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	A Woman Is No Man 4.25 avg rating — 188,740 ratings — published 2019 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Evil Eye 3.93 avg rating — 26,475 ratings — published 2023 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mother Country 4.13 avg rating — 3,171 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Silence d’Isra by Etaf Rum (Goodreads Author), Diniz Galhos (Translator) 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Good Intentions: Unforgettable stories of motherly love by Rebecca Serle (Goodreads Author), Carlotta Brentan (Narrator), Megan Tusing (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“It’s the loneliest people who love books the most.”
― Etaf Rum, A Woman is No Man

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“A real choice doesn't have conditions. A real choice is free.”
― Etaf Rum, A Woman Is No Man

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“Too often being happy means being passive or playing it safe. There's no skill required in happiness, no strength of character, nothing extraordinary. Its discontent that drives creation the most--passion, desire, defiance. Revolutions don't come from a place of happiness. If anything, I think it's sadness, or discontent at least, that's at the root of everything beautiful.”
― Etaf Rum, A Woman Is No Man

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Which book do you want to read for our first Book Club selection? If there is a book you think we should consider that is not on this list, please add it. I'll leave the poll open through Saturday 12/21/19 so we can get started reading in January 2020!

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado-Pérez

12 votes, 22.6%

The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz

8 votes, 15.1%

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

7 votes, 13.2%

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

6 votes, 11.3%

Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper

5 votes, 9.4%

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater

5 votes, 9.4%

A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

4 votes, 7.5%

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

3 votes, 5.7%

The Mothers by Brit Bennett

2 votes, 3.8%

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

1 vote, 1.9%

Beloved by Toni Morrison

0 votes, 0.0%

Pain and Prejudice by Gabrielle Jackson

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