Reads for the Rest of Us
January 2026 Reads for the Rest of Us
Violet and I chose the 25 books by women and trans people of color, and by writers of the global majority, that we're most excited about in January 2026.
November Reads for the Rest of Us
The feminists are heading to NWSA in Puerto Rico this month! And we're reading these books.
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.
Random Thoughts for a Rainy Saturday Morning
After a week of COVID, I am salty and antsy to get moving and try something new. What good trouble can I get into?
September 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
Check out the top 25 books that Ms. intern, Violet Pandya, and I are excited about this month!
August 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
Check out the top 25 books that Ms. intern, Violet Pandya, and I are excited about this month!
A Cure for What Ails You
An early review of Stephanie Allen's 2019 book Tonic and Balm that was featured in Medium Books.
July 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
Check out the top 22 books that Ms. intern, Violet Pandya, and I are excited about this month!
June 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
Reading even just one or two of the 25 books below is a first step towards sending the message that we will continue to support the arts and prioritize the stories being told by and about marginalized groups.
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