Exploring Diverse Authors

"But down these mean streets must go a man who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished or afraid". When Raymond Chandler wrote these words in...

In their long, continuing struggle for equality, American women have had to rely primarily on their own resources, which have been considerable. Ye...

"Being a girl was something that never really happened for me."—Rae Spoon Ivan E. Coyote and Rae Spoon are accomplished, award-winning writers, m...

Drawing on both her roots in Kentucky and her adventures with Manhattan Coop boards, Where We Stand is a successful black woman's reflection--perso...

"She remains a thinker and activist who 'insists upon complexity.' "Reamy Jansen, San Francisco Chronicle*Some of Us Did Not Die brings together a ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of All About Love, a brave and astonishing work that challenges patriarchal culture and encourages men t...

In this provocative and captivating dialogue, bell hooks and Cornel West come together to discuss the dilemmas, contradictions, and joys of Black i...

New York Times Bestseller Edited and with an introduction by Roxane Gay, the New York Times bestselling and deeply beloved author of Bad Feminis...

In childhood, bell hooks was taught that "talking back" meant speaking as an equal to an authority figure and daring to disagree and/or have an opi...