READ A FUCKING BOOK

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July 21, 2012 @ 7:01 PM 3,178 notes
July 21, 2012 @ 7:00 PM 24,745 notes

The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi
Genre: Yong Adult Fiction/Postapocolyptic/Dystopian/
Sequel to Paolo’s Shipbreaker (which isn’t necessary to read before this one, but I highly recommend it anyway), The Drowned Cities is a haunting tale of war, survival, and the strength of friendship. Bacigalupi wields together this riveting third person story through two war maggots (orphans), named Mouse and Mahlia, Tool a genetically engineered beast, and Ocho, a teenage Sargent employed by one of several constantly warring political leaders of The Drowned Cities, and brings them all together for a heart-wrenching climax that you’ll never predict. 
Read this fucking book.

The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi

Genre: Yong Adult Fiction/Postapocolyptic/Dystopian/

Sequel to Paolo’s Shipbreaker (which isn’t necessary to read before this one, but I highly recommend it anyway), The Drowned Cities is a haunting tale of war, survival, and the strength of friendship. Bacigalupi wields together this riveting third person story through two war maggots (orphans), named Mouse and Mahlia, Tool a genetically engineered beast, and Ocho, a teenage Sargent employed by one of several constantly warring political leaders of The Drowned Cities, and brings them all together for a heart-wrenching climax that you’ll never predict. 

Read this fucking book.

July 21, 2012 @ 12:55 AM 1 note

bergamotorange:

“…And when the sun rises we are afraid
it might not remain
when the sun sets we are afraid
it might not rise in the morning
when our stomachs are full we are afraid
of indigestion
when our stomachs are empty we are afraid
we may never eat again
when we are loved we are afraid
love will vanish
when we are alone we are afraid
love will never return
and when we speak we are afraid
our words will not be heard
nor welcomed
but when we are silent
we are still afraid
So it is better to speak
remembering
we were never meant to survive.”

-audre lorde

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July 20, 2012 @ 12:48 AM 7 notes

Uprising: Margaret Haddix
Genre: Historical fiction/Yong Adult
One of the saddest books I’ve read in a long time. You know the tradedy of the tale, that there is loss and grief from the very first pages - even in the summary on the back - but it won’t stop you from balling on the couch at 3 A.M in the morning in this work of historical fiction about two young immigrant women and a rich girl who throws everything away to struggle with her friends in poverty and fight for women’s rights and the basic right to be seen as a human being.
There is so much to this book, but you really just need to fucking read it. 

Uprising: Margaret Haddix

Genre: Historical fiction/Yong Adult

One of the saddest books I’ve read in a long time. You know the tradedy of the tale, that there is loss and grief from the very first pages - even in the summary on the back - but it won’t stop you from balling on the couch at 3 A.M in the morning in this work of historical fiction about two young immigrant women and a rich girl who throws everything away to struggle with her friends in poverty and fight for women’s rights and the basic right to be seen as a human being.

There is so much to this book, but you really just need to fucking read it. 

July 19, 2012 @ 12:52 PM 7 notes

Persepolis

its about a Persian girl growing up in Iran and dealing with all of the history, politics, and revolution her country goes through and more so,  how her family deals with it over the 17(?) years of her life. Its a graphic novel and a super quick read but its a very honest look at the history and reality of Iran 

July 19, 2012 @ 12:46 PM 2 notes

Poem from Our Feet Walk the Sky: Womyn of the South Asian Disapora

azaadiart:

It’s not that I 

like wearing flowers 

in my hair

nor these jewels for ear

finger hand throat ankle

I know myself

to be most beautiful naked

It’s just that like

you to linger 

removing these

by Kamal Kapur

get ittt South Asian womyn’s erotic poetry 

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February 12, 2012 @ 10:50 PM 55 notes

servile-masses-arise:

Download this extremely interesting palmflet 
HERE

servile-masses-arise:

Download this extremely interesting palmflet 

HERE

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February 10, 2012 @ 3:47 PM 1,032 notes

yoursecretary:

readafuckingbook:

This Bridge Called My Back - Writings by Radical Women of Color
I don’t care what gender studies or queer theory class you’ve taken, you need to read this book, but be warned, it is a rare find and might expensive. It contains several essays by womanists discussing their experience, racism, poverty, how racism pervaded the feminist movement in the early 1980s and most importantly the individual experiences of asian pacific, black, american indian and latina/chicana women. This words you find in this book and the truths that will make your soul sick are imperrative for understanding the history of racism, feminism, systematic oppression and white privilege. These are stories that have, even today, been swept under the rug and out of sight. 
You need to read this fucking book. 

digital copy here.

yoursecretary:

readafuckingbook:

This Bridge Called My Back - Writings by Radical Women of Color

I don’t care what gender studies or queer theory class you’ve taken, you need to read this book, but be warned, it is a rare find and might expensive. It contains several essays by womanists discussing their experience, racism, poverty, how racism pervaded the feminist movement in the early 1980s and most importantly the individual experiences of asian pacific, black, american indian and latina/chicana women. This words you find in this book and the truths that will make your soul sick are imperrative for understanding the history of racism, feminism, systematic oppression and white privilege. These are stories that have, even today, been swept under the rug and out of sight. 

You need to read this fucking book. 

digital copy here.

February 10, 2012 @ 3:47 PM 2,408 notes

Query Re THWARTED QUEEN

I’m a new (read unknown) author about to publish my first novel on Amazon later this month. 

THWARTED QUEEN is a self-published historical novel about Cecylee Neville, the wife of Richard, Duke of York and mother of kings Edward IV and Richard III. Set during the Wars of the Roses in 1400s England, we follow Cecily’s emotional journey from the nine-year-old girl sold into a marriage she doesn’t want, to the mother deprived of her children by a husband she doesn’t love, to the Abbess, remorseful about the murders she advised.

I employed a professional editor for this novel. The e-book is not yet ready, but I have pdf files I can send. Are you interested in reviewing this novel?

Best, Cynthia

I would like to firstly apologize that it has taken so for me to post this and see this message. This sounds so interesting, I’m going to buy the kindle version when I can and post a review of it later. =]


February 10, 2012 @ 3:43 PM