I was in the middle of watching “The Sopranos” when the opportunity to read The Family arrived. The novel is about Antonia and Sofia, literal lifelong best friends who bond as their fathers being a part of the mafia, beginning in the 1920s. Brooklyn is their oyster and their omen. Through the novel’s sweeping story, […]
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Summary “Is this normal?” “Am I the only one who experiences this?” “What’s wrong with me?” These are a few of the many questions that women ask themselves when it comes to their sexuality and sex life. If you’ve ever asked one of these questions – you’re absolutely not alone. Dr. Emily Nagoski discusses, myth-busts
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I have been following Zeba Blay’s writing on Huff post for a really long time. Her writing challenges me and validates me every single time. Needless to say, I was stoked when I saw she wrote a book called Carefree Black Girls: A Celebration of Black Women in Popular Culture. And she did not disappoint!
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In this laugh out loud episode, Niba interviews Sophie Santos, author of the recently released memoir The One You Want to Marry (And Other Identities I’ve Had). Sophie Santos is a comedian, writer, and actor based in Brooklyn & LA. She’s written for TV shows on Bravo and MTV and currently hosts the satirical comedy
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Niba and Adhya sit down to talk about Indian Americans in the media. Our guest, Adhya, a 16 year old, first-generation Indian American from the west coast is a lover of poetry, stories and her culture. Listen in as the two have a deep conversation about how they feel Indian culture is represented and where
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Talia Hibbert writes amazing romance novels. Every time I read one, I am left feeling flushed. They have everything I need in a romance novel. Black women trying to figure out the world. Beautiful men. And very sexy scenes. But there is something seriously lacking for me: the nuance around interracial relationships. All of the
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Editors Note: Matilda Bilstein Ong is a Feminist Book Club member who besides being an amazing attorney and general overall badass is of the Jewish persuasion. I reached out to her to get some information about Hanukkah from someone in the know, as it were, so here you go! Do some learnin’ and expand your
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November is Native American (or Indigenous) Heritage Month, and we are highlighting the work of the Wyld Gallery in Austin, TX. WYLD Gallery is the only gallery in Austin featuring art by Native American artists. I got to interview one of their featured artists, Mallory Taylor (Cherokee Osage Blackfoot Crow*). She was absolutely amazing! Mallory
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just femme & dandy is a biannual literary & arts magazine for and by the LGBTQIA+ community on fashion that privileges underrepresented and marginalized writers and artists. They accept the following for submissions: poetry, fiction, nonfiction, comics, illustration, drag, dance, video, film, photography, tutorials, interviews, reviews, listicles, think pieces, commentaries, historical investigations, and others. Being an anti-racist,
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The release of Minal Bopaiah’s succinct and informative guide, Equity: How to Design Organizations Where Everyone Thrives is an important push for companies to re-evaluate their DE&I. Bopaiah seamlessly discusses DE&I, or IDEA as she refers to it (inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility) strategies if organizations truly want to integrate equity in their work culture.
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Becoming Heroines: Unleashing Our Power for Revolution and Rebirth, by Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin, is a non-fiction book that focuses on ways to becoming the heroine in your own life. A former Wall Street trial lawyer and serial entrepreneur, McLaughlin is an author, activist, and founder of the founder of The Gaia Project for Women’s Leadership.
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Saumya Dave is writer, resident psychiatrist, and co-founder of thisisforHER, an organization that “improves mental health awareness and education for women and girls through unique art therapy group workshops.” Her debut novel, Well-Behaved Indian Women is a mother-daughter story about three generations of women focusing on identity, immigration, and relationships, and the medical field. Her
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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.
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