if you count nonfiction?
the will to change: men, masculinity, and love by bell hooks
for the love of men: a new vision for mindful masculinity by liz plank
men who hate women by laura bates
the tragedy of heterosexuality + not gay by jane ward
mediocre: the dangerous legacy of white male america by ijeoma oluo
and these two are not written by women but i think trans/genderqueer perspectives on masculinity are invaluable:
amateur: a reckoning with gender, identity, and masculinity by thomas page mcbee
female masculinity by j jack halberstam
Mar 15, 2025
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ok I love nonfiction (love to learn) some of my favorites are:
- anything by mary roach — she writes books on different niche science fields & her books are so informative in an approachable way that doesn't feel condescending and her books are just so fun! and interesting! I don’t think I can pick a favorite
- marilyn johnson — she writes books about different careers, my favorite of hers is dead beat (about obituary writers) but I also love this book is overdue! (about librarians)
- mediocre by ijeoma oluo — looks at the historical patterns of white men grasping onto their power in american culture ,, truly incredible read
- white trash by nancy isenberg — this one is DENSE but it looks at the history of white poor people and pulls back the curtain of classism in america and how it ties into racism, sexism, etc etc,, if you wanted more reasons to hate any historical american heroes this one is for you !
- odd girls and twilight lovers by lillian faderman — lillian faderman is an incredible lesbian historian and this book is such a beautiful humanizing ode to lesbian history in the US with a lot of interviews of older queer women and it holds suuuch an important place in my heart
Jan 22, 2025
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Mutual Aid by Dean Spade; The Care Manifesto; We Will Not Cancel Us by adrienne maree brown; The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois; Feminism Is For Everybody by bell hooks; Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher; Elite Capture by Olúfémi O. Táíwò; Prisons Are Obsolete by Angela Davis; The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer (shoutout pi.fyi book club)
these are ones i have either read or know of, they all should be around 150 or under. you also might like longform essays and nonfiction graphic novels (ie March)?
Feb 21, 2025
Some faves:
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib. He's one of my absolute favorite writers. I'm listening to his new book, There's Always This Year, and I swear he just gets better.
I also liked The Pink Line: The World's Queer Frontiers by Mark Gevisser. Though I think it gets into a little appropriation from the author towards the end, it was an incredibly eye-opening book for me about the rich world of queerness and gender beyond the Western binary around the world.
Trouble Boys by Bob Mehr is THE account of The Replacements, and Mehr pulls no punches with recounting the band members' lowest points, even as it's clear how much he admires their artistry.
Feb 20, 2025
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i had it for a little over a year until i was like wow this is actually terrible! i genuinely think it has negatively impacted society by ruining people’s attention spans, having a horrific algorithm, and most of all by the most mind-numbing or outright harmful trends -
fake words that people now use IRL (“unalive”), trad wife tiktok, shein hauls, body-focused fitness vids that encourage fatphobia and unhealthy habits, shallow political/feminist theory and queer discourse, “alpha male” podcaster tiktok, encouraging overconsumption in general, trends ruining local spots or niche things… the list goes on
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