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The queen of Bitch herself wrote about marketplace feminism—the idea that a movement that used to be about fighting for justice turned into a movement of looking cool and buying T-shirts emblazoned with FEMINIST. Andi Zeisler takes a look at what the feminist movements have looked like, and how they’ve changed.

From 13 Fabulous Feminist Audiobooks at Book Riot.

Holy moly this book is so smart and the art is so gorgeous and I love it so much.

When I think of summertime, I think of this book. I love the crop on the girls jumping in the water. And boy oh boy, does the art inside live up to this gorgeous cover.

The story is a smart one about two teenage girls who spend their summers together at their families’ lake houses, but they discover a lot about the world around them over the course of this one summer.

From Books I've Judged by Their Covers and Loved at Book Riot.

Be prepared to yell at the universe while listening to this one. Kate Harding analyzes rape culture and muses on the ways in which college women going out at night is similar to men going to battle—everyone stay together. No one gets left behind. I spent a lot of time sitting in parking lots, trying not to puke as I listened. But it’s a necessary book for every human right now. It’s one of the first feminist audiobooks that got me hooked on taking in my feminism through my ears.

From 13 Fabulous Feminist Audiobooks and My Not-So-Accidental Month of Feminist Reading at Book Riot.

Ijeoma Oluo’s writing is so goddamn potent.

Can't resist a book with a grumpy cat named Beefcake.

Derf Backderf tells the story of Jeffrey Dahmer as he knew him: A weird kid in high school who was welcomed into his friend group. My Friend Dahmer is a sympathetic view of the notorious serial killer during his formative years of being disturbed and lonely. He was ignored by parents who fought constantly before divorcing and leaving him alone at the family home. He struggled with his sexuality. He came to school drunk and kept extra liquor in his briefcase. He performed wildly in front of his classmates. It’s all a very sad story, but Backderf is adamant that his sympathies for Dahmer end the second he commits his first murder, and that’s where the story ends.

From the Best Comics We Read October–December 2020 at Book Riot.

Lots of good ideas here, along with the standard bits that are in every personal finance book.

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