“Whose voices aren’t being heard right now, and why?” This question drove Florence Howe’s decision to establish the () in Baltimore in 1970—and it continues to motivate the press today, says editorial director Lauren Rosemary Hook. (2021), and Grace M. Cho’s memoir about her family history rooted in Cold War–era Korea, (2021), which was a finalist for the National Book Award. “We are seeking books from insurgent and marginalized writers that drive the feminist conversation forward and spark dialogue in nuanced and exciting ways,” Hook says. Titles forthcoming this year include Shahd Alshammari’s , a memoir about the author’s experience with multiple sclerosis and her career in higher education, and Soula Emmanuel’s , a novel about an Irish trans woman who reunites with an old flame while living in Scandinavia. “We’re especially drawn to voice- and vision-driven stories as well as genre-defying texts,” says Hook.
