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Karen Finley's THE JACKIE LOOK extended, again
You still have a chance to see FP author Karen Finley perform her acclaimed new show, THE JACKIE LOOK, which has been extended through April 24. Find out more about the show and tickets here.
The editors of LJ love HAMMER!
The editors of Library Journal just picked their favorite books coming out this spring and HAMMER! is one of them. You can read their interview with Barbara Hammer on their website at: www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6718543.html?q=Hammer. It starts about halfway down the page.
Check out: HAMMER!, Barbara Hammer
Women in prison need your help
Women in prison need your help. The Feminist Press receives frequent requests from prisoners for our books. The FP is willing to donate the books, but we need your help with shipping costs. Donate here and your tax-deductible contribution will go directly to this cause.
Check out: Wall Tappings, The War Before
HAITI NEEDS OUR HELP
As everyone is well aware, our neighbor, Haiti, has been hit with
a massively lethal and destructive earthquake. Its people are in need of
humanitarian aid of unimaginable proportions. We must respond to this disaster as a community. No contribution is too small. We urge each of you to make a contribution to a dedicated fund of your choice. Here are a few:
The New Yorker nods to Baghdad Burning
The January 18th edition of The New Yorker features an article about Arabic novels in translation which interestingly mentions our very own Baghdad Burning , a book that was written originally in English. Oops! Well, while we appreciate the nod, we thought you might want to check out some of our books that were translated from Arabic.
Check out: Naphtalene, Baghdad Burning, Baghdad Burning II, Dreaming of Baghdad
We Are All Precious
The three time Golden Globe-nominated film Precious has been receiving a lot of attention over the past few months and so has the author of the book it was based on. Sapphire is now . . .
Check out: His Own Where, June Jordan, Sapphire
Find out what Baryshnikov thinks of Streb
We asked choreographer, actor, and dancer extraordinaire Mikhail Baryshnikov what he thought about the talents of Elizabeth Streb and this is what he had to say . . .
Check out: Streb, Elizabeth Streb
Video: Laura Whitehorn and the reflections of an ex-Black Panther
Activist Laura Whitehorn talks about The War Before, the Black Panthers, and the rights of political prisoners.
Check out: The War Before, Laura Whitehorn, Safiya Bukhari
Why Lady Gaga calls herself a feminist
Frank talk with Lady Gaga
The pop sensation's bold stances on feminism, sexuality, fame and so much more have helped elevate her music to its own art form.
By ANN POWERS Pop Music Critic
December 13, 2009
Women Who Kill in LA Times
Read the LA Times review and then watch Ann Jones read an excerpt from Women Who Kill.
Check out: Women Who Kill, Ann Jones
Video: Ann Jones talks about Women Who Kill and feminism today
Ann Jones, author of Women Who Kill, talks about the updated edition and the state of feminism.
Check out: Women Who Kill, Ann Jones
Video: Good advice about public transportation from Ann Jones
Nov 5, 2009 - Whether you are on a bus, train, or subway car, Ann Jones provides the solution from keeping unwanted passengers at bay.
Check out: Women Who Kill, Ann Jones
Video: Julie Des Jardins discusses the hidden history of women in science
Nov 3, 2009 - Julie Des Jardins talks about the lives of women scientists and her forthcoming book, due out in March 2010.
Check out: The Madame Curie Complex, Julie Des Jardins
Just added: Pictures from our Gala
Nov 3, 2009 - View some of the honorees (Rhonda Copelon, Arianna Huffington, and Taslima Nasrin) and guests at our 39th anniversary bash.
GalleyCat talks about our 39th Anniversary Gala
Oct 23, 2009 - Amanda ReCupido, of GalleyCat and The Undomestic Goddess, recaps the words of wisdom from our honorees.
Video: Barbara Hammer talks about her forthcoming book
Oct 13, 2009 - Inimitable pioneer filmmaker Barbara Hammer talks about her first book ever, due out early 2010.
Check out: HAMMER!, Barbara Hammer
Sarah E. Wright, Novelist of Black Experience in the Depression, Dies at 80
Oct 2, 2009 - Sarah E. Wright, author of critically acclaimed novel This Child's Gonna Live, died September 13 in her home. Click the links below to read about her life.
Check out: This Child's Gonna Live, Sarah E. Wright
Video: Vivian Gornick on Women in Science
Oct 1, 2009 - Acclaimed critic and memoirist Vivian Gornick talks to On the Issues Magazine about the twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Women in Science.
Check out: Women in Science, Vivian Gornick
The Love Children Reviewed by Elaine Showalter
Sept 29, 2009 - Showalter's considered review of Marilyn French's final novel appeared in today's Washington Post.
(Free) registration required
Check out: The Love Children, Marilyn French
Bookpage Totally Digs the Love Children
Sept 14, 2009 - With The Women’s Room, first published in 1977, Marilyn French helped bring feminism to the forefront of modern thought and define a generation. The Love Children, her final novel, will be published posthumously...
Check out: The Love Children, Marilyn French
Her Revolutions - A Review of Dreaming of Baghdad
Aug 13, 2009 - After Iraq’s Communist Party gave up its opposition to Baath rule, Haifa Zangana joined a splinter group bent on violent revolution.
Check out: Dreaming of Baghdad, Haifa Zangana
Events
THE MADAME CURIE COMPLEX Events
Why are science and technology still considered predominantly male professions? In her new book, The Madame Curie Complex: The Hidden History of Women in Science, Julie Des Jardins provides historical context and unexpected revelations about women's contributions to the sciences.
Date(s) & Time: Mar 15, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Barnes & Noble, 82nd & Broadway, New York, NY
Check out: The Madame Curie Complex, Julie Des Jardins
HAMMER! Tour
03/16 Discussion with Hilton Als at KGB Nonfiction Series, NYC
03/17 Event with CLAGS at Performance Studies Studio, NYU, NYC
03/27 Launch Party at British Film Institute, London
Date(s) & Time: Mar 16, 7:00 pm - Apr 26, 9:00 pm
Location:
Check out: HAMMER!, Barbara Hammer
DREAM HOMES in Hartford, CT
Zachs Hillel House
Trinity College
74 Vernon St.
Hartford, CT
Joyce Zonana talks about her book Dream Homes, and her compelling quest to find a sense of home among people, foods, and places as far from her native Cairo as Oklahoma and Katrina-stricken New Orleans.
Luncheon and talk will begin promptly at 12 noon, Wednesday March 17th.
Date(s) & Time: Mar 17, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Trinity College, Hartford, CT
Check out: Dream Homes, Joyce Zonana
JUSTIN BOND at Joe's Pub
Check out the fabulous Justin Bond's new show at Joe's Pub.
Date(s) & Time: Mar 21, 9:30 am - May 9, 9:30 am
Location: Joe's Pub, New York, NY
Honoring Jane Gould and Women's History Month
Women's History as Personal and Political: An Event in Honor of Jane S. Gould
Thursday, 3/25, 7:00 pm
Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd Floor Barnard Hall
Barnard College, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY
Date(s) & Time: Mar 25, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Barnard College, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY
Check out: Juggling, Jane S. Gould
FP at the RAINBOW BOOK FAIR
The book fair will be held at:
The Center for Gay and Lesbian Studies (CLAGS) at CUNY
The City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue
on the Concourse level of the beautiful old B. Altman Building.
Date(s) & Time: Mar 27, 11:00 am - 5:30 pm
Location: The Gradute Center, CUNY, New York, NY
The MOTHER Symposium
Women's Studies Quarterly and the Center for the Study of Women and Society present
The Mother Symposium.
Date(s) & Time: Mar 31, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Martin E. Segal Theater, CUNY Graduate Center
Check out: Mother
We're at AWP in Denver
Exhibit Hall A
Table B19
Date(s) & Time: Apr 8, 8:30 am - Apr 10, 6:30 pm
Location: Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO
BASE TEN touring MI
Friday, April 15, 2010
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Panel: “Writing through Motherhood”
Festival of Faith and Writing
Calvin College
Grand Rapids, Michigan
www.calvin.edu/academic/engl/festival/
Friday, April 23, 2010
11:00am
"Earth & Sky Days" at the Grand Rapids Public Museum
Date(s) & Time: Apr 15, 12:00 pm - Apr 23, 11:00 am
Location: Michigan
Check out: Base Ten, Maryann Lesert
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