Wanda the Brave book cover
Blog, Book Reviews

Wanda the Brave and a Manifesto on Black Hair

In Wanda the Brave by Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni and Chantelle And Burgen Thorne, a young girl’s natural hair is challenged at a hair salon. And in just 32 pages this children’s book perfectly breaks down gender dynamics in beauty, microaggressions, prejudice, and the at times difficult relationship between black people and the natural state of our hair, …

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The Transgender Issue and related texts
Blog, Book Reviews, Social Justice

The Transgender Issue: Review & Suggested Reading

[cw: transphobia, homophobia, misogyny, sexual assault, rape, hate crime, sexual violence, suicide] The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye ultimately acts as an extensive deep dive into the current state of politics affecting the trans community today, both in the U.S. and the U.K. Faye, a trans woman, tackles subjects such as the State, racism, classism, …

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The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton - book cover
Author Interview, Blog

Recap: An Evening with Dawnie Walton, Author of The Final Revival of Opal & Nev

On Tuesday, August 30, Feminist Book Club members had a Zoom hang with Dawnie Walton, the author of The Final Revival of Opal & Nev. Here are some of the highlights of our conversation from that evening What does feminism mean to you?  I think, for me, it is a certain freedom and it’s a …

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