Emmett Till, murdered by Carolyn Bryant Donham
Blog, Social Justice

A Post In Which We Mourn Emmett Till and Definitely Not Carolyn Bryant Donham

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Carolyn Bryant Donham died last week at age 88 in Louisiana, where she had been undergoing end-of-life care for cancer. That’s the news peg. For the unaware: In 1955, Donham falsely accused a 14-year-old Emmett Till of grabbing and sexually harassing her in Money, Mississippi. The accusation spelled a death sentence. Donham’s husband and brother-in-law […]

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Blog, Bookish Life

Free Comic Book Day Is Upon Us—These Are the Titles I’m Most Excited About

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This post may include affiliate links, which means we make a small commission on any sales. This commission helps Feminist Book Club pay our contributors, so thanks for supporting small, independent media! If there’s any day I approach with the same level of pee-your-pants excitement and anticipation as Christmas, it’s Free Comic Book Day (FCBD).

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Toni Morrison Stays in the Present + Stop Calling Black Women Strong with Brianna Holt
Author Interview, Podcast Shownotes

Toni Morrison Stays in the Present + Stop Calling Black Women Strong with Brianna Holt

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First, Ashley talks about the book, Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination by Toni Morrison. She further talks about Toni Morrison’s way of speaking about criticism, why opinion as criticism is a dire mistake, and how Ms. Morrison’s work stays in the present.   In the second segment, Tayler and Briana Holt ask

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Blog, Social Justice

Why the WGA Writers Strike is a Feminist Issue

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This post may include affiliate links, which means we make a small commission on any sales. This commission helps Feminist Book Club pay our contributors, so thanks for supporting small, independent media! As of this week, Hollywood screenwriters are on strike. This comes after the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture

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Author Interview, Podcast Shownotes

Lights, Camera, Action with Kirthana Ramisetti

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Ashley interviews Kirthana Ramisetti about her novel, Advika and the Hollywood Wives. They talk about writing a young woman making choices, writing about #OscarsSoWhite and Bollywood. They also discuss three films she would put into the Criterion Collection.  Book content warning: death Bookstores mentioned: Greenlight Bookstore, Beach Books, Book Soup, Book Passage, Sisters Uptown Support

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Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy by Alex Mar
Author Interview, Blog, Podcast Shownotes

Seventy Times Seven: Juvenile Justice and Redemption with Alex Mar

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Jordy sits down with Alex Mar, journalist and author of Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy. Listen in as they discuss the story of Paula Cooper, a teenage girl who committed a violent crime and was sentenced to death at the age of fifteen.  The death penalty was sought for Paula

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Blog, Book Reviews

Book Review: Dead and Gondola by Ann Claire

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This post may include affiliate links, which means we make a small commission on any sales. This commission helps Feminist Book Club pay our contributors, so thanks for supporting small, independent media! Synopsis  Dead and Gondola by Ann Claire features the Marpling sisters (referred to as such because of their Ms. Marple like sleuth skills), Ellie and

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An Ode to SZA

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Solána Imani Rowe aka SZA is an artist who honors her talent and edge. As part of TDE (Top Dawg Entertainment), a label ripe with men, she brings her dreams and desires as a force to be known.  SZA’s debut album CTRL was met with curiosity. The album’s audacity to sound like nothing else, years

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Author Interview, Podcast Shownotes

Forgotten Women in Science with Lynn Cullen + Arts and Advocacy for Global Change with Anika Somaia

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In this double header episode, we get to hear about two changemakers, Dr. Dorothy Horstmann and Empower Her* Voice! First, Mariquita talks with author Lynn Cullen about her new book, The Woman with the Cure. The Woman with the Cure is a historical fiction novel that examines the life and contributions of Dr. Dorothy Horstmann.

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