Books
Revenge of the Feminerd: Libraries, Lesbrarians, Censorship, and Equality
Looking into libraries for this post I decided to talk to my former colleague Tara Robertson. In 2009 Tara put together a group called the Lesbrarians to take part in the Vancouver Dyke March. Last year they had about 35 lesbian, bisexual, and queer women who... Read more »
On Our Radar
Friday is linkday!
Bitch Leadership Council member and Feminist Coming Out Day organizer... Read more »
Gay Genius Anthology For Sale at Bitchmart!
After interacting with MacArthur Genius Grant recipients at her school, Annie Murphy (author of I Still Live) began to wonder about what makes a genius. “Somebody just comes out of the blue, taps you on the shoulder, and gives... Read more »
BiblioBitch: Chaz Bono's Book of Mixed Messages
Chaz Bono’s new memoir, Transition: The Story of How I Became a Man, co-written with Billie Fitzpatrick, brims with candid emotion. It covers his entire life so far, and as the title implies, it frequently comes back to Chaz’s lifelong discomfort with being thought to be... Read more »
The Bitch High-Five: Who's Your Dream Vacation Partner?
Each month in our newsletter (sign up right here on the homepage if you haven’t already!), we poll Bitch staffers and readers on their top five in different categories and posting the polls and results here on the Bitch blog... Read more »
Sm{art}: The Disarming Catherine Eyde
I fall more in love with the work of Catherine Eyde every time I look at her art. Her colorful renditions of women, creatures and landscapes both ordinary and fantastical walk the line between twee and haunting,... Read more »
Revenge of the Feminerd: In Praise of Batgirl
Since those early days of running around doing Batman-themed dressup, Batgirl has been my favorite superheroine.
She’s less cutesy than the Sailor Scouts, nerdier than Nightshade, wears more clothing than Wonder Woman, and has a greater variety of super abilities than my second-favorite... Read more »
Adventures in Feministory: Sappho
Even in the male-dominated world of classic literature, Sappho has long been considered one of the greatest lyric poets of all time. The scholars of Hellenistic... Read more »
On Our Radar
Time for a blog roundup!
Former Bitch intern Katie Presley reviews Anuradha Roy’s novel, An Atlas of... Read more »
A Conversation with Megan McCafferty
I was lucky enough to speak with beloved author Megan McCafferty this week about her new book Bumped... Read more »
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