by Sophie Wilson | Jul 16, 2020 | Blog Post, Book Recommendations, Interview
Here at Women’s Writes we had the most amazing opportunity to interview Hannah, the author of The Education of Ivy Edwards. Following the life of a 31 year old woman, this book looks at what happens when relationships fail, when you have problems within the...
by Sophie Wilson | Jul 1, 2020 | Book Recommendations, Book Review
Shraya is a Canadian musician, artist and writer. She came out as a trans woman in 2016, and before this identified as a queer man. In I’m Afraid of Men she explores issues surrounding masculinity: how it has been enforced upon her, and how her own subconscious bias...
by Sophie Wilson | Jul 1, 2020 | Book Recommendations, Book Review
A true story about the sex lives of three American women, based on a decade of reporting and research, Three Women is a novel about three heart-breaking real women and their experiences with desire. Or rather, trauma. There’s Maggie, a seventeen-year-old high school...
by Sophie Mc Dermott | Jun 28, 2020 | Blog Post, Book Recommendations
Why is calling yourself a feminist such a seemingly scary prospect? The fact that we are even in a position where we have to have a term that groups together women who want equality says a lot about our society, but what makes it even worse is the backlash that...
by Sophie Wilson | Jun 22, 2020 | Blog Post, Book Recommendations
Happy Pride month! The month of June (i.e the anniversary of the Stonewall riots in 1969) is used not only to celebrate and recognize the influence of LGBTQ+ people, but also to raise awareness of the current issues facing the community and peacefully protest. I, for...
by Sophie Wilson | Jun 14, 2020 | Book Recommendations
In light of current events, I am ashamed that I have so much work to do to understand the history and prevalence of racism, both in this country and worldwide. I was blind to the injustice that was alive and surrounding so many members of our communities, and...
