Renee Powers founded Feminist Book Club in 2018 to provide a space for intersectional feminists to learn, grow, and connect. When not reading or running the biz, you can find her drinking coffee and trying unsuccessfully to teach her retired racing greyhound how to fetch. Favorite genres: feminist thrillers, contemporary literary fiction, short stories, and anything that might be described as "irreverent"
Blog, Book Reviews

Tough Titties: An Ode to Late Bloomers, Child-Free Women, and People Who Suck

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This post was sponsored by Hachette Books but all opinions are my own. Partnerships like these help Feminist Book Club pay our contributors, so thanks for supporting small, independent media! Laura Belgray is a wildly successful copywriter with a career that spans magazines, television, blogs, and more. Her essay collection Tough Titties: On Living Your […]

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Rah and Renee stand in front of the Welcome sign at the Next Challenge award ceremony
Blog, FBC Box

Big Wins & Big Changes

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Remember those emails hounding you to vote for us for The Next Challenge for Media & Journalism? Unfortunately, despite your votes and our best efforts, we didn’t win the Audience Choice Award. But…. WE WON THE VISION AWARD! The Vision Award recognizes one of the nearly 400 media companies that applied for The Next Challenge that has

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Blog, Podcast Shownotes

Double Date with America’s Founders + Dr. Poetry on Spoken Word

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In our new series, Sally proposes a bookish Double Date by sharing two of her favorite books on a particular topic, starting with America’s founders. Taking a deep dive into the early years of U.S. history may not seem super sexy, but these books are engaging and offer insights your teachers might have missed in

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Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies

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I’ve always said that in another timeline, I’d be a crisis PR executive. I’m fascinated by public apologies and how deeply terrible the majority of them are. We’ve witness bad apologies from Will Smith to James Charles to… some of our competitors *cough*… and honestly? I love dissecting them, imagining what they could’ve said differently,

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Podcast Shownotes

Haunting Your TBR: Mariquita & Steph Talk Horror Books

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Mariquita and Steph get together to talk about their favorite books for creepiest season of all, and they get a little carried away (oooo! by ghosts!!) Books mentioned: Reluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn Kiste Grievers by adrienne maree brown Maroons by adrienne maree brown (forthcoming) The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings Woman, Eating by Claire

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Flavor the Resistance with Overseasoned

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Calling all feminist foodies! We’d like to introduce you to our friends at Overseasoned. Overseasoned is a collection of bold apparel and kitchen accessories that flavor the resistance. The shop features tea towels, tote bags, aprons, t-shirts, sweatshirts and baby onesies. The clever designs are inspired by the resistance movement and the colorful, tasty culinary

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Podcast Shownotes, Social Justice

Social Stance vs. Social Bullying with Marsha Molinari

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Simha Haddad and Marsha Molinari discuss the power behind social media platforms and the serious repercussions that come with misusing that power. Citing a recent incident in which a prominent celebrity used her platform to propel a false narrative, they delve into both the harm and the good that can come from a simple social

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