Books

a black and white photo of a white teenage girl sitting with her back to the camera and Love Shouldn't Hurt written in black ink across her back

“What Kind of Girl” Flips the Teen Domestic Violence YA Narrative on Its Head

by Rachel Charlene Lewis

February 4, 2020 at 3:27pm

High school is still high school and teenagers still struggle to understand how abuse happens. Read more »

Party of Two, a blue book cover that features an illustration of a couple sitting together at a table

BitchReads: 27 Novels Feminists Should Read in 2020

by Evette Dionne

February 3, 2020 at 5:04pm

We’ve already published our most-anticipated lists of nonfiction and young-adult books, but this one, featuring 27 adult novels, is special. Read more »

Donald Sutherland as President Coriolanus Snow, an elderly white man sitting behind a desk with a crown sitting on top of it, in The Hunger Games

Snow Thank You: “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” Can’t Redeem a Villain

by s.e. smith

January 29, 2020 at 4:38pm

Redemption has to be earned; attempting to retcon it through a perilous backstory is always a dicey proposition. Read more »

a Black woman and a white woman sit together on a TV set

We Were Seeds: 10 Stories to Read to Understand the “American Dirt” Controversy

by Evette Dionne

January 27, 2020 at 6:16pm

Latinx writers (and those who support them) are being incredibly vocal about the harm this book has caused. Read more »

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BitchReads: 13 Graphic Novels Feminists Should Read in 2020

by Rachel Charlene Lewis

January 22, 2020 at 1:35pm

Whether you’re on the search for a light and fun read, or a heavy and political one, you’ll find a graphic novel worth reading in 2020. Read more »

a side-by-side collage of three books: A Black Women’s History of the United States, Whiter, and Wandering in Strange Lands

BitchReads: 17 Nonfiction Books Feminists Should Read in 2020

by Evette Dionne

January 10, 2020 at 2:36pm

Well-researched and well-written nonfiction books, like the 17 on this list, leave us with more information than we came in with. Read more »

Peggy Orenstein, a white woman with short, blond, curly hair, poses for the camera

“Boys & Sex” is Groundbreaking, But Leaves Gaps for Queer Boys

by Rachel Charlene Lewis

January 10, 2020 at 8:51am

Boys & Sex is a timely and relevant read in our current political and cultural context. Read more »

a side-by-side collage of three books: When You Were Everything, Felix Ever After, and The Voting Booth

BitchReads: 25 YA Novels Feminists Should Read in 2020

by Rachel Strolle

January 7, 2020 at 3:07pm

2020 has some of the most exciting and vibrant YA new releases. Read more »

a side-by-side collage of three books: I Don't Want to Die Poor, Hood Feminism, and Wow, No Thank You

BitchReads: 9 Essay Collections Feminists Should Read in 2020

by Evette Dionne

January 6, 2020 at 1:40pm

Writing an essay collection requires an enhanced level of self-interrogation as well as an ability to weave myriad ideas together through a single theme. Read more »

a side-by-side collage of three books: The Dragons, the Giant, the Women, All Boys Aren't Blue, and Fairest

BitchReads: 17 Memoirs Feminists Should Read in 2020

by Evette Dionne

January 3, 2020 at 5:59pm

Tapping into a person’s unique experience and seeing the world through their eyes for a few hundred pages can expand our individual worldview. Read more »

Best of Bitch

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 »

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 »