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9 Books to Read in Celebration of Women's Equality Day

 

Studs Terkel, Radio Pioneer

Interviewing wasn’t just something Terkel did for his books.

Happy Birthday, Studs! Part I

Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion Features Worn Out’s Alyssa Hardy

The new HBO documentary Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion has been making waves for its bold and shocking coverage of teen clothing franchise Brandy Melville. In the documentary, filmmaker Eva Orner uncovers Brandy Melville’s exploitative methods at every level of operation.

4 Books for the Total Eclipse

 

Honoring the Memory of Nine Inspirational Black Women

In Blackbirds Singing, a collection of public addresses by inspirational Black women, Janet Dewart Bell recognizes their powerful voices, vision, and efforts toward a more just society. Bell takes the time to highlight the depth of their roles as authors, educators, politicians, and the critical contributions they made to literature, politics, and their communities as a whole.

Read an Excerpt from Blackbirds Singing: Audre Lorde on Race, Sex, and Class

In Blackbirds Singing, renowned author Janet Dewart Bell has curated an incredible collection highlighting influential Black women who fought and continue to fight for liberation. Featuring the inspirational vision of women across the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, Bell celebrates accomplished poets, activists, leaders, and more.
 

The 2023 Social Justice Awards

We're still riding high from the 2023 Social Justice Awards Gala,

2023 Among the Stars

2023 Among the Stars

As 2023 comes to a close, we’re highlighting the books we published this year that received starred reviews and other major endorsements—for your gift-giving needs or just for planning your own 2024 reading list!

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Raja Shehadeh Is a Finalist for the National Book Award

Widely considered Palestine’s leading writer, Raja Shehadeh is a lawyer, activist, and founder of the human rights organization Al-Haq. The winner of the Orwell Prize and many other accolades, Shehadeh’s most recent book, We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir (published by Other Press), is a finalist for this year’s National Book Award in nonfiction.

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