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[nolitethoughts]

🌞Violets (Original title: 바이올렛) by Kyung-Sook Shin and Translated by Anton Hur 🌞

my current read at the moment and probably one of the other favourite books I have read this year so far.🌞

Definitely my all-time most loved Anton Hur translation. Beautifully done I just love every line of it. 

Plot (from the publisher); "San is twenty-two and alone when she happens upon a job at a flower shop in Seoul’s bustling city center. Haunted by childhood rejection, she stumbles through life—painfully vulnerable, stifled, and unsure. She barely registers to others, especially by the ruthless standards of 1990s South Korea. 

Over the course of one hazy, volatile summer, San meets a curious cast of characters: the nonspeaking shop owner, a brash coworker, kind farmers, and aggressive customers. Fueled by a quiet desperation to jump-start her life, she plunges headfirst into obsession with a passing magazine photographer.

In Violets, best-selling author Kyung-Sook Shin explores misogyny, erasure, and repressed desire, as San desperately searches for both autonomy and attachment in the unforgiving reality of contemporary Korean society."

You might know her by her other novel that won the Man Asian Literary Prize 2012 "Please Look After Mom' 

🌞I'm already halfway through with it, and just to be a total nerd; I love the font they used for her novel so much, and the paper is such an exquisite quality that I just want to hold the book all day long.🌞

Giving me serious nostalgia on multiple levels. From the desire of writing, to do this near the window beside the city on top of a fridge. My heart really ached bittersweetly at that part. Because it reminded me of the time when I lived in Japan with my best friend @h_a_n_a_aa when we were 18. 

out by @feministpress (US edition)

and @wnbooks @orionbooks (UK edition)

🌞Have a wonderful day with loads of books and follow me for more bookish posts.🌞

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[roughghosts]

Welcome to Casablanca: Blood Feast by Malika Moustadraf

Welcome to Casablanca: Blood Feast by Malika Moustadraf @FeministPress @Read_WIT #WITMonth #ArabicLit

First, read the stories. Unsettling, allow them to assault your senses. Enter a world marred by poverty and illness, poisoned by the values of traditional patriarchal society, infused with everyday magic and superstition where women and men are trapped in roles defined by factors beyond their immediate control. This is the Casablanca of Malika Moustadraf’s fictional landscape, the space in which…

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[ellisvanderdoes]

Tabitha and Magoo Dress Up, Too Children's book Published in February 2020 by Feminist Press

#Illustration #illustrator #childrensbooks #dragqueen #inclusive #feministpress #kidsbook #dressup #michelle tea #ellisd #publication #book #storytime #tabitha and magoo dress up too

[thebookdragon217]

Short stories are my jam. This collection is extra special because it shares shares perspectives of Puerto Rican girls. There is something magical about being able to find yourself in the pages of a book. QOTD: What is the first book you read that you identified with on a personal level? #shortstories #storiesarereflections #representationmatters #latinxreader #latinxvoices #ownvoices #boricua #diversereads #diverseexperiences #seeyourselfinthepages #bookphoto #readingopensminds #readtothink #lovewarstories #ivelisserodriguez #feministpress #booksandflowers #booksinnature #bookdragon #read #bookstagram #bookwormthings #bookish #backyard #gardening (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAeGs4Tg4h4/?igshid=1uky2t6b49kny

#shortstories #storiesarereflections #representationmatters #latinxreader #latinxvoices #ownvoices #boricua #diversereads #diverseexperiences #seeyourselfinthepages #bookphoto #readingopensminds #readtothink #lovewarstories #ivelisserodriguez #feministpress #booksandflowers #booksinnature #bookdragon #read #bookstagram #bookwormthings #bookish #backyard #gardening

[thefeministpress]

“In her debut short story collection, Camille Acker unleashes the irony and tragic comedy of respectability onto a wide-ranging cast of characters, all of whom call Washington, DC, home. A "woke" millennial tries to fight gentrification, only to learn she's part of the problem; a grade school teacher dreams of a better DC, only to take out her frustrations on her students; and a young piano player wins a competition, only to learn the prize is worthless.”

Buy here! x

#feminism #black feminism #black feminist #feminist #feminist press #feministpress #booklr #black history month #feminist books #camille acker

[greeniezona]

See, this is the kind of nonsense I get up to when I visit a branch of the library I’ve never been to before. Do I already have checked out more books than I could possibly finish before I return them? Yes. Am I currently in the middle of three books already that are NOT library books, that have 1600+ pages between them? Also yes. Did I not JUST have to pay off my max fines in order to get my card unsuspended? ALSO. YES. . #libraryproblems #cadl #toomanybookstoolittletime #booklover #read #godswaspsandstranglers #mikeshanahan #ariddreams #duanwadpimwana #muipoopoksakul #feministpress #yourfavoritebandcannotsaveyou #scottomoore #koreanscripthacking #judithmeyer https://www.instagram.com/p/B2pNTDwACCm/?igshid=tn0qtw9roa1a

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[lifeshouldbemore]

Summer reads 1, 2 and 3 in the bag ☀️🌺📚📖🌻. . . . . . . . . . . #Armada #EarnestCline #ValleyoftheDolls #JaquelineSusann #TheCosmipolitans #SarahSchulman #Broadwaybooks #GrovePress #Feministpress #hashtag #books #summer @feminist_press @groveatlantic @schulmanny (at Dallas, Texas)

#sarahschulman #armada #feministpress #books #hashtag #broadwaybooks #jaquelinesusann #thecosmipolitans #valleyofthedolls #summer #earnestcline #grovepress

[artbookdap]

Spreads from new facsimile edition of ‘The New Woman's Survival Catalog,’ the 1973 "Woman-made" survey of second-wave feminist projects, collectives and businesses across the US. "This book is a tool for women whose rising expectations are running into the wall of patriarchal privilege: the women who are aggrieved at the discrepancy between their expectations of expanded choice and room to grow and the reality of male resistance. Whether women wish to file job discrimination complaints, equal pay suits or start their own separatist venture, this catalog presents answers, aids, tools produced by the feminist movement in battle against sexism," authors Kirsten Grimstad and Susan Rennie write in the Introduction. @primaryinfo #newwomanssurvivalguide #feminist #feministpress #womanmade #facsimile https://www.instagram.com/p/B4knJElp6tt/?igshid=wazqq15o3w9i

#newwomanssurvivalguide #feminist #feministpress #womanmade #facsimile

[sofsocialgood]

A decade before the historic Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, another notable meeting took place. In 1837, black and white women joined forces to challenge both slavery and patriarchy at the 1837 Anti-Slavery Convention. This little known gathering was written out of history -- until now.

"And the Spirit Moved them" by Helen LaKelly Hunt details the lost radical history of America's first feminists. Learn more via Feminist Press.

#feminist #feminism #intersectional feminism #intersectionality #abolition #women's equality #feministpress #seneca falls #race #gender #patriarchy #slavery #women's march

[bookmania]

I just can’t XD [@feministpress]

#humor #lol #lit

[nolitethoughts]

☂️VIOLETS☂️ 

BY KYUNG-SOOK SHIN AND TRANSLATED BY Anton Hur REVIEW

“Violets pulled up some deeply-hidden childhood trauma in me, which now has the chance to heal itself.”

I've managed to master some courage and I have written a quite emotional review.

This was my goal from the beginning because there are way more people who could professionally analyze an author's work than me but it's only me who felt a certain way reading this book so, here I am.

"I had a complicated relationship with my mom. This book brought me closer to her even if I didn’t want to."

When I have seen the title of her other book: Please Look After Mom I had a feeling that she writes about motherhood and mom-daughter relationships and I was scared.

Because I wasn't ready to deal with this emotionally.

In Violets, I had to face a few of my demons but I felt like both the author and Anton were 'holding my hand' through this journey so I felt like I wasn't alone.

Read the whole review here

out by @feministpress (US edition)

and @wnbooks @orionbooks (UK edition)

I highly, highly recommend this book. If you haven't read it yet but you were tempted many times to get it. This is your sign to grab it.

☂️Have a wonderful and peaceful day with loads of books and follow me for more bookish posts ☂️

#violets #kyungsookshin #antonhur #fictionintranslation #pleaselookaftermom #manasianliteraryprize #minari #motherhood #depression #friendship #koreanliterature #flowershop #seoul #korea #booksworthreading #emotionalbooks #recommendedreading #本 #本当にありがとうございます #바이올렛 #witmonth #womenintranslationmonth #feministpress #orionbooksuk #책 #buch #librosrecomendados #livre #books #amreading

[africandiasporaphd]

#Repost @ndize (@get_repost) ・・・ Joyeux anniversaire #zoranealehurston !! @feministpress @editionsjclatteslemasque @editionszulma https://ift.tt/2FzGfdH Follow #ADPhD on IG: @afrxdiasporaphd

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[thebookdragon217]

"and I think about TV and how people fall in love , have families, and spend lives together. Not like it is around here; people love for a little while ...And I wonder what makes love last." Love War Stories by Ivelisse Rodriguez is a short story collection that aimed to dissect the concept of love and show the many layers and aspects of it. I am a fan of short stories and this is one that is now one of my favorites. Every story brings up a new question about love and exposes another complexity. Each story leaves you wanting to search for answers and research further. What I loved the most was that it was written from the Puerto Rican experience. Reading the stories felt personal. It exposed the mixed messaging and the ways that cultural aspects play a part in creating the notions and expectations of love. The prose was beautiful and relatable. The characters introduced were multifaceted and represented the mixture of identities found in Puerto Rican culture. Each story tackled a different conflict that is relatable. This collection pulled at different pieces of my heart. The stories gave me so much to think about: ❤ How do you construct ideas about love when everything around you reflects contradiction? ❤ Why do we make idols of people we love? ❤ Why do women grieving love get stigmatized? ❤ Why is marraige the ideal and pushed by people unhappily married? ❤ How do continue to believe in love when all it does is disappoint? ❤ How do you make sense of all the mixed messaging about love and relationships? ❤ Why is a woman's reputation and identity judged in relation to who she loves? ❤ Is secret or forbidden love less valid than public love? ❤ If love isn't stagnant and constantly changing, how do you sustain or put limits on it? ❤ Why does love change you? ❤ Why does love feel like grief? ❤ Can feminism exist with traditional ideas about love? Bookdragon rating: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 #LoveWarStories #ivelisserodriguez #shortstories #puertoricanliterature #readLatinx #latinxbookstagram #bookreview #bookdragon #books #bookstagram #bookphotos #pinkbooks #bibliophile #ownvoices #bookrecs #feministpress #bipoc #bookworm #bookish #paperback #weneeddiversebooks #bookfeature (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLkt6t9gn0z/?igshid=h48j1ci1dp6b

#lovewarstories #ivelisserodriguez #shortstories #puertoricanliterature #readlatinx #latinxbookstagram #bookreview #bookdragon #books #bookstagram #bookphotos #pinkbooks #bibliophile #ownvoices #bookrecs #feministpress #bipoc #bookworm #bookish #paperback #weneeddiversebooks #bookfeature

[thefeministpress]

FALL 2019 TITLES: I LOVE MYSELF WHEN I AM LAUGHING by Zora Neale Hurston

I LOVE MYSELF WHEN I AM LAUGHING

2020 is going to be a BIG year and we’re kicking it off with a reissue of Zora Neale Hurston’s I LOVE MYSELF WHEN I AM LAUGHING… AND THEN AGAIN WHEN I AM LOOKING MEAN AND IMPRESSIVE!!! Edited by Alice Walker with an introduction by Mary Helen Washington.

During her lifetime, Zora Neale Hurston was praised for her writing but condemned for her independence and audacity. Her work fell into obscurity until the 1970s, when Alice Walker rediscovered Hurston’s unmarked grave and anthologized her writing, establishing her as an intellectual leader for future generations of black writers. A testament to the power and breadth of Hurston’s oeuvre, the newest edition of this enduring text remains as vital as ever for readers today. Reissued with a new preface by Alice Walker.

"One of the greatest writers of our time." —Toni Morrison

Pre-order here! x

#zora neale hurston #intersectional feminism #black feminism #feminism #feminist #feminist booklr #black literature #literature #books #feminist books #feminist press #feministpress

[greeniezona]

Sometimes the library makes my reading life almost *too* easy. Thursday night I finally found my new @gettbr recommendations (my email sorted them into the wrong folder) and I immediately put them all on my library hold list. The next night I brought my kid to a library program, held after normal library hours on a Friday night), and I was able to pick up my holds on the way in and check them out at the self-check while I sat in cozy chairs and read while my kid played Minecraft. Now I have even MORE library books checked out and IT’S ALMOST LIKE YOU DON’T WANT ME TO GET ANYTHING DONE EXCEPT READ AMAZING BOOKS, LIBRARY. . . Full disclosure, only Good Talk and Don’t Call Us Dead are from my TBR recommendations. One other rec hasn’t come in yet, and one wasn’t on the library system and I was too impatient to file a request, so I just bought it online. We Were Witches I spied on the shelves and had to check out out of nostalgia for my Hip Mama days, and I put a hold on The Kiss Quotient after looking for it on the shelves several times and never finding it. Here’s hoping I can get tot it in the stack before someone else gets a hold in! . . #libraryproblems #readerproblems #gettbr #toomanybookstoolittletime #thekissquotient #helenhoang #wewerewitches #arielgore #feministpress #dontcallusdead #danezsmith #graywolfpress #goodtalk #mirajacob https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz5yoM3gbsV/?igshid=uvp19iex6ri3

#libraryproblems #readerproblems #gettbr #toomanybookstoolittletime #thekissquotient #helenhoang #wewerewitches #arielgore #feministpress #dontcallusdead #danezsmith #graywolfpress #goodtalk #mirajacob

[winehead32]

#Repost @robincostelewis with @get_repost ・・・ My beautiful and brilliant Pamela is one of the authors of this timely and exceptional book. Radical indeed. When it came to reproduction, slavery, property and the law, her mind ran circles around the world. She could never accept anything more than 300% imaginative legal scholarship. One of her primary fights was with form. The other: history. Too much attention to methodology and cleverness without women’s bodies at the center insulted her. She was always on the frontline. That was her home. Unapologetically. I wish she were still alive to see this, and the other books that have come out since she died, authored by her, with her name & legal scholarship inside (like her work on hip hop and the law). She was so admired for her hard earned irreverence and exceptional sass. So strange, I’d been thinking of her so much today, the first day of Spring—one of her favorite holidays—and then this pops up first thing in my feed, like a new shoot. Riding through the snow today I saw a robin. The first day of spring indeed. Pam would be so pleased—so pleased—to see this. #legalscholarship #reproductiverights #reproductivejustice #reproductivehealth #liftingaglass #lifemysterious #verymoved #Repost @schomburgshop (@get_repost) ・・・ Getting ready for our @schomburglive event around Radical Reproductive Justice from #feministpress #nowavailable #attheshop #pamelabridgewater #dorothyroberts

#pamelabridgewater #reproductivehealth #attheshop #verymoved #dorothyroberts #liftingaglass #lifemysterious #feministpress #reproductivejustice #reproductiverights #legalscholarship #repost #nowavailable