It seems that women are being targeted on multiple fronts, almost as if #MeToo and its power have provoked a vicious backlash

In their heyday during the 1920s and 1930s, Edna Ferber and Fannie Hurst enjoyed tremendous popularity but fell into relative obscurity soon after their deaths in 1968. With a decidedly Jewish sensibility, both of these women tell stories to inspire compassion and empathy about social issues–from body image to opioid abuse, from women’s roles to racism and the treatment of immigrants–startlingly relevant today.

Lily falls in love with ballet—but can this fragile girl ever become a serious dancer? Fiction Editor (and lifelong balletomane) talks to author Krystyna Poray Goddu about her informative and charming new picture book.

“We need hope, the ingredient that keeps us going when we might otherwise quit. And don’t forget the fun.”

Read up on (and spread awareness of) what it will look like in a post-Roe world.

Extra-legal abortions will look different from what they did in the 1970s.