Today’s episode is a celebration of the written word in honor of a major milestone—the completion of the Feminist Hotdog book manuscript! (Coming January 2021.)

Since words have been dominating my psyche, I decided to devote this week’s episode to reading (and writing!) for liberation. I spoke with Stef Bernal-Martinez of 1977 Books, poet Angbeen Saleem, and Alana Baumann and Samra Michael of the new podcast She Well Read about the role books and poems are playing in their pandemic lives, and the writers who help them envision a more just and intersectional future. 

Stuff We Talked About on This Episode

Intro

• Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo
• Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall

Part I

• 1977 Books
• @1977books on Instagram
• The End of Policing by Alex Vitale
• Beyond Survival
• How We Get Free by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
• Combahee River Collective
• Octavia Butler
• MGM Bailout

Part II

• @angribeen on Instagram
• Angel Nafis
• Paul Tran
• The Slow Down Show
• The VS Podcast 
• Haymarket Press BreakBeats Poets collection
• The Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay
• Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky
• Desis Rising Up and Moving

Part III

• She Well Read Episode 1
• @shewellread on Instagram
• Kiera Cass' Selection Series
• Stay Sexy and Don’t Get Murdered by Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff
• All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister
• Alana's Reading Playlist