The Feminist Press was the brainchild of Florence Howe (1929–2020), who in 1970 asked a critical question: Where are all the women writers?

Feminist PressFebruary 17, 2021

Celebrating a Lifetime of Achievements

In celebration of our Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Book Critics Circle, over the next few weeks we’ll be posting a series of reflections upon the history of the Feminist Press.

Feminist PressFebruary 10, 2021appeal

FP Staff List: Celebrating WE TOO with essential movement literature

From adrienne marie brown’s EMERGENT STRATEGY to Grace Lee Boggs’s LIVING FOR CHANGE, here are our staff picks.

Lucia BrownFebruary 9, 2021

FP to Receive $40K Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts!

The Feminist Press is excited to announce that we have been approved for a $40,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support our book publications and programming in 2021.

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FP Staff List: 2021 Books We Can’t *Wait* To Read

From Brontez Purnell to Rivers Solomon, here are our 2021 must-reads.

Lucia BrownJanuary 25, 2021

Feminist Press to receive Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award from NBCC

A virtual ceremony will be held on March 25.

Lucia BrownJanuary 25, 2021

FP Staff List: Celebrating ECHOING IDA

From Destiny’s Child to Sister Spit, here are the groups that inspire us and remind us of the power of collaboration.

Lucia BrownJanuary 12, 2021

P.S. There's one day left to give to FP in 2020!

Donate today, and support fifty more years of visionary feminist publishing!

Feminist PressDecember 31, 2020

CARES Act: Another reason to support FP

Until December 31, the CARES Act includes several tax benefits that increase your available deductions with charitable giving!

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FP Staff List: The Best Books of the Worst Year...

Plus the indie bookstores where you can buy them!

Lucia BrownDecember 16, 2020

With love and solidarity, Jamia

As I move on to my next chapter, I am forever grateful to have had the opportunity to champion FP’s mission and serve our community, fifty years after its founding.

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Feminist Press Board of Directors Announces Interim Director

The Feminist Press Board of Directors is excited to announce that Senior Editor Lauren Rosemary Hook has been named Interim Executive Director and Publisher of the Press. Hook will lead the fifty-year-old organization while the Board searches for the next Executive Director.

Lucia BrownDecember 8, 2020

In Her Words: Feminist Press featured in the New York Times

“Without the Feminist Press, we might not have known that women have always been writing our hearts out”—Gloria Steinem

(Image: Anna Parini via NYT)

Lucia BrownDecember 7, 2020

Juli Delgado Lopera's FIEBRE TROPICAL is a NYT Critics’ Top Book of 2020!

“The prose in Lopera’s first novel is as ebullient and assertive as Rosie Perez’s shadowboxing in the opening credits of ‘Do the Right Thing.’”—Dwight Garner

Lucia BrownDecember 3, 2020