Welcome to the New year, where we will pick apart all the things we don’t like about ourselves and find New Year’s resolutions to change them! Alexa, add “chill out” to my to-do list One of my tragic flaws is my need for productivity. Even my leisure time becomes goal oriented. Like, the way I […]
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There exists a multitude of memes on social media that poke fun at people who declare “new year, new me” at the end of every December, and today I am here to defend this community of believers. Is it wrong to be hopeful, or to believe that things can change with a new calendar year?
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God, I love the holidays. Twinkle lights. Christmas music. Ornaments passed down through generations. And then, of course, there’s the food. I mean, I always love food, no matter what time of year it is. But there’s something special about the whole family squeezing into the kitchen every December to bake cookies. It feels like
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A new year brings a wealth of refocusing, determination, and reflection. For some, the past two years, the past seven years, and well beyond have been difficult. I share some thoughts about 2022 for you to consider. Midterm Elections I am concerned about the outcome of the national midterm elections. Historically, the midterm elections have
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2021 was a year filled with teaching, trying to survive in a pandemic, and some bits of reading. As I am writing this in mid-December, I have finished 33 books toward my goal of reading 52. BUT, we at Feminist Book Club do not shame anyone for how they read, what they read, or how
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As I was coming from a walk with a white colleague, I was checking my smart watch to turn off my walking workout. I was distracted by a news alert that popped up. bell hooks, famed feminist writer, dies at age 69 “Oh no, bell hooks died.” “Who?” “bell hooks, the Black feminist writer” *nonchalantly*
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Renee and Natalia get together to record their first episode together so it’s fitting that it’s the last one of the year. Each gives their top five books of the year along with their reasoning and, honestly? You’re probably going to end up adding *something* to your TBR at the end of the episode. Thanks
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Mariquita loves big, old Russian novels, but who has the time? And, frankly, haven’t we all already read those? (I still love them!) The answer is obviously incredibly rich, beautifully surreal short stories written by Latinx women. Stories that feature strong, flawed, fully-realized characters. Mariquita talks about three collections that she’s really enjoyed, and urges
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If you’re looking for a festive read this holiday season, FBC members have got you covered! Below, a few members (myself included) share their favorite books to read around the holidays, as well as books they’re excited to read very soon. (If you’re not into reading seasonal books, there are some non-holiday recommendations in this
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Now that we are in the middle of the holiday season (where did the time go…), here are a few recommendations on books for everyone in your life. Whether it’s a coworker, spouse or friend, we have an idea that will wow each of these people in your life! For a coworker… Doctors and Friends
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Mariquita talks about Convenience Store Woman, the English language debut novel by Sayaka Murata, published in 2016 by Grove Press. Convenience Store Woman challenges ideas of capitalism, expectation, and contentment. In Convenience Store Woman, Murata provides readers with a different perspective and a new lens with which to view the world. Then Renee gives us
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As I write this, it is just five days ’til Halloween. Yup. In just five days, I will don my purple demon horns, drag my 7-year-old around the block to collect candy, and then settle down to watch the last episode of Midnight Mass while cursing under my breath every time trick-or-treaters ring my doorbell.
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