16 of my Most Anticipated 2019 Book Releases
To all who celebrate, merry Christmas Eve! Allow me to regale you with bookish cheer. I tried to do a list of ten most anticipated 2019 books but I just couldn’t. There are SO MANY…
Instead of Baby It’s Cold Outside, Can We Talk About Consent?
Look folx. I know there are seventy gillion think pieces about everyone’s favourite Christmas song, Baby It’s Cold Outside. But this isn’t really that. People love to debate about otherwise insignificant things and leave the…
November Book Releases I Need to Get My Hands On
For the past several months, I haven’t been paying too much attention to new releases. I’ve been sticking to what’s interesting me in the moment and what’s available to me. I’ve been picking my way…
Well, That Escalated Quickly by Franchesca Ramsey: Review
Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist by Franchesca Ramsey Published May 22nd, 2018 by Grand Central Publishing Audiobook I’m not going to lie. I didn’t know who Franchesca Ramsey was…
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…
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…
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski Experimental Fiction Paperback, Remastered Full-Color Edition, 709 pages Published March 7th 2000 by Pantheon Books When I got to the end of this book I thought, what the…
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,…