Books
Rebekah Weatherspoon Is the Queen of Erotic Romance
If you want to read romances with a bit more erotic heat to them, look no further than Rebekah Weatherspoon.
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BitchReads: 17 Books Feminists Should Read in July
This BitchReads list is curated to encourage everyone to find the small joys, including books, that will help us through this trying time.
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Unabashed Triumph: “You Should See Me in a Crown” Reimagines the Prom Queen
This is a book that, at its core, offers hope.
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Slaying the Girlboss: New Books Explore the Underbelly of Corporate Feminism
Against differing backdrops, Andrea Bartz and Leah Stein offer their own look into the darker underbelly of these easily marketable spaces.
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A Multifaceted Beauty: In Emma Dabiri’s “Twisted,” Black Hair Is Both Historic and Personal
Emma Dabiri’s analysis also shines in its unexpected critique of today’s natural hair movement in an international context.
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Very Online: Anti-Racist Readers Are Plaguing the DMs of Black People
We’re in the time of the online anti-racism book club.
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Unexpected Connection: “Felix Ever After” Lets Queer and Trans Teens Be Messy
The characterization in this book should serve as an example to others writing queer YA in 2020.
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Rupture and Reform: “You Exist Too Much” Is a Meditation on Queerness and Desire
Obsession serves a two-pronged function in queer stories.
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Very Online: The Literary World May Never Recover from #PublishingPaidMe
For Black writers, Twitter acts as a guiding force.
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Detangling the Web: “These Women” Breaks the Crime Thriller Mold
Ivy Pochoda’s book is about the pitfalls sex workers face and how their precarious position prevents them from seeking and obtaining justice.
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