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Black Women Should Be Loud & Proud About Practising Financial Self-Care

Fiona Rutherford

365 Days Will Finally Be Translated To English For Your Thirsting ...

Barack Obama Invites Us Back Into His Presidency In New Memoir A Promised ...

Alyssa Cole’s When No One Is Watching Gives A Frig...

In June, shortly after the George Floyd protests began, Abraham Knofler was so upset with Bedford Stuyvesant’s Burly Coffee for posting a Black Lives Mat

by Stephanie Long

We Tell Ourselves Lies In Order To Buy Things: Eula Biss On Capit...

There’s a famous Joan Didion quote that’s been calligraphically deployed by many a Bookstagram user over the years: “We tell ourselves st

by Kristin Iversen

Stephanie Yeboah: As A Fat, Black Woman I Struggled With Feminini...

Stephanie Yeboah is not afraid to tell it as it is. You may recognise the 30-year-old plus-size blogger from Instagram, her blog, formerly Nerd About Town,

by Jessica Morgan

R29 Reads: The Books We’re Reading This September

by Alicia Lansom

Bolu Babalola: This Is Why I Wrote About Black Love

Bolu Babalola always knew she’d be a writer. When she was younger, she used to tear pages out of books and eat them. Her father claims that this was

by Jessica Morgan

Lili Reinhart’s Been Through Heartbreak. She Wants To Tell ...

After a tumultuous year, Lili Reinhart is learning to swim through the pain.

by Morgan Baila

Everything You Need To Know About The Lovecraft Country Bo...

Warning: Spoilers for Lovecraft Country ahead. To say there’s more meets the eye about HBO and Sky Atlantic’s new series Lovecraft Country is an unders

by Ashley Chervinski

This Is What Lovecraft Country Really Means

Whether you are watching HBO and Sky Atlantic’s new series Lovecraft Country as a sci-fi fanatic or someone without any knowledge of his work, you might

by Ariana Brockington

The Compelling Memoirs You Have To Read

by Erin Donnelly

Honest Conversations With Trans Kids

For all they are talked about in the media, it is rare that we hear from young trans and non-binary people themselves. The lives and feelings of these kids

10 Essential Cookbooks That Got Us Through Lockdown

by Sadhbh O'Sullivan

Almost 200 Years Ago, This Queer, All-Women Art Collective Took T...

When her girlfriend Matilda Hays came downstairs looking for her, Charlotte Cushman was at her desk writing a letter. Outside on the busy Via del Corso, to

by Tana Wojczuk

The Women’s Prize For Fiction Shortlist Pick The Book That ...

Holidays may be looking a little different this year (read: nonexistent) but the ritual of stocking up on books for summer has definitely not been cancelle

by Elizabeth Bennett

Molly Wizenberg Knows There Isn’t Just One Way To Be Queer

There is a dominant narrative about what it means to be queer: a person struggles with their identity, comes out, and eventually finds love. Within that na

by Britni de la Cretaz

12 Kids Of LGBT Parents Share Their Experiences

by Amelia Abraham

R29 Reads: The Books We’re Reading This August

by Alicia Lansom

As Women, The Cities We Live In Aren’t Built For Us

The following is an extract from Feminist City by Leslie Kern, which explores how cities are built for men and the ways that women fight to take up space.

Tyler Mitchell’s Debut Photography Book Showcases Black Joy

In June of last year, photographer Tyler Mitchell premiered his latest work for an exhibition at the Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam (FOAM) in the Netherlands.

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Revelatory Book Between The World & Me...

HBO loves a good book — its lineup of original series based on page turners like Games of Thrones, Big Little Lies, and Sharp Objects are proof of its li

by Ineye Komonibo

Unbothered
Listen To An Exclusive Excerpt From Mahogany L. Browne’s
In a world where the maligning glare of society teaches them to do otherwise, Mahogany L. Browne wants Black girls to love themselves. “The conversation
by Stephanie Long

Books & Art
If I Had Your Face Explores Impossible Beauty Standards
Western audiences have grown increasingly fascinated with South Korean culture in recent years, and not just on account of Parasite. Authors Han Kang (The
by NATHALIE OLAH

Books & Art
How To Actually Make Change In The World Of Online Outrage
The following is an extract from Outraged: Why Everyone Is Shouting and No One Is Talking. After falling down the Twitter outrage rabbit hole surrounding a
by Ashley 'Dotty' Ch...

Books & Art
My Life In LA Was Carefree – Until I Came Down To Earth With A (L...
The following is an extract from writer Sophie Heawood’s upcoming memoir The Hungover Games. What happens when you suddenly find yourself on a path t
by Sophie Heawood

Books & Art
Magical Photos Exploring The Shared Experiences Of Growing Up As ...
When photographer Nydia Blas talks about the young women she photographs, her words are imbued with ideas of magic and alchemy and power, and there’s a f
by Joanna Cresswell

Books & Art
Take These Audiobooks With You On Your Next Road Trip
by Lydia Wang

Books & Art
When I Ended Up In A Psychiatric Ward, Music Felt Like My Only Es...
The following comes from Terri White‘s upcoming memoir Coming Undone. While Terri is known for her illustrious career as the award-winning Editor-in-
by Terri White

Books & Art
R29 Reads: The Books We’re Reading This July
by Alicia Lansom