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Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 | Stephanie Harvey

Hello #SheSaid.

How is the week treating you?
Did you have a Happy Halloween or a chill at home & relax?
What are you reading or catching up on this week?

Also
~ Last call for fiction reads for December
~ The vote will be up tomorrow

Up Next:
~ Dec. - fiction pick
~ Jan. - Nobody‘s Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre

* I know it‘s a new release & will have long waiting lists, so put in your library holds now or add it to your holiday wish list.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 5d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 5d

Bookwormjillk I‘m going to start Unshrinking soon. I only bought it in July. I really needed this catch up month 😂 5d

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Bookwormjillk me too! Seriously. That one I did read on time and it was very good, I hope you enjoy it. But I have fallen behind on a bunch myself, so I understand 5d

Amor4Libros Thanks for the heads-up on January‘s pick. Just put a hold at the library 😊 5d

KathyWheeler I just bought Nobody‘s Girl, so I‘m all prepared for January. I‘m going to finish Hags. 5d

ncsufoxes I‘m still finishing Eve (far behind). Enjoying it, just hard finding quiet time to read. Started the first few pages of Hags but haven‘t had a chance to get back to it, need to finish by the end of the year. I recently bought Nobody‘s Girl, so I‘m ready for January. 5d

vlwelser I'm listening to Jacinda Ardern's memoir. I've seen her speak in person. The audiobook is lovely. I did not do this with #SheSaid in mind, but it fits the assignment. 5d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser it‘s always nice when that just falls that way. I love a good book coincidence 2d

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Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice

Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 | Stephanie Harvey

#SheSaid

I started putting the voting together but noticed that both myself & a few others were running behind on our reading lately AND that we had very few fiction nominations for December.

So for November: catch-up on any of your #SheSaid books that you want/need, or dive into something and tell us about it. I‘m hoping to catch up &
reread Wild by Cheryl Strayed.

And nominate a few fiction choices for December in the comments below.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 2w

Karisa I‘ve just started Nobody‘s Girl, the memoir released last week by one of Epstein‘s victims. Sad but important read. It feels like it‘s release was kind of buried last week with all the chaos lately. Also, the author committed suicide in the spring so maybe that‘s why it doesn‘t have as much attention…

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa Also it is Non-fiction November, so if anyone saw any good challenges for that this month, let us know. 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Karisa That is on my to read list. I nominated it to be in the vote. I thought about just making it November‘s pick, but I know many will struggle to get it at the library right after it‘s release date. But I think it is going to be an essential read for everyone in the current world . 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Maybe just junk the fiction for December and make that December‘s 🤷‍♀️ 2w

MallenNC I like the idea of having a free for all in November! I‘ll tag a few fiction books that I‘ve had on my TBR for a while.

Disorientation

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The Great Mrs. Elias: A Novel Based on a True Story

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Trespasses

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MallenNC And American Daughters by Piper Huguley

American Daughters: A Novel

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Suet624 Trespasses is so darn good I‘d read it a second time. 2w

Bookwormjillk Great idea!!!! 2w

KathyWheeler I like the idea of a catchup month. I‘m really behind. 2w

Bookwormjillk Trespasses sounds really good! But I‘m up for whatever. 2w

Circe

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The Fifth Season

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The Lost Journals of Sacajewea

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Singout Is there a list for early 2026? I missed it! 2d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Just January is announced. That vote will be up soon, but it has a lot more books in it so is taking me longer to get together.

Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice

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Hags | Victoria Smith

Hello #SheSaid!

I‘m still behind, but please stop in and discuss as you finish up this week‘s section and the book .

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 2w

vlwelser This book definitely got better as it went along. I still think chapters 5 + 6 were the best though. 2w

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Hags | Victoria Smith

Hello #SheSaid

Sorry for the late post again…this is becoming a habit and I apologize. How is everyone doing this week? How are you doing with this week‘s chapters?

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 3w

AllDebooks I've just started it and I'm obsessed 3w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 3w

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa @AllDebooks I‘m way behind this month. So I‘m glad I‘m not alone 😅. I have been a terrible reader this year. 3w

vlwelser Chapters 5 + 6 are the best yet, IMO. Finally she seems to not be just spitting out things I've already consumed in other books. I guess I can also relate to chapter 5 more than some of the others. In 6, I liked what she had to say about the perceptions about Mumsnet and how it's perceived by outsiders. But also used by politicians as a way to discredit female voices. 3w

Singout Have there been votes for November and December yet? No pressure! 3w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Singout not up yet, so you did not miss it 2w

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Hags | Victoria Smith

Hello #SheSaid!

Way behind today… power issues here locally. Discussion below for this week‘s section, drop in as you finish the section.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 4w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 4w

vlwelser I'm starting to feel like this author is covering ground other people have already wandered over. It's good. I'm just not completely blown away by it. 4w

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MallenNC @vlwelser There were definitely times when I started to wonder if I‘d read this already. 4w

vlwelser @mallennc I did, but mostly because she keeps quoting Caitlin Moran. 3w

MallenNC @vlwelser I have read How to Be a Woman so maybe that‘s why. It also reminds me of that Witches book we read last year by the French author. I can‘t remember the name 3w

vlwelser @mallennc yes. That book was also similar even if it was a European perspective. 3w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @MallenNC I loved Moran‘s first 2 books. I really need to read her more recent 2 new ones…I‘ll tag them below (edited) 3w

More Than a Woman

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What About Men?: A Feminist Answers the Question

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Hags | Victoria Smith

Hello #SheSaid!

Sorry for the late post. But…

We are off with a new book!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 1mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 1mo

MallenNC I‘m going to try to keep up this month! I‘ve been thinking about what she says in chapter 1 about the tendency online to say people opposite of our beliefs are aging faster because they are hateful inside. (Paraphrasing) and how that makes us see aging as a sign of failure. That‘s interesting to me 1mo

vlwelser I do think this is interesting @MallenNC it's like they couldn't come up with a more creative insult. Joke's on them though because it happens to everyone. Angry people are often accused of being ugly. I like the Twits quotes even if Dahl was a crazy bigot himself. 1mo

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Hags | Victoria Smith

Hello #SheSaid!

Schedule is ready! See you this weekend!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 1mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 1mo

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Hags | Victoria Smith

Up Next for #SheSaid.

Still on sale on Kindle and Kobo if you are like me and it is unavailable at your library

Otherwise, put in your library loans and inter-library loans.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 1mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 1mo

MallenNC Thanks for sharing! My library doesn‘t have it either so I‘ll have to buy it. I‘m hoping to keep up this month. 1mo

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Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution | Cat Bohannon

Hello #SheSaid!

I really liked this one, I‘m on the last chapter now, so will finish in an hour or so. How are you all doing? Catching up? Enjoying the anthropological deep biological dive? I like both her research and examples she weaves in, what were your favorite parts or least favorite parts?

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 1mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 1mo

vlwelser Still glad I recommended this one. Glad I read it. I had zero clue it was so long until I retrieved it. The author did a great job and I will probably read whatever she does next. 1mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser me too! I will add her to my…read whatever they write list. 1mo

DebinHawaii I‘ve not done a good job with the discussions but I listened slowly over the month & finished the audiobook yesterday & I really enjoyed it! I learned a lot & was kept entertained. Great recommendation @vlwelser 🤗 1mo

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Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution | Cat Bohannon

Hello #SheSaid

I‘m behind as always…still in last week‘s section, but I‘m slowly catching up!

How is the week treating you? And how are you enjoying this book and this week‘s section.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 2mo

vlwelser This book is so interesting. I can't imagine how long the research took. 2mo

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser I agree. It‘s like a great anthropology deep dive. I love it. 2mo

mhillis I‘ve only read chapter one so far. Very interesting! 2mo

vlwelser That is a great way to describe it. 2mo

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Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution | Cat Bohannon

Hello #SheSaid!

I hope you are all having a great weekend and learning interesting things in our current book. See you in the comments after you finish this week‘s sections to discuss.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 2mo

vlwelser This book is incredibly detailed and I'm here for it. I'm really liking it so far. I have no idea if I'm the only one actually reading it, though. 2mo

LitStephanie @vlwelser I am reading it! Not caught up, though, still finishing chapter 2. 2mo

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Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution | Cat Bohannon

Hello #SheSaid

I‘m really liking this one already. The introduction alone was very interesting. Please drop by the comments as you finish this week‘s section.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I was hooked from the discussion of fat, liposuction, and that that is an organ with a purpose in the introduction. It explains so much about women and weight loss and regain cycles to me. And why we often regain more…probably the body knows it can be lost and wants to be extra prepared with a bit more in case of the next “famine”. 2mo

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa …it also made me think of all the weight lose drugs now and wonder how effective they will be long term and what side effects they may have long term 2mo

vlwelser I am glad we're reading this. I had no idea it was so long when I proposed it. But I like her style. And I like how detailed it is. 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser me too…and yes, I thought that part way through this week‘s section …the this is longer than I thought it was. 2mo

MallenNC My friend read this and recommended it. I‘m glad to hear it‘s good. I‘ll have to catch up when my hold comes in. 2mo

LitStephanie The discussion about mammalian nursing and milk production just made me cringe, guess I am squeamish about that. I was skeptical of her reporting that males can ever produce milk, so I looked for a legitimate source, and apparently it is extremely rare (except in one type of bat) but can happen! https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-males-can-lactate/ 2mo

LitStephanie I thought the bit about stress hormones in milk making babies more cautious or timid was really interesting. I am sure it is only a very small push on the personality but still kind of amazing. 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @LitStephanie yes, I found that really interesting too. 2mo

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Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 | Stephanie Harvey

And just a reminder #SheSaid of what is coming up in October…and time to start nominating some new books to read again. What‘s on your radar, to read list, caught your eye lately. Please tag them below and I will get a voting 🗳️ group together!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 2mo

Bookwormjillk Thank you! I am terrible at reading these on time, but I usually get to them eventually! 2mo

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Bookwormjillk You‘re welcome. And I understand… I have been off all year so far. Not reading on time. I blamed moving in the beginning of the year keeping me busy doing other things and throwing me off my reading pattern. Now I‘m think it‘s too much Doomscrolling 🫠 But whatever it is, I‘m off too and I hope it ends soon. So I thank you all for putting up with an organizer that is later reading our sections about 50% of the time lately. 2mo

MallenNC It‘s hard to believe it is time to pick more books already. I will give some thought to what I‘ve been interested in lately. 2mo

ncsufoxes Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates is really good. Saving Five by Amanda Nguyen.

Saving Five

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The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts

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Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People

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In This Economy?: How Money & Markets Really Work

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Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

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Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present

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Hate Won't Win: Find Your Power and Leave This Place Better Than We Found It

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The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story

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Autocracy Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World

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The Lost Journals of Sacajewea

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The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation

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The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe V. Wade

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The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having�or Being Denied�an Abortion

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I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition

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Ten Steps to Nanette

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Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements

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Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir

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Men We Reaped: A Memoir

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Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future

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Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead

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Ordinary Notes

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Liz_M @LitsyEvents (edited) 2mo

Invisible Prisons: Jack Whalen's Tireless Fight for Justice

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Finding Me: A Memoir

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Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body

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Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice

Highway of Tears

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa This comes out in October… and I think will be talked about by everyone

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Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire

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Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally

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My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church

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The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs

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The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: How to Build a Disability-Inclusive World

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Pain and Shock in America: Politics, Advocacy, and the Controversial Treatment of People with Disabilities

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Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions

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Disability Pride: Dispatches from a Post-ADA World

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Loving Our Own Bones: Disability Wisdom and the Spiritual Subversiveness of Knowing Ourselves Whole

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Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement (A Norton Short)

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Black Disability Politics

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Articulate: A Deaf Memoir of Voice

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I Identify as Blind: A Brazen Celebration of Disability Culture, Identity, and Power

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Unseen: How I Lost My Vision but Found My Voice

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Far From the Tree

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NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently

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Unmasking Autism: The Radical Power of Embracing Our Neurodiversity

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Unmasking for Life: The Autistic Person's Guide to Connecting, Loving, and Living Authentically

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How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom

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The Power of Disability: 10 Lessons for Surviving, Thriving, and Changing the World

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Beyond the Surface: A Gold Medalist�s Guide to Finding and Loving Yourself

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The Hard Parts: A Memoir of Courage and Triumph

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On My Own Two Feet: From Losing My Legs to Learning the Dance of Life

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Limitless: The Power of Hope and Resilience to Overcome Circumstance

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The Power of Choice: My Journey from Wounded Warrior to World Champion

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It Rained in the Desert: One Woman's Story of Spirit and Resilience

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Unlearning Ableism: The Ultimate, No-Nonsense Guide to Understanding Disability and Unlearning Ableism

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I'll Pray for You: And Other Outrageous Things Said to Disabled People

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How Ableism Fuels Racism: Dismantling the Hierarchy of Bodies in the Church

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Everything is NOT Peachey

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What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

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Where You See Yourself

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True Biz

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The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness

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What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma

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Accessible America: A History of Disability and Design

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Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive Outside the Lines

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The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal

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100 Days of Sunlight

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Interabled: True Stories About Love and Disability from Squirmy & Grubs and Other Interabled Couples

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Carly's Voice: Breaking Through Autism

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Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism

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Invisible: How Young Women with Serious Illness Navigate Work, Relationships, and the Pressure to Seem Just Fine

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If at Birth You Don't Succeed: My Adventures with Disaster and Destiny

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The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love

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The Ugly Laws: Disability in Public

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QDA: A Queer Disability Anthology

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Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence

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Beauty is a Verb: The New Poetry of Disability

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The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love with Me

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What Doesn't Kill You: A Life with Chronic Illness - Lessons from a Body in Revolt

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Crip Kinship: The Disability Justice and Art Activism of Sins Invalid

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Enabling Acts: The Hidden Story of How the Americans with Disabilities Act Gave the Largest US Minority Its Rights

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Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice

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Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation

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Laughing at My Nightmare

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Strangers Assume My Girlfriend Is My Nurse

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Haben's Story: A Memoir of Connection, Determination, and Hope in the Face of Adversity

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"Don't You Know Who I Am?": How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility

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AllDebooks I would like to revist Wild Swans as Jung Chang is releasing a follow-up memoir.

Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China

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Eve Bites Back: An Alternative History of English Literature

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Stronger: How I Changed Everything I Thought I Knew About Women's Strength

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The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women

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Who's Afraid of Gender?

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Skin Deep: Journeys in the Divisive Science of Race

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Boys Will Be Boys: Power, patriarchy and the toxic bonds of mateship

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Deficit: How Feminist Economics Can Change Our World

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa @AllDebooks really! I‘d love to re-read Wild Swans too, I did not know she was writing a follow-up 2mo

AllDebooks @Riveted_Reader_Melissa published in the UK on 16th September 2025. Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China by Jung Chang – HarperCollins Publishers UK https://share.google/LuOWV66dzCrH5j9Zq 2mo

Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa @AllDebooks Definitely Stacking 2mo

LitStephanie Ooh my library had this available! May I join you all for September? 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @LitStephanie Yes you can! 2mo

What's Up with White Women?: Unpacking Sexism and White Privilege in Pursuit of Racial Justice

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White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better

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Mothers of Massive Resistance: White Women and the Politics of White Supremacy

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White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind

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Nice White Ladies: The Truth about White Supremacy, Our Role in It, and How We Can Help Dismantle It

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The Trouble with White Women: A Counterhistory of Feminism

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Erased: What American Patriarchy Has Hidden from Us

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa Nominations closed 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Chelseabillups30 Do you want to join our reading group? I can start adding you to the tag list? 2w

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Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution | Cat Bohannon

Up next for #SheSaid!

Put in your library holds and interlibrary loans!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 2mo

TheBookHippie I enjoyed this one! Hope you do too! 2mo

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Julsmarshall I loved this one and think about it often!! 2mo

Liz_M @LitsyEvents 2mo

SamAnne An interesting read. I had a few issues with it but learned so much. I will try and follow along. 2mo

LitStephanie Please add me. 2mo

mhillis I could only get the YA version! Looking forward to reading it 2mo

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Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement | Sharon McMahon

Hello #SheSaid!

I hope you enjoyed this one. I‘m still behind, but am enjoying it and the tangents too. Please drop by the comments as you finish.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Anyone else feel a little depressed in some sections…about how much some of these people went through, did for their communities, got no recognition, and here in the US it feels like we are determined to repeat it all again….like we have learned nothing. 🫠 2mo

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vlwelser We're not great at learning from mistakes here in the US. Or the wrong people have all of the power. Could be both. 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser People put the wrong people in power, so same thing. I‘m still very disappointed that people saw the “child separation” policy, and said this time they will only get rid of criminals, let‘s put those exact same people back in power again and give them more money & people. 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa …and then shocked, just horrified at what happens. Like it was not obvious what they would do. 2mo

vlwelser It was dreadful the last time but it's like they forgot. It's all propaganda. They hear what they want. And think they can't possibly be talking about them. 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser yes. 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa So sad and was so easily avoidable 2mo

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Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement | Sharon McMahon

Hello #SheSaid!

Sorry I‘ve been behind this month, but I hope you are all enjoying it. Hopefully I‘ll catch up sometime before too long. Stop in to the comments as you finish this week‘s section.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 2mo

kspenmoll I have really enjoyed the chapters on Hawaii, the horrific decision to intern Japanese citizens, the fight for reparations, & the lifelong relationship between Alan Simpson & Norman Mineta. 2mo

MallenNC @kspenmoll I read this previously and the Hawaii chapters were my favorite 2mo

vlwelser This section is far and away my favorite so far. Maybe because these guys are more modern. It would have been great if she found more like this esp a female. 2mo

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I promised a picture to #SheSaid. This is my grand-nephew Oliver. He had to stay in the hospital a little longer under some lights to help his bilirubin levels improve, but he was finally able to come home.

Bookwormjillk He's adorable! Congratulations! 3mo

lil1inblue What a sweetheart! 😍 Congratulations! 3mo

GingerAntics What a little sweetheart! 3mo

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Lcsmcat Congratulations! He‘s precious. 3mo

kspenmoll So happy he is home! Adorable! 3mo

Eggbeater Congratulations! He's beautiful! 😍 3mo

AmyG Beautiful baby! Congrats! ❤️ 3mo

MallenNC So happy to see him! Precious baby. 3mo

ElizaMarie He is so beautiful!!!! 3mo

Ruthiella Beautiful! 🤩 (edited) 3mo

willaful What a sweetie! Please kiss those toes for me. 3mo

staci.reads Beautiful 😍 3mo

Amiable Welcome to the world, Oliver! 💙 3mo

CarolynM Gorgeous 😍 3mo

MaureenMc 💕💕💕 3mo

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Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement | Sharon McMahon

Hello #SheSaid!

Sorry for the late post. I‘m at the hospital on baby watch! Been here all day waiting for my grand-nephew to make his appearance. I‘ll post pictures when he arrives. Enjoy the comments discussion! Maybe I‘ll catch up on this book by the end of the month. LOL…we will see!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 3mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 3mo

Suet624 Yippee on a new baby in the family!! 3mo

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vlwelser It's possible the baby is more interesting than this book. It is interesting but it's also pretty basic. 3mo

DebinHawaii Congrats on the new addition to the family! 3mo

Bookwormjillk Congratulations 🎉 3mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I love that I posted the wrong picture this week and no one mentioned it! (edited) 2mo

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa https://youtu.be/xhTmMv_s578?si=3822RBAugSVe3WkY 3mo

Amazon Audible Audiobooks: Reading with Ears | Michale K Edwards

https://youtu.be/9H0ivgubPtI?si=mhKfvRN18_jI6aAg

Very interesting video, a follow up video in the comments.

GingerAntics I‘ve seen so many authors leave the amazing system because they literally prevent them from selling anywhere else. They go Indy and their fans follow. They even work together to introduce their fans to new authors so they can avoid Amazon all together. Bezos needs to stop screwing everyone over. 3mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @GingerAntics the Audible thing is about they raised the % to authors… but if you pick anything out of the plus catalog (ie, for free) your money gets split with that. So if you listen to 10 books, 9 in the plus “free” catalog and the author you spent your credit on. The author you thought you were spending your credit on…their profit gets divided by the 10 books, than they get their percentage on the 1/10 that is left. Plus a bunch in ⤵️ 3mo

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa ↪️ “free” pool are audibles. So they use Mary Shelley‘s Frankenstein as an example. It is free in the public domain, but audible made it into an audiobook, so if you pick it audible itself is most likely taking a cut from your favorite author you spent a credit on. And it gets more complicated from there.… lots more in the video…. None of it sounds good for actual authors 3mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Basically they are using the buy audiobook section to fund the rent book section…and authors are paying for it. 3mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa There is a link to sign a petition about it. 3mo

GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa this is why I absolutely refuse to use audible. I have a friend who keeps telling me I can use her login if I want, but I can‘t do it. Authors work hard on these books. They deserve to be properly compensated. Amazon is REALLY shady in general, but they seem to really crank it up for authors. 3mo

willaful Ugh, that's gross! I have a free trial right now and I definitely will cancel. 3mo

lil1inblue Is there any info as to how the percentages compare to libro.fm or kobo? I totally agree that audible is shady af and f-ing horrible, but I am curious how it compares to its competitors. 3mo

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Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement | Sharon McMahon

Hello #SheSaid

I hope this month is treating you well…. I‘m still running behind on this book, but I‘ll get there soon.

Please drop into the comments as you finish this week‘s section.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 3mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 3mo

Suet624 I just got the book out of the library. 😊🤷🏻‍♀️ 3mo

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staci.reads I'm a couple chapters short of being caught up, but I'm close. My takeaways so far are that I'm enjoying learning about these lesser-known Americans who should be commonly- known, and holy cow...tangents! I am struggling with the organizational style that allows her to be feeling the story of Maria de Lopez and all of the sudden we're reading about Fortunate Eagle and the Pope...then suddenly it's about Walt Disney. . 3mo

staci.reads (Cont) ...then oh yeah, we were learning about Maria. Whiplash! Or, let's learn about Katherine Lee Bates... but suddenly, 2 pages on Paul Revere's life, all because the church bell in Katie's father's church was made by Revere 🙄 3mo

staci.reads Also, I highly recommend that when you finish chapter 11, Google images of the Spirit of Idaho Women statue; it's marvelous. 3mo

vlwelser I'm digging this. Entirely. I enjoy that she goes off on tangents like a hyperactive school teacher. 3mo

DebinHawaii I‘m finally caught up & went past to the next section by accident. I agree about the whiplash😳 but it definitely is keeping my attention & I‘m enjoying it. 3mo

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Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement | Sharon McMahon

Hello #SheSaid!

I‘m away at a wedding this weekend, so have not even started this one yet. But please jump in and comment as you finish today‘s section.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 3mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 3mo

Suet624 Oh shoot. I still have to find this book. I‘ll check all the libraries. 3mo

MallenNC I read this one already b/c I love Sharon McMahon. I liked what she did with this book 3mo

vlwelser She's so snarky and matter of fact about things. I love it. 3mo

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As someone who has been on the wrong side of BMI since puberty & felt that doctors often ignored my problem & focused instead on a scale number that has fluctuated within the same range for decades…I could definitely relate. This book clearly outlines how large, does not equal unhealthy & the hype-focus on size means not focusing on important things, in fact often ignoring them. Great research in this book, mixed with the author‘s experience.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa #sheSaid 3mo

Jari-chan Ah, the world famous Bullshit Index 🤫😎 3mo

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Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement | Sharon McMahon

Next up for #SheSaid!

Put in your library holds and interlibrary loans

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 3mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 3mo

MallenNC I love Sharon McMahon! This book is great. 3mo

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Hello #SheSaid!

How has the month treated you? Hopefully it was a good one and you fit some reading in too.

As you finish up the book, stop in below and let‘s discuss!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 3mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 3mo

GingerAntics Oh wow those get TINY! I would love to see something like this in person. 3mo

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MallenNC This was a good book and I think she did a great job mixing the personal with the academic support of the topic. This is so prevalent in our society. 3mo

vlwelser @MallenNC I totally agree. It was also interesting to see this topic from the view point of a philosopher. 3mo

MallenNC @vlwelser I thought so too. It showed the scope of the issue in a different way than say a sociologist. And she did a good job of including pop culture in this. 3mo

DebinHawaii I have not been good with keeping up with the reading or the discussions but I finished this one today & thought it was really good. I highlighted a ton in it & while the subject matter made it frustrating & sad/dismaying to read, I think she made her points well & as @MallenNC said, did a great job of weaving in her personal experiences with data & history. 3mo

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The Lord of the Rings | J. R. R. Tolkien

I thought the #FellowshipOfTolkien would enjoy this video

@JazzFeathers @Daisey @BookwormAHN

https://youtu.be/9oKxmaO-CIs?si=tL-A1T_I5EVN973q

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @wordslinger42 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Not sure I agree with all of them, and he miss-stated one thing, but very interesting still. 4mo

Daisey Interesting! I‘ll have to take some time to watch this. 4mo

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Hello #SheSaid!

Anyone else have trouble not just reading ahead and finishing this book this week? Maybe just me!

Stop by below in the comments and let us know what you think about this week‘s section.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 4mo

vlwelser I like this. It's interesting. Her perspective definitely adds to the book. But it's not the most riveting thing ever. 4mo

MallenNC @vlwelser The section for this week was very academic and focused on philosophy. Which made it harder to read. It did make me made to think that even “smart” people are susceptible to this kind of anti-fat bias. 4mo

vlwelser @MallenNC this didn't surprise me. Academia is competitive and they seem to take any opportunity to make others feel/seem inferior. 4mo

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Hello #SheSaid!

How are you this weekend? Catching up with our book?

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I‘m behind again…yes, I know…what else is new 🫠 sorry about that. I‘ll catch up soon, but I‘m loving it so far….and anyone else feel like they what to tell off a few people who have given them grief over the years….maybe just me. 🙃 (edited) 4mo

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Bookwormjillk I haven‘t started this yet but got it on my kindle for when I‘m on a family vacation next week. Let‘s just say it might come in handy. 4mo

MallenNC I am not *enjoying* this exactly because the topic is a tough one but I like the way the author explains that what many think to be true is actually wrong like the accuracy of BMI or that being a higher weight automatically making someone less healthy. 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MallenNC yes! That‘s how I felt and why I said I wanted to tell off a few people. A few doctors in particular. More girls need to read this younger so they get a more balanced prescriptions on weight & health. 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I‘m all caught up now. And I will say *enjoying*, because I feel like things I have thought for a long time are here in print, with data to back them up. 4mo

vlwelser @MallenNC that BMI nonsense is no joke. People actually use it like it's a real indication of anything. They were using it to sort us into covid vaccine groups. My friends mocked me for being the only one in the "normal" group 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser the number of times my doctor has told me the “lose 10% of your body weight” reduces the risk of xyz. I always thought that was BS, because there is no bottom there, you can always say that no matter what you lose and be told 10% again. And this book points out rightfully that those that lose regain back & often more and the dieting and regaining has more risks than the weight anyway. 🙄 4mo

vlwelser I like that she points out the exercise bit. Like that actually makes you healthier. 4mo

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Just this sentence, in the intro… gutted me. I‘ve read her other books, they are very very excellent in-depth well-researched books. With so much to offer.

But this sentence alone, shows how our society works to silence women, just to make them so uncomfortable with themselves, that they balk at being “public”. That instinctual withdrawl silences whatever they would have said.

#SheSaid

AmyG 😥 4mo

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Hello #SheSaid! New month, New Book!

Happy 4th of July to those in the US, happy weekend to everyone else!

As we dive into a new read, thoughts so far?

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 4mo

MallenNC I related a lot to her intro. I think a lot of people would. I‘m interested to see where the book goes. I like that she backs up her ideas with a lot of research 4mo

DGRachel Still waiting for my library hold but I should have it soon. 🤞🏻 4mo

vlwelser @MallenNC I agree. I found her really relatable in the intro and I am looking forward to seeing what she comes up with. 4mo

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Up Next for #SheSaid!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 4mo

AllDebooks @LitsyEvents 4mo

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Up next for #SheSaid!

So put in your library holds and inter-library loans or pick it up while it is still on sale.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 4mo

MallenNC I just got this one! 4mo

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vlwelser Are we taking a week off or is there a schedule? 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser Schedule going up now 4mo

vlwelser 😘 4mo

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I who Have Never Known Men: A Novel | Jacqueline Harpman

Hello #SheSaid!

A bit of a different format this month, so just stop by as you finish reading and let me know what you thought of the book and reading it with only 1 discussion this time in the comments.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 4mo

AllDebooks I'm about to start reading this. 📚 4mo

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vlwelser I really liked this. It's a fast read. It had Herland vibes but it's also very sci-fi. I have no idea who's got it done and what would count as a spoiler. 4mo

MallenNC This kind of book is not my favorite. I felt like there was a point, philosophically, and it was interesting to imagine what a person would be like if born in this circumstance. But I wanted more narrative. I‘ll put another thought as a spoiler 4mo

MallenNC I did NOT like that there were no answers about where these women were and how this had happened. I did listen to the audiobook so it‘s possible I missed something but that annoyed me. I am a plot focused reader so this was hard for me. I‘m glad it was a short book. 4mo

Suet624 This was a rare DNF for me. Too much of a real world feel for me. 4mo

AllDebooks This was a very tough read. I can't say I enjoyed it, but I did think it was worth reading. The character development between the women was good. The child's progress was interesting, although the stroppy, sulky teen period was overdone. It was good to see her mature into a more pleasant person. 4mo

AllDebooks @MallenNC I agree, no explanation was frustrating. 4mo

Liz_M I like odd books that play with the conventions of a novel. I was relived there wasn't an explanation (I loved the world of Piranesi but when the situation was explained, it lost the magic ). I found the MC fascinating as well as a scenario that played with classic dystopias/utopias. I had trouble understanding the narrator's eventual framing of the world outside the bunker as another prison. Do we need the contrast of society to be free? 4mo

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 5mo

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I who Have Never Known Men: A Novel | Jacqueline Harpman

Next up for #SheSaid

Our next pick is fiction this month. And there are no chapters or parts. So read when you can, enjoy the spring or fall depending on where you are. And I will see you all at the end of the month to discuss this book.

Put in your library holds & interlibrary loans…. Make sure you request in translation for your area.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 5mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 5mo

vlwelser This is a great idea. I love being able to read at my own crazy pace. 5mo

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AllDebooks I have this, count me in 😀 5mo

Suet624 I've put a hold on it at the library! 5mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser it usually works well for our fiction reads, which tends to work out well in the spring and winter holiday season. I little more laid back….so you can get out and do picnic, graduation, garden things when the weather is good…and then holiday get togethers, planning, shopping, cooking things. This one with no chapters or sections just said, nope no structure. 😂 5mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Suet624 it‘s not very long, so plenty of time. 5mo

vlwelser I thrive under no structure. 😂 5mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser I know, I kind of prefer it for fiction myself. Non-fiction can be more difficult that way. At least for me and for denser reads, for me breaking them down into section seems to help. But as always it really does depend on the book. 5mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser our last book could have worked really well as a end of the month discussion. Some of the more academically written it‘s nice to be able to talk about the specific things in different sections 5mo

vlwelser I think with the last book because it was so long we all ended up on different timelines. Which made discussing it slightly disjointed 5mo

CatLass007 My audiobook is broken up into parts, but discussing the book all at one time sounds great. Count me in. 5mo

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The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Timeless Story of One Woman's Journey to Be Heard | Kate Moore

Hello #SheSaid!

I am way behind on this book…. Family issues. But I‘m so glad it‘s still going well for everyone, I cannot wait to see what happens next. See you all in the comments!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 5mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 5mo

vlwelser I really appreciated this book a great deal. The amount of research done on this fairly obscure historical icon is pretty stunning. I had no knowledge of this woman but she made so many impactful marks on the world. 5mo

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staci.reads After reading about her nitariaty at the time and her impact on legislation, I am appalled, and saddened, that she became "lost" to history. It overwhelms me to think about how many women, who made such a difference, have been forgotten, and it makes me grateful for authors like this who are uncovering their stories. 5mo

MallenNC This is one of those books that I can‘t say I enjoyed because of the subject matter but I thought it was very well done and I glad to have learned about Elizabeth‘s life. Kate Moore does a great job with these parts of history 5mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MallenNC I may be behind, but I am loving how it is written and reads like living history…not just research. Makes me want to pick up anything the author writes. 5mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @staci.reads the disappearing of stories and people that change things/history is really hitting home for me right now as they delete history stories off of official websites etc. I feel like I need to find an old school Encyclopedia set to keep in my house so that some things can not just be erased. 5mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa … but I guess it is not knew. Books like “12 Years a Slave” disappeared and were rediscovered much later. 5mo

MallenNC @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Have you read Radium Girls, her previous book? I think it‘s even better. 5mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MallenNC no, I have not yet. I‘ll have to move it up my huge TBR list 5mo

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The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Timeless Story of One Woman's Journey to Be Heard | Kate Moore

Hello #SheSaid! How are you this week?

See you in the comments, please just drop in when you finish this week‘s section…

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 6mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 6mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I myself am a bit behind this week, so I will stop back in a bit and add my comments & impressions….hopefully if my phone stops ringing this weekend 😂 6mo

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MallenNC I‘m actually on track for this one. I won‘t spoil (if you can spoil nonfiction) other than to say I was so impressed by her determination and the ways she found to use her voice and her writings to help herself and others. And the men in her life continue to be infuriating 6mo

vlwelser @MallenNC same 💯 6mo

vlwelser She encounters all these obstacles and just keeps fighting. She's fierce. I do feel so bad for her children to have been caught up in all of this. The husband is a giant douche canoe. Like let it go dude. But I guess it's hard to admit that you might be wrong. 6mo

staci.reads I finally got caught up. I really enjoyed reading about the trial. It was a little reaffirming to see people rally around the bleaknesses and infuriating first half. I also have found it interesting to see the varied reactions of her children once she is released considering their father's ongoing campaign to turn them against her. 6mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I am way behind…. Family issues. But I‘m so glad it‘s still going well for everyone, I can not wait to see what happens next. 5mo

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The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Timeless Story of One Woman's Journey to Be Heard | Kate Moore

Hello #SheSaid

How is everyone doing this week, slowly catching up? I know a few of you got the book later.

See you in the comments as you finish this week‘s section!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 6mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 6mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Me this week…the US is a mess. I am watching lots of news & doomscrolling….and reading lots of fluff novels as escapism. Then thinking how they would probably put me in an asylum for novel reading. 🥹 6mo

MallenNC I think the author did such a good job telling this story. This week‘s sections were tough bc they showed the reality of life in the asylum. And I felt such dread for Elizabeth throughout! And yes, it‘s scary how much some of this still echoes today. 6mo

vlwelser This book is incredibly detailed and while I appreciate that most of the time, I feel like I'm trying to rush through it. I feel so bad for Elizabeth and her babies. That husband is such a troll. And then he loses the job anyway! 6mo

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No Excuses Reading Journal for Banned Books | Tracy Tennant

This is from February I think, but I‘m just reading it now & thought I would share.

Link here:

https://cornell1a.law.cornell.edu/blog/index.php/clinic-files-lawsuit-against-id...

Riveted_Reader_Melissa “The complaint also targets a unique feature of HB 710 that permits both state law enforcement and private citizens to bring legal challenges against schools and libraries that fail to restrict minors‘ access to materials deemed “harmful to minors.” Private citizens that file complaints against such schools or libraries receive a $250 award if they are successful in their challenge”. 🙄 6mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa “The complaint also alleges that HB 710 expressly targets works that contain “any act of homosexuality,” including non-sexual acts like handholding and hugging between two characters of the same gender. According to the complaint, such a blatant restriction constitutes a violation of the First Amendment and the and Fourteenth Amendment‘s Equal Protection Clause.” So no mothers hugging your daughter in books I guess 🤪 6mo

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The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan

No Excuses Reading Journal for Banned Books | Tracy Tennant

Link to list:

https://media.defense.gov/2025/Apr/04/2003683009/-1/-1/0/250404-LIST%20OF%20REMO...

Link to website above where the link is at:

https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/4...

#Censorship + #BannedBooks = #FutureReadingGoals

Susanita 19 pages! 🤬 6mo

ManyWordsLater I‘m having difficulty articulating to friends the difference because library curation and banning books. 6mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Well if you curate out anything to do with racism, gender, feminism, or transgender…you maybe are not curating a collection on a specific topic but removing a complete topic. For instance….race books out, Mein Kampf in…you could say more war history related…. But also out as feminism books about the underground movement of women in Afghanistan….which was probably pretty important in a fairly recent war. So I think it‘s the how, why, & ⤵️

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa ↪️ purpose. I am not a librarian, I should add. But I would think curating a collection is different from say removing from a library. My public library has the library, and a separate curated section on local history….but that does not mean they removed every book from the main library on any other subject. 6mo

shortsarahrose @ManyWordsLater - I‘ll add, as a library worker/person with a masters in library science, collection development has more to do with building a collection that reflects a wide range of viewpoints on any given topic - even those that we may not personally agree with or that the majority of our community may not agree with. Censorship is removing or refusing to purchase items that don‘t align with a certain view. 6mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa And why on earth Maya Angelou needed to be cut, only makes sense if it‘s a military curated collection…. But I did not see any other books of American classics novels of that sort listed. Just hers. And I find it hard to believe there was only 1 classic literature book in the library. No Steinbeck for example.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa @shortsarahrose Thank you! I knew we needed a librarian! When in doubt, always ask a librarian. 6mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Susanita right! I had heard about it when it happened, but today was the first time I had seen a complete list. Very interesting what topics the removed books seemed to be centered around. And so nice they included the topics for each books, and I‘m assuming the rational for pulling them. 6mo

ncsufoxes It‘s an odd collection of books, meaning it‘s kind of all over the place. A few repeated titles (some have different publication dates but some are repeated 2-3xs). There are only a few fiction books. I‘m surprised The 1619 Project wasn‘t on there. It is interesting to see what they find intimidating. My guess is whoever curated this list probably hasn‘t read one of these books. They probably used AI to generate the list. 6mo

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The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Timeless Story of One Woman's Journey to Be Heard | Kate Moore

Hello #SheSaid!

How are you all this weekend?

Riveted_Reader_Melissa This book is infuriating, but well written and easily readable. And so much of it seems like things still important today. We still seem to call any woman with an opinion “crazy”, and based on elections in the US, women with opinions are still seen as odd, unnatural even 🤦‍♀️and should vote with their husbands 🫠, and now the new SAVE Act 🙄. Interesting to me how some of the impetuous for this was different opinions on slavery. 6mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 6mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 6mo

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MallenNC I have meant to read this one since it came out but I knew it would make me so mad. It‘s very well written. I like that is narrative nonfiction, which is so much easier for me to follow. It‘s infuriating. And definitely relevant for today. 6mo

vlwelser I'm running slightly behind on the reading but so far this is intensely frustrating 6mo

TheKidUpstairs Like @vlwelser I'm a little bit behind, about half way through Part 1. But so far, I love the writing style, her narrative style engages you right from the start. Like everyone else, I find it so infuriating, and like @MallenNC pointed out it is unfortunately quite relevant for today, as we see so many politicians and political influencers trying to push us back to these times. cont'd in next comment 6mo

TheKidUpstairs I especially appreciate that, while the book is very much focused on Elizabeth and her story, Moore has brought in larger context with regards to sexism and racism in the medical profession, and the looming civil war. 6mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @TheKidUpstairs yes…when the neutral parties were no help section at the train station, I could not help thinking of our current times. 6mo

ncsufoxes I‘m about halfway through part 1 & agree with everyone else about the writing style. It is infuriating to see how some ideas about women have not changed…women & anything to do with their anatomy & functions. As well as women thinking or speaking out. At least we can‘t be locked away today for “novel reading.” 6mo

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The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Timeless Story of One Woman's Journey to Be Heard | Kate Moore

Hello #SheSaid

Up Next for May!

Put in those library holds and interlibrary loans!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 6mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 6mo

Suet624 Oof. Thats a rough one. At least it was for me. 😩 6mo

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Liz_M @LitsyEvents 6mo

TieDyeDude Kate Moore is an auto-buy for me. This is a wild story; hope you enjoy it! 6mo

TheKidUpstairs The audio was available, so I started this yesterday. Immediately engaging! I think I'm going to be rage-listening to a lot of this one! 6mo

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Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower | Brittney Cooper

Hello #SheSaid!

This month & this book flew by for me!

How did you all feel about this last section, and the book as a whole?

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 6mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 6mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa For me this one was a re-read, but I did not remember a ton from the first time….so parts felt new…and since we are repeating history, some hit more and stuck with me more this time. For instance, the Michelle Obama thing, it was just in the news why she did not go to his second inauguration. Why we chose to repeat this catastrophe I will never understand. 6mo

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa Never Scared seemed really poignant too right now with the attacks on University, classes available, etc. 6mo

vlwelser It's weird to think she wrote this at the beginning of his original term and absolutely nothing is different. Despite there having been a pandemic in the middle. 6mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser very depressing 6mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser only change is it‘s worse faster. Took him years to build up to the pandemic level Gov issues, and that was with the problems of a pandemic. This time 100 days and all just him. (edited) 6mo

vlwelser It's easier to repeat his previous nonsense than to make up new stuff. IMO 6mo

vlwelser Is there a schedule for the next book? You know I like to plan 6mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser just working on that now 👍 6mo

vlwelser 🤗😘 6mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser up now! 6mo

Hooked_on_books I had to finish another book I was about to lose, so that delayed my finishing of this. I really liked this last section. Her chapter on the difficulties of dating as an educated woman really resonated with me. I met my husband when I was just turning 39 and long after giving up when dating just never worked, as all the guys ran away from my degree and work. Old fashioned gender roles are such crap! 6mo

Hooked_on_books And the statistic of black women having a median net worth of $5 is devastating. Median! That puts the reality of living while black in such stark perspective. I‘ve had this book for a long time and am so glad I finally read it, as it is superb. Thanks for picking this a letting me tag along! 6mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Hooked_on_books right! That statistic is just shocking. Thank you for joining us. 6mo

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Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower | Brittney Cooper

Hello #SheSaid.

Sorry for the day late post…I hope you had a good Easter if you celebrate.

Join us in the comments as you finish this section

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa If you are Catholic, so sorry for your loss. I am not Catholic, but even I appreciated quite a lot of Pope Francis‘s influence. 7mo

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vlwelser I'm really enjoying this one. I love her read on Michelle Obama's hairstyle and the possible message she was sending. 7mo

Hooked_on_books I really liked the first essay this week. But then, just about anything starting with Michelle Obama tends to be good. I thought the second essay was also good but have an issue with what essentially sounded to me like blaming liberal white women for Trump‘s 2016 election win. There are so many voting blocks you can look at to see the differences from 2012 to 2016 that contributed to that election result. 🔽 7mo

Hooked_on_books Yes, far too many white women voted for that horrific man, which is frankly why I think a lot of liberal white women participated in the Women‘s March—horror over him being in office. My mother in law is a hard core conservative (though not a Trump fan), and there would have been no way to get her to vote for Hillary. (I don‘t know how she voted.) So to simply say it‘s because we didn‘t get our group voting right doesn‘t hold water. 7mo

staci.reads I ended up having to settle for audio again, so I'm struggling to add to the comments with anything specific about the chapters, but I am really enjoying this one. I feel like this book is a "shut up and listen" experience. I am learning so much. 7mo

staci.reads @vlwelser I loved her insight on that as well. I really want to believe her interpretation of the inauguration day hair is accurate! 7mo

staci.reads @Hooked_on_books That part was hard for me to hear as well. I respect her for sharing her feelings about the Women's March. I guess, though, I'd like to ask her what kind of protest white women who didn't vote for the orange man could have done that would have felt appropriate to her. I don't mean that in a snarky way. I am truly curious. 7mo

Hooked_on_books @staci.reads I‘d like to know that, too. I know a lot of us white women are devastated and embarrassed at so many white women voting for him. Plus, she also mentioned earlier that we‘re all stronger together, which I completely agree with. I do fully understand her frustration with the majority of white women. 7mo

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Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters

Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower | Brittney Cooper

Hello #SheSaid!

Some good essays this week, I could not help thinking about some of the current US political/religious melding that is happening currently. See you all in the comments as you finish this section!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I am not black, so I do not want to overstep here, but boy could I relate this week. My great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother all got married and had children young. And I was determined not to fall into that pattern….even as my younger cousins got married & got pregnant (not all in that order)…I was like, nope, not going there until I graduate from college. And then it‘s like…wait, where are the guys, the good ones are married already 🤣 7mo

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa ↪️ overall great essays this week, both on patriarchy/empire/military control and religion thoughts bleeding over into control, and always abstinence and sex=bad, never birth control/ knowledge and accessibility=good. Those really stuck out to me this week as the US is going through a hyper-toxic masculinity period where Dad knows all because he is an awesome multi-dimensional chess player and if you do not understand you are dumb.⤵️ 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa ↪️ let‘s go back to empire and take a few countries (they want us to, really they are just asking for it), and tariff everyone even if it upsets the global economic order we were the head of, because “sounds” tough 🙄 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I will apologize to those of you in other countries having to put up with our current US “policy”. 7mo

Bookwormjillk My library copy came in this week. I‘ll try to catch up. 7mo

AllDebooks Love this author and her essays 7mo

vlwelser I'm really enjoying this author. I loved the story about her grandmother. I'm also one of those people that had stuff to do and never thought about finding a partner. But I had no intention of settling in order to get children that I maybe also didn't really want. 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser Same…somehow I just thought, like her, that there were guys doing the same, and would be good men at the end of it. But I live in a very “red” area and (I say this sarcastically, but with some truth), well-educated women who have opinions are not really “IN” at the moment 😂 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa ..honestly finding other people that read books are difficult to find sometimes….so yay for Litsy. 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser Now to get a little more serious, I think America is going through a phase where expertise in anything is not appreciated and valued. A bit of a “dark ages” here and now I see the beginning of a brain drain starting as academics and knowledge are being devalued and those that can, moving themselves where there will be research funding & opportunities. 🤷‍♀️ 7mo

vlwelser I hope we just need to tuck in and wait this out. But that's not exactly how change happens. I am also glad to have found a lot of really well educated women on the internet. But I live in a really blue state so this behavior is more normal here. 7mo

Hooked_on_books I enjoyed this week‘s essays. I did have some thoughts about her wanting the US government to intervene with Boko Haram. Of course I wanted those girls rescued, but I have to ask where and how we should intervene in other sovereign nations. It‘s a fraught thing. Leaning on a government to push them to get a rescue to happen is one thing, but intervening militarily is technically an act of war. So I can‘t agree with her about using our military 🔽 7mo

Hooked_on_books thought I certainly was horrified and wanted to see those girls rescued. I also loved her grandma! What a hoot! I am not religious but was raised Catholic and completely agree with her about how damaging the teaching about sexuality to girls is in many Christian faiths. It leads to a lot of disordered thoughts later and isn‘t good. 7mo

Hooked_on_books @Riveted_Reader_Melissa You mention the brain drain and knowledge being devalued, and I have to say that‘s part of what drove me out of my profession. I was living in a blue/purple area and even so, more and more people would look at what I said as a physician with skepticism. How can you get informed consent from people who refuse to be informed? It felt like a constant fight and it was exhausting. And I‘m not alone, which is bad. 7mo

AnneCecilie I love how she mixes the personal with facts. I‘m not black either, but how she talks about mothers and grandmothers makes it more relatable, even if I have completely different relationships with mine. 7mo

Hooked_on_books I forgot to say how it struck me that she‘s anti-patriarchy (as we all should be), but in the final essay for today mentions wanting black men to step up to protect black women, which is a patriarchal attitude. I would have liked to see her unpack that conflict—that would have been really interesting. 7mo

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa It‘s a few years old now, but a lot of what it talked about is fermenting and now running things. I can see it in things like Signal-gate. They just think they know better, and anyone else that is complaining are sticklers/crazy, 🤷‍♀️. They had a “doctor” on who was meeting with unvaccinated people for Measles info (all the not-vaccinate alternatives they are recommending), while he actively had the measles. 🙄 (edited) 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Hooked_on_books I thought that was interesting too, but I think for me it boiled down to they expect women to stand up for and protest for them, but it is not reciprocated because they think women should still be quiet/not heard, or black women are loud, so ok, or as she mentioned, she is large so should be able to take care of herself. 🤷‍♀️. Lots of intersections in that discussion. Might be a deeper one too, not just the socialization part ⤵️ 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa ↪️ You mentioned, that men should protect women. But also one about racism…loud/angry black men more likely to be handled violently by police for example, than loud/angry black women, so subconsciously let them be the angry front face. But I think no matter what angle we look at it, everyone needs to stand up for everyone else more, not just when it‘s knocking on their individual door. (edited) 7mo

Hooked_on_books Absolutely yes, we should all be supporting and looking out for one another more. We have to stop looking at people as “us” or “them” and look at every individual as a human being. And I absolutely need to read that book! I can‘t believe I haven‘t heard of it and it looks incredibly satisfying. 7mo

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Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower | Brittney Cooper

Hello #SheSaid I hope you had a good week and maybe some Spring/Fall weather where you are at.

What did you think of the first few essays?

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa My thoughts…both on Beyoncé and Hillary…we are too tough on females that make it in any way, cutting them down because they are not “perfect enough”… they need to be flawless perfect in everything…or else no. But it is not something we do with male stars or candidates at all. Makes me sad ?‍♀️ 7mo

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ncsufoxes I just borrowed from the library, my library (or Libby) didn‘t have the last one. @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I just finished A Well Trained Wife by Tia Levings & adding it as a suggestion for this group 7mo

vlwelser I'm running a little behind. I'm partway through the Bey section. I will circle back shortly 7mo

MallenNC I‘m a little behind too but will catch up this week! I am glad to finally be reading this one. It‘s been on my TBR a while 7mo

Hooked_on_books I also appreciated her nuance as regards Hillary. She also showed some nuance about white women that I appreciated. There are plenty of white women who appall me (and I am white), but she‘s absolutely right when she says women of all colors need each other to have any hope of persevering against the patriarchy. We‘re so much stronger together than divided. 7mo

DebinHawaii @Hooked_on_books Great points! I feel the same about both being appalled by whites women & that we truly do all need each other & must do a better job of supporting rather than dragging each other down. I like her perspectives so far. 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @ncsufoxes thank you, I‘ll check it out 7mo

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Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower | Brittney Cooper

Next up for #SheSaid!

April 6: The Problems With Sass ~ Strong Female Leads
April 13: The Smartest ManI Never Knew ~ Grown-Woman Theology
April 20: Orchestrated Fury ~ White-Girl Tears
April 27: Never Scared ~ Closing

Please put in your library holds & interlibrary loans! And see you all this weekend!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 7mo

Amor4Libros Got the audiobook from my library! 🤗 7mo

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Bookwormjillk I got the audiobook from the library. I have a harder time sticking to schedules with audiobooks so I might listen to it all at once. I'm looking forward to this one. I need to work on my Eloquent Rage. 7mo

Hooked_on_books I have this one and haven‘t read it yet, so I think I‘ll join you if you don‘t mind a hanger-on. 7mo

MallenNC I‘m joining this time! I have had this book for a while and haven‘t read it yet. 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Hooked_on_books Always welcome! 🤗 7mo

nelsonmatt890 Do you happen to use Goodreads? I‘d love to add you what‘s your username? 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @nelsonmatt890 I do, but I‘ve been very bad about keeping up to date there lately. 7mo

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Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women | Kate Manne

Hello #SheSaid. Posting a bit later today. I hope you are all finishing up with the book and if not learning a lot, at least feeling less alone and “gas lighted” when you are in certain situations and being told it‘s normal, not a problem, etc.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 🙃 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Wow! The tags even posted without issues today! I need to post late more often 🤣 7mo

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Bookwormjillk @Riveted_Reader_Melissa 😂😂😂 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Bookwormjillk last week, I tried for literally hours. Logged out, back in, tried again. Let it sit after I hit enter, tried typing each in individually and then picking from the drop-down list of names. Anything I could think of….and nothing. I gave up after a few hours and just hoped you‘d find it by the tag. Today, copy & pasted the list in and it went right through and popped up as a comment immediately. 2 seconds 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Litsy may be gaslighting me 😂 7mo

DebinHawaii @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Hah! But how frustrating! I finished the book this morning. It was a good but also frustrating read. 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @DebinHawaii I felt the same, but I also feel better knowing that I‘m not imagining the problems or the scope of the problems 7mo

DebinHawaii @Riveted_Reader_Melissa So true! 7mo

vlwelser I'm glad the tags worked. I'm ready (ish) to jump back in for the next book. I don't have the book yet but it's on hold at the library so forward progress is happening. 7mo

AllDebooks I enjoyed this, despite its reiteration of well documented inequalities. Written well with some good insights 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser sometimes any forward progress is good progress. Even if it‘s just a tiny bit 7mo

staci.reads I thought the book finished strong. The chapter Unelectable- On the Entitlement to Power - was especially relevant after the last election. The part about the backlash against Klobachar after her perceived "disloyalty" to Al Franken was new information for me. I really liked her discussion of communality and the effect that expectation has on women in power. That hit home for me personally. 7mo

vlwelser 🤗 7mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @staci.reads there was a great footnote about Harris too, from the primaries…which was very relevant now too. 7mo

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Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women | Kate Manne

Hello #SheSaid!

Did you make it through? Such a tough read right now, but also a really timely one…. 😬

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