Category: Non-fiction
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Review: White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color
I’ve felt for a while now that feminism often overshadows the fight to create a society that truly treats women of color equally. I was never sure if those thoughts were valid or shared by others. But this book spoke those truths. And yikes, feeling this seen feels pretty amazing.…
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Review: So you want to talk about race
A deeply validating and moving novel that all people, of every race, should read at least once in their lives. So you want to talk about race doesn’t skip out on the hard truths people need to hear. Flawlessly weaving her own experiences into real world problems, Oluo lays the…
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Review: Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in a Black and White America
Biting the Hand is a gut wrenching novel that explores the complexities of race in America whilst analyzing how the races interact to form dangerous stereotypes. Lee expertly questions what it means to be Asian in a Black and white America through the lens of her own experiences.
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Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essay covers many different science topics, but it leads off with several autobiographical chapters about Stephen Hawking’s childhood.
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