Women's Review of Books Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Women's Review of Books- serious, informed discussion of writing by & about women. From @WCWnews at @Wellesley & @OCP_Inc #WomensStudies #BookReviews
The Female Persuasion
Meg WolitzerWomen's Review of Books"The book feels light rather than labored, even when grappling with difficult topics." - @kateschatz reviews The Female Persuasion by @MegWolitzer https://t.co/rahgl1BKKB #bookreview #books #womenwriting #feminism #femalewriters https://t.co/00NqyYrjNR
Paperback, 2019
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Katherine Dunham: Dance and the African Diaspora
Joanna Dee DasWomen's Review of BooksKatherine Dunham was a dancer, anthropologist, activist, and icon. Debra Cash of @BostonDanceAll reviews the biography, Katherine Dunham: Dance and the African Diaspora by Joanna Dee Das in our Jan/Feb issue. https://t.co/IJRXJkPz36 https://t.co/9Owr7M7MSO
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Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over
Nell PainterWomen's Review of Books"The dissonance and tension between making art and tending aging parents could not be more stark, and is riveting as a storyline." - A.J. Verdelle reviews Old in Art Schoo by @PainterNell in @WomensReview . https://t.co/iK2O48Ibaa #bookreview #books #artschool #womenwriting
Paperback, 2019
$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Book of Emma Reyes: A Memoir
Emma ReyesWomen's Review of BooksColombian painter Emma Reyes, illiterate until age 15, infuses lyricism, humor, and beauty into descriptions of horrific abuse in The Book of Emma Reyes (tr. @DanielGAlarcon). Read Marjorie Agosín’s review in our newest issue. #BookReviews https://t.co/yiqfSbui1d https://t.co/C5Ze8jo5UJ
Paperback, 2018
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Agnostic: A Spirited Manifesto
Lesley HazletonWomen's Review of BooksWatch out for binary thinking, writes "accidental theologist" and feminist agnostic Lesley Hazleton:https://t.co/M95yzWLDlt
Paperback, 2017
$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Class by Herself: Protective Laws for Women Workers, 1890s-1990s
Nancy WolochWomen's Review of BooksDoes an equalist approach in labor law improve the lives of women workers or erase the possibility of gender-based protections? @KatherineLTurk reviews A Class By Herself by Nancy Woloch in Women’s Review of Books published by@WCWnews. #bookreview https://t.co/fvI2yWTLVh https://t.co/1uhxIILJiM
Paperback, 2017
$34.00Member price:$34.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath
Leslie JamisonWomen's Review of Books"Ambitious and scholarly" - read @ariel_gore's review of The Recovering by @lsjamison in our May/June issue. https://t.co/lv0tbbxd6d #bookreview #books #womenwriting #femalewriters https://t.co/dRJ70ix9Mp
Paperback, 2019
$21.99Member price:$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Exist Otherwise: The Life and Works of Claude Cahun
Jennifer L. ShawWomen's Review of BooksClaude Cahun’s forward-thinking artwork challenged gender roles and anti-Semitism in Nazi-occupied France. Irene Gammel @MLC_Research reviews her biography Exist Otherwise by Jennifer L. Shaw in WRB. #bookreview https://t.co/xGyWzuPjN2 https://t.co/ralBiLGt8t
Paperback, 2023
$45.00Member price:$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sick: A Memoir
Porochista KhakpourWomen's Review of Books"I loved this book before I started it." - @Juliabtobin reviews Sick: A Memoir By @PKhakpour. Keep reading in our May/June issue. https://t.co/ugJv5QgIlv #bookreview #books #femalewriters #womenwriting #femaleauthors https://t.co/Box79qNico
Paperback, 2023
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fastpitch: The Untold History of Softball and the Women Who Made the Game
Erica WestlyWomen's Review of BooksBooks of interest in the WRB office include Erica Westly "Fastpitch" @westlyer #bookreview #softball #womenssoftball https://t.co/VcCGcj2oSn
Paperback, 2017
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book