Poetry for Everyone – Resources for Gender and Women’s Studies: A Feminist Review
Karla J. Strand’s review of How Poetry Can Change Your Heart for Resources for Gender and Women’s Studies: A Feminist Review.
In New Memoir, Deborah J. Cohan Explores the Complexities of Love, Illness and Parental Abuse – Ms. Magazine
With her new book, sociologist Deborah J. Cohan explores the complexities of caring for an aging parent with a history of abusive behavior.
A Cure for What Ails You – Medium Books
A Review of Stephanie Allen’s Tonic and Balm Tonic and Balm is a book about medicine shows. The thing about medicine shows is that they...
A Brief Review of Arushi Raina’s WHEN MORNING COMES
Arushi Raina’s WHEN MORNING COMES occurs during South Africa’s oppressive apartheid regime where four students plan to fight back – but at what cost?
Review of HEARTS OF CLAY by Dosun Adeleye
Dosun Adeleye's Hearts of Clay follows the journey of Grace, a young woman living in the United Kingdom who travels to Nigeria in search of the answer...
A Review of WHEN A BULBUL SINGS by Hawaa Ayoub
Hawaa Ayoub's chilling debut novel centers on 14-year-old Eve who, after being taken from her home to remote Yemen under the pretense of a temporary...
A Review of GO TOGETHER by Shola Richards
I have a few close work colleagues—friends, really—who I go to for support, consolation, venting, and laughs. The group of us get together regularly for...
A Review of Oyinkan Braithwaite’s MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER
Oyinkan Braithwaite's debut novel, My Sister, the Serial Killer, is a wickedly comedic story of Korede and her sister, Ayoola. Despite their differences, the sisters...
A Review of Esi Edugyan’s WASHINGTON BLACK
When I picked up Washington Black, the latest novel by Esi Edugyan, I prepared myself for a challenging story about slavery, violence, and injustice. What...
Jill Soloway’s SHE WANTS IT – A Brief Review
Jill Soloway’s SHE WANTS IT A Brief Review – This candid look at the entertainment industry through a nonbinary lens falls short of toppling the patriarchy.