Each month, Feminist Book Club supports a different non-profit organization with 5% of all revenue generated that month. In the past, Feminist Book Club has donated to organizations such as Trans Women of Color Collective, Native Women’s Wilderness, and more. This April our monthly box has taken on the theme of environmental justice and with […]
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Knowing Caul Baby was set in Harlem, I immediately thought the time period was the Harlem Renaissance. Then, I read the line “Uncle Ralph grew up in Providence and didn’t even know he was Black until he listened to Outkast for the first time!” I thought Okay, we are in the So Fresh, So Clean
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Natalia interviews Morgan Jerkins about her first fiction novel Caul Baby out April 6th. Caul Baby illuminates the search for familial connection, how to hold tight to your community, the enduring power of tradition, and the dark corners of the human heart. Two enthusiastic thumbs up both for the book, and the conversation. Follow Morgan:
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As a freelance writer, I’ve long walked an uneasy tightrope between journalist and activist. You see, the rules of journalistic objectivity require me to approach all stories from a stance of neutrality, not taking sides or expressing personal opinions. I’m expected to report the facts and nothing but the facts, giving equal space to all
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Dear Women, As we reflect on Women’s History Month and what that means for us, let us not forget that yes, men are misogynistic, but so are women. As hard as it is to accept, a lot of women-bashing comes from other women, especially within families. Before you post that next inspirational girl boss quote
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Background Currently, there is a strong conservative push against transgender rights. Republicans want to conduct genital checks on kids in sports in order to “ban transgender student athletes from joining teams that match their gender identity.” For a community that already experiences high levels of violence and discrimination, this will only further harm and marginalize
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Pronouns have become an essence of identity, education, and connection. The February book choice for Feminist Book Club (FBC) was The Body is Not An Apology by radical executive officer of the platform that shares the book’s title, Sonya Renee Taylor. The conversation radiated radical self love. Taylor talked about how she was encouraged to
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Can you be a fashion icon and truly feminist? What does it mean to critically examine your clothing choices and attire? How do we, as intersectional feminists, consume fashion and question the systems in place that exploit mostly BIPOC women? How do we queer fashion so that it’s expansive, instead of limiting? How do we
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Summary There are a handful families in our country that have made a truly historic difference in our country and I can confidently say that the Obama family is one of them. Barack Obama’s latest memoir A Promised Land outlines his journey from the beginning of his life and career through his first term in
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What does self-love/self-care look for you? Candles, a warm relaxing bath, cooking an elaborate meal, mindfulness, or journaling? For me, it is reading, cuddling with my seven-year-old dog who is – objectively – the cutest Golden Retriever in existence, meditation, facing my faults, and changing for the better. I believe that it is important to
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If a fantasy or scifi universe has wizards, aliens, fairies, spaceships, or whatever fictional element in it, can’t it also have dark skinned or nonbinary or queer characters in it? Niba guides us through arguments for and against inclusivity in fiction, as well as how writers can incorporate diversity if they themselves have not lived
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In White Feminism, Koa Beck is doing some CALLING OUT. Drawing on detailed research and personal experience, she takes readers back and through first wave American feminism (aka white feminism) to show how it started and the tools it has used to propel itself forward, the same tools that are used to this day that
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![Road trip season has arrived and this #bookmail has up planning our road trip TBR 🚗
HERE WE GO AGAIN by Alison Cochrun is a queer rom-com following once childhood best friends forced together to drive their former teacher across the country.
If you're in the mood for a sapphic romance that has spice, laughs, and tears, HERE WE GO AGAIN might be the road trip read for you.
Thank you to @atriabooks for sending this book our way!
What books are you reading on your roadtrip?
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