This week we’re skipping YA and going all the way to the baby book aisle for a lovable true tale (who knows. Maybe.) about a farm, an intelligent spider, and a piglet with a heart of gold. Truth be told, we selected this book to give our brains a break this week. However, we were pleasantly surprised to find our hearts sincerely moved by this classic, Charlette’s Web, by E.B. White.
Such a Fun Age is a story contrasting who we are as individuals against the role society has cast us to play. It follows Emira Tucker, a black 25-year-old who feels she's failing at adult life, and her white 30-something boss Alix who teeters around her own looming failures. As the two make efforts to dissolve their differences, a shocking realization shows the futility of doing the right thing for the wrong reasons.
Toni Morrison’s classic short Sula is about life coming of age in a town where a dream can only go as high as the bottom and where who you want to be is more important than who you are.
Before diving into this haunting story, we discuss our own friendships and try to find an answer to the question, “What makes a real friend?”
CW/TW: We’re covering Catch and Kill, a book that goes into detail about the allegations made against disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein. These allegations involve sexual assault, including rape. If you think this subject may elicit a harmful emotional response within you — please don’t listen. Take care of yourself. ♡
Catch and Kill is the story of how big media and Hollywood worked together to protect a disease while simultaneously silencing victims. It unveils, in detail, what one group of reporters did to bring down the system, and it names those who stood in their way.
Before reviewing Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow, we provide some practical tips on what to do if you’re ever sexually harassed at work...
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