Reads for the Rest of Us
October 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
In a time when we need it the most, these 20 books will provide the knowledge, respite, ideas, empathy and rage we need right now to continue the work of liberation.
May 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
The 26 books on this month’s list provide some of that much-needed hope and joy as well. They tell stories of strength and resilience, of relationships and love, of imagination and dreams.
Reads for the Rest of Us: The Best Poetry of 2024 and 2025
Some of the most exciting and extraordinary poetry titles I’ve read in 2024=2025.
April 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
I hope you find some titles among the 25 here that will provide you with what you need now so that you can continue to keep going in your corner of the world.
History of reproductive justice reading list
The fight for reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy continues
They tried to bury us, they didn't know we were seeds
Women's histories of resistance
My go-to oracle and tarot decks
Choose the right decks for you, or try one of my favorites
When is my solitude self care and when is it avoidance? - A reflection
Honoring introversion without giving in to depression and anxiety
These are the biographies to read this Women's History Month
Happy Women's History Month! When the world feels like a dumpster fire, I am so glad we still have books. If you've read Ms. Feminist Know-It-All, my column with Ms. Magazine, you'll know how much I love books and the escape reading provides in
Want to see your latest poetry collection in Ms. Mag? Read this post!
April is National Poetry Month, and it's coming on fast! As you may know, I write a poetry column for Ms. Magazine each year, so if you are a publisher or writer and haven't sent me your latest collection yet, please send them along or get
March 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
Note: This article was originally published by Ms. Magazine on Mar. 4, 2025. Hello, feminist reader friends! Each month, I provide Ms. readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. The aims of these lists are threefold: 1. I want to do my
February Reads for the Rest of Us
Note: This article was originally published by Ms. Magazine on Feb. 18, 2025. Hello, feminist reader friends! Each month, I provide Ms. readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. The aims of these lists are threefold: 1. I want to do my
January 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
Note: This article was originally published by Ms. Magazine on Jan. 31, 2025. Hello, feminist reader friends! Each month, I provide Ms. readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. The aims of these lists are threefold: 1. I want to do my