Books
Forthcoming Releases
King Kong Theory
With humor, rage, and confessional detail, Virginie Despentes—in her own words “more King Kong than Kate Moss”—delivers a highly charged account of women’s lives today. She explodes common attitudes about sex and gender, and shows how modern beauty myths are ripe for rebelling against.
Streb
How to Become an Extreme Action Hero
"Action specialist" Elizabeth Streb combines the principles of dance, the circus, Hollywood stunt-work, athletics, and rodeo to show the unlimited possibilities of the body.
If a Tree Falls
A Family's Quest to Hear and Be Heard
A memoir of a woman learning her family's secret history; imagining the lives of her deaf ancestors in the enclaves of Eastern Europe; and, with her husband, making hard decisions for her deaf children.
His Own Where
Set in 1970, as inner city blues envelop Brooklyn, His Own Where tells the story of Buddy and angela, fifteen-year-old runaways who take refuge in one another as their worlds begin to fall apart.
From Madea to Michelle
Rising star Courtney Young looks at the strength of Michelle Obama's image, the caricatures of Tyler Perry-created female figures, and the melodramas of hip-hop superstars to break down images of today's most iconic black women.
Witches, Midwives, and Nurses (Second Edition)
A History of Women Healers
Medicine has always been an arena of struggle between women healers and male doctors. The fascinating, updated account explores the suppression of witches in medieval Europe, the rise of the male medical profession, and pop culture's obsession with witches today.
Rajmahal
Sengupta brings to life the Rajmahal, a magnificent turn-of-the-century mansion full of tenants from Calcutta's melting pot of cultures.
Revenge
When her husband doesn't believe that the child she is carrying is his and forces her to abort, a young Bangladeshi wife designs her revenge. Controversial, bestselling writer Nasrin devises an unapologetic plot that will have every man questioning.
Citizenship
WSQ: Volume 38, Numbers 1&2, Spring/Summer 2010
What does it mean to be a citizen today as our societies are defined not only by transnationalism, but also by anti-immigrant policies in the name of security?
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