July 2012
45 posts
The How-To Issue: The How-To Issue →
the-how-to:
This weekend, the New York Times Book Review ran its how-to issue, which is a rather nifty idea. The cover of the How-To issue lists eight pieces, two of which are by women. The cover reads, in part, “Judith Warner on How to Raise Your Kids” and “Kate Christensen on How to Cook a Clam.”…
Shannon Hale: Why boys don't read girls... →
The last two paragraphs are particularly depressing.
shannonhale:
When I do book signings, most of my line is made up of young girls with their mothers, teen girls alone, and mother friend groups. But there’s usually at least one boy with a stack of my books. This boy is anywhere from 8-19, he’s carrying a worn stack of the Books of Bayern, and he’s excited and…
Cookies for Breakfast: So a Girl Walks into a... →
breakfastcookie:
This is something that happened to a friend of mine in her own words.
“So, on Friday night my friend and I were at her house and wanted to get out and do something for the evening. We brainstormed ideas and she brought up the idea of seeing a show at the Laugh Factory. I’d never been, I thought…
VIDA: Women in Literary Arts: Call For... →
Cherry Bomb Books (a forthcoming imprint of Bona Fide Books) is seeking writers for a nonfiction collection tentatively titled “Get Out of My Crotch,” a response to the current legislation and language concerning women’s health, including reproductive health but also their general health and…
Here's the thing about body positivity.
stophatingyourbody:
It has no qualifiers.
It’s not ‘as long as you’re not obese!’
It’s not ‘as long as your bones aren’t showing!’
It’s not ‘as long as you’re healthy!’
It’s not ‘as long as ________.’
You are completely entitled to have standards and limits set for your own body, but that is the only one you own. No one has any right to judge anyone else’s body, lifestyle, or choices.
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