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Feminist Book Club: May 2024

Join us on Wednesday, May 15 at 6pm for a discussion about our next book:

Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals by Alexis Pauline Gumbs

“Undrowned is a book-length meditation for social movements and our whole species based on the subversive and transformative guidance of marine mammals. Our aquatic cousins are queer, fierce, protective of each other, complex, shaped by conflict, and struggling to survive the extractive and militarized conditions our species has imposed on the ocean. Gumbs employs a brilliant mix of poetic sensibility and naturalist observation to show what they might teach us, producing not a specific agenda but an unfolding space for wondering and questioning.”

The book is available in hardcopy and ebook. If you’re buying the book, we encourage you to go to an independent bookstore. Bookshop.org is a great option for ordering only and supporting independent bookstores.

We look forward to seeing you on May 15! This meeting will be virtual only.

Register: tiny.cc/fbc2024

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Feminist Book Club: April 2024

Feminist Book Club is reading How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair this month. Join us!

“Rich in lyricism and language only a poet could evoke, How to Say Babylon is both a universal story of a woman finding her own power and a unique glimpse into a rarefied world we may know how to name, Rastafari, but one we know little about.”

We’ll meet at @poincianapaperpress, 12 Parkgate Road, on Wednesday, April 17 at 6pm EDT to talk about How to Say Babylon. You can also join us virtually. Be sure to register at tiny.cc/fbc2024 to get updates.

More than two weeks left to get it and read it! It’s available as an ebook and audiobook in addition to print. There’s a copy in the library at Poinciana Paper Press, so you can arrange a time to drop by and enjoy the book and the space.

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Feminist Book Club: March 2024

We’re looking forward to discussing Etaf Rum’s Evil Eye with you on Wednesday at 6pm EDT! Our meeting is entirely virtual this time, so be sure to register if you haven’t already.

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What freedom was Yara was looking for?
How was she like and unlike her mother?
What will her daughters be like?
How was her Palestinian identity central to the plot?

So much to talk about! Join the discussion.

Don’t have the book? Get ready for April. We’re reading How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair.

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Feminist Book Club: February 2024

We’re reading Citizen by Claudia Rankine and Blind Days by Bahamian Chinaka Strachan for February’s Feminist Book Club.

Blind Days is available for purchase at The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas. You can also read both books in the library at Poinciana Paper Press.

Join us February 21 at 6pm EST for the discussion! Attend in person at Poinciana Paper Press, 12 Parkgate Road, or virtually.

Register: tiny.cc/fbc2024
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Feminist Book Club: November 2023

Our November read is Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo. The book follows multiple Black women’s experiences in Britain, exploring the intersections of identity and the legacy of British colonialism in Africa and the Caribbean.

Join us for another thoughtful gathering Thursday November 16, 6pm at @poincianapaperpress , 12 Parkgate Road.

Register to join in-person or virtually: tiny.cc/fbc2023

 

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Feminist Book Club: October 2023

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Feminist Book ClubFor October, we are reading Sista Sister by Candice Brathwaite. Candice delivers a candid account of the advice she needed growing up as a young Black girl in London. Touching on everything from Black hair and fashion to dealing with racism and colorism, this book may resonate with you.

Join us for a discussion Wednesday October 18 at Poinciana Paper Press

To register or join virtually: visit: tiny.cc/fbc2023

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Feminist Book Club: September 2023

Feminist Book Club  has been reading Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi (author of You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty and The Death of Vivek Oji) this month. Bitter is thrilled to be attending Eucalyptus, a school for talented teen artists. The school is a refuge for her. Her friends, however, are paying attention to what is happening outside of those walls and determined to become a part of the revolution. What is she to do?

Read with us! We’ll discuss Bitter on Thursday, September 21 at 6pm, Poinciana Paper Press (12 Parkgate Road) and online. Register at tiny.cc/fbc2023 for more information.

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Feminist Book Club: August 2023

Join us on Thursday, August 24 at 6pm EDT for Feminist Book Club with Poinciana Paper Press! We’re reading Assembly by Natasha Brown.

Sign up at tiny.cc/fbc2023 for updates and to get the link to our next meeting which will be virtual only.

Next month, we’re reading Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi (they/them), in case you need to order it or like having a longer time to read and think about books.

 

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Feminist Book Club: July 2023

We’re looking forward to this month’s Feminist Book Club meeting. We’re reading Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford and discussing it alongside last month’s pick, Dignity: Its Essential Role in Resolving Conflict by Donna Hicks.

Not enough time? Get ready for August! We’ll be reading Assembly by Natasha Brown. Sign up to join the club: tiny.cc/fbc2023

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Feminist Book Club: March 2023

In March’s Feminist Book Club, we’re reading Getting Lost by Annie Ernaux. A memoir originally published by the French author in 2001, it was translated to English in 2022. The book, consisting of diary entries, details a love affair Ernaux had with a Soviet diplomat beginning in 1988.

Join us for a discussion Thursday March 23 at Poinciana Paper Press

To register or join virtually: visit: tiny.cc/fbc2023.