Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey is a game-changing book about our relationship to work, capitalism, and the grind of everyday life. Curl up with a cup of tea and an extra soft blanket while you listen to Renee, Sally, and Rah discuss what this book meant to them.
Books mentioned:
Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey (Our Radical Self Care bundle launches the week of Nov. 14!)
Octavia’s Brood, edited by adrienne maree brown and Walidah Imarisha
Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown
We Do This ‘Til We Free Us by Mariame Kaba
Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price
Burnout by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski (listen to our interview here!)
How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
How to Not Always Be Working by Marlee Grace
Support our hosts:
Follow Renee: Instagram // Twitter
Follow Sally: Instagram // The StoryGraph
Follow Rah: Instagram // Twitter // TikTok
Support our show by supporting our sponsor Overseasoned – use code FEMINIST for 10% off your order.
Will we see you at NWSA? Join us for the National Women’s Studies Association Conference in Minneapolis Nov 9-13, 2022.
Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday
Check out our online community here!
This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.
![Let's dive into ✨️folklore✨️ this May!
If you're a member, this is your reminder that swaps and add-ons close today. Be sure to head to your account and make any changes as needed!
Our fiction book of the month is GODS OF JADE AND SHADOW by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and our non-fiction book of the month is FROM HERE TO ETERNITY: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty
If you've already read these picks, have no fear! We have brought in other suggested titles including Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel, Thistlefoot by Gennarose Nethercott, Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters by Nikkita Gill, and Ask Baba Yaga: Otherwordly Advice for Everyday Troubles by Taisia Kitaiskaia.
Want to learn more about Feminist Book Club? Head to the link in our bio!
[alt text: The books Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters by Nikkita Gill and Ask Baba Yaga: Otherwordly Advice for Everyday Troubles by Taisia Kitaiskaia sit on a pink blanket with tubes of loose leaf tea sit around them.]](https://www.feministbookclub.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)