I always read books written by women, but this month I want to highlight those I have read and plan to read in March.

1. Sheryl St. Germain, 50 Miles
   This is a powerful book. I started it and didn’t think I could finish it–too depressing. But I really loved the way St. Germain combines essays to tell the story of her family’s addictions and the impacts the educational and mental health care systems had on them. Also, the hope she/we can experience through writing.
2. Abigail Thomas, Still Life at Eighty: The Next Interesting Thing
   I’ve already read several of these essays. A fabulous collection of wise musings from the grand dame of CNF.
3. Kathleen Collins, Study in Hysteria
   While early in, I can see the possibilities for this book about a woman finding her way in a world that views her as crazy.
4. Liz Cheney, Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
   I’ve had this book for awhile and have not had the guts to read it. Now that super Tuesday has confirmed the inevitable, I vow to confront the realities Cheney exposed–realities that so many in our country are unwilling to face.
5. Tracy Marcella Addy et al., What Inclusive Instructors Do
   Though there is more than one author of this book, the first is female, so it counts. I’ll read and discuss it with colleagues at WSU. A fitting text given our state legislature’s dismantling of DEI divisions in higher education. We’ll need to a new term to describe the now subversive work of inclusivity on campus.