Books

Female Trouble: Why Daphne Du Maurier’s “Rebecca” Still Possesses our Imaginations

Lily James plays Mrs. de Winter, a woman with shoulder-length blond hair looking over her shoulder, in Rebecca
by Kerensa Cadenas
October 21, 2020 at 9:37am
What makes Daphne du Maurier’s prose feel fresh and unique to this day is just how real it is in capturing the way women observe.
A collage of two books, one middle grade, and one adult, about sexual violence.

“True Story” and “Fighting Words” Extend the Legacy of “Speak”

by Emily Cataneo
August 19, 2020 at 11:36am
Twenty-one years later, we’re still telling similar stories to Speak—and yes, 21 years later, we still need them. Read more »
Tomboyland author Melissa Faliveno, who is white with short, dark hair and glasses.

Meat and Potatoes: In “Tomboyland,” Melissa Faliveno Asks Who Can Explore Queerness

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
August 18, 2020 at 11:55am
Given Faliveno’s commitment to honesty, there isn’t a moment in Tomboyland that feels chastising or heavy-handed. Read more »
Kendra Atleework, a white woman with red hair, stands outside, seemingly in the desert

“Miracle Country” Is a New Kind of Climate Change Memoir

by Izzie Ramirez
August 14, 2020 at 12:41pm
Miracle Country shines in the moments when Atleework dives deep into her own thoughts and feelings. Read more »
The cover of I Kissed Alice by Anna Birch, which shows two girls, one short with light curly hair, and one tall and slim with a preppy aesthetic and dark hair, with panels from a graphic novel above.

In “I Kissed Alice,” A Fanfiction Romance Blossoms Offline

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
August 13, 2020 at 10:08am
Rhodes and Iliana find freedom in each other. Read more »
Alisson Wood, a white author with brown hair, sits down on a bench

Alisson Wood Reclaims Her Power in “Being Lolita”

by Evette Dionne
August 11, 2020 at 10:00am
“My voice is my power, and I’m now able to share this with other women and make them feel like they’re not alone.” Read more »
Kate Stayman-London, a white woman with short, brown hair, looks at the camera over her shoulder

A New Fairy Tale: “One to Watch” Imagines a Fat Bachelorette

by Evette Dionne
August 7, 2020 at 9:00am
Kate Stayman-London beautifully pulls back the curtain on what fat women in particular endure, not only when attempting to find love, but also in simply existing. Read more »
Seyward Darby, a white woman with short, brown hair, stands outside wearing a blue, button-down shirt

Valorizing Purity: What White Women Gain from Racial Hatred

by Evette Dionne
August 4, 2020 at 9:00am
Women have often been written out of the history of hate and related phenomena. Read more »
Shirley Jackson, a white woman with her blond hair in a bun and wearing glasses, looks downward in front of a yellow background

Haunted Housewife: The Horror—and the Humor—of Shirley Jackson

by Trimble
July 29, 2020 at 1:30pm
As both writer and housewife, she embodied identities that were incompatible according to the norms of her time. Read more »
A child reads a book.

Trauma or Tragedy: Disability Representation in Children’s Books Has a Long Way to Go

by Alaina Leary
July 21, 2020 at 12:22pm
It isn’t easy to find a children’s book or young adult novel that accurately depicts disability. Read more »
Leslie Kern, a white woman with short, brown hair, poses in front of a book case in a blue cardigan

Woman-Made World: Inside the Inevitable Rise of the Feminist City

by Nicole Froio
July 21, 2020 at 9:00am
There are ways to transform the city that would advance the liberation of women and marginalized people. Read more »

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by Victoria Law
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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
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“Redefining Realness” is written with astounding honesty and heart. Read more »

Know & Tell: The Literary Renaissance of Trans Women Writers

by Katherine Cross
Winter 2015 • (Re)Vision
For so long, the people who wrote about us were not us. Finally, that is beginning to change. Read more »