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Everyday Revolutionaries: Book Review of Be a Revolution by Ijeoma OluoIjeoma Oluo was the first author that I ever read on race. I didn’t review So You Want To Talk About Race when I read it in June 2020,...
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Gaza’s Dreams: A Review of Light in GazaLight in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire , edited by Jehad Abusalim, Jennifer Bing, and Mike Merryman-Lotze, is the hardest-hitting book I’ve...
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Why Christian Nationalists Love Israel—But Hate JewsI spend my waking days fighting against the Christian Nationalist movement that plagues the United States. Christian Nationalists weaponize the...
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America is the Bad Place: A Review of CasteCaste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson took readers by storm in late 2020, so I was fashionably late reading it at the end of...
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The Total Beginner’s Book Review of Palestine: A Socialist IntroductionPalestine: A Socialist Introduction by Sumaya Awad and Brian Bean was an easy choice for me when looking to begin reading about Palestine and...
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So Many Books, So Little Time: Nonfiction November 2023, Week 5This year’s Nonfiction November has left me feeling inspired by the book community, and it’s left my bookshelf overflowing! I...
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Worldview Shapers | Knowledge is Power: Nonfiction November 2023, Week 4Nonfiction November 2023 continues with Week 4: Worldview Shapers, which I am proud to host! Here’s your prompt: One of the...
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Cave Of Bones Is Irresponsible For So Many ReasonsAuthor’s Note: It feels odd to be putting out a post right now that, while important, feels relatively trivial compared to what is going on in...
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The Designer’s Favorite Book Covers: Nonfiction November 2023, Week 2Today, Frances of Volatile Rune kicked off Week 2 of Nonfiction November ! Here’s her prompt, Choosing Nonfiction: What are you...
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Social Justice Reads: Nonfiction November 2023, Week 1You know Nonfiction November is going to be packed when it gets started before November does! The other hosts and I have so much planned for...
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Nonfiction November 2023 is Coming SoonFall is here, which means it’s almost time for Nonfiction November 2023! Reading and blogging challenges are a huge part of book blog...
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A Revolutionary Feminist History: A Review of Women, Race & ClassIt is not uncommon in school to learn about women’s suffrage. Most of us are familiar with the names of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady...
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Not Yours to Reclaim: A Review of Reclaiming Two-SpiritsI wanted to like Gregory D. Smithers’ 2022 book Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal & Sovereignty in Native America ....
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On Writing White: A Review of On Writing Well“This is the book that changed my life. If you only read one, make it this one.” These words from a trusted fellow reader (and...
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The Repackaged Atheist Book No One Asked ForTo be an atheist means to not believe in God. Nothing more. Nothing less. I just saved you $15. David G. McAfee’s Hi, I’m...
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Anti-Trans Lutheran Thinks Personal Pronouns are a “Sinful Delusion”For my own sake, I do my best to avoid the LCMS entirely, but sometimes the world likes to tempt me by dropping pieces of anti-trans Lutheran...
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Supremacy’s Court: A Review of The SchemeThe Supreme Court has been captured by shadowy right-wing mega-donors. It doesn’t sound like it could be true, but it is. In The Scheme:...
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How White Christian Nationalism Led to the Insurrection: A Review of Preparing for WarI held off on buying and reading Preparing for War until I met Bradley Onishi at my organization’s conference, the Summit for Religious...
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A Revolutionary Feminist History: A Review of Women, Race & Class by Angela DavisIt is not uncommon in school to learn about women’s suffrage. Most of us are familiar with the names of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady...
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Reframing Sex, Consent, and Pregnancy: A Review of Ejaculate ResponsiblyGabrielle Blair’s book Ejaculate Responsibly has been praised online as a much-needed shift in the way that we talk about abortion. That...
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The Insidious Transphobia of “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling” by Megan Phelps-RoperAt 7:00 in the morning on February 14th, 2023, Megan Phelps-Roper posted a tweet . “Last year @jk_rowling responded to a letter I wrote...
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The Case for Trans Liberation: A Review of The Transgender IssueShon Faye’s The Transgender Issue: Trans Justice is Justice for All is the first book I’ve read that is solely dedicated to the...
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Dreaming of a Free Future: A Review of Becoming AbolitionistsBecoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom by Derecka Purnell was my first step in my own journey toward abolitionism....
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Why I Wrote That Really Transphobic Blog Post and How I Changed My MindThe best deconversion stories involve shedding more than religion. I’ve talked before about how harmful beliefs like misogyny and being...
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Of Abortion and AbolitionI discovered a bizarre fringe wing of anti-abortion Christian Nationalists this week. Abortion “abolitionists.” I’ve...
