Recs if you like Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage...
The Unstudied Body: AKA Women's Health
Because apparently womenβs bodies are still elective in Science 101! Non-Fiction all about women's (all variations) health and the lack of research behind it.
Ologies Podcast Suggestions
Ologies is a weekly science podcast hosted by Alie Ward. Each episode, Ward interviews an expert from a distinct scientific field.
This unofficial list contains book suggestions made by the host or by her guests. I avoided extremely technical books or papers. Currently from episode 1 to 525 More details on these books and their associated episodes in my ever evolving spreadsheet.
In the spreadsheet there are also books not found on Goodreads and general book recommendations (like the entire bibliography of a specific author or group of people)
Non-Fiction: Gender, Feminism, Intersectionality
Different kinds of non-fiction books about gender, feminism, and related topics. People like black women or neurodivergent women are twice or more marginalised, and often it's not clear whether treatment was due to (for example) skin colour or perceived gender, so I'll add some books about other kinds of marginalisation as well. I haven't read all books (yet); if one is problematic, please tell me so in a comment!
Sexual & Reproductive Justice + Health Books
Books about sexual & reproductive justice + health. Including abortion, contraception, pregnancy, childbirth, kink, sexuality, STIs, and more. The term reproductive justice is from SisterSong and is inherently an intersectional, political, and affirming framework. BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled perspectives highlighted.
"This Podcast Will Kill You" Book Club
This podcast might not actually kill you, but it covers so many things that can.
A compilation of the selections found in the special book club episodes of This Podcast Will Kill You, a podcast about disease ecology, history, and medical mysteries! (Hosted by Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke.)
OBGYN Health π©Ίπ·
Nonfiction books about reproductive health
This list covers OBGYN, hysterectomies, menstruation, menopause, endometriosis, contraception, fertility, and STIs.
Check out my separate lists for:
- abortion care
- pregnancy and childbirth
- Or my all encompassing sexual and reproductive justice & health list
Niche microhistories
Small topics that pack a punch
Weirdly Specific Nonfiction
Nonfiction on a single, weirdly specific topic
Why misandry?
βMen should be grateful that we only want equality, not revenge.β But maybe we should? We are not angry enough. This is a list of nonfiction books on feminism.
non-fiction to talk about at parties
for those situations when you don't want to talk about your own life or the world around you...here are books that will provide trivia, interesting stories, or memorable quotes to regale your friends
Stories in STEM!
This list focuses on nonfiction books that describe different topics in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). This list tends to prioritize books that focus more on the whys/hows something works, but occasionally dive into the history of subjects too!
Happy reading! As always open to suggestions!! π€ π±
For the bioscience nerds
Popular science that broadens your understanding of the complex world of biology.
Female Bodies and Health
A list of nonfiction books to learn more about female bodies, health, sexuality and needs in a world mostly designed by men for men.
TPWKY Book Club
Books from This Podcast Will Kill You book club
Queer Feminist Comrade
Everything we've read in Queer Feminist Comrade Book Club
Science is cool
Science books that make learning interesting and accessible
SciFri Book Club
The SciFri Book Club, created by the people who bring you the weekly public radio show Science Friday, is a program to bring people together around all things science readingβanything from sci-fi short stories to nonfiction science books to science articles from various publications to science-y poetry!
niche nonfiction
Womenβs Health
