Historical fiction on reproductive justice loosely based on federal court case in 1973. About the injustices of forced and coerced sterilization especially on poor Black women and teenage girls. Such a heavy topic. I like that it was from the perspective of a Black nurse during that time that worked at the clinic.
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libroXshu started reading Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice

Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice
In this gripping stand-alone literary thriller set in the world of the award-winning post-apocalyptic novel Moon of the Crusted Snow, …
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Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice
In this gripping stand-alone literary thriller set in the world of the award-winning post-apocalyptic novel Moon of the Crusted Snow, …
libroXshu wants to read Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li

Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li
“There is no good way to say this,” Yiyun Li writes at the beginning of this book.
“There is no …
libroXshu finished reading Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
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Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Inspired by true events that rocked the nation, a searing and compassionate new novel about a Black nurse in post-segregation …
libroXshu started reading Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper

Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper
Christian Cooper is a self-described “Blerd” (Black nerd), an avid comics fan and expert birder who devotes every spring to …
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Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
"A daring post-apocalyptic novel from a powerful rising literary voice. With winter looming, a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark. …
libroXshu finished reading Maame: A Novel by Jessica George

Maame: A Novel by Jessica George
Maame (ma-meh) has many meanings in Twi but in my case, it means woman.
It’s fair to say that Maddie’s …
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Maame: A Novel by Jessica George
Maame (ma-meh) has many meanings in Twi but in my case, it means woman.
It’s fair to say that Maddie’s …
It was cool to hear about all of the zines he made and other cool projects and mixtapes, as well. A few years older than me, but some of that overlap of existing prior to the internet and email being a thing. Some lines that stood out:
“Assimilation was not a problem to be solved, but the problem itself.”
“Mostly I became obsessed with the possibility of a sentence that could wind its way backward. I picked up a pen and tried to write myself back into the past.”
libroXshu finished reading Thunder Song by Sasha LaPointe
libroXshu quoted Thunder Song by Sasha LaPointe
…because sometimes I’m so stubborn it makes me stupid…
— Thunder Song by Sasha LaPointe (65%)
These essays are incredible. This quote from Chapter 15 is totally me as well, too often.