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Month: December 2024

What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

December 30, 2024 Alaina Leave a comment

Here are my final reads of the year—I whizzed through these last five books to boost my count up to…

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Filed under: alwaysandforever, meridon, milkandhoney, philippagregory, readmore, readmorelitbywomen, rosetremain, rupikaur, thefavoredchild, theroadhome, whativebeenreadinglately, wideacre, wideacretrilogy, womensprize

What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

December 28, 2024 Alaina Leave a comment

Elsewhere, Gabrielle Zevin I vaguely remembered being recommended Zevin’s other book, Tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow (her first adult fiction book, I…

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Filed under: either/or, elifbatuman, elsewhere, gabriellezevin, litbywomen, readmore, readmorelitbywomen, theidiot, tomorrowtomorrowtomorrow, whativebeenreadinglately

Indonesia: The Highlights

December 22, 2024 Alaina Leave a comment

After the best wedding anyone has ever had, we were off to Indonesia for three weeks—barely enough time to scratch…

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Filed under: bali, beach, giliair, giliislands, gilimeno, indonesia, jakarta, java, nusapenida, pandawa, sanur, seminyak, yogyakarta

Wednesday Wisdom

December 18, 2024 Alaina Leave a comment

Whatever that means for you.

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Filed under: feminism, goasfarasyoucan, goasfarasyouwant, resist, revolution, selfcare, selflove, wednesdaywisdom

What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

December 17, 2024 Alaina Leave a comment

Sex and Lies, Leïla Slimani This slim volume by Slimani, which I read recently, could serve as a counter narrative,…

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Filed under: leilaslimani, litbywomen, readmore, readmorelitbywomen, sexandlies, theinvisiblelifeofaddielarue, veshwab, vicious, whativebeenreadinglately

Wednesday Wisdom

December 11, 2024 Alaina Leave a comment

A million tiny actions, every single day.

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Filed under: feminism, resist, revolution, selfcare, selflove, wednesdaywisom

What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

December 10, 2024 Alaina Leave a comment

Beyond the Veil, Fatema Mernissi “Men do not have … glaring advantages over women.” This is the conclusion Mernissi draws…

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Filed under: britbennet, fatemamernissi, litbywomen, readmore, readmorelitbywomen, themothers, thevanishinghalf, whativebeenreadinglately

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