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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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BitchReads Giveaway: 12 Free Books For You and Your Friends

by Evette Dionne
January 17, 2018 at 12:37pm
Nothing beats free books. Read more »
Red Clocks by Leni Zumas

White Dystopias: “Red Clocks” Ignores Marginalized Communities

by s.e. smith
January 16, 2018 at 9:37am
Red Clocks leaves a lot to be desired. Read more »
Halsey Street by Naima Coster

Changing Home: “Halsey Street” Uses Gentrification As a Metaphor For Broken Relationships

by Evette Dionne
January 4, 2018 at 10:15am
Does improving an area come at the expense of its people? Read more »
Brass by Xhenet Aliu

BitchReads: 13 Books You Must Read In January

by Evette Dionne
January 2, 2018 at 11:53am
Welcome to the first BitchReads of 2018! Read more »
Porochista Khakpour on the cover of Sick: A Memoir

BitchReads: The 30 Most Anticipated Nonfiction Books of 2018

by Evette Dionne
December 28, 2017 at 11:38am
Nonfiction deepens our understanding of the human experience.  Read more »
Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli book cover

BitchReads: 25 Fiction Books You Must Read In 2018

by Evette Dionne
December 27, 2017 at 1:37pm
Fiction is needed now more than ever. Read more »
The Promise of Patriarchy book cover

BitchReads: The Best Black Women’s History Books of 2017

by Evette Dionne
December 19, 2017 at 11:35am
Female and nonbinary historians, scholars, and writers are pushing Black women’s stories into the canon.  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

by Tina Vasquez
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"Redefining Realness" is written with astounding honesty and heart. Read more »

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

by Kristian Williams
April 13, 2015 at 2:23pm
Before she was a poet, journalist, documentary filmmaker, anti-prison activist, and college instructor, Walidah Imarisha was fascinated... Read more »

Black Girls Hunger for Heroes, Too: A Black Feminist Conversation on Fantasy Fiction for Teens

by Zetta Elliott
December 17, 2013 at 3:19pm
What happens when two great black women fiction writers get together to talk about race in young adult literature? That's exactly what happens... 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 »