Are you familiar with feminist presses? Their mission is to advance women’s rights and amplify feminist perspectives. They publish works from minority writers, such as women of color and LGBTQ authors. By doing so, they empower the writers whose voices are underrepresented to have their concerns addressed, and produce an arsenal of feminist discourse that can challenge the dominance of patriarchy. Publishers Weekly says: According to the University of Wisconsin’s Office of the Gender and Women’s Studies Librarian, there are approximately 20 feminist presses in the U.S., and most of them are niche and/or micro presses…their sales have surged in recent years and that they are feeling …
Once upon a time, fairytales were good friends to everyone. Once upon a time, they accompanied us in our childhood and nourished us when we stepped into the adult world. Once upon a time, the story of a handsome and brave prince on his journey to save the beautiful but bewitched princess was strongly and vividly imprinted in our heads. Once upon a time, every boy was taught to be that prince and nearly every girl dreamed of becoming the princess. But today, the stereotypes in fairytales are changing and author Nikita Gill is helping to reframe the narrative. Nikita Gill’s Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul is …
Jacqueline Wilson is a distinguished British children’s novelist. Her works explore realist themes like adoption, divorce, mental illness, which sometimes cause controversy. Her stories, especially the Tracy Beaker series, have been adapted into several TV series like The Story of Tracy Beaker, Tracy Beaker Returns, The Dumping Ground, The Tracy Beaker Survival Files. Image via YouTube is the first time a feature film has been produced of her work. Producer Anne Brogan comments on Wilson’s works that: We’ve made television singles of two of [Wilson’s] books … This is the first feature film, so she’s naturally very excited…One of …
It would be so exciting to see Kate Kane, a.k.a. Batwoman, the first lesbian superhero in DC comics, make her first appearance on TV! American TV network The CW previously announced that they were going to introduce Batwoman to their Arrowverse, a setting of the shared DC-comics-based universe that is featured in several of their TV series. Now, the company has announced that Batwoman will be an independent program like the other shows: The Flash, Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow, and Supergirl. Greg Berlanti (Arrow; Supergirl; Love, Simon) will be the leading producer. Image Via ScienceFiction.com Kate Kane, alias Batwoman, is an out lesbian living in Gotham City. Inspired by Batman, she …
Check this out! Emma Watson shared her July-August book recommendation－Rupi Kaur’s poetry book Milk and Honey－on Our Shared Shelf and acknowledged Kaur’s effort of performing audacious feminist thoughts via instagram-framed poetry. Image Via The New York Times Rupi Kaur is an Indian-born Canadian poet, writer, illustrator, performer, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and a rising star in the interdisciplinary field of art, literature, and performance after publishing two collections of poetry: Milk and Honey (2014) and The Sun and Her Flowers (2017). Image Via Rupi Kaur.com Milk and Honey is a book about survival with four chapters regarding the experience of violence, …
