Books

Zaira Arafat, a Palestinian American writer with shoulder-length brown hair, sits in front of a concrete wall and smiles

Rupture and Reform: “You Exist Too Much” Is a Meditation on Queerness and Desire

by Katherine Connell
June 16, 2020 at 9:00am
Obsession serves a two-pronged function in queer stories. Read more »
A Black woman holds a book. The text overlay reads: They paid you how much?

Very Online: The Literary World May Never Recover from #PublishingPaidMe

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
June 12, 2020 at 12:45pm
For Black writers, Twitter acts as a guiding force. Read more »
These Women, a book cover that features a teenage Latinx girl sitting on a bed and smoking a cigarette while a teen boy lays behind her

Detangling the Web: “These Women” Breaks the Crime Thriller Mold

by Joline Faujour
June 12, 2020 at 9:59am
Ivy Pochoda’s book is about the pitfalls sex workers face and how their precarious position prevents them from seeking and obtaining justice. Read more »
painting of a warrior woman riding a lion about to shoot an arrow into a distant floating eye surrounded by a ring of fire

Gilead Is Now: For Feminist Authors, Dystopia Is Already Here

by Abby Neufeld
June 11, 2020 at 10:00am
In modern times, dystopian fiction is an outlet for authors to imagine the world as it already is. Read more »
A collage of four books: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender, Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, Wild Beauty by Anna Marie McLemore.

Safe and Seen: Leave Potter Nostalgia behind in Favor of Trans Authors

by Alaina Leary
June 10, 2020 at 3:15pm
It’s heartbreaking to learn that one of your icons is transphobic. Read more »
Jenara Nerenberg, a white person with shoulder-length brown hair, stares at the camera

Collective Softening: Jenara Nerenberg Seeks to Empower Neurodivergent Women

by Maya Dusenbery
June 9, 2020 at 10:09am
A flawed medical system leaves women with neurological differences, such as ADHD and autism, overlooked and misunderstood. Read more »
an Indian teenage girl sits on the curb, holding a white and black book in her hands

BitchReads: 17 Books Feminists Should Read in June

by Evette Dionne
June 8, 2020 at 12:37pm
When all else fails, we still have pop culture to give us comfort, but right now, even that doesn’t seem as if it’s enough. Read more »
A Burning, red, yellow, and orange book cover that features an illustration of a train engulfed in smoke

Three Lives Intertwined: “A Burning” Challenges Islamophobia and Political Neglect

by Dilshanie Perera
June 5, 2020 at 9:43am
The violence of the crowd and the violence of poverty don’t simply happen; they’re created and maintained by the decision-making of those in power. Read more »
Photo of author Bethany C. Morrow wearing glasses and patterned headband sitting in a bookstore

Bethany C. Morrow Rewrites the Siren Song

by Evette Dionne
June 2, 2020 at 9:00am
There’s no way to opt out of oppression and dehumanization, and no way to opt in to the power majority. Read more »
Author Mia Mercado, who has dark brown hair with blond highlights, smiles at the camera.

Intentionally Hidden: Mia Mercado’s “Weird but Normal” Honors Shame

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
May 28, 2020 at 2:19pm
“The idea of female sexuality is scary to a lot of people.” Read more »

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A Look at How Media Writes Women of Color

by Victoria Law
November 17, 2014 at 5:07pm
Nearly every Saturday morning, feminists of color hold Twitter discussions taking a deeper look at issues, such as gender violence. It’s the... Read more »

Eat, Pray, Spend: Priv-Lit and the New, Enlightened American Dream

Elizabeth Gilbert, a white woman wearing a navy blue jumpsuit, leans forward and holds hand with and Oprah Winfrey, a Black woman wearing a gray cardigan and jeans
by Joshunda Sanders
Summer 2010 • Action
Even as reports on joblessness, economic recovery, and home foreclosures suggest that no one is immune to risk during this recession, the popularity of women’s wellness media has persisted and, indeed, grown stronger.  Read more »

Rewriting the Future: Using Science Fiction to Re-Envision Justice

by Walidah Imarisha
Spring 2015 • Law & Order
Our justice movements desperately need science fiction. Read more »

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
Spring 2014 • Maps & Legends
“Redefining Realness” is written with astounding honesty and heart. Read more »