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Recommended Reading on Parenting in the Digital Age

California Partners Project champions gender equity across the state and ensures California’s media and technology industries are a force for good in the lives of all children. These are the books that have shaped how the organization thinks about parenting in the age of smartphones, social media, and AI. The insights they provide inform their research, challenge assumptions, and help define what kids need to thrive in today's digital world. 

For more on their work on children and the digital world, explore California Partners Project's resources here.

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iGen by Jean M Twenge
Cover of The New Childhood by Jordan Shapiro
The New Childhood by Jordan Shapiro
Cover of The Mediatrician's Guide by Michael Rich MD Mph
The Mediatrician's Guide by Michael Rich MD Mph
Cover of The Big Disconnect by Catherine Steiner-Adair
The Big Disconnect by Catherine Steiner-Adair
Cover of Good Inside by Becky Kennedy
Good Inside by Becky Kennedy
Cover of How to Break Up with Your Phone, Revised Edition by Catherine Price
How to Break Up with Your Phone, Revised Edition by Catherine Price
Cover of Media Moms & Digital Dads by Yalda T Uhls
Media Moms & Digital Dads by Yalda T Uhls
Cover of Talk to Your Boys by Joanna Schroeder
Talk to Your Boys by Joanna Schroeder
Cover of Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett
Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett
Cover of Childhood Unplugged by Katherine Martinko
Childhood Unplugged by Katherine Martinko
Cover of Congrats--You're Having a Teen! by Kenneth R Ginsburg MD Msed
Congrats--You're Having a Teen! by Kenneth R Ginsburg MD Msed
Cover of Where to Start by Mental Health America
Where to Start by Mental Health America
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Gender Justice Reading List

Legal Voice is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that fights for gender justice through impact litigation, policy advocacy, education, and coalition building. The list below presents some of our favorite (work-related) books.

Learn more at legalvoice.org.


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Cover of The Turnaway Study by Diana Greene Foster
The Turnaway Study by Diana Greene Foster
Cover of The Story of Jane by Laura Kaplan
The Story of Jane by Laura Kaplan
Cover of This Common Secret by Susan Wicklund
This Common Secret by Susan Wicklund
Cover of Essential Labor by Angela Garbes
Essential Labor by Angela Garbes
Cover of The Beginning and End of Rape by Sarah Deer
The Beginning and End of Rape by Sarah Deer
Cover of What We Talk about When We Talk about Rape by Sohaila Abdulali
What We Talk about When We Talk about Rape by Sohaila Abdulali
Cover of Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
Cover of White Tears/Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad
White Tears/Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad
Cover of Born Both by Hida Viloria
Born Both by Hida Viloria
Cover of Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Cover of A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell
A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell
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Spookily Ever After

Spooky season reads from cozy to spicy romance

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Cover of Die for Me by Shirlene Obuobi
Die for Me by Shirlene Obuobi
Cover of With All My Haunted Heart by Isabel Sterling
With All My Haunted Heart by Isabel Sterling
Cover of Be Still My Unbeating Heart by Josh Winning
Be Still My Unbeating Heart by Josh Winning
Cover of Dhampira by Amy Pennza
Dhampira by Amy Pennza
Cover of A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor (Standard Edition) by Kathryn Moon
A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon
Cover of Entities to Lovers by Mallory Marlowe
Entities to Lovers by Mallory Marlowe
Cover of Free Falling by Lyla Sage
Free Falling by Lyla Sage
Cover of Soul Searching by Lyla Sage
Soul Searching by Lyla Sage
Cover of You're the One That I Haunt by Katie Jung
You're the One That I Haunt by Katie Jung
Cover of Damned If I Do by Alexandria Bellefleur
Damned If I Do by Alexandria Bellefleur
Cover of Doomsdate by Laura Piper Lee
Doomsdate by Laura Piper Lee
Cover of 10 Things I Hate about Zombies by Hazel Graves
10 Things I Hate about Zombies by Hazel Graves
Cover of Never Been Ghosted by Corina Bair
Never Been Ghosted by Corina Bair
Cover of I Hope This Email Finds You in Hell by MacKenzie Reed
I Hope This Email Finds You in Hell by MacKenzie Reed
Cover of The Hocus Pocus Handbook by Ann Aguirre
The Hocus Pocus Handbook by Ann Aguirre
Cover of Demons and Diplomacy by Megan Frampton
Demons and Diplomacy by Megan Frampton
Cover of Some Kind of Haunted (Original) by Hazel Beck
Some Kind of Haunted by Hazel Beck
Cover of Hellbound by Stephanie Binx
Hellbound by Stephanie Binx
Cover of The Hearth Witch's Guide to Spite & Spellwork (Deluxe Edition) by Kiri Callaghan
The Hearth Witch's Guide to Spite & Spellwork by Kiri Callaghan
Cover of I Accidentally Summoned a Demon Boyfriend by Jessica Cage
I Accidentally Summoned a Demon Boyfriend by Jessica Cage
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For a Better Tomorrow

Amongst these titles, you'll find:

  • Inspiring stories of resisting tyrannic governments
  • Communities coming together in times of need
  • Persistent, relentless showing up for civil rights and justice
  • Guidance on what makes for effective, sustainable resistance movements
  • Hope that a better tomorrow is within reach if we fight for it
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On Courage by Julia Angwin
Cover of Be a Revolution by Ijeoma Oluo
Be a Revolution by Ijeoma Oluo
Cover of Wake by Rebecca Hall
Wake by Rebecca Hall
Cover of Calling in by Loretta J Ross
Calling in by Loretta J Ross
Cover of Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman
Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman
Cover of Practical Radicals by Deepak Bhargava
Practical Radicals by Deepak Bhargava
Cover of The People's Project by Saeed Jones
The People's Project by Saeed Jones
Cover of What Can We Hope For? by Richard Rorty
What Can We Hope For? by Richard Rorty
Cover of Pleasure Activism by Adrienne Maree Brown
Pleasure Activism by Adrienne Maree Brown
Cover of On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Cover of Protest by Annie Leonard
Protest by Annie Leonard
Cover of When the Revolution Comes by Chris Smalls
When the Revolution Comes by Chris Smalls
Cover of Why Civil Resistance Works by Erica Chenoweth
Why Civil Resistance Works by Erica Chenoweth
Cover of Nonviolent by James, Jr Lawson
Nonviolent by James, Jr Lawson
Cover of A Paradise Built in Hell by Rebecca Solnit
A Paradise Built in Hell by Rebecca Solnit
Cover of The Next American Revolution by Grace Lee Boggs
The Next American Revolution by Grace Lee Boggs
Cover of Resisting Nazism by Luke Berryman
Resisting Nazism by Luke Berryman
Cover of There's a Revolution Outside, My Love by Tracy K Smith
There's a Revolution Outside, My Love by Tracy K Smith
Cover of The Activist's Handbook by Randy Shaw
The Activist's Handbook by Randy Shaw
Cover of History Teaches Us to Resist by Mary Frances Berry
History Teaches Us to Resist by Mary Frances Berry
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Revisiting the Classics

Classic literary works, myths, and fairy tales reimagined for the modern world, told through a new perspective, or ending with a novel twist that will keep readers engaged - even those familiar with the originals.

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The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
Cover of Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson
Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson
Cover of Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
Cover of Etna by Paul Yoon
Etna by Paul Yoon
Cover of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Cover of The Cockroach by Ian McEwan
The Cockroach by Ian McEwan
Cover of Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Cover of Fagin the Thief by Allison Epstein
Fagin the Thief by Allison Epstein
Cover of Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
Cover of James (Pulitzer Prize Winner) by Percival Everett
James by Percival Everett
Cover of The Meursault Investigation by Kamel Daoud
The Meursault Investigation by Kamel Daoud
Cover of These Violent Delights (Reprint) by Chloe Gong
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
Cover of A Spindle Splintered by Alix E Harrow
A Spindle Splintered by Alix E Harrow
Cover of The Penelopiad (Main - Canons) by Margaret Atwood
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
Cover of The Pursued and the Pursuing by Aj Odasso
The Pursued and the Pursuing by Aj Odasso
Cover of Longbourn by Jo Baker
Longbourn by Jo Baker
Cover of What Moves the Dead by T Kingfisher
What Moves the Dead by T Kingfisher
Cover of Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men by Mara Gold
Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men by Mara Gold
Cover of Girl, Goddess, Queen (Standard Edition) by Bea Fitzgerald
Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald
Cover of The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Cover of Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal
Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal
Cover of Morgan Is My Name by Sophie Keetch
Morgan Is My Name by Sophie Keetch
Cover of I, Medusa by Ayana Gray
I, Medusa by Ayana Gray
Cover of Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
Cover of Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
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The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian
Cover of Beth Is Dead by Katie Bernet
Beth Is Dead by Katie Bernet
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Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson

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A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn

A Ghastly Catastrophe

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The Original by Priya Parmar

The Original

By Priya Parmar

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Interesting fictional account of Katharine Hepburn’s life in Hollywood. The notes at the end are helpful. 

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Where He Can't Find You by Darcy Coates

Where He Can't Find You

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Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb

Royal Assassin

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Sex from Scratch

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Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas

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