The Indypendent
Books
A Queer Life Well Lived in ‘Terry Dactyl’
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore’s evocative novel follows a trans woman from her chaotic but loving upbringing in
Seattle to the AIDS/HIV epidemic in New York City to COVID and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Rejecting the Southernification of MLK
Historian Jeanne Theoharis was in Los Angeles, scouring old copies of Black newspapers for coverage of the city’s Civil…
The International Movement Behind Anti-Abortion Activism
It’s fueled by racism, says Professor Carol Mason in her new book.
The Persecution of Jews During the Spanish Inquisition Highlighted in New Novel
Author Barbara Stark-Nemon’s new book, Isabela’s Way, follows 14-year-old Isabela de Castro Nunez as she flees her Portuguese hometown.
Sarah Aziza’s New Memoir Is ‘Poetic and Incisive’
Aziza writes of personal and family history to tell intersecting stories of her battle with an eating disorder and the ongoing genocide of her people.
John Berger’s Essays on Language, the Middle East Still Resonate 20 Years Later
Verso reissued Berger’s ‘Hold Everything Dear: Dispatches on Survival and Resistance’ in March.
‘The Senator:’ A Story Like Real Life, But Better
In Maya Golden Bethany’s upcoming novel, The Senator, recently elected Sen. Oliver Michaels of Maine is ready to throw…
A review of Dean Spade’s new book: Love in a F*cked-Up World.
New Book for Teachers and Students Interested in Palestine
A collection of well-researched essays, memoirs, poems and detailed lesson plans geared toward middle and high schoolers.