B- Reviews / Book ReviewsDoctor / feminist / non-fiction / women / women's health4 Comments
The only thing predictable about menopause is its unpredictability. Factor in widespread misinformation, a lack of research, and the culture of shame around women’s bodies, and it’s no wonder women are unsure what to expect during the menopause transition and beyond. Menopause is not a disease–it’s a planned change, like ... more >
Publishing NewsLegos / NASA / science / space flight / women3 Comments
Women of NASA Lego set – I saw this news story the other day and got all excited. The $25 kit will go on sale November 1st and features four figurines of “pioneering women of the space agency: the astronauts Sally Ride and Mae Jemison, the astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, ... more >
Publishing Newsbook kiosks / gender identity / Hollywood / LGBTQIA / Libraries / parental rights / schools / sexism / women1 Comments
The Women of Hollywood Speak Out – As much as we talk about the respect problem for female authors, there seems to be an interesting comparison (or contrast?) to make with women in Hollywood, who are being paid less than their male counterparts and who continue to struggle to make up ... more >
Publishing Newscooking / gender / literary awards / Nobel Prize / non-fiction / quarantine / sex / sexism / shame / social media / STDs / stereotypes / war / women9 Comments
Awarding the Nobel Prize for Literature to Belarusian Svetlana Alexievich is a bold decision – I like this piece by Arifa Akbar because it focuses on the way Alexievich’s win “recalibrates the status of ‘non-fiction’ in the literary canon. I agree that there remains a perception that non-fiction is somehow less ... more >
Publishing Newscell phones / cell service / Google / politics / print books / publishing / women / zombies3 Comments
A Thousand Hands Will Grasp You with Warm Desire: On the Persistence of Physical Books – This is really a lovely essay on the virtues of printed books and on the issue of creativity more generally, and despite the eye rolling nature of assertions like ‘we learn better in print ... more >