Feminist Book Club?

I Bring You a Poll.

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Leslie Marmon Silko, author of Almanac of the Dead and Chantel Miller, author of Know My Name.

Hello fellow bluestockings. I'm contemplating offering a feminist book club in March or April of next year.

Before I decide to do this because of the time and labor it would take for me to set this up, I want to know from my subscribers if this would be something you would be interested in. If you are interested, think of becoming a paid supporter.

If so, I was thinking of focusing on a novel and a memoir for the first two books. Below are three polls you can fill out. Polls will close on August 28.

You can click on the links below to read each book’s description before voting on your choice.

Novels

Almanac of the Dead by Leslie Marmon Silko

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Memoirs

Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Mean by Myriam Gurba

Sick by Porochista Khakpour

Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde

Halfbreed by Maria Campbell