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Boys From Good Families (opens the original)
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I had a completely different newsletter ready to publish today, but then a friend called this morning. CW: This post discusses sexual assault.She wanted to talk about the 2024 gang rape of a Cornell student by seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity. She said she couldn’t stop thinking about how much the story reminded her of my debut novel, Such a Good Family.And now I can’t stop thinking about it, either.Such a Good Family is the story of two teenagers who grow up across the street from each o
The Self Help Gender Gap (opens the original)
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I spent my 20s and 30s haunting the self-help section of book stores, convinced that was where I would find the key to happiness, better self-esteem, and more fulfilling relationships.By my 40s, I was either exhausted from all the self-improvement, or I’d just gotten comfortable with my flaws. Either way, I mostly stopped reading self-help books.Recently, though, I wandered into the self-help section of my local bookstore (now rebranded as the “Personal Growth” section) and noticed two distinctl
A Friday Treat (opens the original)
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It’s been a rough week and a half for feminism. First Dolly, then Gloria. I think we all deserve a treat: an essay about Dolly Parton, written by Gloria Steinem for Ms. magazine in 1987.<s
A Reading List for the Lindsay Clancy Jury (opens the original)
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For more than a century, women have been using literature to say the things mothers aren’t supposed to. Things like, I don’t recognize myself. I don’t want to be doing this. I’m having thoughts that scare me.And lately, as I’ve followed the Lindsay Clancy trial, I’ve been thinking about the books that share those messages.In case you’ve been living in a glorious, social media-free hole (seriously, how can I join you in your utopia?) Clancy is a former labor and delivery nurse accused of killing
Why Women Love Reading About Murder (opens the original)
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One of my favorite ways to unwind after a stressful day is to read about a woman discovering her husband is a sociopath.Apparently, I’m not alone.According to a recent survey on reading habits, 45% of female readers read mystery or crime novels, compared to only 28% of male readers. Which raises an obvious question: Why are so many women relaxing by reading about scary sh*t?Especially when there are also ready so many real-world dangers we have to think about on a dai
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