Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars

Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many different points of view. The opinions expressed in these books do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board of WIAReport. As an Amazon Associate, WIAReport will earn a fraction of revenue from qualifying purchases.

Here are the latest selections. Click on any of the titles for more information or to purchase through Amazon.

Castoffs of Capital: Work and Love Among Garment Workers in Bangladesh by Lamia Karim (University of Minnesota Press)	Chromosome Woman, Nomad Scientist: E. K. Janaki Ammal, A Life 1897–1984 by Savithri Preetha Nair (Routledge)	The Comfort Women of Singapore in History and Memory by Kevin Blackburn (National University of Singapore Press)
Dream Books and Gamblers: Black Women’s Work in Chicago’s Policy Game by Elizabeth Schroeder Schlabach (University of Illinois Press)	Familicide, Gender and the Media: Gendering Familicide, Interrogating News by Denise Buiten (Springer)	Free Joan Little: The Politics of Race, Sexual Violence, and Imprisonment by Christina Greene (University of North Carolina Press)
A Front Row Seat: An Intimate Look at Broadway, Hollywood, and the Age of Glamour by Nancy Olson Livingston (University Press of Kentucky)	Laughter, Creativity, and Perseverance: Female Agency in Buddhism and Hinduism by Ute Hüsken (Oxford University Press)	The Purple Color of Kurdish Politics: Women Politicians Write From Prison edited by Gultan Kisanak (Pluto Press)