Books
Witches, Midwives, and Nurses (Second Edition)
As another agonizing attempt is made to shift the future of health care in the United States, we are reminded of the longevity of this crisis, and how firmly entrenched this system—which is failing—is.
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.
Rajmahal
Sengupta brings to life the Rajmahal, a magnificent turn-of-the-century mansion full of tenants from Calcutta's melting pot of cultures.
Citizenship
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?
If a Tree Falls
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.
Streb
"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.
King Kong Theory
Using her own experiences of rape, prostitution, and working in the porn industry as a jumping-off point, Virginie Depentes creates a new space for all those who can’t or won’t obey the rules.
HAMMER!
Wild days of non-monogamy in the 1970s, the development of a queer aesthetic in the 80s, the fight for visibility during the Culture Wars of the 90s—Hammer's memoir charts this pioneer artist's life and work. With film still and photographs.
The Madame Curie Complex
Marie Curie, Lillian Gilbreth, Rosalyn Yalow, Jane Goodall, Barbara McClintock, Rachel Carson—these awesome life stories reveal the complex negotiation of gender in science.
The War Before
Bukhari's journey becoming a Black revolutionary, understanding misogyny in the Panthers, converting to Islam, and founding Jericho, the advocacy group for political prisoners in the US.
Mother
Celebrity baby-bump sightings, televised debates between stay-at-home moms and working moms, LGBT moms, and men as moms—WSQ explores the cultural contradictions of the motherhood craze.
Still Brave
Great thinkers and writers of our time wrestle with current ideas about race, feminism, and gender.
The review praises HIS OWN WHERE, calling it a "fantastic book filled with small, unique scenes and daunting poetry."
BASE TEN written by Maryann Lesert has been named Essential Reading by Literary Mama, a reading and literary website for the "maternally inclined."
Maya Nussbaum, executive director of Girls Write Now.
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