How to Think Like a Woman: Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind Regan Penaluna “Not to be confused with the male gaze, which objectifies women’s bodies, the male glance does the opposite to women’s creative work: it barely gives it a second look. Those under its spell…
Tag: History
What I read: July 2026
July was tough. My reading didn’t really suffer, but I didn’t have the mental space to think through reviews. This month is also unique because every book came from the library. I’m so glad to have access to this precious public resource. Relic Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child “Then he noticed that the rain forest,…
What I read: June 2026
The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women’s Roles in SocietyEleanor Janega “When we ignore history like this and assume that women have always been treated in one particular way that we are only now beginning to overcome, we accept that our society has always been this way and indeed should be this way.”…
What I read: May 2026
A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers #2)Becky Chambers This review contains spoilers for Wayfarers #1, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. “If you believe you have control, then you believe you’re at the top. And if you’re at the top, then people who aren’t like you … well, they’ve got to be somewhere…
What I read: April 2026
Wild for Austen: A Rebellious, Subversive, and Untamed JaneDevoney Looser “We must shed for good the old, tired stereotypes of safety and simplicity that still cling to Austen. We can, and should, continue to investigate new and better avenues through which to grasp her powers as a writer—and her power over us.” History’s portrait of…