Books published by Seal Press

100 years of the best writing and reporting by female journalists

Psychologist and bestselling author Maureen Murdock's fascinating exploration of memory and identity, and an exacting look at how memoir is crafted

Exploring new territory, this riveting and dramatic personal account gives us a glimpse of what it means to be a borderline personality in a relationship

Shannon T. Boodram is her generation's sex-ed expert, and Laid offers a candid portrait of what sex is like-the good and the bad-for today's young people

In this sequel to her ground-breaking anthology Yes Means Yes, Friedman provides young women with the tools to create and define a new sexuality that's all their own

The biography of Louise Fitzhugh, author of the groundbreaking Harriet the Spy

Top mystery writers abandon the cloak of fiction to explore mysteries in their own lives

Advice and inspiration for women of colour seeking new heights of influence, from the top Latinx advisor to President Obama Women of colour are becoming more visible and more powerful than ever, achieving higher levels of success and blazing new paths for future generations. These women are pioneers, finding their own way in otherwise white-dominated arenas. As the first Latinx to direct national domestic policy issues, Cecilia Munoz knows the difficulties of getting ahead without exemplars to follow. In More than Ready, she offers readers lessons from the challenges she faced and the victories she achieved in the White House, with wise advice like.Keep your elbows sharp: Hold your ground when others seek to devalue your contribution.Defend kindness: Elevate empathy in the workplace and beyond.Leverage failure: Turn losses into gains by embracing the benefits of the experience.Full of invaluable insights about working through fear, overcoming injustices, and facing down detractors, More than Ready provides the tactical tools women of colour need to reach unprecedented levels of power and success -- without compromising who they are.

A wickedly wise (and wisecracking) parody of classic fairy tales that reclaims them for the modern feminist era

The powerful coming-out story of an ultra-Orthodox child who became a woman and a voice for gender freedom

A rich, nuanced exploration of women's anger from a diverse group of writers

A magical guide to subverting manboy power, one spell at a time

The inside story of how serial predator Larry Nassar got away with abusing hundreds of gymnasts for decades -- and how a team of brave women banded together to bring him down.

A fists-up handbook for helping dads help their daughters resist the patriarchy, written by popular feminist dad blogger Mike Adamick

A guide to cultivating and channeling the power of our imaginations at home, at work, in love, friendships, health, and more

A sweeping, smart, and smart-ass graphic history of women's quest for equality

A story of healing and a guide to seeking justice after sexual abuse from Brooke Axtell, one of the foremost survivor experts on sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking

A powerful source of healing for girls and young women who have experienced sexual abuse, Invisible Girls offers young women hope for recovery and justice

A guide for families to thrive in the midst of the tumultuous teen years--and the culmination of the author's twenty-five years of experience in both conventional psychology and alternative methods

A clear-eyed look at the American history of motherhood--and a blueprint for fixing the unequal and discriminatory treatment that exists as a result

From Out of the Binders co-founder Lux Alptraum, a controversial look at women, sex, and lying--why myths about women's deceit persist, how they came to be, and ultimately why we must trust women

Anyone can run a marathon. Dawn Dais makes it a little more bearable -- and a lot more fun

Newly updated for a new audience of independent, out-of-the-bridal-box thinkers, Offbeat Bride is today's go-to source of support for couples who dare to walk off the beaten aisle

A chronicle of an unconventional life, a glimpse at an unprecedented pregnancy, and a love story that reshapes the very definition of family for the 21st century

This anthology addresses the complex, nuanced, and layered issues involving social and psychological issues of women being held to a different standard than men using women's direct involvement in abuse of power and torture as its vehicle.

Everything moms need to know to start a tradition that builds strong bonds and opens new avenues of conversation with their daughters

An unexpected, intimate story of life in Nepal-and what happens when women confront society to defend their own human rights