![]() Usually, a sacred and treasured union that honors the pair and their clans, this soulbond is seen not as a gift, but a threat to eons of tradition and Clan Law. The soulbond between Ghost and Kane is forged by the creator and Goddess of the wolfkin. Placed on trial for violation of Law and blasphemy, Kane will have to fight to the death to preserve his bond with Ghost and keep his mate and people safe. Freed at last from guilt and pain, Kane has a new enemy to face: his own people. ![]() ![]() Kane, greater alpha and Heir to Black Pine Clan, has finally defeated the traitor and murderer that destroyed the heart of Black Pine years before. ![]() ![]() His power is greater than any seen before, dwarfing that of even the legendary Shaman Gray Shadow-and his union with Kane places him in the center of a controversy that rattles wolfkin society around the world. Back among his kind and learning what it means to be both a man and a shaman, Ghost battles the expectations of his people, his family, and the pressures of a society that is both foreign and familiar. Ghost, once known as the cub Luca, is finally home. ![]()
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![]() Nzinga lived from 1583-1663, and was sent by her father to negotiate with the Portuguese when she was only sixteen. Nzinga, Queen of Ndongo and Matamba (today part of Angola). Here are a few of the kickass women included: ![]() The art is clever and colorful and the text is packed with information but also with humor and good storytelling. The panels are simple and classical in style (mostly rectangles), which allows for the focus to be on the information presented. ![]() I loved this book so much that I couldn’t resist sharing it with you all. This month I give you not one Kickass Woman but rather twenty-nine, as profiled in the graphic non-fiction book Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World ( A | BN | K | AB ). ![]() ![]() It’s just really, really fucking sad.īeing bleeding-heart liberals ourselves, our heart-strings have been tugged by pow widduh James O’Keefe’s sad attachment to his mommy’s and daddy’s place. O’Keefe, it seems, has never left his parent’s home by choice. That’s right, James O’Keefe can afford to get an apartment if he wanted to, even if the terms of his probation stipulate that he requires a judge’s permission to leave the state of New Jersey. But O’Keefe isn’t poor-after all, his sponsors include billionaire Peter Thiel and multimillionaire Hollywood elitist Andrew Breitbart. ![]() It’s one thing if, like most of us, you’re temporarily so damn broke you have no choice but to move back home for a while. That’s right: the hero of right-wing preachers of “self-reliance” bashes the Nanny State from the safety of the best nannies a 27-year-old, five years out of college, can ever dream of. ![]() One of the most stunning revelations in the Times’ fluff-piece that everyone seems to have overlooked: the 27-year-old O’Keefe still lives at home with his mommy and daddy, in their leafy upper-middle-class New Jersey suburb of Westwood. ![]() Last month, the New York Times magazine published a fluffer-friendly profile of James O’Keefe, the rightwing activist who specializes in bashing the poor and the vulnerable with a series of “pranks” against organizations like Medicaid and ACORN. ![]() ![]() ![]() If Maren is to have any hope of succeeding, she must become an apprentice to the Aromatory-the emperor’s mysterious dragon trainer. With time running out, can Maren survive long enough to rescue Kaia from impending death? Or could it be that Maren is destined for something greater than she could have ever imagined? Not to mention the strange dreams she’s been having about a beast deep underground… But Maren is unprepared for the dangerous secrets she uncovers: rumors of a lost prince, a brewing rebellion, and a prophecy that threatens to shatter the empire itself. ![]() ![]() Desperate to save her, Maren hatches a plan to steal one of the emperor’s coveted dragons and storm the Aurati stronghold. Raised among the ruins of a conquered mountain nation, Maren dreams only of sharing a quiet life with her girlfriend Kaia-until the day Kaia is abducted by the Aurati, prophetic agents of the emperor, and forced to join their ranks. ![]() A determined young woman sets out to rescue her kidnapped girlfriend by stealing a dragon from the corrupt emperor in this stunning fantasy debut that’s perfect for fans of Margaret Rogerson, Rae Carson, and Rachel Hartman. ![]() ![]() ![]() Not all chefs produce cookbooks, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention them here. We still have eons to go to change this narrative, but we want to turn that spotlight onto the individuals making inroads and changing the perspective of what a chef looks like or who a chef is. Black vegan chefs changing the gameįor far too long, the culinary scene has been dominated by white male chefs taking the spotlight. There are produce-focused books like Bryant Terry’s Vegetable Kingdom, health-focused books from Tracye Lynn McQuirter, and family friendly works by Tabitha Brown and Charity Morgan. These authors poured countless hours into their respective books, and we all benefit from supporting their work.Īll of these vegan cookbooks were written by Black authors, but the contents range wildly. ![]() They won’t be lost in your endless feed of saved posts or forgotten as a new reel lights up your brain. And practically speaking, they help keep our devices free from splatters. They tell stories a caption just can’t capture. Given today’s technology, cookbooks aren’t a necessity. Need some recipe inspiration? Type in something generic or follow a favorite recipe developer, and you can scroll for hours watching videos of recipe tutorials, each more mouthwatering than the next. Craving something in particular? Google or use a popular hashtag on your favorite social media site, and hundreds if not thousands of recipes will be at your fingertips. ![]() ![]() ![]() The death of her father when she was four and the continuing ill health of her sister meant that Nesbit had a transitory childhood, her family moving across Europe in search of healthy climates only to return to England for financial reasons. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later connected to the Labour Party.Įdith Nesbit was born in Kennington, Surrey, the daughter of agricultural chemist and schoolmaster John Collis Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on over 60 books of fiction for children, several of which have been adapted for film and television. Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland 15 August 1858 – ) was an English author and poet she published her books for children under the name of E. ![]() ![]() ![]() Waylon and Hannah decide there’s only one thing to do: run-and leave high school with a bang. Clem’s girlfriend, Hannah Perez, also receives a joke nomination for prom king. As a result, Waylon is nominated for prom queen as a joke. ![]() What he doesn’t count on is the tape getting accidentally shared with the entire school. So when Clementine deviates from their master plan right after Waylon gets dumped, he throws caution to the wind and creates an audition tape for his favorite TV drag show, Fiercest of Them All. ![]() His plan is to bide his time until he can graduate, move to Austin with his twin sister, Clementine, and finally go Full Waylon so that he can live his Julie-the-hills-are-alive-with-the-sound-of-music-Andrews truth. Waylon Russell Brewer is a fat, openly gay boy stuck in the small West Texas town of Clover City. Return to the beloved world of Julie Murphy’s #1 New York Times bestselling Dumplin’-now a popular Netflix feature film starring Jennifer Aniston -in this fabulously joyful, final companion novel about drag, prom, and embracing your inner Queen. ![]() ![]() ![]() Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest. ![]() This episode was edited by Rah Hernandez and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. ![]() This is an impressive feat of storytelling. This was LaToya’s first interview for PERISH.īook content warning: miscarriage, physical abuse, incest, abortionįollow Latoya Watkins: Twitter | Instagram | WebsiteĬlick here to join our online book club community!īeyond the Box : Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday Perish: A Novel (Hardcover) By LaToya Watkins List Price: 27.00 Our Price: 22.95 (Save: 4.05 15) Usually Ships in 1-5 Days Add to Wish List Description About the Author Details Reviews & Media 'Watkins’s prose is effortless and forthright. The conversation includes LaToya deciding character names, the importance of saying their names, writing and researching Texas where she is from, and bringing her debut from mind to the page. Ashley interviewed LaToya Watkins, author of her debut novel PERISH to be released August 2022. ![]() ![]() ![]() Leninsburg has taken on the appearance of a phantasmagoric third-world city, our neoclassical buildings sinking into the crap-choked canals, bizarre peasant huts fashioned out of corrugated metal and plywood colonizing the broad avenues with their capitalist iconography (cigarette ads featuring an American football player catching a hamburger with a baseball mitt), and what is worst of all, our intelligent, depressive citizenry has been replaced by a new race of mutants dressed in studied imitation of the West, young women in tight Lycra, their scooped-up little breasts pointing at once to New York and Shanghai, with men in fake black Calvin Klein jeans hanging limply around their caved-in asses. The City of the Czars, the Venice of the North, Russia’s cultural capital. Petersburg, Russia, neither by choice nor by desire. I am Misha Borisovich Vainberg, age thirty, a grossly overweight man with small, deeply set blue eyes, a pretty Jewish beak that brings to mind the most distinguished breed of parrot, and lips so delicate you would want to wipe them with the naked back of your hand.įor many of my last years, I have lived in St. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() To gain the way back home, Aim e is called on to help Trickster by hunting down dark water spirits with guidance from Paayehnsag. When Aim e accidentally wanders off, they are transported to an alternate dimension populated by traditional Anishinaabe figures in a story inspired by Alice in Wonderland. While stories are told about the water spirits and the threat of the land being taken over for development, Aim e zones out, distracting themselves from the bullying and isolation they've experienced since expressing their non-binary identity. Anishinaabe culture and storytelling meet Alice in Wonderland in this coming-of-age graphic novel that explores Indigenous and gender issues through a fresh yet familiar looking glass.Īim e, a non-binary Anishinaabe middle-schooler, is on a class trip to offer gifts to Paayehnsag, the water spirits known to protect the land. ![]() |