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The WNBA Was Supposed to Give Queer Players a League of Their Own

The WNBA Was Supposed to Give Queer Players a League of Their Own

In this excerpt from ‘The W: A History of the WNBA,’ Tamryn Spruill explores how she came to love a league shaped by athletes who refused to separate politics from sports.

A collage of self-publishing covers: Charles Dickens' Household Words, Aaron Sofaer's Quill & Still, Ruby Dixon's Ice Planet Barbarians, and Linnea Peterson's The Girls Will Be Okay

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Striking Out the Stigma of Self-Publishing

From the Brontes to 'communist gay wish fulfillment,' writers taking control of their own work is having a(nother) moment. And we like it that way.

On Maintenance and Momfluence

On Maintenance and Momfluence

In this excerpt from ‘Femmephilia: Love Letters to Trans Mermaids, Queer Mothers, and Marilyn Monroe,’ Sophie Lewis examines what maternal memoirs say about the complexities of motherhood.

A collage of ALL MY DEAD CATS AND OTHER LOSSES. The cover is orange, cream, and blue, with a starry portal and a set of wandering pawprints.

Into The Charnel House

In this excerpt from 'All My Dead Cats and Other Losses,' Flytrap co-owner s.e. smith discusses growing up in death-positive culture in Greece.

An influencer juggling a book and their phone inside a room filled with books as props and other ephemera while their cat watches the world burn outside.

A Forest of Special Editions and Influencers

What happens when books become aesthetic objects?

A collage of the Unreasonable Women cover on a red to purple gradient background shows a black book cover with red, pink, and purple flowers. The title is "Unreasonable Women".

Documenting Criminalized Survival

In this excerpt from Unreasonable Women, Justine van der Leun introduces her work to surface the lived experiences of over 1,000 women imprisoned for surviving assault and abuse.

A collage of the Black. Single. Mother. cover on a yellow to orange to blue gradient background, showing a black book cover with red, pink, orange, blue, and yellow flowers.

The Radical Possibilities (and Fears) of 50/50 Parenting

In this excerpt from ‘Black. Single. Mother.’, Jamilah Lemieux makes the case for building co-parenting arrangements that require equal responsibility from both parents.

The black and yellow Dungeon Crawler Carl book cover is on a red background, surrounded by the text 'At least there's a cat involved'

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Dark Times with Dungeon Crawler Carl

How did I end up binge-reading an excessively violent, cringingly crass litRPG series featuring a dickhead antihero and his sassy show-cat?

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Parry Hotter and the Six-Figure Book Deal

"Pull to publish" adult fantasy based on Dramione fanfic is funneling money to one of the world's most notorious transphobes.

An illustration featuring the front of a Black-owned bookstore; a Black person with braids is pictured out front alongside an orange kitty and a sign reading "gathering is sacred here"

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Sacred Shelves

Two new books give Black bookstores the reverence they deserve.

Illustration: A stack of cookbooks overlaid with "A motherfucker could NEVER."

A New Era for Latino Cookbooks

Latino cookbooks written by Latino people used to be an anomaly, but with the publication of “SalviSoul” and “Bodega Bakes,” the canon is expanding even further.

Private Equity “R” U.S. (ft. Megan Greenwell)

Cancel Me, Daddy

Private Equity “R” U.S. (ft. Megan Greenwell)

The "Cancel Me, Daddy" podcast transcript and show notes for 3/6/2025