Link Round Up
“Shout Your Abortion” Is Changing the Conversation, from Bitch Media. The best part about SYA is that it centres people who are actually having abortions–and normalizes it. (You can also check out this post from…
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The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox
The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox Fiction Paperback, 368 pages Published October 2nd 2018 by Graydon House Please note: A copy of this title was provided by the publisher for my participation in…
10 of Our Favourite Feminist News and Culture Websites
In this age of “fake news” and the constant barrage of sexist, racist, homophobic popular news coverage, it’s important to be able to look at what’s going on in the world from a feminist perspective.…
Round Up of Newsy Links
Gender-based violence has been declared a national crisis is Puerto Rico via Feministing. “According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), natural disasters tend to exacerbate violence against women and girls, multiplying threats to…
Newsy Links
Say Her Name: Nia Wilson. Her murder cannot be removed from the context of gender and race. Via ThinkProgress. Serena Williams’ constant drug testing for tennis is fuelled by discrimination. Via Women in the World. “We must…
6 Books on My Summer Reading List
It’s summertime, and that means the perfect opportunity to grab a book and head to the beach! Or a park bench–that’s my go to. I love reading outside. It’s one of my favourite things to…
4 July New Book Releases I Can’t Wait to Get My Hands On
For a while I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump and haven’t been keeping tabs on new releases. Or just any books in general really because I’ve been in a mood. Now, however,…
Round up of Newsy Links
There has been a lot of stuff going on in the world lately, and much of it has been pretty awful. While I want to stay informed and not just turn a blind eye because…
Book Expo and the “Crisis” in Book Reviewing
This year I went to Book Expo for the second time. The first time was a few years ago. I attended as a blogger and, back then, the conference was much more blogger friendly. There…
Poetry and Mental Health: How Reading Poetry Helps My Depression
For the last several weeks, I’ve been in a serious reading slump. It started the way it usually does–I began losing interest in the book I was reading so I put it down. After that,…
20 Questions Book Tag!
Every now and again, I like to do a tag or a survey because they’re fun! I don’t usually get tagged in them and never really tag anyone back (just not my jam), but I…
Epic Book Expo America Book Haul 2018!
This year Sarah and I embarked on a super fun trip to NEW YORK CITY! At the end May, we hopped on a jet plane and flew to the ole US of A. I had…
MeToo and Rampant Toxic Masculinity
As of May 4, another literary male was taken down by the #MeToo reckoning. Furthermore, this year’s Nobel Prize for literature has been pushed until next year. A lot of people have a lot of…
What I’ve Been Reading and Loving Online
Over the last few weeks I’ve been reading a lot of interesting articles around the internet. These are the ones that stood out to me and I wanted to them share with you! Katie discusses…
The Difference Between Mental Health and Mental Illness
Over the last little while, I’ve seen a video shared around about mental health and illness, specifically depression and anxiety. The man in the video talks about the society and culture we live in. He…