From Natural Histories of American Megafauna to Domestic Memoirs of Parenting While Trans, This Month Has Something For Everyone
If you’re the kind of reader who prefers some heft in your beach reads, than June is the month for you. This month’s picks feature natural histories of American megafauna, domestic memoirs of parenting while trans, biographies of radical anthropologists, and much, much more.
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Presence: A Hidden History of the Female Body, Erin Maglaque
Erin Maglaque’s debut is a deeply researched, immensely readable investigation of the history of female bodies. Each chapter delves into a different bodily experience that Maglaque herself has lived, from pregnancy to desire to drudgery. Weaving her personal history with those of women from the more distant past, Maglaque doesn’t strive for universality, but a deep connectivity that makes the book at points illuminating and infuriating.
