Books

10 Essential Books About Writing

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

Ursula K. Le Guin's Perfect Response to an All-Male Sci-Fi Anthology

A letter from 1987 proves Le Guin has always been a badass.  Read more »

The Raw Essays of "So Sad Today" Make Me Feel Less Alone With My Anxiety

Melissa Broder needed a safe space to vent about her feelings of anxiety and depression. So she turned to Twitter.  Read more »

Lesbian Coming-Of-Age Novel “Juliet Takes a Breath” Is a Breath of Fresh Air

The novel by Gabby Rivera centers on a Puerto Rican lesbian who’s trying to make sense of the world.  Read more »

Cut & Paste: Zines About Food

Food isn’t simple. These five zines tell stories that connect food, family, and identity.  Read more »

Author Sarah McCarry On Writing Honest YA Books That Include Sex

Author Sarah McCarry discusses her book “About a Girl,” a coming-of-age story centering on a queer teen.  Read more »

New Memoir "Sex With Shakespeare" Explores a Fetish and the Bard

“I’ve spent most of my life thinking about two things: Shakespeare and spankings,” says author Jillian Keenan.  Read more »

7 Career Lessons I Learned from Reading "Women In Tech"

Author and tech entrepreneur Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack explores the reasons behind gender disparity in the technology workforce. Read more »

Oh Joy Sex Toy: The Sex Myth

The nonfiction book The Sex Myth looks at the gap between fantasy and reality.  Read more »

The VIDA Count Shows Just How White-Male Dominated Media Is

How do magazines like The Atlantic and The New Yorker compare on how many women, LGBT people, and POC they publish?  Read more »

A New Book Shows We're Asking the Wrong Questions About Justice

Walidah Imarisha's book “Angels With Dirty Faces” is a personal examination of the prison system.  Read more »

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

Our justice movements desperately need science fiction. Read more »

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 »

Know & Tell: The Literary Renaissance of Trans Women Writers

For so long, the people who wrote about us were not us. Finally, that is beginning to change. Read more »