![]() ![]() On a Wednesday afternoon, I spoke to hooks on the phone about the deep work of self-love and how a lack of it has played into the patriarchal culture of workplace abuse and assault. And, nearly 20 years after the first "love" book was released, the series remains popular and relevant - serving as an invaluable resource for everything from coming to terms with a breakup to simply sorting out what it means to care for another human. These books explore the very concept of love, along with ideas of masculinity and femininity. In the early 2000s, hooks published a series of books about human love and relationships - "All About Love: New Visions," "Communion: The Female Search for Love," "The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love" and "Salvation: Black People and Love" - which she’s said has been her favorite topic to write about. ![]() The prolific intellectual icon even has a few children’s books under her belt. ![]() In "Teaching to Transgress," written in 1994, hooks studied education as a path toward freedom. ![]() Her 2000 book, "Feminism Is for Everybody," is a must-read primer on women’s equality, while 1993’s "Sisters of the Yam," dives into the emotional health of black women. The acclaimed feminist author has written more than 30 books and has made it her life’s work to take on systems of oppression and domination. For many women, writer and scholar bell hooks requires no introduction. ![]()
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