggering, searing…Ms. Gubar deserves the highest admiration for her bravery and honesty." —New York Times
  • Late-Life Love: A Memoir

    Susan Gubar

    E Book, 2018

    “Winning [and] intelligent. . . . [An] impressive, often heartening addition to the literature of aging.” — Heller McAlpin, Wall Street Journal
  • Grand Finales: The Creative Longevity of Women Artists

    Susan Gubar

    Hardback, 2025

    A formidable literary critic explores how nine women artists flourished creatively in their final acts