- 41. 9 New Books By Women Authors To Add To Your To-Read List
- (Books)
- ... Hurston the folklorist knew that what makes a historical work salient through time is to stay faithful to the source; to revise or redact would be to lose the gravity of the story. Kossola spent his ...
- Created on 15 August 2018
- 42. Week Of Women: June 29-July 5, 2018
- (Entertainment)
- ... of historical fiction about LGBTQ teens. Read our review here. Out now. Top photo: GLOW/Erica Parise/Netflix More from BUST Week Of Women: June 22-28, 2018 Week Of Women: June 15-21, 2018 Week ...
- Created on 28 June 2018
- 43. "All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories Of Queer Teens Throughout The Ages" Is A Must-Read Anthology That Spans Genre, Era, and Identit
- (Books)
- ... Guide to Vice and Virtue, writing historical fiction was nothing new. “I feel like historical fiction gets pretty heavy, and I wanted my story to be pure comedy," she explained at Porter Square Books' ...
- Created on 26 June 2018
- 44. 11 New Books By Women To Read This Summer
- (Books)
- ... and on crucial historical events, such as the Cambodian killing fields, the AIDS epidemic, and the extended reign of terror that was Jim Crow. Exploring incomprehensible tragedies and incredible triumphs, ...
- Created on 25 June 2018
- 45. I Was Promised Queer “Star Wars” And I Got Queer “Star Wars”
- (Movies)
- ... Hollywood has historically sexualized and exploited black bodies in ways that they haven't with white bodies. He writes that the sexualities of white protagonists are not up for debate in the way that characters ...
- Created on 25 May 2018
- 46. "Dear White People's" Second Season Is Everything: Watch Closel
- (TV)
- ... the end of the last season, we pick up with AP (Armstrong Parker, the historical Black dorm) being interrogated after a fire engulfed Davis House. If you recall, this is the exact thing that the black ...
- Created on 30 April 2018
- 47. Why Beyoncé's #Beychella Performance Is So Importan
- (Music)
- ... a bitch?” This fact made her performance historical by default. But, being the first is never enough when you can be the best, and that is exactly what Beyoncé did. Her stunning two-hour performance started ...
- Created on 18 April 2018
- 48. The Disturbing Death Of Victorian Servant Eliza Bollends
- (Living)
- Many historical novels feature a serving girl who has gotten herself into “trouble.” In fiction, the understanding mistress of the house is quick to intervene and, in short order, the serving girl’s ...
- Created on 10 April 2018
- 49. This Comic Book Shows Why The Story Of Mata Hari Is More Relevant Than Ever
- (Living)
- ... for marriage and saw her expelled and thrown out of her home. But to this day, the headmaster is still a well-respected historical figure, and this is just a salacious footnote in his long career. She ...
- Created on 16 March 2018
- 50. Week Of Women: February 16-22, 2018
- (Books)
- ... in this piece of historical fiction. (Though romantic letters from the pair exist, some historians say they were just platonic gal pals.) Out now. Read our review here. More from BUST Week Of Women: ...
- Created on 15 February 2018
