Chaya Bhuvaneswar’s stories are brooding, precise, and painful indictments of patriarchal cultures. They primarily follow women of color through harsh personal and postcolonial landscapes. Characters navigate the expectations and... Read More

Black womanhood is a complex, deeply provocative subject that exists at the intersection of multiple identities. Tamura Lomax’s new book "Jezebel Unhinged" is a phenomenal work that investigates the role of the church in constraining... Read More

Drawing on ancient tradition and modern experience, "The Circle of Nine" describes nine female archetypes and the ways women can utilize them to enrich their lives and strengthen their spirits. Cherry Gilchrist’s book is an intelligent... Read More

Marianne Monson is an excellent storyteller whose research fills in the gaps regarding women and the Civil War in "Women of the Blue and Gray", centering on those who rebelled against expectations. The book covers women who flouted norms... Read More

Detailed and devastating, Kim Lefèvre’s intimate memoir "White Métisse" introduces American audiences to the brutal lived experiences of biracial children in Vietnam during its years as a French colony. In Lefèvre’s intimate... Read More

Anna Dahlqvist’s powerfully argued book It’s Only Blood explores how menstruation taboos affect women in different cultures around the world. Every day, eight hundred million people menstruate, yet most of them are shamed in some way... Read More

Things We Haven’t Said is a thoughtful and courageous collection, intended to encourage conversations about issues related to sexual violence. As the #MeToo movement continues to open up the conversation around sexual violence and... Read More

Diane Pomerantz’s memoir "Lost in the Reflecting Pool" is an emotionally taxing read that captures the reality of living in an abusive relationship. Diane Pomerantz’s "Lost in the Reflecting Pool" is a searing memoir of a marriage... Read More