Gender

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture (Paperback)

By Roxane Gay

$16.99

ISBN: 9780062413512

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Published: Harper Perennial - May 1st, 2018

An incredibly honest anthology involving the personal stories of individuals affected by sexual assault. Many unique insights from the authors provide the reader with the opportunity to understand the different ways sexual trauma can impact one's life. This novel should become required reading to help rid the stigma and skepticism surrounding rape culture. ~ Reviewed by Laura Knapp

The Atlas of Beauty: Women of the World in 500 Portraits (Hardcover)

By Mihaela Noroc

$30.00

ISBN: 9780399579950

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Published: Ten Speed Press - September 26th, 2017

Noroc traveled the world with a backpack and camera photographing women in 50 countries. This is not only and atlas of beauty but a treasure trove of humanity. These simple and beautiful images of everyday women may help restore your faith in at least 49% of humankind. ~ Reviewed by Stan Hynds

Angry White Men: American Masculinity at the End of an Era (Paperback)

By Michael Kimmel

$17.99

ISBN: 9781568589619

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Published: Nation Books - April 25th, 2017

If you have ever said or overheard, "I just don't understand Trump voters!", this novel has the answers. I didn't expect to agree with the complaints of Angry White Men, but Kimmel reminds us that compassion has to be a two-way street: while the objects of WMA (White Male Anger) are unfairly blamed, the origins of their grievances are real and affect us all.

A "Feminist Book Club" pick for September - check out the group's next pick and join us in October! ~ Reviewed by Katelynne Shimkus

Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear . . . and Why (Hardcover)

By Sady Doyle

$25.99

ISBN: 9781612195636

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Published: Melville House Publishing - September 20th, 2016

I'm so glad I had to read this for Northshire's Feminist Reading group, otherwise it would never have crossed my radar. This book revealed to me the unconscious prejudices I still carry despite being a proud feminist. Whether you're male or female or fluid, a loudly-identifying or closeted feminist, you need to read this and realize what's really going on when we taunt a Rihanna/Britney/Sylvia Plath/etc... ~ Reviewed by Katelynne Shimkus

Shrill (Paperback)

By Lindy West

$16.00

ISBN: 9780316348461

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Published: Hachette Books - February 28th, 2017

You might recognize West from her feminist and comedic articles for Jezebel, GQ, and The Guardian. In reading Shrill, you'll find out why she's a leading critic of sexism in our society. Her personal essays are witty and thought provoking. For those who enjoyed Tina Fey's Bossypants or Caitlin Moran's How to Be a Woman, you will love this book! ~ Reviewed by Rachel Williams

Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear . . . and Why (Hardcover)

By Sady Doyle

$25.99

ISBN: 9781612195636

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Published: Melville House Publishing - September 20th, 2016

Why does our society love to hate female celebrities? Why do we relish in their failures more than their successes? Think Britney Spears, Amy Winehouse, and Whitney Houston. But would you also maybe consider Sylvia Plath, Mary Wollstonecraft, or Charlotte Bronte in the same way? Doyle uses a feminist lens with a historian’s analysis to examine why popular culture has and continues to vilify or canonize women in the public eye.