Fish+Chocolate is a graphic novel by Kate Brown which is published by Self Made Hero comics.It is a collection of three graphic stories which explore the anxiety, fear and grief […]
Category: Book Reviews
Live performances from the Mixing The Colours Anthology featured on BooksFromScotland ‘Best Of Scottish Books’
We are very proud and pleased to have our Mixing The Colours Anthology featured on BooksFromScotland ‘Best Of Scottish Books’! Read reviews of the book by Glasgow Women’s Library volunteers Claire […]
GWL Volunteer, Mel Bestel Reviews our Mixing the Colours Anthology featuring ‘In These Transgressive Spaces’ by Denise Mina
Our published collection Mixing the Colours: women speaking about sectarianism has been featured on The Best of Scottish Books website who focus on the standout story In These Transgressive Spaces by […]
“She says it’s important that the stories are told” – a Review of Lucy Caldwell’s ‘Where They Were Missed’
Saoirse is a sheltered child. Living with her mother, father and younger sister Daisy in a tinderbox of past secrets and ever-present tensions, her world is one of fantastic bedtime […]
Genderqueer:Notes From Beyond The Sexual Binary by Joan Nestle,Clare Howell and Riki Wilchins
Genderqueer is a fantastic anthology of queer and lgbt reflection on gender and sexuality.It looks back at the stories of those who come from earlier points of the lgbt […]
Rookie Yearbook 2 &3 edited by Tavi Gevinson
It is an increasingly difficult time for teenage girls in the western world today. Sexualised, judged and more, young women are having to deal with different challenges to what their […]
Tiny sunbirds far away
This novel is set in Nigeria and is written from the perspective of a child whose life changes dramatically. This is a powerful, funny and at times challenging novel. The warmth and complexities of the characters and the variety in the plot make this a highly recommended read.
Mixing The Colours – Moving Forward
Sustainability is a key aspect of the work at GWL, enabling and encouraging women to take control of their own action and activism for gender equality. As part of that Mixing […]
Mixing The Colours Anthology – A Review By Claire L. Heuchan
Mixing The Colours: Women Speaking About Sectarianism is a vivid collection of short stories and poetry, each one offering a perspective on women’s experiences of sectarianism that is both unique and […]
“Wish I could have spent the whole day alone with you”* – a review of “Just Girls” by Rachel Gold (Bella Books 2014)
Having read and enjoyed her first book “Being Emily” and then subsequently reviewing it for Glasgow Women’s Library, the author Rachel Gold read my review and was kind enough to […]