Welcome to this week's BEYOND THE BOX newsletter! Every Friday, we share all the blog and podcast content and announcements you may have missed during the week
Jordy takes a very scientific and rigorous approach to book recommendations. We're recommending books based on your zodiac signs. Don't want to read what your sun sign rec? Check out your moon! Your rising!
From award-winning TV writer Laura Belgray, Tough Titties is a hilarious collection of full-body-cringe, watch-through-your-fingers life lessons her own husband calls “loser Sex and the City.”
Laura’s wildly relatable coming-of-age stories include hate-following her 6th grade bully on social media decades later; moving home post-college to measure her self-worth in hookups with Upper West Side bartenders; dating a sociopathic man-baby; proving herself in the early ‘90s at New York’s coolest magazine (as the world’s worst intern); falling for get-rich-quick schemes on the Internet; and, most of all, saying “tough titties” to the supposed-to’s in life: driving a car, being on time, handing in your paperwork, learning to roast a chicken, and having kids.
Tough Titties falls into the category of snarky, smart, female voices writing essays about loosely connected subjects. Think: Jenny Lawson, Samantha Irby, Sloane Crosley, Jessi Klein, Laura Clery, Lindy West.
Sam reviews Greek Lessons by Han Kang. Reading books in translation is an almost sacred experience - you're being brought into a new space that you previously couldn't access. Which is similar to the protagonists in this story (what a segue)!
We believe in backlist reading and an expansive definition of what a beach read is. To that end check out Nina's recommendations for backlist feminist beach reads.
Ashley interviews author Nicola Harrison about her book Hotel Laguna. They talk about research process for historical fiction books, agency in a time when there wasn't word for it, and uplifting local history.
Join us for a power-packed ep of Feminist Book Club: The Podcast! FIRST, join Jordy as she dives into Lana Ferguson's, The Nanny. THEN, Discover insightful reads on the Black Panther Party's work and legacy with Sally. LASTLY, Mariquita reviews Blue Hour by Tiffany Clarke Harrison.
What's happening in our online community
Our private community is complementary for Feminist Book Club members or $12/month for anyone else! Here's a snapshot of the exclusive content and opportunities you can find there. Your first 7 days are free, so check it out!
June 17th, 10:00 AM CT
Road Trip Journaling Workshop with writing instructor Lillie Gardner
June 27th, 7:30 PM CT
America The Beautiful? Q & A with Blythe Roberson
What we're reading right now
We asked our team and contributors what they're reading at this very moment. Here's what they said:
