A Reading List Inspired by Seattle
Six stories inspired by a recent trip to Seattle.
Millennial Women At Work: A Reading List
These stories offer a glimpse into the weird world of “professionalism,” how young women are expected to adapt to rapidly changing, innately biased work environments.
Our Temporary Homes: A Reading List About Hotels
These essays and the others stories in this list will take you all over the world, to the hotels we call our temporary homes.
How They Disappeared: A Reading List
Disappearance takes many forms. It can be self-imposed (going off the grid), a medical metaphor (dementia, amnesia or Alzheimer’s) or an act of violence (kidnapping, murder, conspiracy).
The Good, the Bad, and the Highly Personal: A Reading List About Haircuts
Six stories about our relationships with our hair.
Eight Stories About #HB2 and Its Ramifications on the Transgender Community
“I hope the following eight stories will be of use to you, to educate my cisgender readers and provide support and solidarity to my transgender siblings.”
Into the World of Mushrooms: A Reading List
In the following five pieces, you’ll meet foragers, hikers, researchers, anthropologists, drug dealers and puppies.
Doughnuts, Witches and Start-Ups: Five Stories About Secret Subcultures
“I’ve packed this list full of success stories, start-ups, witchcraft and comedy.”
The Magic of Archives: A Reading List
I’m thrilled to present this week’s Reading List in collaboration with Samantha Abrams, an archivist and great friend. I’d planned to curate something about the importance and changing role of archiving—an oft-misunderstood or overlooked science—but I didn’t have enough in my longform arsenal. Cue Sam.
Who Gets to Be a Genius? A Reading List
Why does it often take decades, even centuries, for work by women to be “discovered” and appreciated?