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I unpack what brain rot actually means and explain how reading can help fight it 🤺I dive into why reading women writers matters, how unequal the literary world still is, and why intersectional reading isn’t optional. At the end of the podcast, I share my books recommendations 🫶🏻instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holdmybaguettepodcast/#tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@holdmybaguettepodcast?_r=1&_t=zg-92b5xtzuqxksubstack: https://holdmybaguette.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chipshttps://linktr.ee/holdmybaguettesources:https://corp.oup.com/news/brain-rot-named-oxford-word-of-the-year-2024/https://www.healthline.com/health/does-reading-make-you-smarter#takeawayhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2276592/https://www.gutenberg.org/https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/fc900c1a-07f3-425e-b2ed-52eec611035ahttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jul/09/why-do-so-few-men-read-books-by-womenhttps://lisamoneill.com/why-reading-women-writers-will-change-the-world/https://fridaynightreaders.com/rory-gilmore-reading-list/the-year-of-magical-thinking-joan-didion/https://lithub.com/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea-on-notes-to-john-and-the-selling-of-didions-privacy/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/23/literary-gold-or-betrayal-of-trust-joan-didion-journal-opens-ethical-minefieldhttps://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/reservoir-bitches-dahlia-de-la-cerda/https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/booker-prize-de-la-cerda/