Our New Executive Director
This month is Renee’s last month as the sole leader of Feminist Book Club. Stepping into the role of Executive Director is Sally Mercedes!
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Big Wins & Big Changes
Remember those emails hounding you to vote for us for The Next Challenge for Media & Journalism? Unfortunately, despite your votes and our best efforts, we didn’t win the Audience Choice Award. But…. WE WON THE VISION AWARD! The Vision Award recognizes one of the nearly 400 media companies that applied for The Next Challenge that has
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Mariame Kaba Speaks with FBC for July’s We Do This ‘Til We Free Us Book Pick
Mariame Kaba, director and founder of Project Nia, co-founder of Instructing Criminalization, member of Survived and Punished, and author of We Do This ‘Til We Free Us spoke with Feminist Book Club about the relationship between feminism and abolition, and about abolition in a capitalistic state. Here are just some of the highlights from what was
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Our contributors:
What is Liberation?
Our July theme is LIBERATION, so Alana, Rah, and Tayler shared a little bit about what liberation means to them. Then Renee talks you through the decision to select this theme and shares a bit more about what to expect this month. You can join our virtual community here or sign up for our book
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June Unboxing + Wellness Retreat or Creepy Cult? with Stephanie Wrobel
First Renee shares everything about our June Trans Voices box, including stories about our featured trans businesses and trans artists. Then Ashley interviews Stephanie Wrobel for her second novel, THIS MIGHT HURT, about sisters Natalie and Kit who are tied into a cult fashioned as a luxurious retreat that pulls at their secrets. Stephanie shares
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The Wonders by Elena Medel + Gender and Fashion
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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Facebook Sucks.
Renee drags Facebook (and Patreon a little, too) to explain why we moved our virtual community off of the platform. She also shares a little bit about the April Afrofuturism box, a collaboration with Sistah SciFi. Join the new and improved FBC Community! Follow and support our host: Renee: Instagram Beyond the Box: Our weekly
November Box Reveal + Book Recommendations with Phalin & Jordyn
In today’s episode, Renee reveals the book of the month and the special collaboration for November’s box! After the reveal, Phalin brings on a very special guest today! Drum roll please….her daughter, Jordyn! Jordyn is a bright, sometimes shy, 11 year old that loves to read. She’s currently fascinated with graphic novels and *any* manga
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Gabrielle Union x Feminist Book Club
In January, our Director of Operations Lucy and I took a day to set audacious business goals for 2021. One of my goals was to work with a celebrity. We’ve had a few VIPs in our club over the years, but they flew under-the-radar for the most part, occasionally signing up under a less recognizable
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Business Updates from the Founder
This update went out to our subscribers via email this morning. It has been slightly edited for clarity and I have eliminated information that pertains to their subscription accounts. Hi there! This email is long, so please take the time to read it carefully. You’re a book lover, so I know you like to read, but
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Jesse Q. Sutanto on Flipping the Trope
Feminist Book Club members were lucky enough to be graced by Jesse Q. Sutanto and a surprise guest (her daughter) to discuss her amazing new release Dial A for Aunties. Jesse joined us from the future in Jakarta, Indonesia which meant while we were tuning in at night, Jesse was sharing her morning with us.
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September Organization Spotlight: Fck Student Debt
If you are new to Feminist Book Club, you may not know that every purchase that you make has an impact on a different social justice organization! Feminist Book Club is dedicated to putting their money where their mouth is by donating 5% of all sales to a different organization each month. In 2020 alone,
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