Why I Am Afraid To Read – A Personal Journey
A book group asked me a question. It led me into a reflection on why I read and the terrors of personal reckoning and identity.
Womanhood
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The Feels This Week: A Curated Life Is A Considered One
Remember mixtapes? I put together a 2026 version of it for a penpal – a curated list of podcast episodes about books and authors I love.
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Unlikeable Women: It’s Okay To Dislike Her, But Respect Her
We don’t respect a woman we don’t like. What does it say about the gendering of respect? And why are unlikeable women unsettling?
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Flavours Of Women Of Colour: Bulbul Sharma, Deesha Philyaw
Women ’s stories linger in kitchens & church pews. They carry the weight of funeral households, prayer rituals and unspoken female desire.
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A Non-Medical View Of The Uterus: Blood, Babies & Hysteria
Hysterectomy: a polite word for erasing what makes you visible. Take the uterus, take the person. No bleeding, no birthing. Medicine makes it official.
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How Female Erasure (Mis)Shapes Our History
/RSS FeedFemale erasure in history means women like my aunt, my great-grandmother—and maybe me—are left unrecorded, our stories quietly slipping out of memory. Read the transcript of ‘How Female Erasure (Mis)Shapes Our History’ here.
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How Female Erasure (Mis)Shapes Our History
Female erasure in history means women like my aunt —and maybe me — are left unrecorded, our stories quietly slipping out of memory. Includes audio.
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BOOK REVIEW: Daughters Of Sparta, The Penelopiad, Circe
Feminist retellings of Greek mythos offers a different view of heroism. The Sparta-Troy war is rich with women navigating complex stories of their own.
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REVIEW: Lessons In Chemistry – Why The Book Is Always Better
‘Lessons in Chemistry’ is a book by Bonnie Garmus and AppleTV produced show feat. Brie Larson. It’s a perfect example of why a book is usually better than film.
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BOOK REVIEW: Yellowface – RF Kuang: Many Shades of Womanhood
R.F.Kuang’s ‘Yellowface’ takes me on a whirlwind ride of my own darkest instincts, in the hands of a deeply unlikeable narrator. What a rush!
