Books

10 Essential Books About Writing

Must-read titles for writers include works by Elena Ferrante, Akwaeke Emezi, Meg Wolitzer, Yoko Ogawa, and more.

A New Small Press Aims to Publish Youth-Oriented LGBT Stories

“As a community we long ago decided our goals weren’t to be legitimized by the system but to assert our legitimacy despite it.”   Read more »

This Is Why I Write: Almost All Stories About Trans Women Are Written By Cisgender Authors

This summer, I’m attending a first-ever workshop for all trans women. Having that space is so, so important.  Read more »

Radical Revisioning: A Q&A with Author and Pagan Priestess Lasara Firefox Allen

Jailbreaking the Goddess addresses the many women who don’t feel represented in the more well-known, threefold maiden/mother/crone model.  Read more »

A Bold New Memoir on Dogsledding, Adventure, and Life on the Ice

“Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube” is author Blair Braverman’s stunning reflection on working as a dogsledding tour guide.  Read more »

A New Documentary Explores the Billion-Dollar Romance Novel Industry

“Love Between the Covers” highlights a community that’s often unfairly maligned.  Read more »

In New Comic "Kim & Kim," Queer Best Friends Bond As Intergalactic Bounty Hunters

The new series is a bit like Tank Girl meets Cowboy Bebop, with a dash of Broad City.  Read more »

Four Questions for Sherman Alexie About His New Picture Book

The celebrated author's first picture book is all about a loving search for identity.  Read more »

Your “Orange Is the New Black” Reading List

Netflix’s most-watched series was inspired by Piper Kerman’s memoir, but that’s not the only book about women’s incarceration. Read more »

New Book "Action" Is a Candid Reflection on Sexuality

The honest book mixes memoir with sex-ed. Read more »

"All the Single Ladies" Shows that Being Single Is Nothing to Freak Out About

It may not be that unmarried women are deviating from the norm, but rather that our politicians and media haven’t recognized that single life might be the new normal for many women.  Read more »

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A Look at How Media Writes Women of Color

Nearly every Saturday morning, feminists of color hold Twitter discussions taking a deeper look at issues, such as gender violence. It’s the... Read more »

Rewriting the Future: Using Science Fiction to Re-Envision Justice

Our justice movements desperately need science fiction. Read more »

Demanding the Impossible: Walidah Imarisha Talks About Science Fiction and Social Change

Before she was a poet, journalist, documentary filmmaker, anti-prison activist, and college instructor, Walidah Imarisha was fascinated... Read more »

Eat, Pray, Spend: Priv-Lit and the New, Enlightened American Dream

Even as reports on joblessness, economic recovery, and home foreclosures suggest that no one is immune to risk during this recession, the popularity of women’s wellness media has persisted and, indeed, grown stronger.  Read more »