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In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

Carmen Maria Machado | In the Dream House | A revolutionary memoir about domestic abuse by the award-winning author of Her Body and Other PartiesIn the Dream House is Carmen Maria Machado’s engr

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Sontag by Moser Benjamin

Moser Benjamin | Sontag | ‘Benjamin Moser’s Sontag, a biography of Susan Sontag, is a portrait of the iconoclastic and prolific essayist, novelist, and critic and her role in t

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A woman who– by Yvonne Rainer

Yvonne Rainer | A woman who– | Yvonne Rainer is one of the most important feminist, avant-garde filmmakers working today. She began her career as a dancer and choreographer, and was

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Rowing Against the Wind by Angela Madsen

Angela Madsen | Rowing Against the Wind | In September of 1993, at the age of 33, Angela Madsen underwent back surgery for an injury she sustained while on duty in the military. Her goal was t

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The Prosaic Soul of Nikki Giovanni by Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni | The Prosaic Soul of Nikki Giovanni | For the first time, the collected prose of national treasure Nikki Giovanni Gemini: An Extended Autobiographical Statement on My First Twenty-Five Yea

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Queer Voices from Japan by Mark McLelland

Mark McLelland | Queer Voices from Japan | Queer Voices from Japan examines the wide range of queer voices in Japan, and the longevity that these minority communities have enjoyed in society. M

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Square Haunting by Francesca Wade

Francesca Wade | Square Haunting | ‘Outstanding. I’ll be recommending this all year.’ Sarah Bakewell ‘A beautiful and deeply moving book.’ Sally Rooney ‘I like this London life . . . t

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The Prosaïc Soul of Nikki Giovanni by Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni | The Prosaïc Soul of Nikki Giovanni | For the first time, the collected prose of national treasure Nikki Giovanni Gemini: An Extended Autobiographical Statement on My First Twenty-Five Yea

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Looking for Lorraine by Perry Imani

Perry Imani | Looking for Lorraine | A revealing portrait of one of the most gifted and charismatic, yet least understood, Black artists and intellectuals of the twentieth century.

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Babe by Susan E. Cayleff

Susan E. Cayleff | Babe | One of the most gifted athletes of all time, Babe Didrikson Zaharias dominated track and field, winning two Olympic gold medals and a controversial si