Amy Thunig’s book Tell Me Again is heartbreaking, inspiring and filled with so much love. This memoir shares Amy journey through childhood and adolescence with parents who struggled with addiction, poverty and incarceration. Given the traumatic events of her past, Amy’s love for her family and generous spirit is truly inspirational. There is a lot to learn from Amy.

A powerful love letter to nature and indigenous teachings and knowledge of land, this book explores the relationship between western notions of science and indigenous worldviews. Robin Wall Kimmerer reminds us that plants and animals are some of our oldest teachers, she inspires us to reconnect with nature and to learn from the myriad of gifts it can provide.

This powerful book is a selection of 1,118 letters, Gillian Anderson curated of sexual fantasies from women and genderqueer people. An inspiring read that is redefining women’s sexuality. Find liberation amongst the stories shared by those all over the globe, reducing shame and judgement about our most deepest and intimate fantasies and desires.

Many people think you can get the gist of this book by reading Gemma’s article featured in Harper’s Bazaar in 2017, however, her follow up book to the article is well worth the read. There are many fantastic quotes to reflect on, but the biggest take away is making the invisible, visible. The domestic labour divide is visible and correctable, emotional labour, not so easily defined, until now. “Emotional labour is emotional management and life management combined. It is the unpaid, invisible work we do to keep those around us comfortable and happy.” If the well thumbed copy from the library is anything to go by, this book resonates!

This book invites us to question the way we have been taught to think of value. It is well researched and sheds a timely light on the hidden toll of emotional labour. It clearly articulates the gender bias and misogyny underlying what the author calls “extractive emotional capitalism.” The book investigates the roots of gender inequality but also provides answers to the concern.

This short book is an engaging, rigorous and hard read about how the legal systems response fails rape survivors. The book chronicles some of the author’s clients’ experiences and calls for urgent system change, although does not provide any solutions.

Brilliant, witty & applicable

Real, feminist & raw

Roaring, passionate & chalant