Books
Esmé Wang Finds Meaning in “The Collected Schizophrenias"
There are no easy solutions to the problems Esmé Weijun Wang poses, but she has provided us with the truth of her own story.
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Vivien Green Fryd Charts the Feminist Artists Who’ve Painted #MeToo for Decades
Against Our Will challenges us to witness without looking away, exploring sexual violence as a discrete subject of American art with unflinching analysis.
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First of Many: Jamia Wilson, Lisa Lucas, and Kima Jones on the Future of What We Read
These pioneers are transforming the future of literary culture for readers and writers of color.
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Family Matters: “Good Talk” Offers a Panacea for the Worst of Times
For a country obsessed with the national “conversation about race,” Mira Jacob’s graphic memoir, Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations, offers an illustration of all the ways it can go right—and wrong.
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Here, Now, Everywhere: Deborah E. Lipstadt’s New Book Charts the Resurgence of Antisemitism
Lipstadt’s uncompromising perspective is guaranteed to leave readers uneasy, no matter where they lie on the political spectrum.
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Home Remedies: Megan K. Stack Confronts the Global Impact of Class, Privilege, and “Women’s Work”
Domestic labor isn’t just a “mom” issue—it affects the entire world.
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BitchReads: 15 Nonfiction Books Feminists Should Read This Spring
This list should encourage readers to pick up books that they would’ve never picked up before.
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“Sanctuary of the Psychic Life”: Why Poetry Matters in the Trump Era
All poetry is inherently political.
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Practical Magic: “HausMagick” Will Help You Cast a Spell on Your Home
Erica Feldmann’s first book, Hausmagick, is a compilation of spells, personal vignettes, and other ways to “transform your home with witchcraft.”
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6 Rad Poets to Read This National Poetry Month
You should savor the work of these great contemporary poets this month and every month hereafter.
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