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Rethinking Legacy: "Tastemakers" is a Starting Point for the Problematic History of Recipes and Food Media

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by Aditi Kini
January 14, 2022 at 10:32am
The James Beard award winner Mayukh Sen’s first book invites trouble, but more questions come up in the process.
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“A Snake Falls to Earth” Gives YA Readers a Vivid Coming-of-Age Story

by Amanda Gokee
December 8, 2021 at 12:11pm
Darcie Little Badger’s second novel follows an unlikely pair: Nina, a young Lipan Apache girl, and Oli, a cottonmouth snake. Read more »
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“Rise to the Sun” Torches the Illusion of Perfection

by Arriel Vinson
July 9, 2021 at 12:30pm
What does it mean to love people, even when we know we could lose them? Read more »
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Jessica Darling Saved Teen Girls in the 2000s. Can She Do It Again?

by Emily Cataneo
June 2, 2021 at 11:48am
For a lonely teenage girl looking for a reflection of herself in a culture that disdains her, a brutally honest, interiority-heavy YA book can be a lifeline. Read more »
A Black woman with long hair parted to the side sits in a gray chair and reads.

BitchReads: 7 YA Books Feminists Should Read in March

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
March 9, 2021 at 3:30pm
Books can be healing. Read more »
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In “We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire,” Women’s History is Lifesaving

by Ashley Bardhan
February 10, 2021 at 9:31am
The novel is a meditation on the power of uncovering past heroines. Read more »
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BitchReads: 9 YA Books Feminists Should Read in January

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
January 8, 2021 at 11:47am
There is one thing we can count on: young adult novels bringing us a much-needed distraction. Read more »
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BitchReads: 7 YA Books Feminists Should Read in December

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
December 3, 2020 at 12:30pm
As we wrap up 2020, we’ll be reading. Read more »
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BitchReads: 9 YA Books Feminists Should Read in November

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
November 2, 2020 at 3:14pm
Through it all though, I’ve found a lot of solace in books. Read more »
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Personal Connection: #OwnVoices, Outing, and the Ongoing Quest for Authenticity

by s.e. smith
October 14, 2020 at 9:00am
Not all authors feel safe, comfortable, or interested in being out to readers about their identities. Read more »
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BitchReads: 13 YA Books Feminists Should Read in October

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
October 2, 2020 at 10:20am
Let’s escape our current world in favor of one that comforts you. Read more »

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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 »