Category Archives: Recommended Books

The 8/20 WaPo ran a review by Deborah Tannen of “The Female Brain” by Louann Brizendine called “A Brain of One’s Own.” In it she writes: … In a breezy, playful style (the calming hormone oxytocin is a “fluffy, purring … Continue reading →

Strip City (a stripper’s farewell journey across America ) by Lily Burana was published in 2001. Here is a partial description from the Powell’s page: Lily Burana had been working as a journalist for five years when, on a cross-country … Continue reading →

From the book’s website: When Linda Babcock asked why so many male graduate students were teaching their own courses and most female students were assigned as assistants, her dean said: “More men ask. The women just don’t ask.” It turns … Continue reading →

Pollitt has an Op-Ed in today’s NYT called “Thank You for Hating My Book.” An interview by Jessica Valenti of Feministing called “Strident” and Proud is available here. Unfortunately, it is at Salon, so if you are not a Salon … Continue reading →

Okay, so Katha Pollitt has a new book out, Virginity or Death! And Other Social and Political Issues of Our Time. As mentioned at this blog previously, Echidne of the Snakes gave it a very good review here. The blogger … Continue reading →

Henry at Crooked Timber says so, and I fear he may be correct. Now, anyone who reads this blog may be aware that I strongly dislike both Hirshman and Flanagan. I was actually interviewed by Hirshman many years ago, and … Continue reading →

Here is an excerpt from this online Fitzhugh bio: In the late 1950s she and a friend, Sandra Scoppetone, began work on a beatnik parody of Kay Thompson’s Eloise, which was published in 1961 as Suzuki Beane. In 1964 she … Continue reading →

From the “How to Rent A Negro” page at the Powell’s Books site: A hilarious and satirical look at race relations that is almost too close for comfort, this pseudo-guidebook gives both renters and rentals “much-needed” advice and tips on … Continue reading →

Liz at the very amusingly named blog, “Granny Gets a Vibrator,” has written a provocative post recommending a book called The Gift of Fear,” by Gavin de Becker. It doesn’t sound like my kind of book, but it didn’t initially … Continue reading →

Last July I organized a panel discussion called “Southern Fried Feminism,” at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools 2005 Annual Meeting. My panelists included Deseriee Kennedy, who gave a feminist critique of “abstinence only” sex education as promulgated by the … Continue reading →

Nancy McClernan at Heavens to Mergatroyd has nice things to say about Adapting Minds, Evolutionary Psychology and the Persistent Quest for Human Nature by David J. Buller, such as: “…what Buller lacks in user-friendly presentation he makes up for in … Continue reading →

From the book’s webpage: …”In its sharp departure from standard Addams lore, The Education of Jane Addams challenges the received image of America’s premier pacifist and urban reformer. While urging respect for Addams’s autobiography in its delivery of emotional truths, … Continue reading →

Edited by Andrea J. Buchanan and Amy Hudock. From the authors’ website: “For mothers who write or aspire to, who find meaning and humor in the demanding but wondrous daily experience of raising children, and who value the sharing of … Continue reading →

Both here, by Grace at “Avast! Feminist Conspiracy!” The books she considers are Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Worker’s Rights at Wal-Mart, by Liza Featherstone, and Sisters: The Lives of America’s Suffragists by Jean H. Baker (both links … Continue reading →

I spent most of today in the Philadelphia airport, trying to get back to Columbia, SC through the blizzard. I started the day at 6 am, where I learned that one can walk underground from Broad and Locust streets in … Continue reading →