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7 books about witches, 'nymphos,' unmarried mothers, and other 'bad girls'

These books helped me place my family’s story within a broader cultural one—about sex, shame, and the control of women’s bodies.

Apr 17 • Tracy Clark-Flory

I bring a ‘the nuclear family is a site of women’s oppression’ vibe to the function

On silly little TikToks and other experiments in publishing a feminist book in these times.

Apr 9 • Tracy Clark-Flory

A 'Summer House' scandal explainer

Plus: the horny fandom Olympics, 'The Pitt' kinks, utopia as a process, and more in the roundup.

Apr 5 • Tracy Clark-Flory

A memoir is made on the cutting room floor

It takes tens of thousands of unpublished words to write a book—all those deleted scenes and unseen notes to self are essential.

Apr 2 • Tracy Clark-Flory

Memoirists are not 'asking for it'

Says me, a memoirist. The Lindy West discourse isn't driven by literary criticism. It's a public shaming—of both the author and feminism.

Mar 26 • Tracy Clark-Flory

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