Books

Racism and Apathy along the “Highway of Tears”

a placard in British Columbia, Canada, warns Indigenous women and girls about hitchhiking along the Trail of Tears
by Abaki Beck
November 27, 2019 at 3:13pm
How long will families be forced to relive the trauma of their loved ones death or disappearance, with empty promises of justice?
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A New Day: Can Hollywood and Publishing Maintain the Momentum of #AsianAugust?

by Evette Dionne
September 17, 2018 at 10:41am
Helen Hoang, Lillian Li, and R.O. Kwon offer insight into why Hollywood and the publishing industry are finally beginning to wake up. Read more »
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Ancestral Roots: Bernice L. McFadden Sings An Enslaved Black Woman’s Song

by Evette Dionne
September 13, 2018 at 2:56pm
After the darkness, there’s light. Read more »
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Brutal Entertainment: “Sadie” Turns True Crime Upside Down

by s.e. smith
August 30, 2018 at 3:09pm
Not many people get to build a platform on writing the most brittle girls imaginable. Read more »
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Unapologetically Free: Charlene Carruthers Gives Us A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements

by Jenn Jackson
August 27, 2018 at 12:04pm
If we see our work through a Black Queer Feminist Lens, we can actually move toward and be engaged in that work of collective liberation. Read more »
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Naming Fears: Vivek Shraya on Vulnerability as a Tool for Transformation

by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
August 23, 2018 at 12:54pm
What if saying “I’m afraid” was just as much of a statement of resilience as “I’m not afraid?” Read more »

Smashing Barriers: Mara Altman and Virgie Tovar On Body Acceptance, Fatphobia, and Imagining a New World for Women

by Bitch HQ
August 22, 2018 at 8:45am
Diet culture is just the newest form of women’s subjugation. Read more »
Crazy Rich Asians

2018 Was the Summer of the Asian Beach Read

by Soleil Ho
August 16, 2018 at 2:42pm
Having access to the “beach read” label feels like acceptance—the ability to reach audiences who might see our work as a source of pleasure instead of education. Read more »
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Many Ways to Love: Sophie Lucido Johnson Debunks Myths About Polyamory

by Evette Dionne
August 16, 2018 at 1:10pm
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Girl on a Sexist Bandwagon: The Consequences of Publishing’s “Gone Girl” Craze

by s.e. smith
August 15, 2018 at 2:54pm
In these books, certain women are allowed to be messy, make mistakes, and commit heinous crimes while also being presented as anti-heroines who are simply ensnared in systems larger than themselves. Read more »
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Moving Past Toxicity: Fighting for a New Vision of Masculinity

by Imran Siddiquee
August 14, 2018 at 12:44pm
What is the masculinity that exists beyond patriarchy? Read more »

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Hot Under the Bonnet: The cooptation of Amish culture in mass-market fiction

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 »

Mock & Awe: Janet Mock on Truth-Telling, Community Building, and Writing the Story She Had Been Waiting for Her Whole Life

by Tina Vasquez
Spring 2014 • Maps & Legends
"Redefining Realness" is written with astounding honesty and heart. 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 »