Rebecca Solnit, author portrait
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Rebecca Solnit

Rebecca Solnit is the author of more than twenty books, including the memoir Recollections of My Nonexistence and the nonfiction A Field Guide to Getting LostThe Faraway NearbyA Paradise Built in HellRiver of Shadows, and Wanderlust. She is also the author of Men Explain Things to Me and many essays on feminism, activism and social change, hope, and the climate crisis. A product of the California public education system from kindergarten to graduate school, she is a regular contributor to The Guardian and other publications.
Orwell's Roses
Recollections of My Nonexistence
The Faraway Nearby
A Paradise Built in Hell
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
River of Shadows
Wanderlust

Books

Orwell's Roses
Recollections of My Nonexistence
The Faraway Nearby
A Paradise Built in Hell
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
River of Shadows
Wanderlust

Books for Women’s History Month

In honor of Women’s History Month in March, we are sharing books by women who have shaped history and have fought for their communities. Our list includes books about women who fought for racial justice, abortion rights, equality in the workplace, and ranges in topics from women in politics and prominent women in history to

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