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Women Without Men 2nd Edition
A Novel of Modern Iran
A modern literary masterpiece, Women Without Men creates an evocative and powerfully drawn allegory of life in contemporary Iran. Internationally acclaimed writer Shahrnush Parsipur follows the interwoven destinies of five women --including a prostitute, a wealthy middle-aged housewife, and a schoolteacher --as they arrive by different paths to live together in a garden in Tehran.
Zipper Mouth
Selected by Dave Eggers for Best American Nonrequired Reading. In this extraordinary debut novel, Laurie Weeks captures the freedom and longing of life on the edge in New York City.
And the Bridge is Love
Personal essays by a great Jewish American writer.
Tango
My Childhood, Backwards and in High Heels
A moving and hilarious coming-of-age story about love, sex, and attention deficit disorder.
Hailed as “the greatest cabaret artist of [V’s] generation” in the New Yorker, Mx. Justin Vivian Bond makes a brilliant literary debut with this candid and hilarious novella-length memoir.
Who Is Ana Mendieta?
Who Is Ana Mendieta? is an iconoclastic cultural biography of a Cuban American feminist artist in an era on the cusp of rebellion and regression.
Complaints & Disorders (Second Edition)
The Sexual Politics of Sickness
The new edition of the bestselling book about the history of sexism in the medical profession.
I Love Myself When I Am Laughing
A Zora Neale Hurston Reader
This anthology draws together superb selections of essays, short stories, journalism, folklore, and autobiography by a pivotal writer of twentieth century literature.
A Life in Motion
A Memoir
The founder of the Feminist Press tells her life story as an activist, scholar, and publisher.
Hey, Shorty!
A Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment and Violence in Schools and on the Streets
Hey, Shorty! shows how a small organization in Brooklyn figured out how to successfully address sexual harassment in schools and on the streets. It is a guide for students, educators, parents, and activists, and an inspiring story about getting young people to change difficult circumstances in their lives.
Wait Until Tomorrow
A Daughter's Memoir
A mother, writer, and recovered drug addict faces her biggest life challenge.
This is the Way We Say Goodbye
This haunting collection of personal essays by explores the uneasy balance between family and self.
The Day Nina Simone Stopped Singing
In this breathless memoir, Al-Joundi tells her story of being raised in pre-war Beirut by a bohemian father who encouraged her to defy all taboos—religious, political, and sexual. When he dies in wartime, her resentment of new constraints imposed by fundamentalists fuels her sex and drug binges, and she is cast out in a shocking denouement.
A Life in Motion SPECIAL EDITION
A Memior
The founder of the Feminist Press tells her life story as an activist, scholar, and publisher. This special limited hardcover edition is signed and numbered by the author. Available only at feministpress.org.
The Reality Shows
The highlights—and low lights—of the first ten years of the millennium are encapsulated by the searing performances of Karen Finley. From "Liza's" 9/11 show, to the channeling of Terri Schaivo, to George (W. Bush) & Martha (Stewart), and the "real" affair that spoiled the career of Govenor Elliot Spitzer, The Reality Shows is a tour de force.
Rape New York
Starting with a rape at gunpoint in her own apartment, Jana Leo's unrelenting analysis of her trauma shows the complex relationship between sexual violation, police disinterest, and the politics of gentrification and slum-lording. This laconic memoir is not only about getting clarity; it's about holding accountable the perpetrators of violence and those responsible for the circumstances of that violence.
Transforming Japan
How Feminism and Diversity are Making a Difference
Feminism is transforming the lives of women and men throughout Japan.
Intimate Wars
The Life and Times of the Woman Who Brought Abortion from the Back Alley to the Board Room
Merle Hoffman's life story is riveting. A former classical pianist, a self-made millionaire, and a feminist who found her life's work providing abortions, she has been a fearless crusader for women's right to choose. A powerful account of the woman who made abortion her business.
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