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A black and white photo of Lindsay Sproul, a white woman with short blond hair. She looks off into the distance and wears a linen tank top with a small necklace.

Girl Likes Girl: Lindsay Sproul Queers the Mean Girl in YA

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
May 21, 2020 at 9:02am
Lindsay Sproul spoke to Bitch about crafting a shitty lesbian teen character. Read more »
Alison McGhee, a white writer with short, blond hair, smiles for the camera

Remember and Resolve: Choice Is Central to “The Opposite of Fate”

by Reina Sultan
May 13, 2020 at 12:29pm
Every choice we make is influenced by everything that has come to bear in our own lives and on our own belief systems. Read more »
Porochista Khakpour, an Iranian American writer, poses in a patterned shirt in front of a patterned background

Her Own Terms: “Brown Album” is Porochista Khakpour’s Ode to the Others of Society

by Reina Sultan
May 12, 2020 at 12:02pm
“Brown Album” clarifies who Porochista Khakpour considers her audience to be: those who have been othered in the United States of America. Read more »
a white woman sits outside on a log reading a book

BitchReads: 13 Books Feminists Should Read in May

by Evette Dionne
May 11, 2020 at 1:18pm
It’s difficult to focus on anything, including pop culture, given that we’re in the midst of a life-altering pandemic—and that’s perfectly okay. Read more »
Edward, a very white vampire, leans down to Bella as he saves her from being hit by a car.

More Than Nostalgia: “Twilight” Lovers Are Cautiously Optimistic about “Midnight Sun”

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
May 7, 2020 at 2:50pm
Twilight is not a perfect series. Read more »
a pink and white cartoon illustration from There’s No Manual of a woman holding up a baby

Two Funny Moms Get Real about the Goriness of Having a Baby

by Dara Mathis
May 5, 2020 at 9:00am
“There’s No Manual” informs without scaremongering and advises without judging Read more »
Amy Roost, a white woman with short, curly hair, poses in a white shirt

Incinerating Injustice: Women Are Rightfully Furious Under Trump

by Evette Dionne
April 30, 2020 at 10:42am
All roads lead back to empathy. Read more »
Author George M. Johnson wears a gray sweatshirt and offers a small smile to the camera.

“All Boys Aren’t Blue” Offers Hope and Trust to Young Queer Black Readers

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
April 28, 2020 at 11:19am
George M. Johnson has crafted an intimate community of Black queer readers. Read more »
mixed media painting featuring a black and white shirtless portrait of Danez Smith and black and white shirtless portrait of author George M Johnson surrounded by colorful patterns, strokes, and color blocks

Intimate Access: Danez Smith on Poetry as Purpose, Thriving with HIV, and Blackness as Home

by George M. Johnson
April 28, 2020 at 9:00am
Blackness is everything to me. Read more »
two books: Layoverland, a blue cover that features an illustration of a hotel in the sky, and How to Survive Death and Other inconveniences, a red book cover that features a Barbie buried in sand, are overlayed

(No) Escape Zone: Two Authors Bring Us to Terms with Our Mortality

by Evette Dionne
April 27, 2020 at 10:32am
The more we’re encouraged to talk to one another about death, the less scary and anxiety-inducing it is. Read more »

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

a blue and white illustration of a woman in Amish attire standing next to a fan and a chicken
by Audrey deCoursey
Spring 2014 • Maps & Legends
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 »

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

by Walidah Imarisha
Spring 2015 • Law & Order
Our justice movements desperately need science fiction. 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... 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 »