Books
Annabel Gat on Astrology, Heartbreak, and Embracing the Unknown
It’s not so much about our birth or the stars dictating how we love, flirt, and fuck. Instead it’s about wanting to understand the hows and whys of the ways we navigate our relationships.
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7 Books by Queer Black Writers to Read in Honor of James Baldwin’s Birthday
Today, more LGBTQ Black authors are carving out the space that James Baldwin helped craft.
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Pleasure as Praxis: adrienne maree brown on Human Error, Longing, and the Power of Prioritizing Love
Capitalism often tricks us into functioning from a place of scarcity, where longing for pleasure is the most we can aspire to. But what if we could tap into our desires in small ways every day?
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Doing Nothing Is a Radical Idea for Marginalized People
For marginalized people, doing “nothing” is the last resource we have.
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Bye Sharam: Indian Women Are Tapping into the Enduring Power of Memoir
Sharam, or shame, is one of patriarchy’s most powerful weapons, and it begins early.
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“Hot Comb” Uplifts Black Women by Their Roots
All Black women haven’t experienced the trauma captured in Hot Comb, but there are still broad strokes that all Black women have either shared in intimate dialogues with our friends and family.
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Fear of a Feminist Lens: How Emily Nussbaum Pioneered TV Criticism
Nussbaum provides a roadmap for how to talk about television with an openness that sheds the hand-wringing that has plagued television criticism since its conception.
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BitchReads: 5 Nonfiction Books Feminists Should Read This July
We’re bringing BitchReads back!
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A Queerer World: 2019 Is the Year of the LGBTQ YA Novel
This year, LGBTQ young adult novels have finally diversified the queer experience.
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Moving the Needle: Mason Deaver on Creating One of YA’s First Nonbinary Protagonists
In YA, nonbinary protagonists are rare. Mason Deaver seeks to change that with their debut, I Wish You All the Best.
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