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BitchReads: 17 Books Feminists Should Read in June

by Evette Dionne
June 8, 2020 at 12:37pm
When all else fails, we still have pop culture to give us comfort, but right now, even that doesn’t seem as if it’s enough. Read more »
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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 »
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BitchReads: 13 Books Feminists Should Read in March

by Evette Dionne
March 24, 2020 at 10:25am
Reading can be such a relief in such strenuous times. Read more »
Party of Two, a blue book cover that features an illustration of a couple sitting together at a table

BitchReads: 27 Novels Feminists Should Read in 2020

by Evette Dionne
February 3, 2020 at 5:04pm
We’ve already published our most-anticipated lists of nonfiction and young-adult books, but this one, featuring 27 adult novels, is special. Read more »
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BitchReads: 13 Graphic Novels Feminists Should Read in 2020

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
January 22, 2020 at 1:35pm
Whether you’re on the search for a light and fun read, or a heavy and political one, you’ll find a graphic novel worth reading in 2020. Read more »
a side-by-side collage of three books: A Black Women’s History of the United States, Whiter, and Wandering in Strange Lands

BitchReads: 17 Nonfiction Books Feminists Should Read in 2020

by Evette Dionne
January 10, 2020 at 2:36pm
Well-researched and well-written nonfiction books, like the 17 on this list, leave us with more information than we came in with. Read more »
a side-by-side collage of three books: When You Were Everything, Felix Ever After, and The Voting Booth

BitchReads: 25 YA Novels Feminists Should Read in 2020

by Rachel Strolle
January 7, 2020 at 3:07pm
2020 has some of the most exciting and vibrant YA new releases. Read more »
a side-by-side collage of three books: I Don't Want to Die Poor, Hood Feminism, and Wow, No Thank You

BitchReads: 9 Essay Collections Feminists Should Read in 2020

by Evette Dionne
January 6, 2020 at 1:40pm
Writing an essay collection requires an enhanced level of self-interrogation as well as an ability to weave myriad ideas together through a single theme. Read more »
a side-by-side collage of three books: The Dragons, the Giant, the Women, All Boys Aren't Blue, and Fairest

BitchReads: 17 Memoirs Feminists Should Read in 2020

by Evette Dionne
January 3, 2020 at 5:59pm
Tapping into a person’s unique experience and seeing the world through their eyes for a few hundred pages can expand our individual worldview. Read more »
Close up images from three books, including an image of a white nonbinary person leaning their head on a brown boy's shoulder; a Black girl in pajamas with natural hair; a pair of queer girls standing close to each other, one's hand on the other's neck.

The Best Queer YA Novels of 2019

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
December 10, 2019 at 12:13pm
It’s been a stunning year for queer young-adult novels. Read more »

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