Nina Garcia is a reader, reviewer, and devoted coffee drinker from Texas. When she’s not reading or watching Netflix, she is working on writing projects, including a middle grade novel. Favorite genres: anti-racist and intersectional feminist non-fiction, science fiction, horror, and contemporary with elements of fantasy.
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Book Review: Come Together by Emily Nagoski

Background: Best-selling and award-winning author and educator Dr. Emily Nagoski did not initially plan to write about health and human sexuality. In a 2019 interview with Renee, she explained that she sought out volunteer work as an undergrad and stumbled into a position as a Peer Health Educator. Her job was to go into residence […]

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Books I’m Reading for (and beyond) Disability Pride Month 

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! On March 12, 1990, more than 1,000 people marched from the White House to the U.S. Capitol to demand that Congress pass the

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A Period Story

Background Growing up, I never heard anyone talk about periods. I got ‘the talk’ from my mother when it happened for me, but not anywhere outside of that. I never heard open and free conversations about menstruation from anyone. Even my friends at school were incredibly private about it, and particularly skilled at the old

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Book Review: This is Not a Personal Statement

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! CW: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Racism, Classism  Summary This is Not a Personal Statement is a YA/new adult novel about

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Reader Reflection: Don’t Fear the Reaper  

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! CW: Gore, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Pedophilia. Background Remember video stores? Friday nights spent picking

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Ways to Celebrate & Practice Love Beyond February

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! With Valentine’s Day situated right in the middle of the month, it is easy to associate February with the month of love. From

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