Mar 10, 2020 obviously, one book is not going to meet the needs of all audiences and, of course, mcgonigal will expand and explain her ideas throughout the book, so this is just a question and not at all a condemnation. The best womens groups in nyc help you build lifelong friendships, learn. Every month well discuss compelling stories and characters from debut authors and teen books. Well, the feminist book club might be right for you. Emma watson hid feminist books in nyc on international.
When i moved to manhattan three years ago, recently widowed and starting another new. Feminist book club book club wednesday june 03, 2020 7. This months book is women, race, and class by angela. Meet other local women who are interested in the topic of feminism. Feminists shouldnt roll our eyes at menonly books clubs. I like to spend my free time reading and doing photography as well as thinking up video ideas. Watch as she slyly hides one book on her way down to the train station. A novel of sexpositive awakening and burgeoning political resistance, set in occupyera new york city. Emma watson leaves feminist books around the nyc subway with. Adult content the group should be set to adultsonly due to its adult content. We want members that respect the rsvp, love a good highfive, can handle a spontaneous dance party and want to make amazing friends. The actress actually opened up about leaving books here and there for others to find when she was on jimmy kimmel live earlier this week and for international womens day, emma decided to.
Book clubs get especially clubby the new york times. Feminism means a lot of things, and this book contains them all. My background is in journalism, and an editor once told me that most writing problems are really. Feminist book club 1,171 feminist readers riverdale yonkers ethical. Nov 09, 2016 the project is part of watsons feminist book club, our shared shelf.
Mar 24, 2020 their welcome posts add to the diversity of voices about feminist approaches to fitness. Here is my book box unboxing from the feminist book club. New york is launching a citywide book club mental floss. A book club for women who love reading books about or set in nyc. We read theoretical texts, literature and primary works. The show is hosted by the lovely renee powers, and is devoted to books and features conversations and interviews with feminist authors, writers, and readers. Were obviously obsessed with emma watsons feminist book club, and shes just picked another book. Lifetransforming ideas have always come to me through books. We like to have fun with the whole thing and hope you do, too. Feminist book club 1,171 feminist readers riverdale yonkers ethical culture society. Mar 01, 2016 when news of emma watsons feminist book club, our shared shelf, broke earlier this year, readers everywhere couldnt wait to snag a copy of the clubs first read my life on the road, by. It was a lifesaver, letting me realize that my mind had not turned to mush with stayathome motherhoodand also helping me to make friends.
Find groups in new york, new york about book club and meet people in your local community who share your interests. Two members of the 1962 barnard alumnae book club told me that what they like best about their group. They make no claims to any particular feminist platform. We donate 5% of all our sales to a different feminist organization each month. Learn more about our monthly subscription box or subscribe to feminist book club.
Im not promising that all of these books are superfeminist, nor are they all traditional career books, but i will certainly read them as such. The politics of womens studies is an extraordinary collection that takes me back to the 1970s and the struggle to find a place for black women in the curriculum, to the excitement of the 1977 founding convention of the national womens studies association where i stood in arms with the emerging women of color caucus, and to the heady. The best womens group in nyc to join right now time out. Emma watsons feminist book club is groundbreaking for women. Feb 03, 2018 14 online book clubs you can join right now.
Diane diane keaton is recently widowed after 40 years of marriage, vivian jane fonda enjoys her men with no strings attached, sharon candice bergen is still working through her decadesold divorce, and carols mary steenburgen marriage is in a slump after 35 years. Gods of jade and shadow by silvia morenogarcia we donate 5% of all our sales to a different feminist organization. In the meantime, we encourage you to purchase feminist press books from. Mar 08, 2017 in celebration of this years international womens day, actress and activist emma watsons feminist book club our shared shelf is partnering with the charity the book fairies and books on.
Charis books is a fully wheelchair accessible space with on site van accessible parking, two ramps, and additional overflow accessible parking nearby. You can read along with me, or just nod and sip wine while i talk about them, just like a real book club. We make no claims to any particular feminist platform. It also holds monthly book club meetings yearround. The feminist book club reads and discusses feminism. Angelous book is the latest read of emma watsons feminist book club, our shared shelf. Cafe con libros coffee with books is a feminist community bookstore catering to folks, specifically womxn and girls, who are book lovers, coffee aficionados, or both. Showcasing over 100 female artists, 1,000 books, and various gifts for purchase, the store has been lesbian owned and operated for 40 years. We are proudly contributing to the all together au.
Where else but in new york city can you listen to a worldclass musician, discuss a book with a famous author, take a part in poetry reading, have a glass of wine at an art exhibition opening, and all that on the same day, and all that free of charge, and all of that on any day of the year, whether its december or july, april or november. Bad feminist by roxane gay, the handmaids tale by margaret atwood, men explain things to me by rebecca solnit, shri. Find groups in new york, new york about feminism and meet people in your local community who share your interests. Pcw is a multicultural feminist bookstore in toledo, ohio thats been serving the community since 1993. Mexican gothic by silvia morenogarcia and incendiary by zoraida cordova. We are intersectional and we talk feminist, class, and race theory to make sure we are good allies to each other and other feminists. Fbc is a monthly column in which we explore written works through a feminist lens. Inappropriate the group contains hate speech or sexual roleplay activity, or facilitates illegal activity. They read theoretical texts, literature and primary works. The four members in the titular book club of book club are four women who have been meeting once a month to drink wine and talk about a book.
Jesus feminist is a beautiful, challenging, rich, gutsy book, an absolute mustread. Actress and activist emma watson runs our shared shelf, a feminist book club with over 100,000 members. Womens novels of new york book club new york, ny meetup. Book clubs are popular offerings on the site, and with so many to choose from you can narrow down to one that best fits your interests. The podcast features interviews with feminist authors, conversations with feminist readers, and readings from contemporary feminist works. Find groups in new york, new york about womens book club and meet people in. Travel to book classes museums comedy dance city guide. Discuss current issues, such as equal rights, politics, and standing up for what you believe in. For answers to these questions and more, come join feminist art club. May 24, 2018 emma watsons feminist book club is groundbreaking for women readers and writers personally, ive always viewed reading as a solitary activity.
A feminist fitness journey, is published by greystone books. The best womens group in nyc to join right now ladies, get in formation. Janette sadikkhan, the former commissioner of the new york city. All are welcome inclusive of gender, political persuasion, and familiarity. Today on the show renee and i are presenting our top five feminist books. Mar 16, 2019 like the guardian article, and my forthcoming book, and this blog, the book club stems from what i believe is an urgent need to encourage critical thinking in our antiintellectual times, and to explore critical ideas in invigoratingly globalminded, feminist and decolonised ways.
This is emma watsons book club book for july and august, so if you read speedily youll be done in time to join in with the discussions over here. Mar 11, 2020 the feminist book club reads and discusses feminism. Feminist book club is a complete feminist experience. For a change of pace, introduce your book club to jessica hagedorns raucous, warmly florid novel dogeaters, set in the philippines in the 1950s. Covid19 advisory for the health and safety of meetup communities, we. Whether youre looking to brush up on the early days of the movement, inspired by modern day feminist heroes, or simply be astounded at how far weve come, these are the perfect feminist books. Why im hosting a new philosophy book club at waterstones. Each post features one book and announces the pick for the following months post. It was also longlisted for the center for fiction novel prize. Shauna niequist sarah bessey makes me want to get to know jesus all over again, but this time specifically through my womanly flesh, engaging god with the glorious gift of being a.
The project is part of watsons feminist book club, our shared shelf. In this threehour workshop, youll get a crash course in feminist art history through the ages and become familiar with notable woman artists and their contributions to the canon as we explore techniques in zinemaking and create your own works of feminist art. Most of our shelves are on wheels and can be moved to provide additional access. Join us the first wednesday of every month for lively discussions and analysis of different texts through the lens of intersectional feminism. An allfemale feminist club run by a young east nashvillian was the perfect fit given my interest in feminist literature and lack of desire to use the club to find a boyfriend though theres no. Jeannie vanasco is the author of the memoirs things we didnt talk about when i was a girl and the glass eye. Kim was a 2017 pen america dau short story prize winner and has received scholarships from the bread loaf. Covid19 advisory for the health and safety of meetup communities, were advising that all. So far hermione, i mean, emma has been sharing book recommendations in her goodreads book club. Her writing has appeared in the believer, the new york times modern love section, the times literary supplement, and elsewhere.
Bluestockings collectively owned and volunteer powered. We cover everything from essay collections to novels, and from memoirs to plays. Emma watson is hiding feminist books on the nyc subway today. Our bathrooms are wheelchair accessible and gender neutral with motion activated fixtures. The beauty and the beast and harry potter star is back for more, but now on the nyc subway. Emma watson hid feminist books in nyc on international womens day. This book is far from the first that gave me a feminist epiphany, but its the first in a long time thats made me feel so urgently the need to force it upon my female friends. Here are all the books emma watson and her book club, our shared shelf have completed since its inception in january 2016. Im so excited to have been a small part of this project with little feminist book club, who listened to all. In some ways, writing the book was my way of holding him accountable. Feminist majority foundation breaking news, feminism from.
Traci on the feminist book club podcast the stacks. Oct 11, 2019 here is my book box unboxing from the feminist book club. Little feminist helps us make sure our books reflect the world around them. Our top tip for reading when your attention span i. The feminist majority foundation online features daily feminist news, issues of sex discrimination, abortion and birth control, domestic violence, sexual assault, pay equity, womens equality in jobs, womens and girls equality eduation, and womens and girls equality in sports, a feminist career center. Years ago pre betty friedan as the mother of two babies just moving to a new city and desperate to talk about something besides diapers and doodies, i started a monthly book club among my neighbors. Crystal hana kims debut novel if you leave me was named a best book of 2018 by the washington post, booklist, literary hub, the new york post, cosmopolitan, real simple, nylon, and others. May 23, 2019 im so excited to be a guest on the feminist book club podcast. Nov 10, 2016 the move was in partnership with books on the subway, a freeform grassroots book exchange and part of watsons feminist book club our shared shelf. The lives of these four lifelong friends are turned upside down after reading the infamous 50 shades of grey. To join us, please be willing to abide by these rules.
A curious land by susan muaddi darraj listen to susans episode here. Why its so hard for white people to talk about racism by robin. She also thinks that the recent election is what made this a good moment for a feminist book club and why there was such an amazing turnout. Our may book of the month will be good talk by mir. The feminist press, tayo literary magazine, and distinguished judges yz chin, glory edim, tyler ford, natalia oberti noguera, brontez purnell, emily raboteau, melissa r. Funny, inspiring, sad, thoughtprovoking, empowering.
Author crystal hana kim answers questions about her novel if you leave me, at a meeting of the cosmos book club. Book club on pause for a week while we all adjust to working. Here are all the books emma watson and her book club have. Bluestockings is a volunteerpowered and collectivelyowned radical bookstore, fair trade cafe, and activist center in the lower east side of manhattan. Staying in bed and falling into a whole other world away from modernday nyc is my idea of saturday bliss. The feminist book club doesnt subscribe to one feminist platform over another. I love the books that are chosen because these are the books that members vote for. Join our new ya book club, happening every second thursday of the month. But if you live in new york city and want someone to share your literary. I found myself in the 2,100squarefoot spot, with 10 others, for an. Plagiarized the groups content has been reproduced from another group. All of their upcoming gatherings and books to read can be found on. Members of the houston mens book club contend with false assumptions that theyre gay, while the actually gay founder of the nyc gay guys. Sipin, and jamia wilson are honored to award the 2019 louise meriwether first book prize to melissa valentine for her memoir, the names of all the flowers.
When news of emma watsons feminist book club, our shared shelf, broke earlier this year, readers everywhere couldnt wait to snag a copy of the club s first read my life on the road. Proving once again that shes the ultimate champion of feminism and goodwill, emma watson has been secretly stashing maya angelou books on the london underground. Emma watson hid books on the london underground insider. Femalefocused groups are on the rise in nyc, so we checked out the latest and greatest.