If I Go Missing, Brianna Jonnie (Author), Nahanni Shingoose (Contributor), Neal Shannacappo (Illustrator), Lorimer, December 3, 2019, 64 pp., $24.95 If I Go Missing is billed as a blend of fiction and non-fiction, but when the hypothetical is all too real, it’s hard to separate emotion from story. It is the honest truth at the heart … [Read more...] about If I Go Missing : Honest truth at the heart of the movement
Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars: Walking dreams of public transit
by Adya Afanou, April 9, 2020 Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars Public Transit in the Age of Google, Uber and Elon Musk?, James Wilt, Between the Lines, April 22, 2020, 300 pp., $27.67 Why is it taking so long? On the road, stuck in traffic. On the side of the road, freezing at a bus stop surrounded by our grocery bags. Underneath the road, … [Read more...] about Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars: Walking dreams of public transit
Hood Feminism: Pause, take a deep breath, bravely lean in
By Nicole Salmon (March 29, 2020) Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot, Mikki Kendall, Viking, February 25, 2020, 288 pp., $26.22 The feminist label is not one worn comfortably by all women, which prompts the question why not? If feminism is about advocating for the equal rights and treatment for women, why would any woman feel conflicted or … [Read more...] about Hood Feminism: Pause, take a deep breath, bravely lean in
Had I Known: How did Barbara Ehrenreich get here?
By Diane Hill (March 18, 2020) Had I Known: Collective Essays, Barbara Ehrenreich, Twelve, March 24, 2020, 384 pp., $32.84 If you’re self-isolating and need some light reading to take your mind off the Covid-19 outbreak and the general state of the world, please don’t read Barbara Ehrenreich’s newest essay collection. But if you’re wondering how the heck we got … [Read more...] about Had I Known: How did Barbara Ehrenreich get here?