Here are some recommended resources for learning more about men, their experience in the world, and the pressures of living according to the ideals of masculinity.

Books

*note: we recommend sourcing the books from your local bookstores

• For the Love of Men - Liz Plank 

• The Mask of Masculinity - Lewis Howes

• The Will to Change - bell hooks

• Cry Like a Man - Jason Wilson

• Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity  - Justin Baldoni

• I Don’t Want to Talk About It - Terrence Reel

• It Didn’t Start With You - Mark Wolynn 

• The Man They Wanted Me to Be - Jared Yates Sexton

• Heavy - Kiese Laymon

• Raising Boys to Be Good Men - Aaron Gouveia

• Indigenous Men and Masculinities - Various contributors 

• Boyhood, Growing Up Male: A Multicultural Anthology - Jack Franklin, Jr. Abbott

• When Boys Become Boys - Judy Chu

• Adolescent Boys: Exploring the Diverse Cultures of Boyhood - Edited by Niobe Way and Judy Chu

• The Deepening Darkness: Patriarchy, Resistance, and Democracy's Future -  Carol Gilligan , David A.J. Richards

• Why Does Patriarchy Persist? - Carol Gilligan and Naomi Snider

• “Dude, You're a Fag” - CJ Pascoe

• Living Nonviolent Communication - Marshall Rosenberg

Documentaries

• The Mask You Live In 

• Beyond Men and Masculinity

• The Feminist In Cell Block Y

• The Man Card: White Male Identity Politics From Nixon to Trump 

Podcasts

• Man Enough

• Abolition X 

• Breaking the Boy Code

• Let’s Talk Bruh 

• Modern Manhood

• MASKulinity

Instagram Accounts

• @thehealingchi

• @alokvmenon

• @justinbaldoni

• @wearemanenough

Personal Journals

*note: if possible, we recommend sourcing these journals locally

• The Daily Gratitude Journal for Men

• This Book Will Make You Stronger

• The Ultimate Mental Health Journal for Black Men

• Breathe.: a Guided Healing Journal for Black Men

• Greenlights: Your Journal, Your Journey