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Ms Marvel Volume 1 by G. Willow Wilson
Representation is a vital thing. It lets us know that we aren’t different or weird and it makes us know we aren’t alone. In the character of Ms. Marvel or Kamala Khan we have a comic character that is...
View ArticleNimona by Noelle Stevenson
The character of Nimona in Noelle Stevenson’s web comic turned published graphic novel is an incredible character in an amazing challenging story. Nimona tells the story of the troubled Lord Ballister...
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Bitch Planet volume 1 by Kelly Sue Deconnick
Have you heard the name ‘Bitch Planet’ yet? If you haven’t then you will.Sometimes sci-fi portrays worlds and ideas which seem alien to us and not applicable in any way , but the genre is often a...
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What I Read This Month: February
“The Gracekeepers” by Kirsty Logan** A book that is best described as an adult fairytale, The Gracekeepers tells the parallel stories of North (along with her bear) and Callanish. The plot follows how...
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Speaking Volumes: Digital Recommendations
LIGE, Michala Paludan, 2015 This work will be read by artists Joanna Peace and Lauren Printy Currie during Speaking Volumes #2: Artists Kristina Bengtsson and Alberta Whittle in conversation. LIGE...
View ArticleAspergirls by Rudy Simone
Aspergirls is a book on autism that is a valuable resource for aspie/autistic girls and women. The text signals the way modern research is slowly chipping away at the sexist conception of autism that...
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Literature connected to the Women’s Aid movement
It’s volunteers week, a time to celebrate and learn about the fantastic work that volunteers do! This post by Essi describes the work she’s been doing on the Speaking Out project as part of her student...
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Kirsty Logan and the Women’s Folktale Café.
Photo: Chris Scott Join us for the Story Cafe between 12:30 and 2:30pm this Thursday 9th June as Scottish author Kirsty Logan whisks us away on an exploration of the myths, fairy-tales and national...
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Seeking donations: books for girls and young women
Reading is a great way to involve children in learning. Through reading they explore new ideas and facts about the world as well as improving their literacy skills. As these children grow up, they will...
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Books for girls and young women on the theme of Family
For young girls growing up in our society, it is important they know how valued they are in the world and read books where females are strong, central characters to the stories. It is also important...
View ArticleThe Global Challenge of Being a Girl
For most of us ladies in developed countries such as Scotland, our main social struggle comes from inequalities and sexism in the workplace or higher education – a struggle for equal pay and equal...
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Books for girls and young women on the theme of Adventure
For young girls growing up in our society, it is important they know how valued they are in the world and read books where females are strong, central characters to the stories. It is also important...
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Books for girls and young women on the theme of magic and myths
For young girls growing up in our society, it is important they know how valued they are in the world and read books where females are strong, central characters to the stories. It is also important...
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Join us this Thursday for a special Story Café with Catherine Czerkawska!
Pop in to the Women’s Library this Thursday 11th August from 12:30pm for another special Story Café as versatile author and playwright Catherine Czerkawska joins us to talk about her latest novel The...
View ArticleGo Your Crohn Way:A Gutsy Guide To Living With Crohns Disease by Kathleen...
Go your Crohn Way is, in the Scottish author Kathleen Nicholls words, a gutsy guide to living with Crohns disease and aims to ease those diagnosed with, or expected to be diagnosed with, crohns into...
View ArticleLucy’s Story:Autism and Other Adventures by Lucy Blackman.
Lucy’s Story:Autism and Other Adventures by Lucy Blackman is an incredible memoir which charts the aforementioned author’s life as someone with autism who had an inability to communicate well for much...
View ArticleBy The Time You Read This I’ll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters.
The award-winning YA novel By The Time You Read This I’ll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters is a fantastic book and for me personally almost a bit scary. The reason for this is that from the age of...
View ArticleTrans/Forming Feminisms:Trans-Feminist Voices Speak Out edited by Krista...
Trans/Forming Feminisms: Trans-Feminist Voices Speak Out is a new anthology of works overseen by the editor Krista Scott-Dixon ,a feminist women’s studies scholar who has a PhD and has created a...
View ArticleGender Wage Gaps in the Arts Sector
As a young woman currently considering any and all future employment prospects, the recent media coverage on the gender pay gap is something I’ve been following closely. Apparently, I can look forward...
View ArticleThe Time In Between:A Memoir of Hunger and Hope by Nancy Tucker.
The Time In Between: A Memoir of Hunger and Hope is an amazing personal account by the author, Nancy Tucker, about their experiences during their youth as someone with anorexia, bulimia, anxiety and...
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