Meg Wolitzer on feminism and writing
Alyssa Monera
What makes a writer feminist? Is it the subjects of her books, the agency of her protagonists, or the content of her tweets? Author Meg Wolitzer simply has one qualifier:… Read more »
What makes a writer feminist? Is it the subjects of her books, the agency of her protagonists, or the content of her tweets? Author Meg Wolitzer simply has one qualifier:… Read more »
Low and behold, it appeared in all its pink glory on publication morning, October 4th. But just twenty minutes later, it had vanished.… Read more »
It’s wild to think that, had things turned out differently, the Austrian poet, librettist, and playwright Ingeborg Bachmann could be alive today. We can even imagine her throwing a joint ninety-second birthday party with Mel… Read more »
A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about some #MeToo drama that has sent the Nobel committee into a full-on Blåsväder (a Swedish cousin to our own “shit storm”). Well, the Blåsväder has yet… Read more »
Have you all recovered, then? That tickly cough cleared up? Circa one thousand emails flagged “to action” in the ol’ inbox? Finally got some vitamins after a steady diet of… Read more »
Our Bodies, Ourselves, the pioneering book about women’s health and sexuality originally published in 1973 and modernized continuously throughout the years, will no longer be published in updated versions, according… Read more »
We often read in the book trade news about feminist bookstores, LGBTQ bookstores, and ongoing efforts to bring visibility to female writers in stores as well as hearts and minds. But, of course, these… Read more »
Ah, puberty: that magical time when we turn from cute little angels to hormone ridden hell-beasts. Or, as the Urban Dictionary puts it, “Gods way of testing young people between 12-18 to… Read more »
The television adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s classic 1985 dystopian sci-fi novel The Handmaid’s Tale debuts on Hulu today. For those unfamiliar with the work, it’s about a concubine whose job is to bear… Read more »
Tabloid newspaper the Daily Mail has caused outrage and been widely criticised over a sexist headline that ran on its front page last Tuesday, March 28th. Alongside a picture of British Prime Minister Theresa May and… Read more »