From providing comforting escapism to offering practical advice, books can help us heal, grow and see the world in a whole new light. Here are ten incredible titles that should be on every woman’s TBR list: Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde: In this collection of fifteen essays and speeches, Audre Lorde incisively explores issues like sexism, racial prejudice and homophobia.
The revolutionary black writer and activist roots for using social difference as a vehicle for change. She urges women to speak their truth and seek common ground with those who are doing the same.
Even though the collection was penned between the 1970s and 80s, the hard-hitting prose is just as relevant as ever.Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen:
“Often an entire family is crazy, but since an entire family can’t go into the hospital, one person is designated as crazy and goes inside,” writes Susan Kaysen in her searing account of the time she
spent in a psychiatric hospital as a young girl. Kaysen also comments on subjects like suicide, the mind and brain dualism and stigma associated with mental illness.The poignant and concise reconstruction will keep you hooked till the very end.
