Books

Porochista Khakpour, an Iranian American writer, poses in a patterned shirt in front of a patterned background

Her Own Terms: “Brown Album” is Porochista Khakpour’s Ode to the Others of Society

by Reina Sultan
May 12, 2020 at 12:02pm
“Brown Album” clarifies who Porochista Khakpour considers her audience to be: those who have been othered in the United States of America. Read more »
a white woman sits outside on a log reading a book

BitchReads: 13 Books Feminists Should Read in May

by Evette Dionne
May 11, 2020 at 1:18pm
It’s difficult to focus on anything, including pop culture, given that we’re in the midst of a life-altering pandemic—and that’s perfectly okay. Read more »
Edward, a very white vampire, leans down to Bella as he saves her from being hit by a car.

More Than Nostalgia: “Twilight” Lovers Are Cautiously Optimistic about “Midnight Sun”

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
May 7, 2020 at 2:50pm
Twilight is not a perfect series. Read more »
a pink and white cartoon illustration from There’s No Manual of a woman holding up a baby

Two Funny Moms Get Real about the Goriness of Having a Baby

by Dara Mathis
May 5, 2020 at 9:00am
“There’s No Manual” informs without scaremongering and advises without judging Read more »
Amy Roost, a white woman with short, curly hair, poses in a white shirt

Incinerating Injustice: Women Are Rightfully Furious Under Trump

by Evette Dionne
April 30, 2020 at 10:42am
All roads lead back to empathy. Read more »
Author George M. Johnson wears a gray sweatshirt and offers a small smile to the camera.

“All Boys Aren’t Blue” Offers Hope and Trust to Young Queer Black Readers

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
April 28, 2020 at 11:19am
George M. Johnson has crafted an intimate community of Black queer readers. Read more »
mixed media painting featuring a black and white shirtless portrait of Danez Smith and black and white shirtless portrait of author George M Johnson surrounded by colorful patterns, strokes, and color blocks

Intimate Access: Danez Smith on Poetry as Purpose, Thriving with HIV, and Blackness as Home

by George M. Johnson
April 28, 2020 at 9:00am
Blackness is everything to me. Read more »
two books: Layoverland, a blue cover that features an illustration of a hotel in the sky, and How to Survive Death and Other inconveniences, a red book cover that features a Barbie buried in sand, are overlayed

(No) Escape Zone: Two Authors Bring Us to Terms with Our Mortality

by Evette Dionne
April 27, 2020 at 10:32am
The more we’re encouraged to talk to one another about death, the less scary and anxiety-inducing it is. Read more »
Sarah Kendzior, a white woman with shoulder-length blond hair, smiles at the camera

Power Lies: Sarah Kendzior on the America That Made Donald Trump Possible

by Andi Zeisler
April 22, 2020 at 11:00am
“Anyone could have found the things I found, and could have put them together.” Read more »
Robin Ha, a Korean author, smiles for the camera while posing in front of a wall of flowers

Immigration as Inspiration: Who Gets to Be an All-American Girl?

by Hannah Bae
April 21, 2020 at 10:00am
It’s very hard for people who are not immigrants to really understand what it’s like to move to a place where you don’t speak the language and how hard it is to find a home. Read more »

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Mock & Awe: Janet Mock on Truth-Telling, Community Building, and Writing the Story She Had Been Waiting for Her Whole Life

Janet Mock, a transgender Hawaiian woman with curly, brown hair, smiles
by Tina Vasquez
Spring 2014 • Maps & Legends
“Redefining Realness” is written with astounding honesty and heart. Read more »

Eat, Pray, Spend: Priv-Lit and the New, Enlightened American Dream

Elizabeth Gilbert, a white woman wearing a navy blue jumpsuit, leans forward and holds hand with and Oprah Winfrey, a Black woman wearing a gray cardigan and jeans
by Joshunda Sanders
Summer 2010 • Action
Even as reports on joblessness, economic recovery, and home foreclosures suggest that no one is immune to risk during this recession, the popularity of women’s wellness media has persisted and, indeed, grown stronger.  Read more »

Hot Under the Bonnet: The Cooptation of Amish Culture in Mass-Market Fiction

a blue and white illustration of a woman in Amish attire standing next to a fan and a chicken
by Audrey deCoursey
Spring 2014 • Maps & Legends
Dubbed “Amish romance novels,” “Amish fiction,” or the more waggish “bonnet rippers,” these novels just one entry point into the varying images of Amish communities in U.S. popular culture. Read more »

A Look at How Media Writes Women of Color

by Victoria Law
November 17, 2014 at 5:07pm
Nearly every Saturday morning, feminists of color hold Twitter discussions taking a deeper look at issues, such as gender violence. It’s the... Read more »