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Cozy Winter Reads About Holiday Traditions

By Steph Auteri • December 8, 2021

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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Your Book Recommendation Requests

By Lucy Pabst • December 7, 2021

Renee answers requests from listeners Meagan, Leelyn, and Paulina with way more book recommendations than was probably necessary. But more is more around here! Books mentioned: Lobizona by Romina Garber (author interview) Cazadora by Romina Garber Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang (podcast discussion) The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin

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Book Recommendations for the Young Readers on Your Shopping List

By Nina Avila-Garcia • December 6, 2021

A few years ago, I began giving books as holiday gifts to the sweet kids in my life. The first year I did this, my youngest nieces opened up their gifts, looked the books over, then quickly put them down and moved on to the next present in hopes of a toy. I’m not gonna

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Justice for Retail Workers This Holiday Season

By Tayler Simon • December 3, 2021

Now is the time many people are getting their holiday shopping done. That means ordering online and hitting the sales in the stores. I wanted to share a little gratitude for retail workers. Who are retail workers? Retail workers span a range of positions and subsectors (e.g. general merchandise, food and beverage, and clothing/accessories). When

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How High We Go in the Dark + Let’s Not Ask That

By Renee Powers • December 2, 2021

Emma hypes up How High We Go in the Dark, which will be out in January 2022. Then Phalin goes on a holiday rant about some questions to avoid asking family members this year. Books mentioned: How How We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu

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Review: Don’t Let it Get You Down by Savala Nolan

By Nina Avila-Garcia • December 2, 2021

Summary “I feel a peculiar sensation in my throat when white people borrow– take– something Black: it’s like there’s an octopus in my chest, peacefully afloat, when danger suddenly appears.” “Because “Freedom” is a song for Black women. It’s ours, even if it’s out in the world.” “Because guarding the autonomy of my Black mind

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Do the holidays stress you out? Read this book to help…

By Yasi Agah • December 1, 2021

Do the holidays stress you out? We have the perfect book suggestion for you…. The holidays can be a beautiful way to share and create some of the most cherished memories with your loved ones. They can also be some of the most harrowing and stressful times of the year – it’s a lot of

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Transforming Your Writing: An Interview with Sarah Wendel

By Rah Hernandez • November 30, 2021

If you’ve ever been curious about publishing a book, going back to school for writing, publishing, this is for you. Join Sarah Wendel on her journey as a fledgling author. From discussions on fanfiction to academia to her first book, Sarah chats highs and gets real about the lows with Niba. Books mentioned: Phoenix Unbound

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Memoir, Memory, and the Stories We’re Allowed to Tell

By Steph Auteri • November 30, 2021

tw: coercive sex, intimate partner violence, emotional abuse If you are a writer of creative nonfiction, chances are high you’ve heard a lecture (or ten) on the unreliability of memory. It goes something like this. The person at the lectern will say something pithy or do something remarkable or, I don’t know. Dance a jig.

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The History of Hanukkah

By Guest Contributor • November 29, 2021

Editors Note: Matilda Bilstein Ong is a Feminist Book Club member who besides being an amazing attorney and general overall badass is of the Jewish persuasion. I reached out to her to get some information about Hanukkah from someone in the know, as it were, so here you go! Do some learnin’ and expand your

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Fall Reading: Dark Academia

By Nina Avila-Garcia • November 24, 2021

Dark academia is an aesthetic, a mood, and a popular trend in the bookish interwebz. Since I first came across dark academia-themed booktube videos last fall, it feels like it is everywhere. According to a wiki dedicated to aesthetics, dark academia is an academic aesthetic that revolves around classic literature, self-discovery, and passion for knowledge.

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Cozy Winter Reads About Holiday Traditions

Your Book Recommendation Requests

Our contributors:

Book Recommendations for the Young Readers on Your Shopping List

How High We Go in the Dark + Let’s Not Ask That

Review: Don’t Let it Get You Down by Savala Nolan

Do the holidays stress you out? Read this book to help…

Transforming Your Writing: An Interview with Sarah Wendel

Memoir, Memory, and the Stories We’re Allowed to Tell

The History of Hanukkah

Fall Reading: Dark Academia

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