Renee welcomes back Amanda Montell, author of Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language (our September book of the month pick!) and Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, to give a brief intro to what you can expect to read in Wordslut as well as the through-line between Wordslut and Cultish. Reserve your […]
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Land of Big Numbers is a collection of short stories written by Te-Ping Chen who is a journalist with the Wall Street Journal. Drawing on her experience of living in China, Chen creates a portrait of how everyday life in China looks like as well as its diaspora. The stories also show the social, political,
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Ready for a fun new rom-com? Niba offers up So We Meet Again by Suzanne Park and shares an interview with the author herself. We hope you’re hungry. Follow and support our host! Niba: Instagram // Twitter // YouTube // Website Follow and support our guest! Suzanne: Instagram // Twitter // Website Also mentioned: Podcast
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with Niba and Christine The #FBCReadathon is happening next weekend! To help you prepare to make the most out of the weekend, Niba shares a few unconventional places to squeeze in more reading time. Then Christine interviews Emily Henry, the author of People We Meet on Vacation, which is one of the 50+ books we’re
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Planning a wedding but not too interested in the patriarchal traditions? We’ve got you covered! In today’s episode, Phalin converses with Karen Cleveland and Michelle Bilodeau, the authors of The New Wedding Book: A Guide to Ditching All the Rules, on how to focus more on “you doing you” and less on the “I do’s!”
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Renee chats with fellow book media entrepreneur Vanessa Zoltan about running a bookish business, what it means to be an atheist minister, and how to read secular texts as sacred. Vanessa is an atheist chaplain and CEO of Not Sorry Productions. She is the co-host of the podcasts Harry Potter & the Sacred Text, Hot
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Emilly Giselle Prado is a writer, community organizer, and the Director of Youth Programs at Literary Arts in Portland, Oregon with roots in the San Francisco Bay Area and Michoacán, Mexico. She is the author of youth non-fiction title, Examining Assimilation. Her debut essay collection, Funeral for Flaca, is forthcoming with Future Tense Books on
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The Ugly Cry is one of this year’s most talked-about books and for good reason. Renee chats with author Danielle Henderson about family, coming of age, trauma, comedy, and so much more. Then Phalin gives a brief overview of the heartwarming book The Gratitude Jar and discusses how practicing the nightly routine helped move her
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Book Review Sonora Jha’s latest book, How to Raise a Feminist Son, is one that everyone must read. Full stop. Strong statement to make at the beginning of a piece, I know. But hear me out. This is THE book on raising more compassionate and loving children, and on changing the world. A quick disclaimer:
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![Here's a non-fiction suggestion for your TBR as Arab American Heritage Month winds down!📖
LAST TO EAT, LAST TO LEARN: My Life in Afghanistan Fighting to Educate Women by Pashtana Durrani and Tamara Bralo has already hit shelves at your local library or bookstore!
"From young Afghani activist and Amnesty International Global Youth Ambassador Pashtana Durrani, a deeply inspiring memoir about the power of learning and the value of educators in their many forms – from teachers, mentors, and role models, to fathers, mothers, and any one of us with the drive to stand against ignorance…"
What other books are you picking up for Arab Heritage month?
Thank you @kensingtonbooks for sending this title our way!
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