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Dear Lane: “How To Be Alone” is Vulnerable, Funny, and Profoundly Healing

a white woman with shoulder-length blonde hair and red lipstick wearing a black t-shirt
by Joshunda Sanders
November 5, 2018 at 2:28pm
How To Be Alone gave me closure for trauma.
Nnedi Okorafor

After Wakanda: 5 Black Sci-Fi Writers You Should Know

by Victoria Law
February 26, 2018 at 11:52am
A short list of great Black authors who can introduce you to Black speculative-fiction. Read more »
Pat Parker and Audre Lorde

What Is a Sister?: Audre Lorde and Pat Parker’s Letters Are a Balm for the Soul

by Dianca London Potts
February 19, 2018 at 10:16am
The friendship that these feminist poets shared was intentional, deep, and illuminating. Read more »
Tayari Jones

Personal-Political Tension: “An American Marriage” Shows How Black Love Survives Injustice

by Tajja Isen
February 6, 2018 at 12:05pm
Exploring a massive crisis through the prism of the personal is a vital tradition of Black thought. Read more »
Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot

Opening Wounds: “Heart Berries” Is the Coming of Age Manifesto for Native American Girls

by Abaki Beck
February 5, 2018 at 1:00pm
Terese Marie Mailhot is helping American Indian women navigate pain, anger, and mental illness. Read more »
covers of vintage romance novels

For the Love of Independence: Romance Authors Are Literature’s Unsung Heroines

by s.e. smith
February 5, 2018 at 11:07am
Women working for themselves while changing the culture of romance is explicitly feminist. Read more »
The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self Love by Sonya Renee Taylor

BitchReads: 17 Books Feminists Should Read In February

by Evette Dionne
January 31, 2018 at 3:32pm
The first six months of 2018 are full of great books. Read more »
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

Love Is Not Colorblind: “The Wedding Date” Deals Directly With Race

by Evette Dionne
January 30, 2018 at 12:36pm
Alexa’s vocal and forward about how her Black womanhood shapes her intimate relationships. Read more »
The cover of Dumplin' by Julie Murphy

Expanding Our Imagination: 9 Novels That Show Fat People Themselves

by Evette Dionne
January 29, 2018 at 11:36am
Some books show fat people themselves—good, bad, fatphobia, insecurities, and triumphs included Read more »
Jasmine Guillory, author of The Wedding Date

Revolution In Romance: Jasmine Guillory Gives Black Women the Book We’ve Been Waiting For

by Evette Dionne
January 25, 2018 at 8:00am
Jasmine Guillory might be the author who revitalizes romance novels. Read more »
Ijeoma Oluo

Writing for Black Women: Ijeoma Oluo Is Still Speaking Truth to Power

by Evette Dionne
January 18, 2018 at 12:39pm
Everyday, no matter what I write, I’m still writing for Black women, more than anyone else. Read more »

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Demanding the Impossible: Walidah Imarisha Talks About Science Fiction and Social Change

by Kristian Williams
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Before she was a poet, journalist, documentary filmmaker, anti-prison activist, and college instructor, Walidah Imarisha was fascinated... 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 »

A Look at How Media Writes Women of Color

by Victoria Law
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