books & feminism
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.…
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…
Guys. It’s CMHA Mental Health Week (May 7-13)! This week let’s #GetLoud, end stigma, and have meaningful conversations about mental health. One way to do that is to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes. My favourite method…
If this Feminism 101 were a class, you bet your ass there would be a reading list. Today I have assembled some of the best books I’ve read that would be useful and thought-provoking for…
6 Women Superheroes Who Should Come Out as Lesbian or Bisexual in Their Next Movie, via Autostraddle. “[T]here’s no victory when abortion restriction is on the line” Abortion Restriction Threatens Obamacare Funding, via Feministing. “We…
In celebration of International Women’s Day (and, subsequently, Women’s History Month) I’ve put together a list of some of my favourite feminist non-fiction. Over the last couple of years, feminist non-fiction has become one of…
I’ve mentioned this a few times on the blog before, but rereading is not really my thing. At all. There are very few books that I’ve ever reread, and those were either for university or…
Romance authors are literature’s unsung heroines, via Bitch: “Feminist romance offers models of consent and conversations about sex and sexuality rarely seen elsewhere, alongside critical analysis of sexual power structures.” TBS is making a comedy…
In honour of Black History Month, or African Heritage Month as we call it where I live, I’ve compiled a list of some great books I’ve read by black authors. As this list is only…
It’s one of my favourite times of the year! When all of the Best Of lists come out! I love seeing what books people enjoyed and why, and if we have any in common. Not…
For me, Christmas was pretty subdued this year. For the last several weeks, I’ve been suffering from mono (please don’t make any more kissing jokes) so I mostly just laid around. We also decided to…
I don’t know about you, but there are a ton of books coming out in the first half of 2018 that I’m super excited for. Some are from authors I’m obsessed with, series that I’m…
LibraryReads favorite books of 2017. The art of the gift basket from Apartment Therapy. YES. I love this idea for Christmas! I don’t know about you, but I was counting down the days until Mindhunter…
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a book haul! I had been doing quite well at limiting my review requests and purchases throughout the summer… But I’ve clearly fallen off the wagon. Without further ado,…
We all have those books: they sound amazing, we’re really excited for them, but, for whatever reason, we just haven’t gotten around to them yet. My TBR is populated by tons of amazing titles like…
