Books

Gabrielle Korn Questions the “Feminist Utopia” of Women’s Media

A white woman with blond chin length hair wears red lipstick and a silky pink blouse.
by Rachel Charlene Lewis
January 12, 2021 at 10:06am
“There needs to be a radical rewriting of what we expect the internet to give us.”
Author Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, who wears gold jewelry and takes a selfie.

Staggering Genius: “The Undocumented Americans” Defies Flattened Migrant Narratives

by Tina Vasquez
September 29, 2020 at 11:19am
“As an artist, you have to have a radical vision.” Read more »
illustration of a South Asian woman outside of a bookstore observing a crowd of white people gathered inside for a South Asian romance novel event.

Palatable Love: Seeking a Happily Ever After in a White Publishing World

by Madhuri Sastry
September 28, 2020 at 3:14pm
For many diaspora writers, success is predicated on a hefty down payment of writing through the white gaze. Read more »
a young woman with light skin and long, black hair leans her head against the wall with her eyes closed

Which Millennials Get to Be Burned Out?

by Nicole Froio
September 22, 2020 at 9:00am
Can’t Even manages to gather research on the specificities of white, middle-class millennial burnout, but it fails to provide a truly structural and historical view of the issue of work and millennials. Read more »
Simon (left) and Ethan (right) sitting in chairs and talking to each other

Loud and Queer: The Problem with Demanding Queer Visibility

by Marina Watanabe
September 18, 2020 at 12:53pm
We need to find alternative templates for talking about queer representation. Read more »
Two hands reaching for each other with a sky in the background.

“Who I Was With Her” Explores Queer Grief and Loneliness

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 15, 2020 at 8:55am
Nita Tyndall surveys what it’s like to grieve in silence. Read more »
A mostly closed laptop with rainbow colors glowing from its screen.

Queer Pressure: #OwnVoices and What We Demand of Queer Authors

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 14, 2020 at 11:19am
Reading is about learning and reflecting, not reaching out and making demands. Read more »
A photo of Angela Chen, who has white-blond hair, glasses, and red lipstick and wears a dark green dress.

Dethroning Romance: Angela Chen Archives the Evolution of Asexuality

by Julie Kliegman
September 8, 2020 at 8:58am
“I write about how asexuality has become a sexual identity, but it can also be thought of as just a way of living that doesn’t center sex.” Read more »
A Black woman sits on a bench and reads a book. Her hair is in long braids, she’s wearing a dress, and she’s smiling.

BitchReads: 13 YA Books Feminists Should Read in September

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 2, 2020 at 10:25am
Welcome to our inaugural YA monthly BitchReads list! Read more »
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All Together Now: Novels Fight the Myth of the Mean Girl

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 2, 2020 at 9:00am
These new YA protagonists aren’t afraid of their power or the power that their confidence might instill in readers. Read more »
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Unraveling the Tragedy of Heterosexuality

by Fiona Bell
September 1, 2020 at 9:03am
Mutual dislike and violence are not an unfortunate bug in the heteropatriarchal system; they’re fundamental to it. Read more »

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by Victoria Law
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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 »

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 »

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 »