Category: Feminism
While New Zealand has always been a beautiful place, its increased popularity as a filming destination (particularly for The Lord of the Rings movies) has put it atop many folks’ …
Kathy Gates
December 14, 2016
Chick Lit, Children, Contemporary, Crime Fiction, Dystopian, Ebooks, Fantasy, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Reviews, Romance, Sci-Fi, Suspense/Thriller, TBR, Young Adult
A few days ago, a friend told me she’d downloaded an ‘indie’ book from Amazon because it was written by a ‘friend of a friend’ and she wanted to …
Many of us read books to get away from our own reality, but sometimes it’s a good thing to read something that can open our eyes to what is …
On November 29, the third and last book in Erika Johansen’s bestselling Queen of the Tearling series was released. This has been one of my favorite series for years now–and I’m …
It is with great confliction that I take you through this list. Many of the books below are phenomenal works of literature. Some are so anti-feminist that it’s nauseating, …
It’s all good and well reading fiction throughout the year, filling our heads with wonderfully crafted prose over a multitude of different genres, but there comes a time – …
Beginning in the 1870s, more than 200 women have “sought, been nominated, or received votes for the office of President.” The Highest Glass Ceiling by Ellen Fitzpatrick hones in on three …
Sara Deeter
November 7, 2016
Book Lists, Crime, Crime Fiction, Drama, Faves, Feminism, Humor, New Adult, Women, Young Adult
Every little kid dreams of being a spy when they grow up, right? I know I did (sorry for the vase I knocked over while practicing my super cool …
Virginia Woolf: The modernist, feminist author renowned for her groundbreaking writing throughout the 20s and 30s such as Mrs. Dalloway and To The Lighthouse. She is also, in my …
Times have changed. Women are no longer expected to be housewives who spend all day taking care of the children, cooking, and cleaning. Sexism is slowly starting to fade …
Legendary female pilot Amelia Earhart may have lived a life omitted from history books, a recent study suggests. In 1937, Earhart — the first woman pilot to fly across …
Cierra Loften
November 4, 2016
Book Clubs, Book Lovers, Feminism, Human Interest, Maya Angelou, Memoir, Poetry, Reading, Social Media, Women
As if Emma Watson being a notable bookworm and United Nations Goodwill Women’s Ambassador isn’t enough to make us love her, the live-action Beauty and the Beast actress is making …
Seanan McGuire is absolutely freaking amazing. When a friend first introduced me to her books, I didn’t expect to become addicted quite so quickly. But it’s literally an impossibility NOT …
Sara Deeter
October 28, 2016
Chick Lit, Drama, Fantasy, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Human Interest, Romance, Unpopular Opinions, Women, Young Adult
Over two thousand years ago, the story of Persephone was born. The Homeric Hymn to Demeter (written in the 600s B.C.) is the first known documentation of this Greek goddess’s dramatic …
Australia! Home to more than just kangaroos, in recent years, books from Australia are becoming high quality works. Home to close to 24 million people, Australia is essentially an …
YouTube Channel: Rowan Ellis From the Description: Is ‘Game of Thrones‘ Feminist? Surely not, right? But Season 6 of the Emmy winning show might add some new evidence into the …
Rebecca Ogle
October 22, 2016
Author Spotlight, Book Lists, Fantasy, Feminism, Literary Fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Science Fiction, Short Story, Spirituality, Young Adult
Few authors have mastered several genres. Some dabble in several or master a couple, but 86-year-old Ursula K. Le Guin has produced masterpieces that shine in every section of …
If you think that the fight for women’s fair representation in comics has cropped up only recently…well, you’d be wrong. The battle has been raging for longer than you’d …
Arundhati Roy released her debut novel, The God of Small Things, in 1997. The story, about twins in the southern state of Kerala, India resulted in a Booker Prize win …
I am usually drawn straight to the YA genre, or perhaps a Thriller, when I enter a bookstore. However, yesterday afternoon, in the quiet calm of Waterstones, I found …