Book Review
The Zodiac Revisited, Volume 1
The Zodiac Revisited is a complete, unbiased, and riveting true crime book that chronicles the story of the Zodiac Killer. Michael F. Cole’s true crime compendium The Zodiac Revisited takes a comprehensive look at the details of...
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This Party’s Dead
Erica Buist’s emotional, informative book "This Party’s Dead" is a stunning trip through personal grief and global death festivals. When her partner’s father was found dead at home, Buist began to spiral. What followed was a year...
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It’s Come to This
"It’s Come to This" is an ideal pandemic diary; it captures the changes and strangeness brought about by Covid-19. Laura Pedersen’s meticulous, timely memoir "It’s Come to This" covers 2020 and early 2021, focusing on the Covid-19...
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The Male Chauvinist Pig
Historian Julie Willett chronicles the rise of the 1970s caricature of masculinity and sexism in "The Male Chauvinist Pig". This academic work dives into second wave feminism and the pop culture that surrounded it, beginning with...
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The Sweetness of Venus
A fun, straight-talking history of the clitoris, "The Sweetness of Venus" is a win for feminism. The book opens with the scientific history of the body part, from the infamous treatment of hysteria to lesser-known Greek and Roman medical...
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Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again
Katherine Angel’s excellent academic study "Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again" concerns the politics of sexual expression. The book addresses consent, desire, arousal, and vulnerability in turn, explaining each in terms of their history,...
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Authentic You.
Achea Redd’s "Authentic You." is a cute welcome-to-adolescence guidebook that’s perfect for girls who are learning to navigate the mental and emotional changes of growing up. In her own youth, Redd’s experiences as a Black...
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The Redshirt
Corey Sobel’s magnificent debut novel, "The Redshirt", exposes the hypermasculinity of collegiate football as a freshman starts at a Division One school. Miles is younger and smaller than the rest of his teammates at King College....