I faked reading

BookShelf: Lara Etnier recommends "off the shelf" action-giving books to girls to create and encourage the reading habit

Women and genocide

BookShelf: Ellen Kennedy recommends books by women authors to increase your understanding of the politics of genocide in the world

Old books

BookShelf: Trish Herbert shares what she likes about being grown up and her book recommendations for aging-related reading

Hope for the earth

BookShelf: Greta Gaard recommends books by author Linda Hogan from her "environmental justice" bookshelf

The reading biz

BookShelf: Glenda Martin recommends 25 great books from 25 years of reading with MWP book groups

Paperback sisters

BookShelf: Angela Johnson shares her memories of being a latch-key kid, finding a sisterhood among the books at her local library

Love warriors

BookShelf: Nichola Torbett recommends books from her love warrior bookshelf

A different shade of blue

BookShelf: Kate St. Vincent Vogl reflects on different shades of blue and books

Read for a laugh

BookShelf: Humor writer Sara J. Ford's thoughts on how humor works

Books for change

BookShelf: MWP Co-Founder, Glenda Martin, recommends changemaking books

Compassionate adventurer

BookShelf: Bernice Koehler Johnson read adventure books as a kid and became an adventurous traveler

Self-help addiction

BookShelf: Why am I still reading self-help? Didn't the first ones work?

Get to work

BookShelf: Jenny Keil recommends books focused on the importance of women staying in the workplace

How to haiku

BookShelf: Kelly Westhoff shares how she and a friend have rekindled their connection through their haiku-a-day blog

Poetic imagery

BookShelf: Christina Donnell reflects on dream tending and poetry that sings language into life

Cookbook connections

BookShelf: A cookbook with one good recipe earns its place on Margaret Shryer's bookshelf