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The House in the Pines: An interview with Ana Reyes

Looking for a new thriller to start off the year with? How about the recently released book, The House in the Pines? Published on January 3rd by Dutton Books, Mariquita sits down with the author of The House in the Pines, Ana Reyes to discuss her debut novel.   Get Your Copy:  The House in the […]

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Intersectional Budgeting 101

Note: I am not a registered investment, financial, or tax advisor, or a broker-dealer. All financial opinions expressed in this article are intended as educational and reflect the personal research and experiences of the team. Feminist Book Club holds no responsibility or liability for any errors, losses or damages incurred as a result of any

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Ida In the Middle: Book Review + Queerness & Solving the Climate Crisis

This episode starts off with a review of IDA IN THE MIDDLE by Nora Lester Murad. This book follows Ida, a Palestinian-American girl, as she eats a magic olive that takes her to the life she might have had in her parents’ village near Jerusalem. In the second segment, Niba sits down with Liz Weinberg.

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[SPOILERS!] Discussing the series adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred

Alana and Lillie discuss (with spoilers!) the new Kindred series on Hulu/FX, the challenges of book to series adaptation, and the question of whether or not the power of Octavia Butler can be achieved on-screen. Books mentioned:  Kindred by Octavia E. Butler Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret

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War on the Wage Gap: US Women’s Soccer Team Case

With the recent FIFA World Cup hosted in Qatar, a tournament filled with fraud, homophobia, and discrimination, it felt timely to discuss a win in the sports world that positively impacts female players – the US Women’s Soccer Team achieving equal pay to the Men’s team. Historically, there has been an extreme wage gap between

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Book Review: They Said They Wanted Revolution by Neda Toloui-Semnani

Neda Toloui-Semnani has had anything but a normal life Neda’s parents, Farahnaz Ebrahimi and Faramarz Toloui-Semnani, were vocal and enraged activists fighting to instill a revolution in Iran and shift the power back to the people rather than a monarchy under the Shah. Their work was primarily done in the United States, but they made

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Deconstructing Karen with Regina Jackson and Saira Rao

We need more radically honest conversations about white supremacy. Tayler has a chat with Regina Jackson and Saira Rao about their book WHITE WOMEN: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better and how they have radically honest conversations with white women allies. Buy a copy of White Women: Everything

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Wanda the Brave and a Manifesto on Black Hair

In Wanda the Brave by Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni and Chantelle And Burgen Thorne, a young girl’s natural hair is challenged at a hair salon. And in just 32 pages this children’s book perfectly breaks down gender dynamics in beauty, microaggressions, prejudice, and the at times difficult relationship between black people and the natural state of our hair,

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