Books

10 Essential Books About Writing

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

Unpacking Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Privilege Knapsack

The candidate could tackle more issues that affect low-income women.    Read more »

Puerto Rican Independence Activist Diana Block Discusses Her New Novel

Diana Block went on the run after the government started monitoring her group that campaigned for Puerto Rican independence. In her new novel, she explores characters and experiences that were too confidential or controversial to reveal in a memoir. Read more »

Carrie Brownstein Discusses Her New Memoir "Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl"

The actor and Sleater-Kinney member talked with us about nostalgia, fandom, and feminism.  Read more »

In Her New Memoir "M Train," Patti Smith Explores Loss

“It’s not so easy writing about nothing.” This is how we enter M Train, the new memoir from writer, poet, and accomplished punk singer... Read more »

Cut & Paste: Zine Writers of Color

“I was looking for zines that mirrored my experiences as a queer punk woman of color. We are more than half the world population; there must be more than 10 of us writing zines!” Read more »

Comics Artist Kate Beaton Discusses Her Hilarious New Book

Kate Beaton's clever comics star historical and literary figures. Read more »

"Notorious RBG" Explores the Life of the Beloved Supreme Court Justice

The fun and engaging biography of the Supreme Court justice feels like a scrapbook for legal nerds. These days, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s words and visage grace t-shirts, posters, and coffee mugs that warm many feminists’ hearts. But RBG didn’t set out to be a progressive icon. Read more »

In The Feminist Utopia Project, 57 Writers Imagine Better Worlds

The editors of the new anthology talk about proposing positive ideas. Read more »

New Book "Queer Brown Voices" Writes a More Inclusive History of LGBT Activism

The work of people of color is often overlooked in queer histories—a problem this new collection seeks to overturn.  Read more »

Cut & Paste: Zines About Mental Health and Self Care

Stressed? Anxious? Depressed? Here are some smart, creative, feminist zines about taking care of yourself.  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 »

Hot Under the Bonnet: The Cooptation of Amish Culture in Mass-Market Fiction

Dubbed “Amish romance novels,” “Amish fiction,” or the more waggish “bonnet rippers,” these novels just one entry point into the varying images of Amish communities in U.S. popular culture. 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 »