‘Living a Feminist Life’ by Sara Ahmed
Living a Feminist Life is sectioned into three parts which cover, respectively, the path and necessity of becoming feminist, the challenges of diversity work, and the consequences of being deliberate in one’s feminism
‘Equality: What Do You Think About When You Think of Equality?’ Edited by Paul Alan Fahey
Is equality like obscenity?* You’ll
‘Queer & Trans Artists of Color: Volume 2’ by Nia King and Elena Rose
For anyone feeling terrorized by the Trump administration’s dire promises, Nia King’s Queer & Trans Artists of Color: Volume 2 is the perfect antidote to fear and an inspiring handbook of activist creations
‘Queerly Remembered: Rhetorics for Representing the GLBTQ Past’ by Thomas R. Dunn
In Queerly Remembered, Thomas R. Dunn explains how gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals and communities over time have turned to publicizing their pasts to advocate for political, social, and cultural change
‘Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days’ by Jeanette Winterson
For years, Winterson has written a new story every year at Christmastime, and here she collects them for the first time. The result is a book for cold, clear nights and roaring fireplaces.
‘Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady’ by Susan Quinn
In Quinn’s well-written and exhaustively researched book, Hick and Eleanor come across as a butch-femme Romeo and Juliet. The book’s rich detail and Quinn’s obvious passion will keep you turning the pages
‘The Art of History’ by Christopher Bram
Bram’s The Art of History, Unlocking the Past in Fiction & Nonfiction is a brisk and entertaining jog through 29 great books and how authors grappled with history in their writing
‘Proxies’ by Brian Blanchfield
The subtitle to the book, aptly named, is “Essays Near Knowing.” Not essays of expertise. Not even essays of critical analysis—essays in the proximity of understanding (bodily, mentally, philosophically).
‘Black Dove: Mama, Mi’jo, and Me’ by Ana Castillo
One of the collection’s implicit questions is what intersections of identities might come next, what experiences and realities we have yet to see represented
‘The Death of Fred Astaire’ by Leslie Lawrence
Leslie Lawrence’s essay collection offers poignant musings on the nature of memory
