Author Interview, Blog, Podcast Shownotes

Healing in the Past and Present with Dolen Perkins-Valdez

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Ashley sits down with Dolen Perkins-Valdez to talk about her third novel, Take My Hand. This thoughtful conversation includes naming the story, the power of the main character’s name, writing about Black girls, and the Relf sisters’ case that inspired the novel’s story about the sterilization of Black girls.Content warning: abortion, forced sterilization, racism, depression […]

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Blog, FBC Box, Podcast Shownotes

The Wonders by Elena Medel + Gender and Fashion

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Mariquita takes a moment to talk about The Wonders, the debut novel by Spanish poet, Elena Medel. The Wonders is a gorgeous exploration of family, security, politics, and independence, and it will leave you in a daze. Then Renee walks us through the May Feminist Book Club book pick and box items. Books mentioned:The Wonders

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#FBCReadathon is back!

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Check back throughout the weekend to see the prompts and the winners! Day 1: Friday, April 22 Surprise Launch Giveaway!Instagram winners: @paulakhance and @booksandcoffeerequiredTwitter winners: @lyea86 and @utilitybelts Prompt: Introduce yourselfInstagram winners: @bookstacam and @poses_and_prose_and_pupsTwitter winners: @drmloveslit and @lagliplit Prompt: Are you setting any goals or challenges for the weekend?Instagram winners: @rubyhooplaburlesq and @thelostbookworms Prompt:

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Author Interview, Blog, Podcast Shownotes

Life on the Rocks: An Interview with Juli Berwald

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In this episode Mariquita talks with Juli Berwald about the future of coral reefs, a new inventive way of helping to ease climate change, and why it is important to talk about the lack of diversity in academia. Books mentioned: Spineless by Juli Berwald Life on the Rocks: Building a Future for Coral Reefs by

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Author Interview, Blog, Podcast Shownotes

Labyrinth of Lineage and Education with Kimberley Baker Guillemet

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In this episode Ashley interviews Kimberley Baker Guillemet about her memoir, Black Prep: Life Lessons of a Perpetual Outsider. In the interview, Ashley and Kimberley discuss family lineage, writing about childhood, being a Black girl receiving an outstanding education, and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination.  Books mentioned: Black Prep: Life Lessons of a

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Blog, Book Reviews

Book Review: Open by Rachel Krantz

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CW: Abuse Rachel Krantz’s memoir Open could not be any more of just that. Subtitled “An Uncensored Memoir of Love, Liberation, and Non-Monogamy,” Open is filled with vulnerable moments across the emotional and physical spectrums as Rachel Krantz details her beginning explorations of non-monogamy and polyamory. Along the way, she comes into her queerness, interrogates the patriarchy, and meets

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