Women Without Kids: The Revolutionary Rise of an Unsung Sisterhood
By: Ruby Warrington
3.86
Format: 225 pages, Hardcover
What is “woman” if not “mother”? Anything she wants to be. Foregoing motherhood has traditional…
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1. Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids
By: Meghan Daum , Kate Christensen , Tim Kreider , Paul Lisicky , M.G. Lord , Rosemary Mahoney , Sigrid Nunez , Jeanne Safer , Lionel Shriver , Geoff Dyer , Danielle Henderson , None , Anna Holmes , Elliott Holt , Pam Houston , Michelle Huneven , Laura Kipnis
3.74
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Sixteen Literary Luminaries On The Controversial Subject Of Being Childless By Choice, Collected In… read more
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- memoir
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- nonfiction
- sociology
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"Reading time is precious. Don't waste it. Reading bad books, or books that are wrong for a certain time in your life, can dangerously put you off the activity altogether."-Meghan Daum, Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids
"A number of children kept coming over to the tennis courts, rattling on the gate, and trying to get in. The watching middle-class mums did nothing to restrain them. Eventually my friend yelled, “Go A…"-Meghan Daum, Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids
"As a woman who chooses to be childless, I generally have just one problem: other adults. Living in a culture where women are assumed to prioritize motherhood above all else and where a woman's person…"-Meghan Daum, Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids
"I guess I don't believe you can have it all. I don't believe any of us can. In fact, I believe the very expression having it all is not only a myth but also a symptom of how sick we are in our contem…"-Meghan Daum, Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids
2. Regretting Motherhood
By: Orna Donath
4.10
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
Women who opt not to be mothers are frequently warned that they will regret their decision later in… read more
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- womens
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- self help
3. More: A Memoir of Open Marriage
By: Molly Roden Winter
3.53
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An unputdownable memoir of love, desire, and personal growth that follows a happily married mother'… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
"There is something pathetic about crying within the first minute of therapy"-Molly Roden Winter, More: A Memoir of Open Marriage
"I worry that things are going too well, that they're all going to come toppling down."-Molly Roden Winter, More: A Memoir of Open Marriage
"Why do I keep doing this? Why can't I stop this stupid pleasing everyone bullshit? I'm so fucking sick of myself."-Molly Roden Winter, More: A Memoir of Open Marriage
4. On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good
By: Elise Loehnen
3.80
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking exploration of the ancient rules women unwittingly follow in order to be considere… read more
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- self help
- feminism
- psychology
- nonfiction
- womens
- audiobook
"When you don't stop, you don't have to feel."-Elise Loehnen, On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good
5. This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life
By: Lyz Lenz
3.99
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America… read more
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- memoir
- feminism
- nonfiction
- womens
- audiobook
"So much of our culture depicts young girls dreaming about their weddings. But every middle-aged woman I know dreams about living alone in the woods, maybe with a dog."-Lyz Lenz, This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life
6. Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
By: Peggy O'Donnell Heffington
3.77
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A historian explores the complicated relationship between womanhood and motherhood in this “timely… read more
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- feminism
- psychology
- nonfiction
- womens
- sociology
- audiobook
"Even after becoming a mother, fulfilling the role society demands of you, you still can't win."-Peggy O'Donnell Heffington, Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
"Parenthood is demanded of us, but we are asked to parent in isolated bubbles, supported--to put it crudely--by our bank accounts and little else."-Peggy O'Donnell Heffington, Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
"COVID-19 exposed what women with children and without both already knew: that despite the expectation we all become mothers, we receive little support once we do."-Peggy O'Donnell Heffington, Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
"In light of our failure to account for the pressures, anxieties, and dangers of modern life, it's possible to argue that the decision to opt out of parenthood is perfectly rational. The decision to h…"-Peggy O'Donnell Heffington, Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
7. The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
By: Amanda Montell
3.54
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blen… read more
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- self help
- memoir
- psychology
- nonfiction
- sociology
- audiobook
"While magical thinking is an age-old quirk, overthinking feels distinct to the modern era—a product of our innate superstitions clashing with information overload, mass loneliness, and a capitalistic…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
"Information transmission research suggests that folks with higher anxiety are quicker to engage with, and slower to disengage from, negative information; so "as a trait and state," anxiety itself per…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
8. Nothing to Fear: Demystifying Death to Live More Fully
By: Julie McFadden
4.50
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
What if we didn’t consider death the worst possible outcome? What if we discussed it honestly, embr… read more
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- self help
- nonfiction
- psychology
- audiobook
9. The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center
By: Rhaina Cohen
3.95
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Why do we place romantic partnership on a pedestal? What do we lose when we expect one person to me… read more
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- audiobook
- psychology
- nonfiction
- sociology
- self help
10. One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In
By: Kate Kennedy
3.78
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
From pop culture podcaster and a voice of a generation, Kate Kennedy, a celebration of the millenni… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
"Why would I ever let someone who drafts make-believe football teams make me believe I should be embarrassed by my interests?"-Kate Kennedy, One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In
"Pregnancy loss...is an open wound with the most vulnerable scab, forced to constantly replenish its surface-level protection as it's picked at daily, not by you, but inadvertently by other people's j…"-Kate Kennedy, One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In
"I'm a weird contradiction of someone who pursues and values traditions but tries to reject the parts that are oppressive, unfair or unnecessary, because we can adapt things to who we are, not to who …"-Kate Kennedy, One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In
"That's the thing about girlhood. You and your friends have to take yourselves seriously, because no one else will. We had to keep our emotional behavior to diary pages and fangirl in private, perform…"-Kate Kennedy, One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In
11. Women Without Kids: The Revolutionary Rise of an Unsung Sisterhood
By: Ruby Warrington
3.86
Format: 225 pages, Hardcover
What is “woman” if not “mother”? Anything she wants to be. Foregoing motherhood has traditional… read more
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- memoir
- feminism
- psychology
- nonfiction
- family
- womens
- sociology
- audiobook
12. Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business
By: Roxane Gay
4.01
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From beloved and bestselling author Roxane Gay, “a strikingly fresh cultural critic” (Washington Po… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
13. I Don't: The Case Against Marriage
By: Clementine Ford
4.13
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Incendiary feminist and bestselling author Clementine Ford presents the inarguable case against mar… read more
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- nonfiction
- womens
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- audiobook
14. No One Tells You This
By: Glynnis MacNicol
3.91
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
If the story doesn’t end with marriage or a child, what then?This question plagued Glynnis MacNicol… read more
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- memoir
- feminism
- nonfiction
- womens
- audiobook
"We're always drawn to the clearest articulation of what we think we lack."-Glynnis MacNicol, No One Tells You This
"And I knew the simple act of reading would give my mind a certain sort of peace nothing else could."-Glynnis MacNicol, No One Tells You This
"We're the first generation that can make enough of our own money to live the way we want. I feel like we have a responsibility to figure out what this means."-Glynnis MacNicol, No One Tells You This
"This is why people have babies...because it's exhausting not to know what you're supposed to do next. A baby is basically a nonnegotiable map for the next two decades."-Glynnis MacNicol, No One Tells You This
15. Feel It All: A Therapist's Guide to Reimagining Your Relationship with Sex
By: Casey Tanner
4.28
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking guide to sexuality that dispels the stale cultural attitudes about sex that le… read more
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- psychology
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16. Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of Independence
By: Amy Blackstone
3.94
Format: 279 pages, Hardcover
From Dr. Amy Blackstone, childfree woman, co-creator of the blog we're {not} having a baby, and na… read more
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- parenting
- feminism
- psychology
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- sociology
- audiobook
"Rather than pondering whether childfree women qualify as 'real women', perhaps the better question is why we are so hell-bent on forcing narrow and constricting rules on what makes a woman. Some wome…"-Amy Blackstone, Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of Independence
17. The Parenthood Dilemma: Procreation in the Age of Uncertainty
By: Gina Rushton
3.97
Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition
Our Culture Magazine Best Book of 2023 “Rushton's work is generous, thoughtful, and honest, taking … read more
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- feminism
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- family
- womens
- sociology
- audiobook
18. Emotional Labor: The Invisible Work Shaping Our Lives and How to Claim Our Power
By: Rose Hackman
4.22
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
“ An urgent look at emotional labor ....Hackman’s words reveal the agency of women is still possibl… read more
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- feminism
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- nonfiction
- womens
- sociology
- audiobook
19. Burn It Down: Women Writing about Anger
By: Lilly Dancyger
4.30
Format: 257 pages, Hardcover
A rich, nuanced exploration of women's anger from a diverse group of writers Women are angry, and … read more
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- feminism
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"When she looked down at me, though terrified, I felt more seen than I'd ever felt under another person's gaze. I have since learned that recognizing the invisible parts of oneself in another person c…"-Lilly Dancyger, Burn It Down: Women Writing about Anger
"As sure as she is becoming a woman, she is also being indoctrinated into a system I recognize- one that rewards female martyrdom with adoration and gratitude but leaves little room for her to air her…"-Lilly Dancyger, Burn It Down: Women Writing about Anger
"Everything I've learned from the time I was born is essentially some form of control. Basic lessons: how to control my hands, my body. Advanced lessons: how to control my volume, my appearance. Havin…"-Lilly Dancyger, Burn It Down: Women Writing about Anger
20. Living the Life Unexpected: How to Find Hope, Meaning and a Fulfilling Future Without Children
By: Jody Day
4.50
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Across the globe, millions of women are reaching their mid-forties without having had a child. Alth… read more
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- self help
21. Others Like Me: The Lives of Women without Children
By: Nicole Louie
4.31
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The Lives of Women Without Children tells the story of women who don't have children. Part memoir, … read more
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