Feminist Book Club is a collaboration between
Equality Bahamas and
Poinciana Paper Press and aims to nurture a critical reading practice and foster engaged discussions. It's not just for reading decidedly feminist books, but to read according to our interests and still see beyond the hero, villain, and sidekick, to debate the rights and wrongs, redeem the unlikeable characters, and make utopia for ourselves out of fiction (and any other genre). We believe reading and staying informed is an important socially-engaged practice and we invite you to join us, to eat cookies in good company, be exposed to different kinds of books, and listen to new perspectives.
Do I have to identify as a woman or a feminist to join? Nope! We provide an accessible and inclusive space to learn, educate, and contribute to discussions prompted by our reading material, which will range in form, genre, and subject matter month-to-month. At Poinciana Paper Press, we foster an engaged, supportive and collegiate environment through considerate actions and respectful discussion. At Equality Bahamas, we intentionally center women and LGBTQI+ people and do not tolerate sexism, racism, ableism, or any form of harassment. Poinciana Paper Press and Equality Bahamas not tolerate violence, intimidation, or exclusion through words and actions.
WHEN: Every third Wednesday
WHERE: Online and at Poinciana Paper Press, #12 Park Gate Road, 6pm.
COST: Free!
SCHEDULE:
February 21 - "Blind Days" by Ian Chinaka Strachan & "Citizen" by Claudia Rankine
March 20 - "Evil Eye" by Etaf Rum
April 17 - "How to Say Babylon" by Safiya Sinclair
May 15 - "Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammal" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs
June 19 - "Arrangements in Blue: Notes on Loving and Living Alone" by Amy Key
July 17 - "They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies That Raised Us" by Prachi Gupta
August 21 - "Where Was Goodbye?" by Janice Lynn Mather
September 18 - TBD
October 16 - TBD
November 20 - TBD
You are responsible for ordering your own copy of the book.
A copy of each month's book is available to read in the library at Poinciana Paper Press for free. To make an appointment to use the library to read the book, or to check out the book for a week-long period, email sonia@poincianapaperpress.com.
