Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century, edited by Alice Wong is a collection of essays from disabled authors covering a wide range of topics. Feminist Book Club selected the book for May and a portion of sales was donated to the Disability Visibility Project, founded by Alice Wong. FBC also featured the project […]
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Sadness is my North Star. A number of years ago, as I was graduating college and asked about my prospects, I endured the writhing in my body. Where I was in life was not near where I worked towards. Over time, I recognize that sadness isn’t seasonal. It sure wakes me up. Luvvie Ajayi Jones
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Emma dives into some of her favorite reads so far in 2021 (part one!). Emma has read 115 books (and counting!) this year, so she’ll be talking about some of these by genre — this week’s segment are her top favorite Fantasy and Fiction reads, which include a few backlist titles. Books mentioned: The Poppy
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For our Non-Binary Voices theme, our book club pick was A Year Without a Name by Cyrus Dunham, a memoir in which they explore their gender identity. The book is an intimate journey through their experiences, and was recently updated with a new preface. Feminist Book Club members got the opportunity to sit for a
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Mariquita and Nora discuss how to process anxiety and grief during a time when community may be challenging to access. On the list of don’ts: toxic positivity and invalidating comments disguised as well-wishes. Suggestions include: reaching out to friends, peer groups and helplines; reading beautiful poetry; and finding healthy coping skills that work for and
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The inevitable has arrived – welcome to #BookTok. TikTok has been a raging tidal wave that has disrupted the ocean of social media. With accounts that have hundreds of millions of loyal followers, it’s become a platform that every organization should consider adding to their portfolio. The beauty of TikTok is that there is a
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I’m not sure what I expected with Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning. Maybe something that was going to be a general reflection on what it means to be Asian in America. Something cool to read for AAPI Heritage Month. What I got was so much more than that. Cathy Park Hong created art so
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In today’s world, life can get busy. From Vancouver, CA to Miami, FL, oranywhere in between, people have commitments to family, work, cooking,cleaning, and social events. These everyday tasks can make it can seemnearly impossible to find time for yourself. Luckily, making and sticking tosmall lifestyle changes and developing new habits, all at home, can help relaxyour mind. It’s
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Much is said about the lack of representation of Black stories in film & television, particularly in the ’90s. Television shows like “Sister, Sister”, “Moesha”, “Family Matters”, “Martin”, and “Living Single” showed the plethora of comedies and dramas with the bond of family and characters who embodied independence. Telling these stories through the lens of
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I still remember the first time my daughter learned about pubes. She was a toddler and she was in the bathroom with me, watching me pee like it was a spectator sport. Which, at the time, I suppose it was. For her, anyway. I was peeing and she was watching, and then she noticed my
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With Emma and Forrest In this segment, Emma has a conversation with Forrest, your @favoritelibrarian ! Forrest and Emma talk about the beauty of libraries and archives and give some of their favorite book recommendations (with book to movie adaptations and anime recs sprinkled in!). Follow and support our hosts: Emma: Instagram Forrest: Instagram Forrest’s
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I left my heart in san francisco. While there are a lot of cities that are involved in the history of LGBTQ+ folks, there is one city that stood out during the sexual liberation of queer people. Imagine a red bridge, cable cars, and loooots of hills – you guessed it: San Francisco! When
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