We are back, sort of.
In this episode, we explain our leave of absence and make big announcements. We also finished the second half of Kaikeyi! We explore the challenges of communitarian work and ideals when you're embedded in privilege and how to navigate personal relationships with people who are participating in harmful and violent systems.
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Maggie and Harmony explore the first half of a retelling of the Hindu Epic Ramayana, Kaikeyi by Vashnavi Patel. They talk about manipulation, the ethics of power quests, and the necessity of community when it comes to building new power structures.
What we're reading:
The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais We Unleash the Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia
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This week Maggie interviews Rachel Heng on her latest novel, The Great Reclamation.
In this episode:
The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng
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Harmony interviews Kristin Henning, a public defender, professor at Georgetown University, and author of The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth. They talk about the school-to-prison pipeline, the adultification of black youth, and the hyper surveillance of black children.
You can learn more about the book at rageofinnocence.com and get involved at Georgetown's Juvenile Justice Clinic initiative.
In this Episode:
The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth by Kristin Henning
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Harmony lacks the resources for therapy, so this week we practice some bookish mental health care. Bibliomancy is a spiritual tool for diving into the future and meaning-making. Maggie and Harmony use Bibliomancy on four books to make meaning of their current struggles.
What Is Bibliomancy? Definition and Techniques
In this episode:
Lilith's Brood by Octavia Butler
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple edited by Sandra Martz
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Apocalyptic Witchcraft by Peter Grey
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This week Maggie and Harmony read "Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves" by Fobazi Ettarh. We talk about libraries as sacred places, what it means to find meaning in your labor, the dangers of assuming your work produces good, and so much more.
In this episode:
"Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves" by Fobazi Ettarh
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This week Maggie and Harmony talk about The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang. We talk about the balance of power dynamics in this novel, class pressures, navigating a world that is structured for neurotypical people when you are neurodivergent, and so much more.
In this episode:
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
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This week Harmony and Maggie take a dive into some middle grade to discuss Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston. We talk about the power of radical joy, magic as metaphor for systemic injustice, what it means to have agency in the world as a kid, and so much more!
In this episode:
Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston
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This week Harmony and Maggie read Kindred by Octavia E. Butler. It can't be a season of RGBC without an Octavia episode! We talk about time travel as a metaphor for generational trauma, what it means to depict humanity, power, and so much more.
In this episode:
To follow our episode schedule, go here: rebelgirlsbook.club/the-syllabus. Follow our social media pages on Instagram www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-reb… and Twitter twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis.
This week, Harmony and Maggie discuss Bishop William Barber's sermon "We Need Ceasefires Everywhere", given on Christmas Eve in 2022. We discuss the human impact of war, the power of oration, what it means to be a global citizen, and so much more.
In this episode:
"We Need Ceasefires Everywhere" by Bishop William Barber
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This week Maggie and Harmony revisit the literary work and legacy of Claudia Jones, examining her poem "For Conseuala - Anti-Fascista". As always, poetry is challenging, but we work through it together to discuss solidarity in anti-colonial work.
In this episode:
Left of Karl Marx: The Political Life of Black Communist Claudia Jones by Carole Boyce Davies
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This week Harmony and Maggie walk you through their top books of 2022! Bonus: we also talk a little bit about our book goals (or lack thereof) for the new year.
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This week Maggie had the opportunity to sit down with Zoe Sivak to talk about her novel Mademoiselle Revolution. We talk about the French Revolution and its contemporary legacy, understanding historical context on a global stage, the complications of solidarity in person lives, and so much more!
In this episode:
Mademoiselle Revolution by Zoe Sivak
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This week Maggie and Harmony read The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall. We talk about the power of storytelling and owning our narratives, the generational impacts of colonialism, and so much more!
In this episode:
The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
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This week Harmony and Maggie finish their revisitation of Braiding Sweetgrass, reading page 201 through the end of the book. We talk about consumerism under capitalism, community vs individualism, abundance vs scarcity, and so much more!
In this episode:
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
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This year, Harmony and Maggie revisit Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. This week, we read up to page 201. We talk about being in community with nature, philosophies of responsibly engaging with plant medicine as non-indigenous people, colonialism, and so much more.
In this episode:
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
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This week Harmony speaks with Jacinda Townsend, author of Mother Country, as part of Miami Book Fair 2022. We talk about motherhood, slavery, privilege, and so much more
Jacinda Townsend, Sarai Walker, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, and Thrity Umrigar are just a few of the hundreds of authors from around the world gathering together in downtown Miami for Miami Book Fair 2022, the nation’s largest gathering of writers and readers of all ages. They, along with Patti Smith, Lisa Genova, Rabia Chaudry, Sy Montgomery, and Sandra Cisneros are so looking forward to sharing their work, thoughts, and new ideas with everyone in person, and streamed Live From the Fair, from Sunday, November 13 through Sunday, Nov. 20. Please visit miamibookfair.com for more information, or follow MBF at @miamibookfair #miamibookfair2022.
In this Episode:
Mother Country by Jacinda Townsend
To follow our episode schedule, go here: https://rebelgirlsbook.club/the-syllabus. Follow our social media pages on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-reb… and Twitter https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis.
This week Maggie speaks with Ingrid Rojas Contreras, author of The Man Who Could Move Clouds: A Memoir, as part of Miami Book Fair 2022. We talk about the personal impacts of colonialism, sharing family secrets, memory loss, and so much more.
Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Sarai Walker, Jacinda Townsend, and Thrity Umrigar are just a few of the hundreds of authors from around the world gathering together in downtown Miami for Miami Book Fair 2022, the nation’s largest gathering of writers and readers of all ages. They, along with Patti Smith, Lisa Genova, Rabia Chaudry, Sy Montgomery, and Sandra Cisneros are so looking forward to sharing their work, thoughts, and new ideas with everyone in person, and streamed Live From the Fair, from Sunday, November 13 through Sunday, Nov. 20. Please visit miamibookfair.com for more information, or follow MBF at @miamibookfair #miamibookfair2022.
In this Episode:
The Man Who Could Move Clouds: A Memoir by Ingrid Rojas Contreras
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This week Maggie speaks with Sarai Walker, author of The Cherry Robbers, as part of Miami Book Fair 2022. We talk about exploring feminism in historical fiction, the power of the gothic to tell a feminist story, and so much more!
Sarai Walker, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Jacinda Townsend, and Thrity Umrigar are just a few of the hundreds of authors from around the world gathering together in downtown Miami for Miami Book Fair 2022, the nation’s largest gathering of writers and readers of all ages. They, along with Patti Smith, Lisa Genova, Rabia Chaudry, Sy Montgomery, and Sandra Cisneros are so looking forward to sharing their work, thoughts, and new ideas with everyone in person, and streamed Live From the Fair, from Sunday, November 13 through Sunday, Nov. 20. Please visit miamibookfair.com for more information, or follow MBF at @miamibookfair #miamibookfair2022.
In this Episode:
The Cherry Robbers by Sarai Walker
To follow our episode schedule, go here: https://rebelgirlsbook.club/the-syllabus. Follow our social media pages on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-reb… and Twitter https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis.
