The ‘ber months are here, so that means we’re reading horror. You know we read horror all year round, but we brought in the expert – Mother Horror herself! Tune in to hear Mhairie chat about horror books, women in horror, becoming an accidental author, and good old fashioned vibes reading. Books mentioned: Resources mentioned: […]
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This post may include affiliate links, which means we make a small commission on any sales. This commission helps Feminist Book Club pay our contributors, so thanks for supporting small, independent media! or an actual summer reading list… By now, you’ll have heard about the AI-generated summer reading list that got published in a Chicago
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The International Booker Prize celebrates translated literature from across the world that have been published in the UK or Ireland in the last year. In this episode, Mhairie and Nox split the six shortlisted titles, read them, and share their thoughts with one another. If reading more translated lit is on your bookish bucket list,
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This post may include affiliate links, which means we make a small commission on any sales. This commission helps Feminist Book Club pay our contributors, so thanks for supporting small, independent media! I am not a poetry person and yet here I am, reviewing my second book of poetry. This time, it’s The Worst of
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Mhairie speaks with Dr. Lauren Cagle, professor of rhetoric at the University of Kentucky, about the history of memes, their impact on culture, and particularly on prevalence of memes in the 2024 US Presidential election. They discuss the field of rhetoric more broadly, define the term “meme,” and investigate the generational differences in social media
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Trigger warnings: death, pandemic/plague, descriptions of sick/dead people This post may include affiliate links, which means we make a small commission on any sales. This commission helps Feminist Book Club pay our contributors, so thanks for supporting small, independent media! It is officially spooky season, so it’s time to start reading about witches and magic
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Imagine my delight when a friend sent me a video of a woman espousing feminist rage in iambic pentameter with a broad Scottish accent. That, was how I was introduced to the work of Len Pennie. Originally shared with me in part due to the aforementioned feminist rage but also because of our shared Scottish
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This post contains affiliate links, contributing a small commission to Feminist Book Club for any sales. This support enables us to compensate our contributors, fostering independent media! Urban gardening is the practice of plant and food cultivation and distribution in an “urban environment”: an area with a high population density. Why might you want to do it?
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This post may include affiliate links, which means we make a small commission on any sales. This commission helps Feminist Book Club pay our contributors, so thanks for supporting small, independent media! Trigger Warnings: Police brutality, racism, death, mental health problems, panic disorders, agoraphobia, biphobia. Positive Representation: Black joy, queer and LGBTQ, non-binary, positive mental
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