Books
Backtalk: Junot Diaz & MeToo
This week, Dahlia and Amy talk about the latest in this #MeToo movement and what accountability can look like. More and more stories are coming out across industries of those who are abusing their power and we’re beginning to see more claims within the literary world. Last month, Junot Diaz... Read more »
Big Time: Julie Murphy’s Quest To Humanize Fat Girls
Puddin’ takes readers back to the small town made famous in Dumplin’.
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BitchReads: 19 Books Feminists Should Read In May
Does it get any better than Zora Neale Hurston?
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Sensational Touch: “Queer Sex” Explores Pleasure In Trans and Nonbinary Communities
Trans and nonbinary communities have an absolute right to explore our bodies deeply, openly, and with complete integrity.
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The 12th Step: Leslie Jamison is Reinventing the Addiction Memoir
The Recovering works like an AA meeting where people are sharing their stories in the hopes that others will identify with them.
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Five YA Novels That Tackle Sexual Assault
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, here are five YA books that offer meaningful, empowering narratives about sexual assault.
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The Imperfect Woman: Antiheroines Take Center Stage In “The Female Persuasion”
Meg Wolitzer resists the impossible burden of writing an everywoman.
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BitchReads Giveaway: "Make Trouble"
Want your very own copy of Make Trouble by Cecile Richards?
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4 Books to Read for Women’s History Month
From the modern American South, to 19th-century Ghana, to a spaceship en route to Mars, these stories capture compelling visions of the lives of women of color.
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