Noah Berlatsky

Writing can be hard and uncomfortable and precarious—but it's hard and uncomfortable and precarious in the way that any job can be.

There's a good argument to be made that the earliest, and the best, rockabilly performers were women. Slicked-back, hiccuping, hopped up cool.

The cover for A-Force is a combination of tired trope and deodorant ad. Female empowerment can do so much better.

These covers remind us of the lengthy, rich—but often obscured—history of female songwriters.

Scientists are hotly debating whether we should send messages into space. Perhaps they should consult Octavia Butler for some wisdom...

Some love stories don't end happily. So why do so many romance novels insist they do?

As a parent, you tend to assume that you have some say in forming your child's mental landscape. Then Santa comes along.

Let's not ignore the fact that the original James Bonds wasn't just white. He was a white supremacist.

Maddie & Tae's new hit both indicates and subverts country's long history of sexism.

Can a popular author also be celebrated for literary quality? Not if that author is a woman like Austen.