i found this graphic novel at work!!! its this collection of stories about women loving women and having their hearts broken and finding community among other things, I'm not a huge fan of the illustration style tbh but it was a nice read

another graphic novel down 📚

I've been reading a ton of the lgbt stock we've been adding in to the library and i just finished this one! it revolves around a dramatic lesbian relationship and i love it so very much

ya'll this is the funniest graphic novel i've read and i thoroughly recommend it

*trigger warning for sexual assault and harassment both drawn and written about in this book so please take care of yourselves!

this graphic novel is a collection of stories all about the real lived experiences of people dealing with sexual assault, it isn't very long but it does tell you a whole lot about r*pe culture and how it silences and shames those who have done nothing wrong and allows those who have done wrong to do as they please. 5/5.

anyone looking for an introductory book to read about autism should def read this, it was so helpful and beautifully illustrated and it has autistic women talking about their lives!

I'm working at a different library for the day and found this on the shelves. It is SO GOOD! I think I'll read persepolis next

"My life has been like all the lives, long and hard and full of sadness and confusion and horror, a frightening, difficult dream punctuated by brief moments of joy."

'the beautiful librarians are dead'

I picked this up again and honestly Alison Bechdel is a genius and rereading her stuff during pride month is a great choice!

It's been a little while since i posted on here since the library i work at has been keeping me super busy but i hope everyone is having a nice weekend! 💙

I saw Roxane Gay reviewed this a while back and decided to read it too and i'm glad i did!

Our main character is a woman who cannot find peace in her own body, with her own weight and it ruins her in such a real way that i found myself wrecked by this book. I don't know if this was what this book set out to do but it served as a reminder to treat my body with the respect and love it deserves, as should we all.

this is literally just a book collecting the names people have called groups of birds over time and i enjoyed it far too much!

some examples :
'a commotion of coots'
'an improbability of shearwaters'
'a swatting of flycatchers'
'a cast of merlins'

it's only a few words per page but i still love this silly bird book and i had to share it

i liked this!

this is a good place to start if you're interested in reading about body positivity. It markets itself as a handbook and does have challenges to encourage confidence but it also goes into the history of weight and fashion and has guest essays too for extra perspectives!

she even provides a reading list at the back of the book and lists of blogs and websites to check out which as a fellow fat woman i dived right into and loved

An exploration of death and the unveiling of life beyond the doors of a crematorium. Caitlin Doughty, a real life mortician respectfully approaches difficult subjects with grace and humour and pushes away some of the barriers that separate us from our own mortality.

The author has a channel i recommend checking out if the book sounds like your kind of thing, just search 'ask a mortician' on youtube!

This graphic novel about a young woman living in London, trying to find a job she doesn't hate and ranting about how expensive it is to live here made me feel very seen™