Are you stressed about climate change and the devastating effects that it’s having on our planet? Do you worry for our future great-grandchildren? Or are you simply tired of seeing large corporations recklessly pollute Mother Nature? Jane Fonda is in the same boat. Climate change was and still is an urgent issue to Jane and […]
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The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafa is a novel focusing on a Palestinian- American woman, Afaf Rahman, as she navigates a world that is torn apart by hate, misunderstanding, and cruelty. She is the principal of a Muslim all-girls’ school in a Chicago suburb. The story focuses on two timelines: the present where
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If you are a person who makes reading a priority in your life, it is inevitable that every now and again, you will pick up a book and get an odd feeling about it. Sometimes you may or may not be able to put your finger on what it is exactly that makes the writing
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Summary What images come to mind when you hear the phrase “Silicon Valley”? A colorful workspace filled people scootering around the office while they munch on their endless assortment of vegan snacks? That might paint one picture. Anna Wiener paints a different side in her memoir, Uncanny Valley. Anna began her career as a young
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Have you ever thought about your right to vote as a woman? Have you ever taken it for granted? You won’t feel that way after you read Stories from Suffragette City. This compilation of short stories, edited by M.J. Rose and Fiona Davis, showcases the fictitious lives of women and men in 1915 – when
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Joy is a vibrant and essential form of resistance. As the U.S. election is coming to an end, we take a breath and embrace what nourishes us. May this playlist take you to your greatest memories and the moment you are in now. Take care of yourself. In the immortal words (and song title) from
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There is something about witches that have always fascinated me since childhood. I remember checking out books from the library and buying books at book fairs that focused on witches, their history, and their spells. In fairytales, witches have a bad reputation because of their power. But this power is what makes them appealing and
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I don’t remember how young I was when I first plucked my father’s John Saul novels from the basement shelves. Too young, probably. But those dark, pulpy paperbacks got their hooks in me and, to this day, there’s nothing that gives me greater pleasure than a good horror novel. I mean, this is my pinned
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Synopsis Running is a debut young adult novel from Peruvian American author Natalia Sylvester. Running tells the story of Mariana Ruiz who is a Cuban American teenager and also the daughter of Florida’s Republican Senator Anthony Ruiz. Mariana has gotten used to being the daughter of a senator but that all changes when her Dad runs
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Today we have a guest post by Dr. Ruth Saxton. Dr. Saxton is a Professor Emerita of English at Mills College in Oakland, CA. Over the course of her forty-two-year career, she has studied, taught, and published works on fiction by women, focusing on how narratives limit or expand what we imagine to be possible.
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It Is Wood, It Is Stone is Gabriella Burnham’s debut novel where the female American protagonist, Linda spends a year in Sao Paolo, Brazil. She lives with her husband, Dennis who is a visiting offer of history at the University of Sao Paolo. Apart from the gorgeous cover, the novel, written from Linda’s perspective, is
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Week Three (Week One is here. Week Two is here.) Welcome to week three of Read. Resist. Vote! A reminder as voting continues in many states – we need to do more than just hope our candidates win. We need to read about these candidates; resist any attempt to block our voices, and; vote them into office. Because our lives
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![Anyone else a fan of memoirs and essay collections? ✏️ Which ones are your favorites?
Here are a few that have been recently released to add to your TBR:
📖Committed: On Meaning and Madwoman by Suzanne Scanlon (@vintageanchorbooks)
📖Personal Score: Sport, Culture, Identity by Ellen Van Neerven (@twodollarradio)
📖A Body Made of Glass: A Cultural History of Hypochondria by Caroline Crampton (@eccobooks)
📖The Chain: Love, Betrayal, and the Sisterhood That Heals Us Chimene Suleyman (@harperperennial)
📖Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne, PH. D. (@simonandschuster)
A huge thank you to the publishers, publicists, and authors that have shared these books with us!
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