Dive into the enchanting and eerie world of selkies, sirens, and mermaids with author and literary agent Rachel Ekstrom Courage and FBC contributor, Jordy! In this episode, we explore the origins of these mythical women, their ties to patriarchal narratives, and why their stories continue to captivate us today. Jordy also shares some mermaid and […]
Sirens, Selkies, and Memaids, oh my! Read More »
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! As a disabled woman, I think about the ways life is inaccessible a lot. Most of life is dictated by inaccessibility. Can I
Use Literacy to Fight The Oppressor Read More »
The unhinged woman trope is undoubtedly one of our favorites, but what kind of woman gets to be unhinged and who gets a redemption arc? In this episode, Mariquita and Mhairie tackle those questions in a discussion about All of the Other Mothers Hate Me, then Yasi and Nox discuss two memoirs from former Playboy
Reevaluating Unhinged Women: From Bad Moms to Playboy Bunnies Read More »
On Mondays, I go on a Hot Girl Walk. I pour water into my bottle and set off to daydream and watch the clouds. I listen to an album on this walk. As I was choosing an album for the week, I realized that Lemonade by Beyoncé was still in my downloads. Here I go!
Listening to Lemonade by Beyoncé for the First Time Read More »
Get those TBRs ready because we’re about to melt your library card. In this episode, romance lovers will hear Jordy’s review of the new Ali Hazelwood novel, Deep End. Then stick around for Shoshana’s podcast debut as she chats with Nox about this year’s Audie Award winners. Stick around for some excellent insight into the
Into the Deep End with the Audie Awards Read More »
Feminist Book Club blog contributors are working together to create posts in an “Educate & Activate” series. We will define a term or movement, provide historical context, and give you additional resources to learn more. It is important to note that these are meant to be brief descriptions and not inclusive, or exhaustive, of all
Educate & Activate – Oligarchy Read More »
Mhairie and Nox, both avid e-reader users, talk about what devices they use and their storied problems with the Kindle Fire breaking down. If you’re looking to get out of the Amazon ecosystem, Mhairie raves about her new Kobo e-reader, and Nox talks about using the Kindle app on devices that aren’t a Kindle. They
E-Readers, Repairability, and Why We Don’t Like Kindle Read More »
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 can be hard to keep up with the attacks against human rights happening right now. In Texas v. Becerra, 17 states filed
Section 504 and How to Fight for Disability Rights Read More »
Mhairie and Nox both LOVE the library, and in this segment, they’re talking about how much they love libraries and audiobooks. Nox gushes about a program with her local library that delivers books to her because of her disabilities while Mhairie shares all of the things libraries can do besides sharing books. The two also
Accessible Resistance: Use Your Library Read More »
This post includes affiliate links, which means we make a small commission on any sales. All opinions are my own. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I picked up Too Much by Cindy Lee Neighbors, MD. The memoir is billed as being about her time “trapped in a system that values hierarchy, patriarchy, and
When Working in a Male-Dominated Field Feels Like Too Dang Much Read More »
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
Bread and Roses (sort of) Read More »
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
Didion and Babitz: Bad Art Friends Read More »
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![Our monthly selections always look so good together 🍃 All March we have been "Returning to Nature" with our reading.
How are books are selected each month:
1. Our members/subscribers suggest titles when the theme is announced.
2. Members vote on the titles they suggested
3. The Feminist Book Club team works with publishers to bring in titles to send to you!
We always have a fiction and non-fiction pick of the month and host a moderated discussion for that monthly pick in our online community!
And if you have already read the book of the month, you're able to swap for a different book and stay on theme.
Learn more about how you can get in on the conversation by heading to the link in our bio!
[alt text: Books sit cover up on a white background. Titles include: How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue, A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari, Sharks Don’t Sink by Jasmin Graham, The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert, The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer, and the Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin.]
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