Book Reviews
Jacinda Ardern: Leading with Empathy
Much has been written about the former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Her genuine, human reaction to the race-related shootings and bombings which occurred during her time in office, […]
Book Picnic: June 2024
Every month, GWL team members and volunteers share what we’ve read recently at our Book Picnic. Here’s what we’ve been reading recently…
Book Picnic: May 2024
Every month, GWL team members and volunteers share what we’ve read recently at our Book Picnic. Here’s what we’ve been reading recently: Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton Pauline recommended this […]
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Suffragette – My Story by Carol Drinkwater
“Until last year, ‘Deeds not words’,had become a passionate call but had remained a non-violent interpretation of what was needed to bring about change. Now we feel we must go further”
Drawn Together: volume 1: Rewilding
Zohra reviews Rewilding… Rewilding is a dynamic practice in Drawn Together Volume 1: Rewilding. The collection of visual stories by ‘international feminist collective’ Drawn Together invites the reader to morph […]
Blog 2 – My Book Recommendation
What does pink remind you of? Dark Pink? Think. Imagine. Focus. On this commonly stereotyped colour. Did you imagine something? Women? No, don’t focus. Let it all go away. Like […]
Ingrid Pollard: Carbon slowly turning
Reviewed by Caroline. When Carbon Slowly Turning, a new book that gives a stunning overview of artist and photographer Ingrid Pollard’s practice, spanning 40 years, arrived at Glasgow Women’s library […]
July Book Picnic
“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet”, says American writer Jhumpa Lahiri, and we couldn’t agree more! After all, don’t we all need a […]
Una Donna by Sibilla Aleramo
Our volunteer Joy shares her thoughts on this new translation of Una Donna by Sinilla Aleramo, first published in Italian in 1906.