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From Mikki Kendall—Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot (Book Review)

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Aug 27, 2020 | RESIST: Feminism, RESIST: Social Justice

When Mikki Kendall published Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot in early 2020, the situation was dire. Today, not even six months later, it’s even worse. The shooting of Breonna Taylor by police in her own home is just one reason. Countless...

Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women by Kate Manne (Book Review)

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Aug 8, 2020 | RESIST: Feminism

The good news is you only have to wait until Tuesday 8/11 to read Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women from author Kate Manne. There is absolutely no better time to get the run down on male privilege, since it’s loud and proud all over social media and the news....

Book Review: Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Apr 13, 2020 | RESIST: Feminism, RESIST: Politics

Look no further than Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg if you’re hungry for inspiration in difficult times. The authors, Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik, pull together stories, photos, drawings, and even text from Supreme Court decisions. The...

Book Review: Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Mar 21, 2020 | RESIST: Feminism

The bestseller from Ronan Farrow, Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators, documents the process of reporting a huge story. And it shows how that story was like nailing Jell-O to the wall. Or herding cats. Everything conspired against Farrow...

Book Review: Know My Name by Chanel Miller

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Jan 3, 2020 | RELAX: Memoir, RESIST: Feminism

Chanel Miller went to a fraternity house party one evening, and woke up in the hospital the following morning. What happened in between is just one reason why she’s written a memoir. During the party, Miller got quite drunk and passed out. Her sister and friend...

Book Review: Flash Count Diary by Darcey Steinke

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Dec 22, 2019 | RELAX: Memoir, RESIST: Feminism

In Flash Count Diary, Darcey Steinke presents her perspective on various aspects of menopause. It’s one woman’s experience, and thus, a memoir. And yet, it’s so much more. There’s science, social commentary, and some thoughts on medical methods. But if you’re looking...

Book Review: Down Girl by Kate Manne

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Jun 2, 2019 | RESIST: Feminism

Kate Manne is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University. Why am I leading with that in this review? Because knowing that informs everything about her book Down Girl: The Logic Of Misogyny. She’s a brilliant academic thinker and researcher. First and...

Book Review: Women’s Minyan by Naomi Ragen

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Feb 28, 2019 | LEARN: Everything Else, RESIST: Feminism

Naomi Ragen is an acclaimed novelist, who wrote and produced this play set in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish family and community. Women’s Minyan is about Chana, a married mother of twelve, who leaves her home and family. Two years after she leaves, the play opens as Chana...

Book Review: Red Clocks by Leni Zumas

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Feb 14, 2019 | RELAX: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, RESIST: Feminism

A biographer, a wise woman, a wife, a daughter, and an explorer form the core of Red Clocks, from author Leni Zumas. They seem to have only one thing in common—being women living in a country where reproductive rights are more and more limited.Susan is a wife and...

Book Review: Fierce Fairytales by Nikita Gill

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Jan 26, 2019 | RELAX: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, RESIST: Feminism

Nikita Gill puts an adult, mostly feminist spin on common fairytales and legends in her collection, titled Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul. For me, though, the content wasn’t as stirring as promised.Gill uses various points of view, including...

Book Review: Vox by Christina Dalcher

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Jan 1, 2019 | RELAX: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, RESIST: Feminism

Christina Dalcher writes about a woman not unlike herself in her debut novel, Vox. Her main character, Dr. Jean McClellan is a PhD nuerolinguist working on research about aphasia. Well, she formerly researched language changes after brain injury. But in Dalcher’s...

Book Review: The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Dec 23, 2018 | RESIST: Feminism

Inspired by The Beauty Myth and by its author Naomi Wolf, I went to the gym this morning with a new set of eyes. And no makeup, my hair pulled back in a poof of raggedy curls on my head. Oh wait, that’s how I always go to the gym or the pool for my workouts. But the...

Book Review: We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl®, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement by Andi Zeisler

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Nov 17, 2018 | RESIST: Feminism

fIn We Were Feminists Once, Andi Zeisler deconstructs recent incarnations of feminism, especially as it connects to pop culture and advertising. She mixes acerbic wit and interviews with both fellow journalists and researchers. But the crux of her work is her specific...

Book Review: Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger by Rebecca Traister

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Oct 13, 2018 | RESIST: Feminism

Let me tell you how I started reading Good and Mad from Rebecca Traister. I was watching Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. I was also on Twitter, because I wanted to experience this momentous hearing with other people, even...

Book Review: Keep Marching: How Every Woman Can Take Action and Change Our World by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

by Barbara the Bibliophage | May 30, 2018 | RESIST: Feminism

If you’re looking for concrete ideas about everyday activism, read Keep Marching: How Every Woman Can Take Action and Change Our World by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner. The author breaks down today’s most critical human rights issues, and provides an action plan. Keep...

Book Review: Women & Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Apr 16, 2018 | RESIST: Feminism

I started Women & Power: A Manifesto from Mary Beard at breakfast. By dinner, I had finished this short and insightful read. Beard is a classics professor at University of Cambridge. She has a uniquely English perspective, but uses examples from throughout the...
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