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10 Essential Books About Writing

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by Nylah Burton
April 6, 2022 at 12:07pm
Must-read titles for writers include works by Elena Ferrante, Akwaeke Emezi, Meg Wolitzer, Yoko Ogawa, and more.

Cheryl Strayed Talks About "Wild," Feminism, and How Hollywood Made Her Even Sweeter

by Sarah Mirk
December 12, 2014 at 4:56pm
Author and wisest-person-in-the-universe Cheryl Strayed. Photo by TedXMtHood. Cheryl Strayed is the author many, many of my friends would easily elect as “Person I Would Most Love to Have as... Read more »

Bitch in a Box: Gift Guide for Children's Picture Books

by Julie Falk
December 9, 2014 at 1:32pm
It’s all too easy to accidentally pick out a well-titled, gorgeously illustrated picture book for your kids, only to find that the book perpetuates tired gender stereotypes. On the other hand, children’s books... Read more »

Who Could Say No to a Bilingual Comic Called "Lowriders in Space"?

by Sarah Mirk
December 4, 2014 at 10:54am
Lowriders in Space is a new comic that’s just as much of an adventure as it sounds like.  Read more »

I Read 50 Books By People of Color This Year.

by Victoria Law
December 3, 2014 at 9:29am
At the start of the year, I vowed to read 50 books by people of color.  Read more »

Lemony Snicket and a Series of Predictably Racist Events

by Vanessa Willoughby
November 23, 2014 at 6:07pm
Daniel Handler onstage in San Francisco in 2012. Photo by Robert Gray, via Creative Commons.  After Jacqueline Woodson... Read more »

Know & Tell: The Literary Renaissance of Trans Women Writers

by Katherine Cross
November 21, 2014 at 3:02pm
For so long, the people who wrote about us were not us. Finally, that is beginning to change. Read more »

Popaganda Episode: Feminism and Science Fiction

by Sarah Mirk
November 20, 2014 at 5:03pm
We boldly explore the connections between social justice and sci-fi: In fictional worlds where anything is possible, it’s easier to reflect on what’s screwed up about our own society.   More information... Read more »

A Look at How Media Writes Women of Color

by Victoria Law
November 17, 2014 at 5:07pm
Nearly every Saturday morning, feminists of color hold Twitter discussions taking a deeper look at issues, such as gender violence. It’s the best kind of Saturday morning breakfast club.  Read more »

"Locked Down, Locked Out" Shows How the Prison System is Rotten to Its Core

by Sarah Mirk
November 13, 2014 at 4:28pm
“Prison stays in the shadows because it’s built to stay in the shadows,” says Maya Schenwar, the author of Locked Down, Locked Out: How Prison... Read more »

Confessions of a Lifelong Football Fan

by Amy Lam
November 12, 2014 at 10:20am
                     It shouldn’t be controversial to say that the only thing that the NFL cares about is money. Read more »

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A Look at How Media Writes Women of Color

by Victoria Law
November 17, 2014 at 5:07pm
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 »

Black Girls Hunger for Heroes, Too: A Black Feminist Conversation on Fantasy Fiction for Teens

by Zetta Elliott
December 17, 2013 at 3:19pm
What happens when two great black women fiction writers get together to talk about race in young adult literature? That's exactly what happens... Read more »

Know & Tell: The Literary Renaissance of Trans Women Writers

by Katherine Cross
Winter 2015 • (Re)Vision
For so long, the people who wrote about us were not us. Finally, that is beginning to change. Read more »

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

by Kristian Williams
April 13, 2015 at 2:23pm
Before she was a poet, journalist, documentary filmmaker, anti-prison activist, and college instructor, Walidah Imarisha was fascinated... Read more »