Lose Yourself in the World of Books
The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life My coworker Jennifer picked this book as her staff pick a few weeks ago and I was curious. When it popped up as an available audiobook on my library app, I figured I would give it a try. Synopsis In the rush of modern life, we tend to… Continue reading Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh
After reading Dear Ijeawele, I figured it was probably about time that I picked up We Should All be Feminists. Many friends and coworkers and customers at the store all raved about it, so time to jump on the bandwagon! Synopsis What does feminism mean today? In this personal, eloquently argued essay - adapted from… Continue reading We Should All be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In my continuing quest to find the perfect audiobook, I decided to take a chance on a book I know I have an ARC for around my apartment somewhere... And I'd been meaning to read it for ages but then lost it. So the audiobook, perfect solution!... for the most part. Synopsis The Geek Feminist… Continue reading The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley
Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century I've decided I might as well just go ahead and start calling 2018 my year of nonfiction. Two full months in and I've only read one traditional work of fiction out of the 10 books I've read. Also, I'm prepared to lose friends and alienate certain groups of people… Continue reading On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
A Manifesto Oh the thoughts and tirades this book stirs up. But for the sake of review, I'll try to keep it short and too the point. Add this to my growing pile of feminism reads. Synopsis At long last, Mary Bread has decided to address in one brave book the misogynists and trolls who… Continue reading Women & Power by Mary Beard
This seems like an apt title for this week! I am an unabashedly HUGE Eagles fan and I have been, according to my mom, since birth. It helps that her father, my grandfather, played for them briefly in the 1950s. We are an Eagles family, we bleed green. And nothing, well, almost nothing, frustrates me… Continue reading Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
Mapping the Modern World I love when books come into the bookstore and just surprise me. I had seen maps from this collection in a Buzzfeed article, but had no idea that they were being compiled into a book. This review is short, solely because words really don't do the book justice, it really deserves… Continue reading Vargic’s Miscellany of Curious Maps by Martin Vargic
Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids For some reason, the government feels the need to weigh in on a woman's right to have, or refrain from having, children. For some reason, this is a controversial topic, and therefore this, a book of essays from (mostly) women who have chosen not to have… Continue reading Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed edited by Meghan Daum
A Guide to All the Feels and Learning How to Deal This book was put in my cubby by one of my coworkers when it was still just an ARC about a year and a half ago, prior to its publication. I'm not sure if they were trying to send me a message, or if… Continue reading The Fangirl Life by Kathleen Smith
A Celebration of Girls Being Themselves Shortly after Strong is the New Pretty came out and jumped onto the bestsellers list, my coworker's stepmother came into the store and scoffed in disdain at the cover and claimed that we (society) were now turning girls into boys. I was livid, absolutely livid to say the least and my coworker… Continue reading Strong is the New Pretty by Kate T. Parker
Celebration of Books 