An informal solo series reviewing everything FBC founder Renee reads each month. Listen to this podcast using the player above! Mentioned in this episode: What Can I Do? My Path from Climate Despair to Action by Jane Fonda Genres: Non-fiction, current events Read if you like: actionable ways to save our planet from climate change, […]
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Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author, tuned in with Feminist Book Club to tell us a little more about her career, projects and life as a writer. From a young age, Lisa was encouraged to pursue writing by a supportive teacher. This acted as a catalyst that eventually lead Lisa to pursue being an
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The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennett is a novel that weaves together the story of twins, as well as those who’s lives have been touch by them. The Vignes sisters run away from their small black town, of which the people look all the same—light-skinned black people. One twin returns to her roots and stays.
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As we head into this holiday season that I am debating will either take 300 years or 6 seconds, I wanted to help our readers prepare for the best gifts to get the expert plant parents and amateur green thumbs in your life! As one of Feminist Book Club’s resident plant lovers who has developed
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Feminist Book Club blog contributors are working together to create posts as an “Educate & Activate” series. We will define a term or movement, provide historical context, and give you additional resources to learn more. We believe that an educated populace can be better activists, accomplices and co-conspirators. It is important to note that these
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In 2020, I decided to embark on a personal journey to read 52 books in 52 weeks. What seemed like a lofty goal back in January has slowly come to fruition with only 5 books left for the rest of the year. How did I maximize my time to get as much reading in as
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At first glance in Luster by Raven Leilani, Edie is a crazy Black woman, one of those where Black men and white women would easily call a “crazy bitch”. She is fueled by sex and wrapped up entirely in her own pain. Her train of thought was erratic and non sequitur, and darkly hilarious (hella dark).
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Cuffing season is keeping company with someone during those long, dreary, “will I ever see the sun again?” winter months. Some people treat potentials like a March Madness bracket. You are going to be spending significant time with a partner. This is not “The Bachelorette”! The holidays are arriving. I am fortunate to be in
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Are you stressed about climate change and the devastating effects that it’s having on our planet? Do you worry for our future great-grandchildren? Or are you simply tired of seeing large corporations recklessly pollute Mother Nature? Jane Fonda is in the same boat. Climate change was and still is an urgent issue to Jane and
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The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafa is a novel focusing on a Palestinian- American woman, Afaf Rahman, as she navigates a world that is torn apart by hate, misunderstanding, and cruelty. She is the principal of a Muslim all-girls’ school in a Chicago suburb. The story focuses on two timelines: the present where
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“Did you see my new yard sign?” I asked my parents when they walked in the door the other week. I was excited about the Black Lives Matter sign I’d recently purchased in order to counteract the ostentatious Trump display just a few doors down and the Blue Lives Matter sign next door. In addition
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If you are a person who makes reading a priority in your life, it is inevitable that every now and again, you will pick up a book and get an odd feeling about it. Sometimes you may or may not be able to put your finger on what it is exactly that makes the writing
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