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4 days ago
Writing

Making Girls Made Lena Dunham Sick

Lena Dunham's memoir Famesick details her struggles with chronic illness amid her successful career and public persona.
fromVulture
4 days ago
Writing

All the Gossip From Lena Dunham's Famesick

Lena Dunham's second memoir, Famesick, candidly explores her life, relationships, and the challenges of fame.
Books
fromThe Atlantic
1 day ago

The First Draft of Cultural History

Gossip serves as the rough draft of news, with Lena Dunham's memoir providing unique insights into Millennial art and culture.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

I was one of Lena Dunham's haters. I want to say I'm sorry | Dave Schilling

Lena Dunham's career faced intense scrutiny and criticism, often rooted in jealousy and misogyny, as she navigated fame and public perception.
Writing
fromVulture
4 days ago

Making Girls Made Lena Dunham Sick

Lena Dunham's memoir Famesick details her struggles with chronic illness amid her successful career and public persona.
Writing
fromVulture
4 days ago

All the Gossip From Lena Dunham's Famesick

Lena Dunham's second memoir, Famesick, candidly explores her life, relationships, and the challenges of fame.
LGBT
fromJezebel
21 hours ago

Girl Code, Interrupted

Breaking girl code for romance leads to public backlash and highlights societal pressures on women to prioritize relationships over friendships.
#joan-semmel
fromHyperallergic
1 day ago
Arts

Joan Semmel Is Doing Her Best Work at 93

Joan Semmel's art explores themes of narcissism and self-identity through innovative self-portraits and reflections.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago
Arts

I wanted my work to be shameless': 93-year-old artist Joan Semmel on her trailblazing nudes

Joan Semmel's art challenges perceptions of aging and identity through vibrant depictions of her own nude body, emphasizing authenticity and self-expression.
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

I wanted my work to be shameless': 93-year-old artist Joan Semmel on her trailblazing nudes

Joan Semmel's art challenges perceptions of aging and identity through vibrant depictions of her own nude body, emphasizing authenticity and self-expression.
Women
fromTODAY.com
3 days ago

Lena Dunham on the 'Possibility' of Having Kids: 'Whatever Way it Happens, I Will Be so Grateful'

Lena Dunham shares her personal journey of motherhood and the impact of endometriosis on her dreams of having children.
History
fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

Mean Girls in History: Women Who Fought Tooth and Claw

Gender stereotypes about boys and girls are challenged by historical examples of women's complexity and darker traits.
Relationships
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

I have just one secret from my husband. If he reads this, even that will be gone | Emma Beddington

Secrets in relationships can be both harmful and beneficial, depending on their nature and impact on psychological wellbeing.
Books
fromFuncheap
1 day ago

Danielle Girard with JJ Elliott - Pinky Swear: A Novel (Corte Madera)

Danielle Girard's new thriller features a young woman's frantic search for her missing surrogate before the baby's due date.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke review the downfall of an allAmerican tradwife

Yesteryear critiques the tradwife phenomenon through a time-traveling narrative that reveals the harsh realities behind idealized traditional values.
Podcast
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago

Ursula K. Le Guin's blog has been turned into a podcast

Ursula K. Le Guin's blog is being rereleased as a podcast featuring all posts, including essays, poems, and cat pictures.
Writing
fromHarvard Gazette
3 days ago

Excerpt from 'Small Town Girls: A Writer's Memoir' - Harvard Gazette

Beauty shop experiences shape perceptions of beauty and provide a unique space for women to share stories and connect.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

How Toni Morrison blurred the lines between being an editor and a writer

Toni Morrison's editorial and literary work reflects a deep listening practice that captures authentic Black voices and experiences.
fromApaonline
2 weeks ago

The Feminine as Structural Problem

The deeper I go, the more feminist I become! Yet my experience of academic philosophy has largely disclosed the opposite: a discipline that solemnly declares its devotion to openness proves curiously unsettled by me as a woman.
Philosophy
Women in technology
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Feminists began raising the alarm about the manosphere decades ago and we were ignored | Laurie Penny

Misogyny has been treated as a non-issue for years, despite its serious implications and the rise of online harassment.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Communion by Jon Doyle review a charged debut about sin and solace

Mack O'Brien navigates personal crises and relationships while participating in a local theater production after leaving seminary life.
fromEmilysneddon
3 weeks ago
Typography

Fran Sans Essay - Emily Sneddon

Fran Sans is a display font inspired by the unique destination displays of San Francisco's diverse public transit system.
fromSlate Magazine
4 days ago

She Taught Women How to Orgasm. Decades Later, Her Impact Can Still Be Felt.

Hite learned early on that women walk a sexual tightrope: 'If you had too much sex, you could be shunned like her mother was; if you didn't have enough, you could be deserted like her grandmother.'
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fromBustle
4 days ago

Elizabeth Banks Thinks We Should All Be More Like Effie Trinket

Elizabeth Banks discusses her role as Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games and her vision for the character's development.
Women in technology
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

The Lindy West Controversy Is Obscuring Something Important

Millennial feminism faces criticism and perceived decline, highlighted by Lindy West's memoir reflecting personal and societal contradictions.
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

The Feeling of Becoming Less and Less of a Person

The advent of the smartphone marked a significant shift in human perception and relationships, altering the human sensorium since June 2007.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Too hot to handle? Why it's time for straight male authors to rediscover sex

Straight male writers often avoid writing about sex, fearing it may seem exploitative or gratuitous, unlike their female counterparts.
Writing
fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

He Wrote a Book About Interviewing. Here's His Interview.

Ben Lerner's 'Transcription' explores memory, language, and technology through the lens of a writer's relationship with his mentor.
Women in technology
fromDefector
3 weeks ago

'Imperfect Women' Is The Latest Entry In A Fittingly Flawed Genre | Defector

Imperfect Women critiques societal expectations of women through the lens of flawed characters and their narratives.
fromThe Nation
1 week ago

The Worlds of Jamaica Kincaid

I find England ugly...I hate England; the weather is like a jail sentence...the food in England is like a jail sentence.
Books
Women
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Feminist Visionary Who Lost the Plot

Elizabeth Cady Stanton's experience of discrimination at the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention catalyzed her feminist activism, though her sense of intellectual superiority later contributed to bigoted views.
Writing
fromThe New Yorker
2 weeks ago

Lena Dunham on Falling in Love with the Movies

A young filmmaker's journey begins with a short film, leading to acceptance at Slamdance and a memorable festival experience.
fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

Catherine Lacey Reads "Rate Your Happiness"

Catherine Lacey reads her story 'Rate Your Happiness,' from the April 13, 2026, issue of the magazine, highlighting her narrative style and thematic depth.
Books
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fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

Unconventional Novels About Conventional People

Aging revolutionaries and conformists share parallel narratives of disillusionment and the loss of youthful dreams in recent literature.
Books
fromThe New Yorker
2 weeks ago

Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney on the Liberations of the Seventies

Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney's 'Lake Effect' explores a woman's struggle between family stability and personal happiness amid changing societal norms.
Women in technology
fromVulture
1 month ago

Not This Again

Imperfect Women relies on heavy-handed repetition and obvious dialogue to convey themes about flawed women in privileged environments, ultimately failing to deliver meaningful insights despite its premise.
Writing
fromDefector
3 weeks ago

Namwali Serpell On Understanding Toni Morrison The Author, Not The Icon | Defector

Black literature's significance in America often emphasizes political utility over artistic value, limiting its broader appreciation.
Books
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

Frankenstein, Jane Eyre and Snow White with a gender-based perspective: The Madwoman in the Attic' and the beginning of feminist literary criticism

The new edition of 'La loca del desvan' revives feminist literary criticism, highlighting the relevance of women's voices in literature today.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

I want my career, my children and a free supple life': Sylvia Plath's radical reinvention

Plath excelled at baking, making six-egg sponges and hand-painting labels for honey, while also taking language lessons and writing poetry for the BBC.
Writing
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fromwww.newyorker.com
2 weeks ago

Cassandra Neyenesch Reads Enough for Now

Cassandra Neyenesch is a Brooklyn-based writer and curator with a debut novel titled A Little Bit Bad, set to be published in May.
Women in technology
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The one thing everyone gets wrong about feminism

Feminism's repeated obituaries reflect unrealistic expectations that millennia of patriarchy should be dismantled in one lifetime, rather than evidence of actual failure.
#lindy-west
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

The Death of Millennial Feminism

Lindy West's memoir, Adult Braces, reflects on her life and the complexities of Millennial Feminism, revealing a more nuanced truth behind her public persona.
Books
fromJezebel
3 weeks ago

'Maybe a New Audience Will Tell Me What They Think,' Lindy West Joked a Week Before Her Memoir Release

Lindy West's memoir, Adult Braces, has sparked intense reactions, particularly regarding its themes of polyamory and personal vulnerability.
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

The Death of Millennial Feminism

Lindy West's memoir, Adult Braces, reflects on her life and the complexities of Millennial Feminism, revealing a more nuanced truth behind her public persona.
Books
fromJezebel
3 weeks ago

'Maybe a New Audience Will Tell Me What They Think,' Lindy West Joked a Week Before Her Memoir Release

Lindy West's memoir, Adult Braces, has sparked intense reactions, particularly regarding its themes of polyamory and personal vulnerability.
New York City
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

"Something Familiar," by Mary Gaitskill

A woman returns to New York after years to attend a memorial, carrying deep grief while observing the city's raggedness and a taxi driver's worn humanity.
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fromAnOther
3 weeks ago

Polly Barton's Debut Novel Is an All-Consuming Exploration of Obsession

The protagonist navigates intense limerence while exploring self-actualization and cultural themes in Polly Barton's debut novel.
Books
fromBustle
3 weeks ago

The 10 Best New Books About Women Breaking The Mold

Successful women often defy expectations, and quieter forms of rebellion deserve recognition alongside visible rule-breakers.
US politics
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

LaMonica McIver and Schrodinger's Baraka

An indictment naming Ras Baraka as Individual-1 was announced before polls closed and contains factual holes and inconsistent DOJ accounts.
Portland
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 month ago

In 'When We're Born We Forget Everything,' Alicia Jo Rabins recounts her spiritual and musical coming of age * Oregon ArtsWatch

Alicia Jo Rabins' memoir weaves her spiritual awakening and musical evolution with Biblical women's stories into a unified coming-of-age narrative.
Social justice
fromMedium
3 years ago

Confessions of a Race Writer

Race writers risk performing a narrowed, victimized 'blackness' while often holding privilege and a platform to speak for marginalized people.
Relationships
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Mary Gaitskill on Damage and Defiance

Economic necessity, urban conditions, and contradictory cultural messages pushed many women into sex work, with choice constrained by coercion or gradual entrapment.
fromQueerty
2 months ago

Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid shares the text message that changed her life - Queerty

Reid, who lives in Nova Scotia, published her first Game Changer book in 2018. It followed a romance between fictional professional hockey player Scott Hunter and barista Kip Grady. A sequel, Heated Rivalry, which centered on hockey rivals Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, followed in 2018. Further novels have appeared since. In a new Instagram post, Reid posted her initial exchange with the TV producer and director.
Television
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Emily Nussbaum on Jane Kramer's "Founding Cadre"

Kramer followed up, notebook in hand. The New Yorker, then led by William Shawn, was averse to polemical swashbuckling; it would never print a phone number as a kicker. But its writers could take their time. Kramer embedded with the Stanton-Anthony Brigade, the "founding cadre" of a set of revolutionary cells devoted to consciousness-raising, or C.R. She sat in as members shared intimate stories, seeking patterns of oppression and strategizing methods of resistance; she watched sisterhood blossom, then break down.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

The Names author Florence Knapp: I'd love to write with Maya Angelou's warmth'

Emotional storytelling profoundly impacts readers, creating shared experiences and inspiring future writers through the exploration of relationships and human complexities.
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 months ago

Remembering Martha Hudson, whose literary salon inspired UC Berkeley's women's studies program

Marsha eventually brought her salon to campus and founded the Comparative Literature Women's Caucus, an activist collective that established the first women's literature classes in Comparative Literature, conceived and taught by graduate student women. Caucus members helped produce the first major translation anthologies of women's world-wide poetry, encouraged women to write feminist dissertations on women authors, and researched discrimination against women in the department.
Women
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fromBustle
1 month ago

Viola Davis Reveals The Book That "Blew Her Mind"

Viola Davis cultivated a reading habit as a teenager, using books as escape, and later transformed her love of reading into a bestselling memoir and novel co-authored with James Patterson.
Books
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

A New Direction for the Trans Novel

A dying woman's opioid-induced memories reveal her deep resentment toward her trans child, exposing how her accumulated life disappointments have narrowed her worldview to rigid gender expectations.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Better than Wuthering Heights? The Brontes' novels ranked!

Charlotte Brontë's debut novel The Professor was rejected nine times before publication, while her second novel Jane Eyre achieved immediate success, and Anne Brontë's Agnes Grey drew authentically from her governess experience.
Writing
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

Mara Naaman: A Literary Voice Shaping Culture

Building a life around ideas means prioritizing process and learning over outcomes and external validation, enabling deeper intellectual and creative growth.
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Literary Theory

Words carry multiple meanings; 'swallow' embodies both bird and ingestion, showing language's power to alter perception and emotional states.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Saba Sams: I've no interest in reading Wuthering Heights again'

Jacqueline Wilson's unflinching approach to children's literature, alongside works by authors like Gwendoline Riley and Clarice Lispector, demonstrates that literary courage and emotional complexity resonate more powerfully than conventional safety or virtuousness.
Writing
fromDefector
1 month ago

What I Learned From My Annoyingly Long Correspondence With "Elena Ferrante" | Defector

An AI-generated scam email impersonating Elena Ferrante used phrases from published book descriptions to deceive an author, revealing how AI can convincingly mimic famous writers while containing telltale signs of fabrication upon scrutiny.
Books
fromVulture
1 month ago

How Should a White Woman Writer Be?

White women writers from the Dimes Square literary scene are receiving major book launches and media attention, sparking both acclaim and online criticism about nepotism and industry favoritism.
fromKqed
1 month ago

A Novel Tracks the Fallout of Free Love, and the Girls Who 'Went Away'

In 1968, a "good girl" is squeaky clean. She studies hard, follows the rules, gets into college and doesn't embarrass her parents. She doesn't lie or drink or do drugs. She doesn't participate in the Summer of Love or experiment with any of its alternative ways of living. She definitely doesn't have premarital sex, get pregnant and upend everyone's meticulously laid plans for her future.
Books
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

"This Is How It Happens," by Molly Aitken

You are leaving work, your suit still damp from the morning's downpour, the skin on your palms peeling. You are clutching two supermarket bags, tins of cream soup and tuna knocking against one another. The rain is hard and your anorak is cheap. You are on your way to Stockbridge, to your parents' house, which only your father inhabits now that your mother is gone.
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fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

The Women Who Made George Saunders A Wife Guy

George Saunders' childhood praise and confidence, plus transformative experiences and setbacks, ultimately propelled him to achieve his dream of becoming a successful novelist.
#lionel-shriver
Books
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Mary Gaitskill Reads "Something Familiar"

Mary Gaitskill performs "Something Familiar" from the March 2, 2026 issue and has published eight fiction books, including Veronica and the essay collection Oppositions.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

A Biography Without 'The Boring Bits'

Sophia Stewart poses a choice that many biographers struggle with: "what to do with the boring bits."
Books
Books
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Author Ellie Levenson talks about her novel, 'Room 706'

A London hotel hostage forces Kate Bright to confront her marriage, longtime affair, and complicated identity as mother and woman.
Books
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Valeria Luiselli on Sound, Memory, and New Beginnings

Field recordings and attentive listening are integral to narrative creation, shaping the writing process and immersive listening experiences.
fromMedium
4 years ago

bell hooks saved me

bell hooks saved me. I say that in all sincerity. At a critical time in my life, when I was at my lowest point, it was bell hooks, through her books, who pulled me out of a hole of profound depression and set me on a path of self-renewal on which I have remained ever since. Newly divorced with two very young sons, I was determined to give a better fatherhood experience than the one I had.
Books
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

'The White Hot' asks: If men can go find themselves, why can't women?

A woman undertakes a spiritual quest, mirroring male literary pilgrimages, challenging gendered expectations about freedom and motherhood.
Books
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

"Predictions and Presentiments"

Mother and daughter arrive on an island to begin again, observe a yawning sky, local winds, Etna's ash, and read the Levante as an omen.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

She dared to be difficult': How Toni Morrison shaped the way we think

Black womanhood often overlaps with being labeled difficult, and literary complexity and societal judgment turn that difficulty into moral failing.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

There is a sense of things careening towards a head': TS Eliot prize winner Karen Solie

Karen Solie's work confronts ecological and social harms directly, refusing to aestheticize suffering while insisting art must keep attention and counteract distraction.
Books
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Rachel Reid, the unassuming author of Heated Rivalry' whose universe has taken on a life of its own

Rachel Reid turned niche queer 'hockey smut' romance into a mass phenomenon with the Game Changers series and its HBO adaptation, selling over 650,000 copies.
Books
fromHarper's Magazine
2 months ago

Juvenile Impulse, by Becky Zhang

A retrospective narrative examines adolescent identity, desire, power dynamics, and authorial agency at a rigorous, hierarchical all-girls Southern California school.
#literary-fiction
Books
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Yiyun Li Reads "Calm Sea and Hard Faring"

Yiyun Li reads her short story 'Calm Sea and Hard Faring' from The New Yorker's March 9, 2026 issue, showcasing work from an acclaimed author of eight fiction books.
Books
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Yiyun Li Reads "Calm Sea and Hard Faring"

Yiyun Li reads her short story 'Calm Sea and Hard Faring' from The New Yorker's March 9, 2026 issue, showcasing work from an acclaimed author of eight fiction books.
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