The world is currently a dumpster fire. There is no doubt about that. It’s not surprising that most of the #bookstagrams I saw pop up were created at the start of the pandemic: people were turning to books to escape the nightmare that was (still is) real life. And with delicious dark irony, reading a […]
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When I first started Equity: How to Design Organizations Where Everyone Thrives by Minal Bopaiah, I kept thinking how all the characters of The Office needed to read this book. I mean, I have never seen an entire episode of The Office, and all I know about the show are the toxic behaviors of Michael
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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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What does feminism have to do with abolition? When I think about this question, I’m reminded of an art print I came across some years back, from a social media project by writer and organizer Mariame Kaba. The poster read, simply: PRISON IS NOT FEMINIST. According to the Sentencing Project, the number of incarcerated women
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Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!!! National Hispanic Heritage Month traditionally honors the cultures and contributions of both Hispanic and Latino Americans. Observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon B. Johnson and was then expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15 and ending on
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Feminist Book Club does not shy away from discussing difficult topics, as evident not only from our business model but also from our numerous blog posts on social justice and our Educate and Activate series. Unfollow Me: Essays on Complicity by Jill Louise Busby (also known for her online persona Jillsiblack) is a collection of
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#Bookstagram is this magical corner on Instagram where book nerds come together and talk about books. You can find very aesthetically pleasing images of books and lust after meticulously organized shelves. Also, selfies of people reading in the most unrealistic places! I started my journey on #bookstagram when I started my first book blog three
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I left my heart in san francisco. While there are a lot of cities that are involved in the history of LGBTQ+ folks, there is one city that stood out during the sexual liberation of queer people. Imagine a red bridge, cable cars, and loooots of hills – you guessed it: San Francisco! When
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In 2021, the violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) has been highlighted due to the climb in outrageous crimes. There have been countless attacks and murders against AAPI including a 91-year-old man who was shoved to the ground in Oakland, a 64-year-old woman who was mugged in San Jose and even a murder
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Summary There are a handful families in our country that have made a truly historic difference in our country and I can confidently say that the Obama family is one of them. Barack Obama’s latest memoir A Promised Land outlines his journey from the beginning of his life and career through his first term in
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Picture this, it is March 2020 and you are at home with your kids trying to figure out how to do long division, let alone explain it to them. Your children are frustrated because you do not know how to do fifth grade math, you are feeling hopeless because maybe your child’s teacher was right,
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Feminist Book Club blog contributors are working together to create posts as an “Educate & Activate” series. We will define a term or movement, provide historical context, and give you additional resources to learn more. We believe that an educated populace can be better activists, accomplices and co-conspirators. It is important to note that these
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!["After all those lessons, it’s time to graduate...." ⛵️
If you need a lighthearted break, why not take it by the sea with Jenny Colgan's School by the Sea series?
STUDIES AT THE SCHOOL By THE SEA is the long awaited finale that takes place at a British boarding school... by the sea. There's a little romance, a new teacher figuring things out at school, and shenanigans.
Read the School bye the Sea series in order!:
📖Welcome to the School by the Sea
📖Rules at the School by the Sea
📖Lessons at the School by the Sea
📖Studies at the School by the Sea
A huge thanks to @avonbooks for sending this our way and inspiring us to take a little break by the literary sea.
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