90s Bitch: Media, Culture, and the Failed Promise of Gender Equality – Allison Yarrow

Genre: Nonfiction, Feminism  Publisher: Harper Perennial  Pages: 397 Release Date: June 19, 2018 The close of the 20th century promised a new era of gender equality. However, the iconic women of the 1990s—such as Hillary Clinton, Courtney Love, Roseanne Barr, Marcia Clark, and Anita Hill—earned their places in history not as trailblazers, but as whipping …

The Testaments (The Handmaid’s Tale #2) – Margaret Atwood

Genre: Dystopia, Feminism  Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Pages: 432 Release Date: September 10, 2019 Check out my review of The Handmaid's Tale HERE! In this brilliant sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, acclaimed author Margaret Atwood answers the questions that have tantalized readers for decades. When the van door slammed on Offred's future at the end …

The Water Cure – Sophie Mackintosh

Genre: Dystopian, Feminism  Publisher: Doubleday Pages: 288 Release Date: May 24, 2018 The Handmaid’s Tale meets The Virgin Suicides in this dystopic feminist revenge fantasy about three sisters on an isolated island, raised to fear men King has tenderly staked out a territory for his wife and three daughters, Grace, Lia, and Sky. He has …

A Room of One’s Own – Virginia Woolf

Genre: Non Fiction, Essay Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Limited Pages: 127 Release Date: 2018 (Originally published 1929) A Room of One's Own is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf. First published on the 24th of October, 1929, the essay was based on a series of lectures she delivered at Newnham College and Girton College, two women's …

Before She Sleeps – Bina Shah

Genre: Fiction, Dystopian Publisher: Delphinium Books Pages: 256 Release Date: August 7, 2018 In modern, beautiful Green City, the capital of South West Asia, gender selection, war and disease have brought the ratio of men to women to alarmingly low levels. The government uses terror and technology to control its people, and women must take …

Not That Bad: Dispatches From Rape Culture edited by Roxane Gay

Genre: Non Fiction, Feminism  Publisher: Harper Perennial Edited and with an introduction by Roxane Gay, the New York Times bestselling and deeply beloved author of Bad Feminist and Hunger, this anthology of first-person essays tackles rape, assault, and harassment head-on. In this valuable and revealing anthology, cultural critic and bestselling author Roxane Gay collects original and …

Bad Feminist – Roxane Gay

Genre: Non-Fiction, Feminism  Publisher: Harper Perennial Pink is my favorite color. I used to say my favorite color was black to be cool, but it is pink—all shades of pink. If I have an accessory, it is probably pink. I read Vogue, and I’m not doing it ironically, though it might seem that way. I once …

Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear… and Why – Sady Doyle

Genre: Nonfiction  Publisher: Melville House Publishing She’s everywhere once you start looking for her: the trainwreck. She’s Britney Spears shaving her head, Whitney Houston saying, “crack is whack,” and Amy Winehouse, dying in front of millions. But the trainwreck is also as old (and as meaningful) as feminism itself. From Mary Wollstonecraft—who, for decades after her …

The Power – Naomi Alderman

Genre: Fiction, Science Fiction Publisher: Viking In The Power the world is a recognisable place: there's a rich Nigerian kid who lounges around the family pool; a foster girl whose religious parents hide their true nature; a local American politician; a tough London girl from a tricky family. But something vital has changed, causing their …

This Will be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America – Morgan Jerkins

Genre: Memoir, Non-Fiction Publisher: Harper Perennial From one of the fiercest critics writing today, Morgan Jerkins’ highly-anticipated collection of linked essays interweaves her incisive commentary on pop culture, feminism, black history, misogyny, and racism with her own experiences to confront the very real challenges of being a black woman today—perfect for fans of Roxane Gay’s Bad …