Ingrid Rojas Contreras was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, and this is where her remarkable debut novel, Fruit of the Drunken Tree, takes place. In a time when Pablo...
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New Reads for the Rest of Us for August 2018
Here are the New Reads for the Rest of Us for August 2018 – books released this month by historically marginalized populations that I am most excited about.
Continue reading...Buy This Book! Naomi Klein’s The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists
Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in September of 2017. And despite Puerto Rico’s status as a territory of the United States, the US government has done embarrassingly little to assist...
Continue reading...15 Must-Reads for the Rest of Us – 2018 – Part II
15 Must-Reads for the Rest of Us 2018 – Here’s the second half of list of the must read books by womxn and nonbinary writers for the second half.
Continue reading...A Life Well Lived: A Review of Rachel Heng’s SUICIDE CLUB
Would you want to live forever? In her debut novel Suicide Club, Rachel Heng reaffirms the notion of “be careful what you wish for” and challenges her readers to reflect...
Continue reading...Shadows We Leave Behind: A Review of Peng Shepherd’s THE BOOK OF M
I’ve always enjoyed dystopian and post-apocalyptic books and films but admittedly, I am no expert in these genres. I appreciate the creativity and uniqueness of these types of stories. I...
Continue reading...Exciting Cover Reveal! MEWRANTERS: ATTACK OF THE SEA MONSTER by Nigerian author Kachi Ugo
Mewranters – Attack of the Sea Monster Kachi Ugo Publication date: November 6th 2018 Genres: Fantasy, Middle-Grade, Young Adult If there are no sea monsters ravaging the seven seas, or...
Continue reading...Women in Puerto Rico in the Aftermath of Hurricane Maria – A Resource Guide
I am a subscriber to the Haymarket Book Club and I was really excited last month to receive The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists by...
Continue reading...Women in Puerto Rico – Organizations
Women in Puerto Rico – Organizations – This page lists organizations active in Puerto Rico that focus on women in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
Continue reading...Women in Puerto Rico – Articles
Women in Puerto Rico – Articles – This page features articles centering women in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. Updated by Karla J. Strand.
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