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Time to pick up your library holds & interlibrary loans.

I have been waiting to read this one!

I put this on hold after looking at all the Gaiman on my shelves and thinking “here we go again.”There is much to discuss regarding the art vs the artist but this was not what I was looking for. I found the equivalencies of monsters troubling. Women wanting space from childcare to work given the same consideration as Polanski? To me, it had less real reflection on the potential responsibilities of consumers and more tangents and biographies.

I‘m glad #AuthorAMonth prompted me to finally pick this off my shelf. These short, readable essays were powerful, but sometimes hard to read.

Butler on needing the Humanities. https://lithub.com/judith-butler-to-imagine-a-world-after-this-democracy-needs-t...

#AuthorAMonth I‘m learning a great deal from Roxane Gay. But I‘m not planning to finish this book this month. There‘s too much to take in and I don‘t want to miss a thing.

This quote resonated deeply with me while I was doing my bachelor's. I found reading classics a bit overwhelming, but somehow, I managed to finish them. This quote is very close to my heart. ❤️

Today's quick read. It's a modified version of the authors TEDTalk from 2012. Excellent message and it gives us a look at how feminism looks in another country.

Somehow, O'Meara is able to condense a global history of alcohol into an easy-to-read book infused with plenty of her own personality. She highlights some amazing women and tells some mind-boggling stories. She also avoids the woe-is-woman tone by focusing on the empowering nature of the histories.

repost for @PuddleJumper:

#QueerBC March author is Bushra Rehman with over 50% of the votes!

Drop recommendations or comments below. This is a new author for me so looking forward to seeing what people read and what they think

How are you all getting on with February's author Akwaeke Emezi?

I've created a SG book club for anyone interested - https://app.thestorygraph.com/book_clubs/ec1d5a86-5de9-4315-a128-fcab4d27c31d