Author Interview, Blog, Podcast Shownotes

Women and Westward Expansion + A Good Story Never Dies with Roseanne Montillo

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Mariquita talks about her new favorite non-fiction book, Brave Hearted: The Women of the American West. The book captures the voices and stories of so many women who participated in, were carried along by, and were impacted by Manifest Destiny and the American drive westward in the mid- to late-1880s. It’s a real heartbreaker and […]

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global awareness
Blog, Social Justice

How Global Awareness Can Lead to Positive Change

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[cw: Uvalde, Roe v. Wade, gun violence, police officer abuse, racism] In the time that I have been writing this piece, significant global events have occurred. One, in particular, occurred on September 16. On that day, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, died after being subjected to violence by the morality police, who arrested her

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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy - a book review
Blog, Book Reviews

Book Review: I’m Glad My Mom Died By Jennette McCurdy

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[cw: eating disorders; physical, emotional, and substance abuse] One of Hollywood’s worst-kept secrets is its widespread exploitation of child actors. The issue is so well known and publicized that laws were passed in an attempt to ensure that child actors don’t reach adulthood indigent due to their guardian’s money mismanagement or greed (Jackie Coogan, Gary

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Author Interview, Blog, Book Reviews, Podcast Shownotes

Blkstacks Book Recs + Dancing with Numbers with Tricia M. Taitt

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Using her bookseller skills, content contributor Alana Amore Colvin (the admin behind blkstacks on instagram and youtube) provides book recommendations for folks looking to expand their reading taste to include more black women writers! Stacks keeps it simple giving listeners the starter pack for black femme literature. More on black femme literature, Renee chats with

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The Transgender Issue and related texts
Blog, Book Reviews, Social Justice

The Transgender Issue: Review & Suggested Reading

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[cw: transphobia, homophobia, misogyny, sexual assault, rape, hate crime, sexual violence, suicide] The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye ultimately acts as an extensive deep dive into the current state of politics affecting the trans community today, both in the U.S. and the U.K. Faye, a trans woman, tackles subjects such as the State, racism, classism,

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