"The Alphabet of Manliness" is politically incorrect, testosterone-laden and deliberately outrageous – an example of "fratire.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Sonic Youth co-founder Kim Gordon’s new memoir, “Girl in a Band,” is on our minds this week. The book chronicles the influential band’s career and the end of the marriage between Gordon and fellow co-founder Thurston Moore after 27 years.
Joan Richards teaches the history of mathematics at Brown University. Her book chronicles how her faith in mathematical laws was shaken when her son suffered a seizure.
Mukoma Wa Ngugi is a poet and English professor who writes crime novels set in his native Kenya. He says the crime genre lets him write truthfully about race, class and violence in cities like Nairobi.
Sports Illustrated writer Jeff MacGregor spent a year on the NASCAR circuit and writes about it in "Sunday Money: Speed! Lust! Madness! Death!"
Kate Lebo is The Pie Poet. She runs a pastry academy and writer's studio called The Pie School, She's published poetry about pies and a pie cookbook.
Musician and author Rae Spoon grew up as a girl. About ten years ago Rae came out as a transman. Then, a couple of years ago, they decided to retire... from gender.
You can also check out "Gender Failure" by Rae and Ivan E. Coyote.
Maude Barlow is the co-author (with Tony Clark) of “Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Theft of the World’s Water.” She tells Jim Fleming that corporations are taking over the world’s water, often with the assistance of governments who privatize municipal water systems.
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