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The best part of reading these is knowing that not a single word was written by AI.

Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 1818: as relevant today as it was when it was written.
Parable of The Sower by Octavia E. Butler 1993: set in 2024-2027, Olamina leads with compassion while a president called Donner destroys the country.
Caliban and the Witch by Slivia Federici 2004: capitalism has always exploited womens labour and Motherwork.
The Hunger Games (all of them!) by Suzanne Collins 2008-: art imitates life, and this series has it all: just war politics, social contracts, propaganda.
Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher 2009: "capitalism has colonized the dreaming life of the population".
Circe by Madeline Miller 2018: there is so much power lying in wait in the commitment to your craft.
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah 2023: powerful commentary on the sickening spectacle that is violence.
Come Together by Emily Nagoski 2024: practical and emotional guidance on reclaiming pleasure.
The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2024: short, sweet, and packs a potent punch. hope-full.

It matters. I care.: Molly White
you've been traumatized into hating reading (and it makes you easier to oppress): Ismatu Gwendolyn
The strip club did indeed make me bonkers!: Ismatu Gwendolyn
The case against babies: Bri Lee
The crying shame of image-based abuse: Rohini Lakshané
"You Won't Believe What She Does!": Stephanie Tong
Arousal by Algorithm: Amy Adler