Gender

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

By Michael Kimmel

$17.99

ISBN: 9781568589619

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Published: Bold Type Books - April 25th, 2017

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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

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ISBN: 9781612195636

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Published: Melville House - 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

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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

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ISBN: 9781612195636

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Published: Melville House - 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.

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

By Sady Doyle

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ISBN: 9781612195636

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Published: Melville House - September 20th, 2016

When Britney Spears had a public, painful breakdown in 2007, the world heaped abuse, not empathy, upon her. In this well-researched book, Doyle explores the way female celebrities--from Britney to Hillary Clinton--are frequently treated with cruelty in our society. ~ Reviewed by Marisa Langlois

Future Sex: A New Kind of Free Love (Hardcover)

By Emily Witt

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ISBN: 9780865478794

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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - October 11th, 2016

In this collection of essays, Witt explores various sexual subcultures, such as polyamory and the free love spirit of Burning Man, that celebrate promiscuity and subvert the notion that the exploration of one's sexuality should have the end goal of finding someone with whom to start a family. ~ Reviewed by Marisa Langlois