Welcome to Litsy!

Also on the bottom of my tbr, I should have listened to this when it was published instead of now. The so-so rating isn‘t because the essays aren‘t well-written, but because they‘re outdated at this point. There‘s valuable info & issues we still need to be fighting for, but the focus is on the aftermath of the 2016 election, rehashing a lot we have already been through. I was tired of it by the end. #mistletoemaniacs @Clwojick #wintergames 16pts

I have definitely been reading this book on and off since 2017 apparently, and fuck it I‘m gonna finish it tonight because it‘s difficult to watch the shit that‘s happening with the impeachment.

I think this is an important book to read whether you support Trump or can‘t stand him. It is full of well written and eloquent stories from women who felt personally devastated upon hearing the news that such a rude, sexist, and racist human would be running the United States of America for the next four years. I‘m sure I‘ll get some negative feedback for this one, but it‘s worth a read, no matter your views.

Thank you @Caterina for such an amazing first #newyearwhodis pick!! I adored every one of these essays, I‘ve dog eared and written on half of them and am insisting friends and family read them too. This book didn‘t gloss over how frightening Trump is, but made you feel like there was still a lot to fight for.

Long book baths in the middle of the morning are the most wonderfully restful thing about the time between Christmas and new year 🌆🛀👌

‘Who cooked Adam Smith‘s dinner?‘

What an amazing book title, definitely need to read that one!! @Caterina your #newyearwhodis book is incredible

Making a Christmas evening headstart on my first #newyearwhodis book! Thanks @Caterina for the Red I‘m very excited

Very excited to get started on @monalyisha ‘s #newyearwhodis readathon! @Caterina I was so excited by the books you picked!

Of the list I was sent I‘ve already read 3 so I‘m gonna read these other 7! I see politics, fantasy, a gorge literary thriller and some translated fiction and I couldn‘t be more excited. The only question is whether I can wait till January to get started.

I‘m still here! Working on a book I started about six months ago! Just picking up right where I left off

A couple close-ups of my most recently completed #crossstitch project, for anyone who's curious. See my previous post for the full project. 🙂 #audiostitching

Finished this #crossstitch project while listening to this great #audiobook! I only had a tiny bit left for the last couple months, but whenever I had time to stitch I'd been focusing on two other pieces instead. I finally decided to finish this one up! I'll post some detail shots next 😘 #audiostitching

I have been loving this book for the most part. Love how diverse the representation is so far!! Lots of powerful #ownvoices, it has me hoping for a woman with chronic illness, although that probably won't happen. Still a fantastic anthology though!

But in Solnit's essay just now she added "ADHD" to a string of insults about Trump, and I'm like, really? ? How about we don't use ADHD as an insult?

Preaching to the choir a bit but good to get in voting mode!

Picked up some library holds!
One is the current Sword and Laser read, two are finalists for the National Book Award. On top is a book of essays that caught my eye.

I don't think this collection is #underrated by those who have read it but I definitely think this hasn't gotten the attention it needs! Reactions to Trump and reflections on how to be a woman in 21st century America by VERY diverse group of VERY talented authors. Edited by Kate Harding and Samhita Mukhopadhyay - probably my best book purchase this year. ✊

#31bookpics @howjessreads

Excellent but so frustrating. I wanted to punch someone while reading this, and I‘m Canadian!! I don‘t know how you live with this nonsense directly impacting your lives all the time. Strength to all of you.

Three secrets for living a happy life:
1) Read books
2) Abolish ICE
3)Wear sunscreen during day-long protests 😡

#ReadingWomenMonth #Essays @thereadingwomen

Can't stop, won't stop posting about this one. Perfect for #pride month as well ❤️💙💚💛💜

@Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Weaponxgirl

I don't think I can choose a #favoritebook but this had been one of my favorites of 2018! I can't stop recommending this collection since I read it. Diverse, powerful, and honest! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

#readingwomenmonth @thereadingwomen

I just finished this excellent essay collection. I loved the diverse representation in the group of writers and the range of topics covered.

Haven't been reading much, been playing video games with my husband, but this is due back tomorrow so I guess I better finish it. I like it but I'm not really in the right state of mind to read it, feeling a bit bogged down as it is and honestly this isn't helping.

Seems like a good day to begin dice into these essays. #nastywomen #happymothersday #thefutureisfemale #girlpower

I really enjoyed reading this collection of essays and highly recommend you check out this book if you're looking for a diverse and intersectional look at feminism in the US or just want to be educated about intersectional feminism in general. The diversity of the writers and the topics in this collection is what makes this book stand out for me. Seeing all these different perspectives and learning more about them was really enlightening.

ALL THE STARS! Wow, what a collection! The contributors are very diverse, the topics addressed are very diverse, but the call for an intersectional feminist movement to move forward from this point is unanimous. These are important issues we should ALL be thinking about more. So glad I purchased this - it's a must-read. Some of my favorited were "Nasty Native Women", "Permission to vote for a monster", "We've always been nasty" and "All-American".

From "Trust Black Women" by Zerlina Maxwell ??

Sady Doyle telling it as it is in “The Pathology of Donald Trump”. 👏🏼👏🏼😡😡

So much going on in these essays. This is a must-read...

(Extract from “Dispatches from a Texas Militarized Zone” by Melissa Arjona)

“An election does not mean the fight is over. An election means the fight is beginning.”

Morning reading in bed. I‘ll never be ready but I think it‘s been long enough to tolerate reading about the election. All of these essays are so good! Women‘s reactions to Trump‘s election and what it means for women to be women in 21st century America.

This took awhile to read. It‘s a lot of the same anger and frustration I feel, sometimes I still cannot believe he is the President. So I had to read it a few essays at a time. The message is repetitive but all told in a different way. A good reminder to keep fighting. #readwomen #imstillwithher
#readharder —> essays

@bridge12 Thanks for the books! I will be adding these to a few other recent political books that I have on my TBR pile, so your selections were definitely in my wheelhouse. :) Boo approves as well. @inwhichHeikereadsharder

So I‘m only 2 essays in. God I‘m so mad. But also determined. Hard reliving November 8. But feeling so validated in my devastation.

So my best friend came over yesterday so that we could go see Hamilton and she brought me a copy of Nasty Women because she saw it on my tbr list. Definitely the perfect book to add to my ever growing stack of books by and about women, and just in time for #InternationalWomensDay #iwd2018

Let‘s sum this up with emojis. 🤬😤😭😫😕😃💪🙌🤝 Super tough, but excellent read. Each essay was both heart crushing and inspiring at the same time. #LitsyAtoZ #N #nasty #readharder2018

Here are some of my #marchtbr and the tagged book is what I'm #currentlyreading . I'm pretty excited for all of these reads! #marchlineup #magicalmarch #marchinbooks #readingresolutions

Reading wrap-up for Feb! I finished 9 books, including two 5⭐️ reads, Nasty Women and What Happened.

I often take my books on dates! Today's date is the perfect #duo of tea and books at a cute little cafe near my house. #ampersand2018 #riotgrams #purplecover #readingresolutions #colorful #teaandbooks

Love when a lot of my library holds come in on the same day!!! #librarylove #feminism #graphicnovel #poems #bookhaul

A great collection of essays with plenty of diverse voices. A couple of them made me wonder if I ever am doing enough for my fellow sisters out there, since I technically sit in a position of privilege (white cis woman). In the end I know what I can do is keep listening to those who are different than me and lift up their voices when I can. Recommending this book to others is a start. (Image is a button I have on my desk at work.)

1. 40
2. A brother
3. Only five ?
4. Grace-Natashia Deón, Mesmerized-Candace Camp
5. Jane Eyre, The Shadow of the Wind, Pride & Prejudice, The Song of Achilles, Catcher in the Rye...
6. ?
7. I have three: sibilance, ardently, uncouth
8. My tendency to swear. Excessively.
9. Both, but we only have cats right now.
10. Tea
11. Tagged book ????
12. @Captivatedbybooks you‘re it!

Thanks for tags, @dariazeoli & @JoScho ❤️

#hallowhoareyou

The bookmark I grabbed on my way out ended up being very appropriate for this book.

I'm afraid I haven't read many activist books in the past years but I've been changing that lately! I currently have this beauty on my shelf and I can't wait to jump in.

#ReadingResolutions #Activist
@Jess7

Excellent collection of essays: many that I can easily relate to (aftermath of the election, feelings of hopelessness), and many that supply ideas for what we must continue to do to resist. Pieces written by a diverse group of women on a range of topics. I especially loved the ones by Alicia Garza (excerpt above), Nicole Chung, and Cheryl Strayed, but every essay is good.

That 53% of white women stat continues to distress me. 😖

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

#nasty #firecefeb
Not the tagged book! A great collection of essays - as recommended to me by @arlenefinnigan 👍🏻

#FierceFeb #DearMrPresident @Cinfhen @batsy
I just could not resist using this Linus meme from FB for today's 📷😂😂

Congrats @Librarybelle on achieving 50K litfluence and breaking 1k followers!! 🤗 One of the books I am most excited to read this year is #NastyWomen! I would love to own a copy of it, because it “includes inspiring essays from a diverse group of talented women writers who seek to provide a broad look at how we got here and what we need to do to move forward.” #TBR #Feminism #50K1K

Because I didn‘t already have enough books in progress, I decided to start this one tonight, too. 👊🏻

This book was fantastic. I learned so much and was so inspired by the diverse voices in this collection. It discusses intersectional feminism and different womens' reactions to the 2016 election, the first few months of Trump's presidency, and how to resist. Highly, highly recommend!! 5⭐️

Day 2 of #riotgrams is your current read--I'm about halfway through this awesome essay collection about intersectional feminism. So far I'd highly recommend it; all of the essays have been interesting and insightful.

My TBR for Feb! The only one of these I haven't started yet is Fates & Furies. The other 3 are great so far. #tbr