The title of this episode is a nod to the Bread and Roses strike at textile mill in 1912, where women banded together to demand bread aka money as well as roses aka art and beauty. In a time where working conditions were abysmal, the strike and poem/song of the same name were a rallying […]
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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! I can’t escape the story of the bad art friend. Again and again, she pops up in the books I read. It’s never
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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! I am not a poetry person and yet here I am, reviewing my second book of poetry. This time, it’s The Worst of
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The holiday season is full of ups and downs and we’ve wrapped up all of those feelings in one episode. Whether you’re falling in love this season, alternating between grief and rage, or channeling your inner Ina Garten, we’ve got books to recommend! Christmas Bops and Flops (0:22) Jordy shares her thoughts on two holiday
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This post may include affiliate links, meaning we make a small commission on sales. This commission helps the Feminist Book Club pay our contributors, so thanks for supporting small, independent media! The Lion Women of Tehran Marjan Kamali’s The Lion Women of Tehran is a captivating novel that skillfully intertwines history, culture, and personal struggle.
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Books matter, even the weird ones. This episode kicks off with some of Sally’s favorite “WTF” books so get your TBRs ready. Then Ashley and Jordy share their thoughts on the genre-bending novel Strange Beasts by Susan J. Morris. Finally, Nox discusses the importance of books and why book bans are terrible for everyone and
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Curious about the National Book Award finalists? Last week and this week, our team dived into the shortlists for the Young People’s Literature and Fiction titles. Today, Mariquita and Mhairie discuss the five shortlisted books in Fiction. The National Book Award winners will be announced tomorrow! Mentioned in this episode: All Fours by Miranda July
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Trigger warnings: death, pandemic/plague, descriptions of sick/dead people 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 is officially spooky season, so it’s time to start reading about witches and magic
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We’re in the final weeks until the election, so we thought we’d share a few books (and one documentary!) that brought a glimmer of hope to our hearts. Tune in for Mariquita’s review of A Bit Much, Sally’s review of The Inner Mountain, and Ashley’s discussion of the documentary Sacred Soil alongside the book Admissions.
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We all know that books can help us escape the real world and they can also demonstrate how we might show up in the world as our whole selves. This episode celebrates both ends of this spectrum. Sally kicks us off with some of her favorite quick horror novellas, a perfect escape for this time
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Renee and Mariquita didn’t know what they were getting into when they decided to discuss the book One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon. Tune into this discussion for an overview of Yoon’s first adult novel, a thriller in the vein of The Stepford Wives, but stick around for Renee and Mariquita’s experience being humbled
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Ashley and Mariquita discuss the book Rebels with a Cause: Reimagining Boys, Ourselves, and Our Culture by Niobe Way. They touch on topics of masculinity, the crisis of connection, and ways in which boys can create better pathways towards mental wellness. You may also hear them pontificate on why childless cat ladies exist. Other resources
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![One thing we always talk about at Feminist Book Club is how stories help us understand the experiences of others, and help us do better in the world 📖
This #bookmail is one that shares the story of Cindy Lee Neighbors, a woman who joined the military to receive a free medical school education. What Cindy didn't expect was how this high-pressure environment would test her, triggering a years-long battle with mental health and substance abuse issues.
This memoir reveals the pressures inherent in being a woman in a male-dominated industry. Despite the downward spiral this environment caused, however, Cindy eventually emerges into a brighter future.
Find TOO MUCH by Cindy Lee Neighbors online! (Preferably with our friends over at bookshop.org!)
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