The following list of books, articles and editorials is provided as an introduction to the spectrum of issues connected to violence against women and relationship abuse. This list is intended only as an educational tool for those interested in learning more about violence against women. The Center for Relationship Abuse Awareness does not necessarily support the ideas, opinions, theories or beliefs of the authors and organizations expressed in materials included on this reading list.
We encourage readers to approach the texts with a critical eye and to consider perspectives expressed therein as facets of a complex issue.
Non Fiction Books
Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
by Lundy Bancroft.
The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help
by Jackson Katz.
Color of Violence: The Incite! Anthology
edited by A. Smith, B. Richie, J. Sudbury.
Domestic Violence Law
by Nancy Lemon.
Literature
Black and Blue
by Anna Quindlen
The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare
The 13th Juror
by John T. Lescroart
Strange Fits of Passion
by Anita Shreve
We Were the Mulvaneys
by Joyce Carol Oates
Walking with the Wind
by John Lewis
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston