Audiobooks are great companions to engage with the story of your choice. They make stories come to life through voice character portrayals and sometimes, vibrant sound effects. My favorite audiobooks are the ones read by a full cast. Audiobooks are perfect for many activities including walks, drives, dish duty, and quality time to bond through […]
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According to mentalhealth.gov, “Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.” Mental health is mentioned in society as it relates to other arenas of life like work, family, parenting, etc. but the conversation of mental health and sports is, in
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For my entire life, Roe v. Wade has been a mantra. A given. The sort of thing you could always rely on, like death, taxes, and your child waking you up before your alarm. Then Amy Coney Barrett was nominated and confirmed to the Supreme Court and the articles starting filling up my newsfeed: No
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The Damage by Caitlin Wahrer is what one of her editors called a “moral thriller”. Think of Little Fires Everywhere meets Defending Jacob. Set in small-town Maine, the lives of Tony and Julia are changed when Nick, Tony’s younger brother, is sexually assaulted. As a case builds, each of the characters are faced with their
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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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For the last year and a half, our world has transitioned to a remote lifestyle. We exercise in our living rooms, walk around the block to get our daily dose of sunshine, work from our beds and spend far too much time in our homes. You’d think that going back into your office and having
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Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century, edited by Alice Wong is a collection of essays from disabled authors covering a wide range of topics. Feminist Book Club selected the book for May and a portion of sales was donated to the Disability Visibility Project, founded by Alice Wong. FBC also featured the project
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Sadness is my North Star. A number of years ago, as I was graduating college and asked about my prospects, I endured the writhing in my body. Where I was in life was not near where I worked towards. Over time, I recognize that sadness isn’t seasonal. It sure wakes me up. Luvvie Ajayi Jones
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For our Non-Binary Voices theme, our book club pick was A Year Without a Name by Cyrus Dunham, a memoir in which they explore their gender identity. The book is an intimate journey through their experiences, and was recently updated with a new preface. Feminist Book Club members got the opportunity to sit for a
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The inevitable has arrived – welcome to #BookTok. TikTok has been a raging tidal wave that has disrupted the ocean of social media. With accounts that have hundreds of millions of loyal followers, it’s become a platform that every organization should consider adding to their portfolio. The beauty of TikTok is that there is a
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I’m not sure what I expected with Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning. Maybe something that was going to be a general reflection on what it means to be Asian in America. Something cool to read for AAPI Heritage Month. What I got was so much more than that. Cathy Park Hong created art so
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In today’s world, life can get busy. From Vancouver, CA to Miami, FL, oranywhere in between, people have commitments to family, work, cooking,cleaning, and social events. These everyday tasks can make it can seemnearly impossible to find time for yourself. Luckily, making and sticking tosmall lifestyle changes and developing new habits, all at home, can help relaxyour mind. It’s
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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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