16 at Brazos Bookstore, 421 Bissonnet 71 or. She'll also discuss 'Moxie' at a zine workshop with Zine Fest Houston, 7 p.m. Saturday at Blue Willow Bookshop, 14532 Memorial 28 or. Jennifer Mathieu will discuss and sign 'Moxie' at her book's launch party, 11 a.m. Now Mathieu hopes it will spark a bit of '90s-style feminist spirit in a new generation.

So 'Moxie' already was a household name when it published last week. The response to that review was swift and strong, with readers, librarians and other authors speaking out online in Mathieu's defense. Then last summer, Kirkus Reviews - a powerhouse in book reviewing - published an early review that criticized Mathieu's feminist message, complaining that she glamorized 'vigilante justice' and devalued the efforts of feminist men. 'Moxie' started getting nationwide buzz months ago, when Amy Poehler's production company secured the film rights. And it's as irresistibly delicious as its revenge-claiming dedication. It's about a small-town Texas teen who, inspired by stories of her mom's Riot Grrrl past, steps up to start a girl-power revolution at her high school.

'Moxie,' Mathieu's fourth novel, is a story that claps back at him - and at all the other men who fail to recognize women and girls as their equals. 'Sometimes I just open the book and look at it because it's so fun to read over and over again.' 'It was such a joy to write that dedication,' she said. Twenty years later, the Houston author still remembers the man who mocked her for believing in equal rights and access to birth control.

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