Contemporary Classics

Women Who Kill

Ann Jones

From Lizzie Borden to Aileen Wuornos, Women Who Kill remains the most important book on why women have killed and what their cases reveal about social prejudices and legal practices in the US. With a new introduction by the author.

His Own Where

June Jordan

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.

Witches, Midwives, and Nurses (Second Edition)

A History of Women Healers

Barbara Ehrenreich & Barbara Ehrenreich

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.

Join Us at Our 40th Anniversary Party!

Oct 18

Sapphire read from HIS OWN WHERE at The Strand on June 1

The Feminist Press celebrates our reissue of June Jordan’s 1971 young adult novel, His Own Where, with a new introduction by Sapphire.

REVENGE chosen for the LA Times Summer Reading List!

REVENGE named one of the LA Times 60 Summer Reading Titles!

JENNIFER ROSNER touring: IF A TREE FALLS

Jun 15

Book signing: Tuesday, June 15 at Just Books in Old Greenwich, CT..

June Jordan's HIS OWN WHERE reviewed by READING IN COLOR

The review praises HIS OWN WHERE, calling it a "fantastic book filled with small, unique scenes and daunting poetry."

Interview with Barbara Hammer in ARTFORUM MAGAZINE

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Barbara Hammers speaks with ARTFORUM about growing up in California, experimental filmmaker Maya Deren, Gertrude Stein, chemotherapy and and her latest film, A HORSE IS NOT A METAPHOR.

Maryann Lesert's novel BASE TEN on LITERARY MAMA's Essential Reading List

base ten_0.jpg BASE TEN written by Maryann Lesert has been named Essential Reading by Literary Mama, a reading and literary website for the "maternally inclined."

THE REJECTIONIST reviews HIS OWN WHERE by June Jordan

The Rejectionist writes an impassioned review of June Jordan's HIS OWN WHERE, calling Jordan's novel "distinct and brilliantly original."

Joyce Zonana's essay NEXT YEAR IN CAIRO appears in Reader Supported News

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Joyce Zonana, author of the Feminist Press's title DREAM HOMES, publishes an essay on visiting the place of her birth and planning the trip back to Cairo with her family.