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Herland, the Yellow Wall-Paper, and Selected Writings
Herland, the Yellow Wall-Paper, and Selected Writings
Charlotte Perkins Gilman | 2010 | Fiction & Poetry
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Around a century ago, Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a well-known feminist fiction writer, including "Herland" and "The Yellow Wallpaper." Find out what I thought of this collection of her work in my review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2017/02/19/feminist-stories-from-the-past/
  
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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Sep 21, 2017
From empowering handbooks to insightful memoirs, here are 15 of the most anticipated feminist book releases of 2017:

Bustle, an online American women's magazine, has compiled some hotly anticipated feminist books for this year:


There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé

There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé

Morgan Parker

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“This is a marvelous book. See for yourself. Morgan Parker is a fearlessly forward and...


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Hunger

Hunger

Roxane Gay

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'I ate and ate and ate in the hopes that if I made myself big, my body would be safe. I buried the...


Biography memoir social issues
Large Animals: Stories

Large Animals: Stories

Jess Arndt

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Jess Arndt’s striking debut collection confronts what it means to have a body. Boldly straddling...


Fiction social issues
The H Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness

The H Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness

Jill Filipovic

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What do women want? The same thing men were promised in the Declaration of Independence: happiness,...


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Too Much and Not the Mood

Too Much and Not the Mood

Durga Chew-Bose

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From Durga Chew-Bose, “one of our most gifted, insightful essayists and critics” (Nylon), comes...


Gender studies essays
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Erica Jong recommended The Diaries of Anais Nin in Books (curated)

 
The Diaries of Anais Nin
The Diaries of Anais Nin
Anais Nin | 2020
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"In Nin, you see a woman owning up to her sexuality. She was a great feminist, a great lover."

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There are some incredible books out this year celebrating African American history. I'd definitely add Hunger and Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay as well.

At the start of the month dedicated to African American history, here’s The Guardian's rundown of what to read, including Paul Beatty and Octavia Butler.


The Woman Next Door

The Woman Next Door

Yewande Omotoso

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Hortensia James and Marion Agostino are neighbours. One is black, one white. Both are successful...

Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for the Real James Brown

Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for the Real James Brown

James McBride

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The definitive biography of the soul legend James Brown by National Book Award-winning novelist...

The Sellout

The Sellout

Paul Beatty

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'Outrageous, hilarious and profound.' Simon Schama, Financial Times 'The longer you stare at...

The Hate u Give

The Hate u Give

Angie Thomas

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A powerful and brave YA novel about what prejudice looks like in the 21st century. Sixteen-year-old...


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Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin

Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin

Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton

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On February 26th 2012 seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin was walking home with a bag of Skittles and...

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ErinSJ (112 KP) rated Beauty Queens in Books

Jun 19, 2018  
Beauty Queens
Beauty Queens
Libba Bray | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry, Young Adult (YA)
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7.5 (8 Ratings)
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Social Commentary (2 more)
Diverse Characters
Feminist Message
Weird Villain(s)? (2 more)
A Little Unrealistically Positive at Times
The Social Commentary is Sometimes Too On the Nose
  
A Very Curious Girl (1969)
A Very Curious Girl (1969)
1969 | Comedy, Drama
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"Feminist call to arms. Punk as fuck. Perfectly described by writer-director Nelly Kaplan as about “a witch who doesn’t let herself be burned.”"

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Phoebe Robinson recommended Bad Feminist in Books (curated)

 
Bad Feminist
Bad Feminist
Roxane Gay | 2014 | Biography
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"Like lots of people, I really love Roxane Gay. This is one of my favorite essay collections I’ve read in the past five to ten years. She’s really good at conversational writing that’s also academic and intelligent and funny. After #MeToo there’s a lot of introspection, and people need to analyze themselves and see what feminist they’ll be. There’s no perfect feminist."

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