Joy McCullough produces a searing blend of poetry and prose in her tale of Artemesia Gentileschi, a Roman artist who lived in the early 1600’s. Daughter of artist Orazio Gentileschi, Artemesia inherited and surpassed her father’s talent, but as a woman, she had no autonomy, no ability to support herself, and no recognition of her …
In Zumas’s all-too-familiar dystopia set in a small Oregon coastal town, Roe v. Wade has been overturned. The narrative explores the complexity of childbearing — both the desire for and not for — and the reduction of a woman’s identity to such choices, braiding together the perspectives of a pregnant teen, a single teacher who …
I LOVE this book! Karen Karbo is at her feisty best as she relates the “difficult” natures of her subjects. (The author of Eloise? Who knew?) –Cheryl McKeon, former bookseller at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, WA; currently the manager of Book Passage Ferry Building in San Francisco, CA Seattle area folks: Learn …
On the afternoon of Election Day, 2016, shortly after the publication of our book, Dead Feminists, we gathered at the library of a local university with a large and supportive audience—mostly women, as usual—to share stories about our favorite dead feminists from our book. The mood was celebratory, including lots of hugs and even a …
At a mere 64 pages, this book might seem like a lightweight, but it is nothing of the sort. It is in fact, a book that should be read by all adults in our culture, particularly all men. I don’t say this lightly. There is nothing new or groundbreaking about the information or the message …
In her companion to Men Explain Things to Me, Solnit gives us another eloquent, penetrating book on feminism and patriarchy. Her short essays cover substantial territory, tracing gender boundaries to their origins, yet there is an optimism here that gives this book a propulsive energy. A must-read. –Renee P., Powells.com, Portland, OR Whether for a …
From the Huffington Post, 1/17/17, by Katherine Brooks Senior Arts & Culture Editor: Bookstore Will Hand Out Free Copies Of ‘We Should All Be Feminists’ On Inauguration Day Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 21st-century feminist manifesto is the perfect inauguration day read. On the occasion of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, an Oregon bookstore is celebrating “new beginnings and …
“Populated with dreamers, artists, and writers, this fun novel gives a glimpse of an exciting time, as revolutionary ideas are brought the to screen and women gain independence at home and at work.” –Emily Adams, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, WA Sounds like Funny Girl would pair very nicely with a copy of Rad American …
