![]() ![]() ![]() The feminist movement too often is focused “not on survival but on increasing privilege,’’ Kendall writes. on February 27, part of Harris’ series of events celebrating and honoring Black History Month. The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy will host Kendall for a discussion of Hood Feminism and her extraordinary journey. Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot, to be published this month by Viking Books, is a collection of essays weaving history, social science, and the harsh world around us into stories of Kendall’s own life. What is Mikki Kendall trying to do? “Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable – that’s what I’m doing,’’ the writer and activist says of her new book. Consider this a wake-up call: Your movement is ignoring sisters sidelined by hunger or violence or because they don’t look a certain way. If you’re a woman who has been lifted by the feminist movement, Mikki Kendall is writing for you, too. She paints the struggles of life in the margins. If you’re a woman who feels left behind by mainstream feminism, Mikki Kendall is writing for you. Author, activist, and cultural critic Mikki Kendall is releasing her newest book, "Hood Feminism," on Feb. ![]()
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![]() ![]() I adore this book."- Rebecca Podos, author of Lambda Award-winning novel Like Water "THE UNDEAD TRUTH OF US is a revelation of a story, both macabre and magical, full of heartache, hope, and the infinite mysteries of love. "The perfect blend of emotion, sweet romance, and creepy imagery, The Undead Truth of Us is a journey you won’t soon forget."- Lauren Blackwood, New York Times best-selling author of Within These Wicked Walls Elle, New York Times best-selling author of Wings of Ebony "Deeply healing and impossible to put down, The Undead Truth Of Us, is an affecting portrait of grief’s many shades, and an affirming reminder to live.”- J. I loved this striking, suspenseful, and deeply heartbreaking debut about a Black girl named Zharie on a quest to discover the truth about her mother and the darker parts of life and family! Spooky good.”- Jay Coles, author of Tyler Johnson Was Here and Things We Couldn't Say "Britney Lewis has really nailed it with this one. ![]() ![]() ![]() America was less a homogenous conglomeration than a thousand different cultural pockets, where food was mostly local and seasonal, and many people still grew, gathered, or caught a good portion of what they ate. In 1941, the system of highways didn’t exist, McDonald’s was a single fledgling restaurant in San Bernadino, and refrigerators were still a luxury item. And while the project itself, which was nearing completion in late 1941, was shelved after the Pearl Harbor attacks, the resulting book that Kurlansky has assembled from its files is fascinating. ![]() What this meant was that major American cultural projects that required hundreds of different writers-such as an examination of what people around the country ate-were, for a brief time, viable. ![]() At its peak, the FWP employed, according to Kurlansky, around 4,500 writers. The FWP was a part of the Works Progress Administration, itself a part of FDR’s New Deal attempts to keep Americans working. Kurlansky, a voluminous writer whose output includes two exhaustive food treatises, Salt and Cod, was putting together an anthology of food writing when he made a fortuitous discovery: the Federal Writer’s Project had been working on the exact same thing when it was shut down in 1941. Mark Kurlansky’s new book, The Food of a Younger Land might have a better back story than any book that has come out in the last several years. ![]() ![]() ![]() She is the author of "Wreck This Journal", "How to be an Explorer of the World" and "Mess: The Manual of Accidents and Mistakes". ![]() Bestselling author Keri Smith is a freelance illustrator by trade, and has illustrated for the "Washington Post", "The New York Times", "Ford Motor Company", "People", "The Body Shop" and "Hallmark". Smith dares readers to drop some kind of coloured liquid (ink, tea, coffee) onto a page from a good height (at least five feet) draw in the dark (or with eyes closed) creatively misspell words paint a picture in a water-based medium (pen, marker, watercolour, etc) and leave it out during a rain or snowstorm and bury this book, then dig it up. Your whole life, youve been taught to avoid making a mess: try to keep everything under control, color inside the lines, make it perfect, and at all costs. A place to lest loose, to trash, to spew, to do the things you are not allowed to do in the real world. Think of it as your own personal rumpus room. Keri Smith's "Mess" asks you to do the opposite of what you have been taught. Your whole life you've been taught to avoid making a mess: try to keep everything under control, colour inside the lines, make it perfect, and at all costs, avoid contact with things that stain. Accidents and Mistakes By Keri Smith Penguin Books Ltd In Mess, Keri Smith, creator of Wreck This Journal, asks readers to explore what it feels like to throw themselves off balance - on purpose. ![]() In "Mess: The Manual of Accidents and Mistakes", Keri Smith, creator of "Wreck This Journal", asks readers to explore what it feels like to throw themselves off balance - on purpose. ![]() ![]() ![]() Not an easy task when the house is filled with unexpected secrets, and all Elisabeth can think about is kissing Nathaniel in peace. With no access to the outside world, Elisabeth, Nathaniel, and Silas-along with their new maid Mercy-will have to work together to discover the source of the magic behind the malfunctioning wards before they're due to host the city's Midwinter Ball. Surely it must be a coincidence that this happened just as Nathaniel and Elisabeth started getting closer to one another. ![]() But something strange is afoot at Thorn Manor: the estate's wards, which are meant to keep their home safe, are acting up and forcibly trapping the Manor'' occupants inside. Now that their demon companion Silas has returned, so has scrutiny from nosy reporters hungry for gossip about the city's most powerful sorcerer and the librarian who stole his heart. Neuware -In this delightful sequel novella to the New York Times bestselling Sorcery of Thorns, Elisabeth, Nathaniel, and Silas must unravel the magical trap keeping them inside Thorn Manor in time for their Midwinter Ball!Elisabeth Scrivener is finally settling into her new life with sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn. ![]() ![]() Throw in some fate and a touch of magic-the possibilities are endless. Shane comes to find that, with the right amount of courage and determination one can conquer anything. She is soon faced with the complicated realities of living outside her bubble, and when self-doubt sneaks in, her new life starts to fall apart. She’s going to right all her college mistakes: make friends, pursue boys, and find adventure!Įasier said than done. ![]() Shane signs up for a semester abroad in London. Time’s ticking, and she needs a change-there’s nothing like moving to a new country to really mix things up. Her life has been dorm, dining hall, class, repeat. Pre-med, stellar grades, and happy parents…sounds ideal-but Shane’s made zero friends, goes home every weekend, and romance…what’s that? So, feel free to stay until the very end of this article!
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The stories in this book represent some of the many visions of the Wild Girl found throughout the world. ![]() She is part of all women―from pre-teens who are just beginning their path to the goddess, to adults who want to reconnect with the passionate girl they once were. She is the part of a woman's soul that is always questing, always free to move and explore, always free to follow her own heart. Wild, reckless, and free, the maiden goddess is the Wild Girl who lives by her own laws. ![]() ![]() ![]() Director Ron Howard, producer Brian Grazer, and executive producer Todd Hallowell share how they accomplished this formidable task on such a tremendous scale, employing hundreds of artisans in Italy and Southern California. 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