In this year we celebrate International Women’s Day by picking out favorite books by or about inspiring women. The book serves as a cautionary tale and WhatsOn has listed some excellent books this week. We have put together a short list of some recommended book which you may love to read.
How To Be A Woman Online Surviving Abuse and Harassment, And How To Fight Back by Nina Jankowicz
In this book Jankowicz has some particular chapters about how to manage your online safety, and write about the hate, sexual abuse and general trolling that she has been received. In this book she illustrate that online world is deeply toxic and sometime invariably misogynistic place. While there may be some keyboard warriors, there are far more trolls and revengeful people, generally men, disparaging and attacking women.
In this book Nina Jankowicz gives advice and concise steps on actions women on the internet can take to protect themselves and to be safe online.
Jo Van Gogh- Bonger: The Woman Who Made Vincent Famous by Hans Luijten
Luijten, who is a senior researcher at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum, has written highly about her. In his latest book Luijten draws on a huge array of surprising first- hand source materials such as diaries and letters. This book was translated by Lynn Richards, the book is a reachable, extremely researched and vital record of van Gogh- Bongers remarkable life, which charts her childhood and early life, through to her marriage and motherhood. This book covered the time when she was a single parent to the young Vincent and her determination to serve her family and the Art world.
Weibo Feminism: Expression, Activism and Social Media in China by Aviva Xue and Kate Rose
“Weibo feminism is the first book to explain in depth the connections and forms of resistance that feminist activists in China are making in online spaces despite increasing crackdowns on free speech and public expression”. Authors survey many forms of contemporary Feminism in China, from campaigns against sexual harassment and domestic violence. This book includes a case study on female front line medical staff that have come up on social media in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. By this case study Aviva and kate shown us women’s ability to balance dual responsivities.
‘It Starts With Us’ by Colleen Hoover
After the massive success of Colleen Hoover’s 2016 novel ‘It Ends With Us’ she is back with its sequel! Titled ‘It Starts with Us’, this novel released in October 2022 and it immediately topped the bestsellers chart.
Hoover ended the first story with Lily and her newborn baby and now 6 years after that, there is finally some conclusion for fans with sequel It Stars With Us.
The novel is divided into 37 chapters that alternatively show Lily and Atlas’ viewpoint. Having not spoken in two years, Lily and Atlas confront each other. Ryle and Lily are currently divorced and co-parenting pleasantly. Meanwhile, Lily and Atlas both hope for their friendship to grow into something more. Even though Lily is now separated, she is not completely free from Ryle. So she slowly and steadily tried to reconstruct her relation with Atlas and her daughter while keeping it under wraps from others.
It Starts With Us is a ray of hope for women who have been victims of domestic violence. This story tells them that they also deserve happiness in their lives. It tells them that in a world full of people like Ryle, there are also people like Atlas.
