Face: One Square Foot of Skin by Justine Bateman (English) Paperback Book

Description: Face by Justine Bateman Writer/director/producer Justine Bateman examines the aggressive ways that society reacts to the aging of womens faces. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "In her superb new book, Face: One Square Foot of Skin, Bateman invites us to intimately explore the fears that lead women to alter their faces to erase the signs of aging." -Los Angeles Review of Books "Through a selection of short stories, [Bateman] examines just how complicated it is for women to get older, both in and out of the spotlight." -Glamour Face is a book of fictional vignettes that examines the fear and vestigial evolutionary habits that have caused women and men to cultivate the imagined reality that older womens faces are unattractive, undesirable, and something to be "fixed." Based on "older face" experiences of the author, Justine Bateman, and those of dozens of women and men she interviewed, the book presents the reader with the many root causes for societys often negative attitudes toward womens older faces. In doing so, Bateman rejects those ingrained assumptions about the necessity of fixing older womens faces, suggesting that we move on from judging someones worth based on the condition of her face. With impassioned prose and a laser-sharp eye, Bateman argues that a womans confidence should grow as she ages, not be destroyed by societys misled attitude about that one square foot of skin. Author Biography Justine Bateman is a writer/director/producer with an impressive, decades-long résumé in film and TV that includes a Golden Globe nomination and two Emmy nominations. Bateman wrote and produced her directorial film short debut, Five Minutes, which premiered at the 2017 Toronto Film Festival and was chosen by seven more festivals, including the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. Violet, Batemans critically acclaimed directorial feature film debut of her own script, stars Olivia Munn, Luke Bracey, and Justin Theroux, and was an official selection at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival and the 2021 Toronto Film Festival. Her best-selling first book, Fame: The Hijacking of Reality, was published in 2018 by Akashic. Review In her superb new book, Face: One Square Foot of Skin, Bateman invites us to intimately explore the fears that lead women to alter their faces to erase the signs of aging.-- "Los Angeles Review of Books"Recent months have also seen a number of celebrities and other public figures speak out about embracing older skin. For example, in Face: One Square Foot of Skin . . . Justine Bateman explores womens relationships to their wrinkles . . . [Batemans] message to readers is that they can interrogate these fears rather than feeling they have to alter their appearance to please someone else.-- "Vox"With her new book Face: One Square Foot of Skin, Justine Bateman . . . is trying to push back against the notion that womens faces are broken and need to be fixed . . . The book is a meditation on womens faces, and the cultural pressure to be ashamed and apologetic that their faces had aged naturally.-- "New York Times" Long Description Face is a book of fictional vignettes that examines the fear and vestigial evolutionary habits that have caused women and men to cultivate the imagined reality that older womens faces are unattractive, undesirable, and something to be fixed. Based on "older face" experiences of the author, Justine Bateman, and those of dozens of women and men she interviewed, the book presents the reader with the many root causes for societys often negative attitudes toward womens older faces. In doing so, Bateman rejects those ingrained assumptions about the necessity of fixing older womens faces, suggesting that we move on from judging someones worth based on the condition of her face. With impassioned prose and a laser-sharp eye, Bateman argues that a womans confidence should grow as she ages, not be destroyed by societys misled attitude about that one square foot of skin. Review Quote "[Bateman] studies the topic of women and aging in her new book Face: One Square Foot of Skin." --People "The actor and author of Face: One Square Foot of Skin wants to push back against the ubiquity of plastic surgery." --Vanity Fair "Through a selection of short stories, [Bateman] examines just how complicated it is for women to get older, both in and out of the spotlight." --Glamour "[Bateman is] putting an inspiring spin on aging by celebrating her face just as it is. Leaving us with an inspired State of Mind!" --Maria Schrivers Sunday Paper "Bateman asks, what if we just rejected the idea that older faces need fixing. What if we ignored all the clanging bells that remind women every day on every platform that we are in some kind of endless battle with aging." --TIME "[Bateman] argues that American society has long equated the signs of aging on a womans face with unattractiveness. But she also asserts that women need not participate in such prejudice by accepting and internalizing it." --AARP "Face: One Square Foot of Skin [is] a creative nonfiction tome about the ways society responds to women as they age . . . [Bateman] said she was compelled to take a deeper look at the unfair expectations placed on women, particularly women in the public eye like her, as they grow older." --Hollywood Reporter "Right on, Justine Bateman. Thanks for helping us embrace our faces just as they are." --Upworthy "Brave, brilliant, and unflinchingly honest, Justine is that writer you trust because she goes after every subject with a warriors focus, and throws herself to the lions while shes at it. It doesnt hurt that shes a gorgeous woman who hasnt tried to erase an ounce of history from her face. I love the way she thinks, and am amazed at the many sublayers she manages to excavate while everyone else is scratching the surface." --Mary-Louise Parker, author of Dear Mr. You "[Bateman] recounts her own experiences and interviews more than 20 other individuals to present a series of fictional vignettes that argue that womens aging faces should be viewed as beautiful--the proof of complex lives well lived." --Alta Journal "A much-needed viewpoint on an important and seemingly universal issue." --Manhattan Book Review Description for Sales People The hardcover edition of Face received glowing coverage in: TIME, Vanity Fair, Los Angeles Times, Japan Vogue, New York Times, People, W, Glamour, Hollywood Reporter, Kirkus Reviews (starred review), and many more The hardcover edition sold out its first printing within the first week of its publication and was rushed into a reprint To promote the book, Bateman appeared on the TODAY Show, The Drew Barrymore Show, Entertainment Tonight, Dennis Miller + One, The Dr. Oz Show, ET Canada, and Yahoo! Life. Bateman received well over 1,000 Twitter comments, Instagram DMs, Instagram stories, and emails from women (and men) telling her about how the book had positively impacted their lives. Women from the US, Australia, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Spain and more expressed relief at the idea that theres nothing wrong with their faces Due to the overwhelming response, Bateman is planning a film based around Face. Justine Bateman was one of the stars on the hugely popular 1980s TV sitcom, Family Ties (with Michael J. Fox, etc.) At its height, roughly 62 million people tuned in weekly to watch Family Ties. 10,000-copy paperback print run For Batemans previous book, Fame, Bateman appeared on national mainstream TV (Megyn Kelly Today), radio (KCRW, CBC, KPFA, Studio 360), and the book was widely reviewed in publications such as People magazine, New York Times, Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly, etc. Bateman was nominated for two best supporting actress Emmys and a Golden Globe for her role on Family Ties Bateman has been active in film and TV for over thirty years as an actress, director, producer, and writer Bateman has a BA in Digital Media Management and Computer Science from UCLA Batemans directorial feature film debut of her own script, Violet, was an official selection at the 2020 SXSW Film Festival Details ISBN1636140335 Short Title Face Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1636140335 ISBN-13 9781636140339 Format Paperback Subtitle One Square Foot of Skin Author Justine Bateman Pages 272 Publisher Akashic Books,U.S. Imprint Akashic Books,U.S. Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2022-10-13 NZ Release Date 2022-10-13 US Release Date 2022-10-13 UK Release Date 2022-10-13 DEWEY 813.6 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-09-12 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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