I've never read anything by Rebecca Solnit before now, aside from the occasional essay or article, and now that I've spent a few days with her, I fully intend to read her other books. I'm especially intrigued by Wanderlust, about the notion of walking and wandering, since I got around to seeing the movie 'Wild' this weekend and the idea of getting outside has been very top of mind.

Men Explain Things to Me is a short collection of recent essays, with a decided feminist slant, and the titular essay is one many of you have likely already encountered online. Solnit did not coin the term 'mansplaining,' but it seems likely that her essay inspired it. If you haven't taken a moment in #ReadWomen2014 to dive into a feminist text, I highly recommend this one for its timeliness, brevity, and relevance to the current state of feminism. I struggled with several feminist "classics" this year, and it was such a relief to set those aside and read something that I could understand and relate to.