May the memory of bell hooks (1952-2021) always be preserved. Her work was a tour de force, and this excellent volume is a good a place to start. She was the author who taught me about feminism as an act of revolutionary love, and as a critical mindset for human thriving. This book disrupts patriarchal …
“May these beautiful poems and letters, written to an isolated ten-year-old girl eighty years ago, bring solace to those who are going through hard, isolating times today.” In the fall of 2019, my brother and I were in the process of clearing out some storage areas for my mother. In that process we came across …
Congratulations to new bookstore, The Next Chapter in Hermiston, OR! From the owners of the store: Our story The Next Chapter Bookstore is the passion project of bookish mother-daughter team, Angela Pursel and Alexis McCarthy. As avid readers, we have always had a vision of owning a bookstore; opening one together is the ultimate dream! …
This is an incredibly beautiful– and inspirational– coffee table book that will make you want to put down your coffee and read! Each of the 200 women interviewed and photographed answer the same five questions about the change they’d like to see in the world and what matters most to them. These incredible women from …
by Cila Warncke for frugalportland.com In an era where you can read yourself blind online without spending a penny, buying books is an act of enlightened frugality. Magazines and newspapers get tossed; websites morph. Books stick around. What’s more, books slow us down. There are no hyperlinks or banner ads, nothing to whisk our mind into the …
In 2008, artists Chandler O’Leary and Jessica Spring made a letterpress broadside featuring a quote by suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton: “Come, come my conservative friend, wipe the dew off your spectacles and see the world is moving.” This began a years-long project printing broadsides inspired by feminists throughout history, and donating a portion of the …
From Grass Roots Books & Music in Corvallis, OR: Books are always there for us, and scientific knowledge is no exception. We’ve put together displays on titles we find highly relevant to the national discourse, exploring current issues like climate change, women in the field, astronomical research, and more. We hope you enjoy browsing! …
