Watching film and television adaptations of your favorite books can be risky. There is always the fear that the director’s vision of a character or a place won’t match the one you’ve had in your mind. That the finished product will look like something you don’t recognize or like. That it will somehow change the […]
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I wouldn’t be able to meet my lofty GoodReads goals without listening to audiobooks. Audiobooks are the perfect way to get your #FBCReadathon on and make normal mundane tasks interesting. Here are 47 things to do while listening to audiobooks! There you have it! 47 things. And if you listen to anything by Bahni Turpin,
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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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As I write this, the #FBCReadathon is coming in hot (April 22-24!) and I’m starting to think of ways in which I might get rid of my family for the long weekend. As a work-at-home mom whose husband and child are always up her butt, it’s tough to find quiet reading time. This is a
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Picture it: you’re deep into the FBC readathon, you’ve been reading for hours and you need a break, but are still in the mood to keep going. Enter the graphic novel. Easy to digest, usually quick-paced, and aesthetically pleasing, graphic novels and comics are a great way to visually break up all the reading that
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A fun look at audio books + Readathon FAQ answered Do you enjoy audio books? Perhaps you just enjoy reading with a community? In this two segment episode you can clearly see that we’re not here for audible and how much we love the Readathon. Up first, Mariquita talks about the different available audiobook platforms
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Between the Bliss and Me by Lizzy Mason is a young adult novel focusing on mental illness, romance, and how family history can affect the plans of a teen. Eighteen-year-old Sidney Holman has decided to attend New York University (NYU), instead of her mother’s preferred Rutgers University, as a way to rebel and move out of the apartment that she
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Know My Name is Chanel Miller’s memoir where she writes about her life, including her now highly publicized sexual assault in January 2015 and the events that unfolded after that. The memoir focuses on the day of the assault as well as the court case, People vs. Turner. Turner was convicted of three charges of
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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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As glorious as a good readathon can be, there are also so many reasons not to do one. Weekend plans. Spring cleaning. Your next Netflix marathon. Gardening. Every minute in the day — every hour that goes by — something pops up to bump reading to the bottom of your list of priorities. Now, when
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In case you missed it, the second Feminist Book Club Readathons starts today! After a successful Readathon last fall, we are back and better than ever to provide a weekend full of fun, friendship, and giveaways! I mean, who doesn’t like free books, so you should sign up here to be eligible for a chance
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Want to get a heads up on the book of the month before anyone else? Want to be on the VIP list for special offers and deals? Well, get on the list and you’ll be officially in the FBC loop!
![Here's a non-fiction suggestion for your TBR as Arab American Heritage Month winds down!📖
LAST TO EAT, LAST TO LEARN: My Life in Afghanistan Fighting to Educate Women by Pashtana Durrani and Tamara Bralo has already hit shelves at your local library or bookstore!
"From young Afghani activist and Amnesty International Global Youth Ambassador Pashtana Durrani, a deeply inspiring memoir about the power of learning and the value of educators in their many forms – from teachers, mentors, and role models, to fathers, mothers, and any one of us with the drive to stand against ignorance…"
What other books are you picking up for Arab Heritage month?
Thank you @kensingtonbooks for sending this title our way!
[alt text: the book, Last to Eat, Last to Learn by Pashtana Durrani sits on an orange chair]
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