This post may include affiliate links, which means we make a small commission on any sales. This commission helps Feminist Book Club pay our contributors, so thanks for supporting small, independent media! It seems like fantastic feminist non-fiction is being churned out so often that it is easy to miss a great title without realizing […]
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Happy Audiobook Month! Mariquita talks about her initial skepticism around audiobooks before becoming a total fan. Find out a few reasons she loves them now, as well as how to use your purchases to support your local indie, or how to get your favorite titles for free through your library if you’re all about subverting
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This post may include affiliate links, which means we make a small commission on any sales. This commission helps Feminist Book Club pay our contributors, so thanks for supporting small, independent media! What are the Zodiacs? 12 astrological, zodiac signs have been studied for centuries by analyzing the position of the Sun, Moon, and planets.
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Join us for an exciting episode, featuring two captivating segments that will satisfy your music and book cravings for your Summer reading list. In our first segment, Jordy and special guest Kristin Cipolla dive into Summer reading. Get ready for a delightful blend of Taylor Swift and literature as Jordy recommends the perfect Taylor songs
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This post may include affiliate links, which means we make a small commission on any sales. This commission helps Feminist Book Club pay our contributors, so thanks for supporting small, independent media! If there’s any day I approach with the same level of pee-your-pants excitement and anticipation as Christmas, it’s Free Comic Book Day (FCBD).
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Many of us bibliophiles have had a dream to open up our own cozy bookstore. For Sarai, she made her dream a reality. Spellbound is an independent bookstore located in the historic Downtown Sanford, Florida area. I have the pleasure of living close enough to frequent Spellbound and was able to connect with Sarai through
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Mariquita and Steph sit down to discuss Szilvia Molnar’s debut novel, The Nursery, which examines one woman’s struggles with overwhelming postpartum fear and disconnection. They reflect on how the book mirrored their own experiences and the disservice we do by not discussing the daunting reality of new parenthood. Books mentioned: The Nursery by Szilvia Molnar
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One thing you may not know is that Natalia and Renee regularly text each other about food–what they’re eating, what they’re cooking, what they’re craving, what they discovered at Costco–you name it, they’ve chatted about it. So they’re rechanneling that hungry energy into a conversation about their favorite cookbooks, cookbook cultures, and cultural cookbooks. Renee
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If you are following the news of the publishing world, you probably know about the HarperCollins strike happening. The HarperCollins’s union was created over 60 years ago to ensure fair pay, benefits, workers’ rights, and job security. The union voted overwhelmingly to go on strike, and the strike began on November 10th, 2022. Finally, on
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Why do so many of the love stories we love have stalking attached to them? I think our culture is obsessed with obsession. January was National Stalking Awareness Month, but its never too late to talk about how stalking tropes sneak its way into so many of our love stories. What is stalking? For context
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I want to read more utopian fiction–fiction that imagines that another, better world is possible, and considers the ways that we might get there. In literature and TV, dystopias abound, and I can see their appeal. I find them too often relatable, and regularly riveting. Our way of being so often feels imperiled. Climate change
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As a bookish organization we believe in taking action throughout the year with our money because – as the saying goes – money talks. Did you know that the Feminist Book Club gives back 5% of profits from their boxes to feminist nonprofits and organizations? If you looking to set up some charitable action for
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![Happy Native American Heritage Month 📚️
Here are a few titles that we've featured before and have found a home on our shelves:
-Post Colonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz
-Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day by Katlin B. Curtice
-White Magic by Elissa Washuta
-Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Futureby Patty Krawec
-Thunder Song: Essays by Sasha taqwéseblu LaPointe
-Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst
What books by indigenous authors are on your shelf right now?
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