Poetry Review: ‘Extremely Lightweight Guns’ Beautifully Juxtaposes the Divine and the Mundane
Content warning: abuse The brain stores trauma in pieces. Disconnect, in some instances, provides protection. Sound a…
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Get a Good Read on Women’s History Month with These 3 Titles
Fifty percent of the population. Give or take, that's how many women there are in the world, women who work, rai…
Hookup State of Mind is Your Next Feminist Pleasure Read
Feminist romance readers are well aware of many of the common issues with the genre: fatphobia, heroines that are so oft…
‘Just As I Am’ by Cicely Tyson is Your New Favorite Memoir
Man, you're picky. That's not always a bad thing, either. You know what you want so you choose deliberately, carefull…
Wild, Bucking & Feminist, ‘Outlawed’ is Not Your Grandpa’s Western
You try and you try and you try. Everybody else makes things look easy. They seem to do everything effortlessly, leav…
Big Bad Wolf Offers Realistic Politics & Fantastical Romance
Part of the pleasure aspect of “pleasure reads” is their ability to help us escape. Escape the tedium and heaviness of o…
What Do We Do With Pleasure Reads That Challenge Our Values
What does one do with an enjoyable, well-written, yet problematic novel? That was my dilemma with The Pearl, the third n…
Celebrate Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy with Her Inspiring ‘Own Words’
“My Own Words” by Ruth Bader Ginsburgwith Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williamsc.2016, Simon & Schuster$30.00 / $39.9…
‘The Truths We Hold’ Offers an Engaging Way to Meet Our Future VP
"The Truths We Hold: An American Journey" by Kamala Harrisc.2020, Penguin Books$18.00 paperback 336 pages It starts …
Shaping the Conversation Around Menopause
If you’re going through menopause or are post-menopausal and are struggling with physical, emotional and other changes, …
