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Narrative Muse is a team of passionate book, movie, and TV lovers determined to transform the media landscape! We elevate stories by and about intersectional women and gender-diverse folk by curating them for other readers and watchers.

  • The Weekly Muse
  • The Weekly Muse: Ready to get in the festive spirit? 🎄

    The Weekly Muse: Ready to get in the festive spirit? 🎄

    Need stories to get you through this holiday season…?
    Go to the profile of Amita Kala
    Amita Kala
    Dec 24, 2022
    The Weekly Muse: Immigrant stories

    The Weekly Muse: Immigrant stories

    “No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark.” -Warsan Shire
    Go to the profile of Amita Kala
    Amita Kala
    Nov 4, 2022
    The Weekly Muse: Impacts of historical foreign occupation

    The Weekly Muse: Impacts of historical foreign occupation

    Bumpy road ahead, proceed with caution!
    Go to the profile of Amita Kala
    Amita Kala
    Oct 26, 2022
    The Weekly Muse: Once upon a time…

    The Weekly Muse: Once upon a time…

    What stories will you tell the next generation?
    Go to the profile of Amita Kala
    Amita Kala
    Oct 19, 2022
    The Weekly Muse: Banned Books Week

    The Weekly Muse: Banned Books Week

    They’re really gatekeeping books? Cringe.
    Go to the profile of Amita Kala
    Amita Kala
    Sep 23, 2022
    The Weekly Muse: Māori Language Edition

    The Weekly Muse: Māori Language Edition

    Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of Aotearoa
    Go to the profile of Amita Kala
    Amita Kala
    Sep 19, 2022
    Book Review: Fiona and Jane (and representation and delight)

    Book Review: Fiona and Jane (and representation and delight)

    Something about Fiona and Jane hooked me from the very first page.
    Go to the profile of Nicole Horowitz
    Nicole Horowitz
    Aug 8, 2022
    Russian Doll: S1 vs. S2 (the good, the bad, and the ugly)

    Russian Doll: S1 vs. S2 (the good, the bad, and the ugly)

    Russian Doll season 1 quite simply took me hostage. Here’s what I thought of season 2, and whether it measured up to S1’s high standard.
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    Shelbi Polk
    Jul 12, 2022
    The Chair: A glimpse of academia grappling with ‘wokeness’

    The Chair: A glimpse of academia grappling with ‘wokeness’

    With The Chair, showrunners Amanda Peet and Annie Julia Wyman bring audiences a satirical take on campus politics. We’re confident any…
    Go to the profile of Kyle Argento
    Kyle Argento
    May 31, 2022
    Book Review: Exploring a wartime appetite for not just bread, but roses too

    Book Review: Exploring a wartime appetite for not just bread, but roses too

    You know George Orwell for “Nineteen Eighty-Four” but author Rebecca Solnit thinks we have much to learn from his private gardens, too
    Go to the profile of Nicole Horowitz
    Nicole Horowitz
    May 9, 2022
    Book Review: Heart and Hearth is a warm and cozy comfort read

    Book Review: Heart and Hearth is a warm and cozy comfort read

    Heart and Hearth is a lovely novella about the world of witches, perfect for reading on a cold and rainy day.
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    Aisha Lelić
    Mar 25, 2022
    Book Review: A doom-free take on climate change is exactly what we need

    Book Review: A doom-free take on climate change is exactly what we need

    We’ve reduced gender disparity in education and halved child mortality, why can’t we fix climate change?
    Go to the profile of Alice Rich
    Alice Rich
    Jan 20, 2022
    Small Places by Tiffany Allan

    Small Places by Tiffany Allan

    Small Places left me pondering about the hardest moments in my life. Even in the downright crappiest of times, there was light
    Go to the profile of Aisha Lelić
    Aisha Lelić
    Dec 8, 2021
    Representation matters: a shared vision of belonging in entertainment

    Representation matters: a shared vision of belonging in entertainment

    How our Aotearoa New Zealand-based startup, Narrative Muse, is working to build connections between under-served audiences and the screen…
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    Brough Johnson
    Nov 11, 2021
    Book Review: Reading Crying in H Mart when you’ve cried in H Mart

    Book Review: Reading Crying in H Mart when you’ve cried in H Mart

    When I, a Jewish, Chinese-American nonfiction writer with a penchant for playing the guitar, first learned about Crying in H Mart, a memoir…
    Go to the profile of Nicole Horowitz
    Nicole Horowitz
    Sep 23, 2021
    Do the Oscars Even Matter?

    Do the Oscars Even Matter?

    How Celebrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Top to Bottom is the Only Way to Keep Award Shows Beautiful and Relevant
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    Debbie Holloway
    Mar 23, 2021
    Getting intimate with desire in Mieko Kawakami’s Breasts and Eggs

    Getting intimate with desire in Mieko Kawakami’s Breasts and Eggs

    Mieko Kawakami’s Breasts and Eggs is navel gazing at my favorite, very feminist level. The women in this novel agonize over their desires…
    Go to the profile of Shelbi Polk
    Shelbi Polk
    Mar 19, 2021
    I Will Survive the Viruses: COVID-19 and Racism.

    I Will Survive the Viruses: COVID-19 and Racism.

    Being Black in America is exhausting.
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    Marialuisa Monda
    Feb 9, 2021
    The Assistant — Review

    The Assistant — Review

    Released at a time when the entertainment industry is finally addressing the abuse within its walls, The Assistant shows that abuse played…
    Go to the profile of Matthew Radway
    Matthew Radway
    Dec 1, 2020
    Halloween Horrors: Our Top 5 Scariest Films To Watch Now

    Halloween Horrors: Our Top 5 Scariest Films To Watch Now

    As the season of ghosts and ghouls comes upon us, there’s never been a better time to check out some of the underrated horror films in the…
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    Matthew Radway
    Oct 16, 2020
    Banned Books Week: What Does Censorship Really Mean?

    Banned Books Week: What Does Censorship Really Mean?

    This year’s Banned Books Week started Sunday September 27th. In previous years, many of my colleagues at Narrative Muse have heard me say…
    Go to the profile of Debbie Holloway
    Debbie Holloway
    Sep 30, 2020
    Witty Barbs and Corsets Fly in a Brilliant Period Drama

    Witty Barbs and Corsets Fly in a Brilliant Period Drama

    In Harlots, Moira Buffini and Alison Newman serve audiences an age when London was the place to be for the sex trade: the 1760s.
    Go to the profile of Kyle Argento
    Kyle Argento
    Sep 22, 2020
    Review: Cantoras by Carolina de Robertis

    Review: Cantoras by Carolina de Robertis

    Have you ever come home from a trip with friends wishing you could run away and start a new life together?
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    Jess Ducey
    Sep 1, 2020
    Watch, Read, Eat — Six Editor’s Picks from Narrative Muse Matchmaker

    Watch, Read, Eat — Six Editor’s Picks from Narrative Muse Matchmaker

    Right now, a lot of people are at home, a lot of the time. And some of us have a lot of time for reading, watching… and eating.
    Go to the profile of Jessie K
    Jessie K
    Aug 25, 2020
    Book Review: A bold statement and a lot to think about in The Bold World

    Book Review: A bold statement and a lot to think about in The Bold World

    A stunning autobiography exploring gender and identity in the context of a Black mother who learns her toddler is transgender.
    Go to the profile of Alice Rich
    Alice Rich
    Aug 17, 2020
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