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What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

October 12, 2023 Alaina Leave a comment

Feminism, Interrupted: Disrupting Power, Lola Olufemi This book reads like a feminism-for-beginners manual: its ten chapters are parsed out the…

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Filed under: disruptingpower, feminisminterrupted, feminisminterrupteddisruptingpower, feministlit, femlit, lolaolufemi, readmore, readmorewomenslit, thehidingplace, trezzaazzopardi, whativebeenreadinglately, womenslit

Alias Grace: From novel to Netflix

August 20, 2018 Alaina Leave a comment

   Margaret Atwood’s Alias Grace is a fictional account of the life of the famous Grace Marks, accused and convicted…

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What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

August 13, 2018 Alaina Leave a comment

“Interpreter of Maladies”,   Jhumpa Lahiri After having traveled so much in April, May, and June, now I’m playing catch up…

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Filed under: ancheemin, becomingmadamemao, china, femlit, history, interpreterofmaladies, jhumpalahiri, readmore, womenslit

What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

July 21, 2018 Alaina Leave a comment

“Zorro,” Isabel Allende Whenever I need to destress with a quick and interesting page turner, I always choose one of…

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Filed under: femlit, girlboss, isabelallende, readmore, sophiaamoruso, whativebeenreadinglately, womenslit, zorro

What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

April 30, 2018 Alaina Leave a comment

“Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” Amy Chua Chua’s memoir was quite controversial a few years ago when it was…

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Filed under: amychua, annpatchett, battlehymnofhtetigermother, belcanto, femlit, readmore, stateofwonder, womenslit

Wednesday Wisdom

April 25, 2018 Alaina Leave a comment

   More poetry (and advice) from Dorothy Parker. Be yourself and don’t give a damn what anyone else says.

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Filed under: beyourself, dorothyparker, femlit, nofucksgiven, readmore, womenslit

Wednesday Wisdom

April 18, 2018 Alaina Leave a comment

   Dorothy Parker knew what she was talking about, and although it’s sad how little things have changed, reading Dorothy…

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Filed under: dorothyparker, femlit, poetry, readmore, sexism, wednesdaywisdom, womenslit

Badass Women: the March edition, part 4

March 27, 2018 Alaina Leave a comment

   I’m sure most people have heard of Simone de Beauvoir for some reason or another. She was a French…

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Filed under: equalrights, feminism, femlit, readmore, simonedebeauvoir, thesecondsex, womenslit

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