Alana sits down with Trae of @blkbookswap and Fayola of @readingforblacklives to discuss the origin and work of their Brooklyn/Bookstagram based orgs. This conversation breaks down the importance of community, representation, and what it’s like incorporating white people into communal spaces while holding space for poc. Bookstores Mentioned: CafeConLibros: Website // Instagram Adanne: Website // […]
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Feeling inadequate in the workplace or school? Among your friends? Well, you are not alone — and there’s probably a name for what you’re experiencing: impostor syndrome.
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I think I would immediately have to quit my job if I accidentally hooked up with my boss. Drunk on Love by Jasmine Guillory is a wine-buzzed ride through Napa Valley. A you-never-know-when-you’re-going-to-fall-in-love story, Margot and Luke meet at a local bar in Napa Valley and they instantly click. After a night of a passionate
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There’s a special magic in feeling seen in a book – feeling like it was written just for you, to help validate your identity and experience. Maybe you even hesitate to recommend it because you can’t imagine anyone else could love it as much as you. Sally shares a couple of recent reads that gave
The episodes begins with Mariquita reviewing one of her new favorite young adult books titled Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson. Piecing me together is a beautiful coming of age novel about a young Black girl in North Portland. Then in the second segment, Ashley speaks with Iman Hariri-Kia about her debut novel, A Hundred
[tw: racism, racial slurs] 2019 In 2019, I stood quietly within a group of three to four bodies all covered in melanin. Rich brown skin slathered over in shea butter. Full lips once run over with a thick slab of Vaseline. Collectively, we occupied a very small corner of a McDonald’s in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As
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Earlier this summer, I decided to check out an adult book fair in my town. I was ecstatic for a chance to walk down memory lane and go to a good old-fashioned book fair. We can go on a whole tangent as to why Scholastic book fairs were a spectacle for income inequality, but for
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(tw: depression, mental health) I have been diagnosed with severe depression twice. I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) my sophomore year of high school and, in my second year of college, I was diagnosed with ADHD. Doctors have recommended that I don’t medicate, as the medication for one chemical imbalance may negatively offset
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Mariame Kaba, director and founder of Project Nia, co-founder of Instructing Criminalization, member of Survived and Punished, and author of We Do This ‘Til We Free Us spoke with Feminist Book Club about the relationship between feminism and abolition, and about abolition in a capitalistic state. Here are just some of the highlights from what was
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Feminism is truly for everybody. In this episode Ashley interviews Harold Green III about his books, BLACK OAK and BLACK ROSES. The conversation includes honoring powerful Black people, being an artist advocate, attending Grambling State University, and being a Black man of faith. Bookstore mentioned: Semicolon Bookstore for BLACK OAK Semicolon Bookstore for BLACK ROSES
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Books and stories are so important to me. I believe they really do have the power to change the world because they have the power to change us as readers. So when I came across the book Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times by Azar Nafisi, I was giddy with delight.
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To write is an expression of freedom. When you write, especially when you write fiction, you can do anything and be anyone. But, I have a question: Should writers only write about their own direct experiences? Retelling your culture back to you Lately, I have been grappling with my feelings around white authors writing about
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![Feminist Book Club: The Podcast is back!
We're starting off with a quick review of The Jewel of the Isle from Jordy (@weywardbooks) for all our adventure-loving romcom fans. But the bulk of this episode is dedicated to Nox (@nox_reads) and Mhairie’s (@varlottheharlot) conversation regarding how online communities tend to respond to natural disasters.
While this episode was recorded in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the conversation rings true as we watch the wildfires in California.
Resources are listed in the show notes of the podcast.
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