Books
Creating a Lush World of Trans Woman Literature: An Interview with Writer and Fierce Trans Femme, Kai Cheng Thom
So on the one hand, famous trans writers are elevated into this intensely fetishized status, and then on the other, they’re taken down and exiled for not being good enough.
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Street of Miracles: In Kai Cheng Thom's New Novel, Trans Femmes of Color Save Each Other
Thom maps the Street of Miracle’s inter-community contours, where there’s sisterhood, protection, and deep love—and also jealousy, internalized oppression, political differences, different amounts of privilege, and lovers quarrels.
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Reading Chimamanda Adichie Today: On Racism and transphobia in feminism
I had to wonder how Adichie’s recent responses to trans folks failed her own feminist politics in her new book, Dear Ijeawele.
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Seven Women’s History Month Books for Youngsters, Young Adults, and Grown-Ups
Here are seven picks to kick-start a youngster’s interest in women’s history, STEM, and sports—or to keep the fire burning for a grown-up!
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Morgan Parker’s New Collection Is a Complex Tribute to Black Women
Morgan Parker’s book is an exciting contribution to the rich legacy of Black feminist art, literature, poetry, and music.
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Popaganda: Who Writes Our History?
History isn’t static—it’s the stories we tell ourselves about the past. And that story changes depending on who’s doing the telling.
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The Self as Specimen: On "All the Lives I Want" and Feminine Feelings
Alana Massey’s debut collection holds a mirror to our celebrity obsessions and our hesitations toward women making art about themselves.
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Pressure Makes Perfect: Donna Freitas Examines the Friction Between Public Identity and Personal Authenticity with Mixed Results
Frietas hits all the hot topics of the day—selfies, sexting, bullying, love-hate relationships with smartphones—but seems to be writing for an audience of technology estranged adults.
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Pain Woman Takes Your Keys : Sonya Huber's New Essay Collection is a Multifaceted Look at Life with Chronic Pain
Huber uses pain as a lens through which she examines disability, gender bias, motherhood, and the very basic condition of living in a body.
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