This Week at Book Riot & Elsewhere

 

It’s been a couple of weeks (maybe more?) since I’ve had a chance to sit down and round-up writing from Book Riot. Lots of girl-focused book round-ups in honor of Women’s History Month last month, and I have to say, doing those very focused “3 on a YA Theme” posts helped inspire really reworking and reinvigorating that series. All of those pieces include both fiction and nonfiction:

 

YA books about girls in the Labor Movement.

 

YA books about girls who are athletes.

 

YA books about girls who love and make art.

 

Because by now you all know how much I love Franz Kafka, I pooled my love into a round-up of great bookish goods featuring Kafka. Prepare for some puns.

 

I got to interview Jessamyn Stanley, one of the inspirations in my own yoga practice, about yoga, reading, books, and her brand-new book Every Body Yoga.

 

Dandelions on the covers of YA books.

 

Elsewhere around the web…

 

I wrote a piece on To Write Love On Her Arms about how practicing yoga has taught me to meet myself where I am when it comes to my mental health. It’s a piece I’m wildly proud of and am going to keep returning to on tough days, both on and off the mat.

 

I did an interview with School Library Journal about Here We Are.

 

And I also did an interview with Justine Magazine.

 

Heidi Stevens at The Chicago Tribune wrote this tremendous piece about Here We Are and feminism for young people.

 

Thanks to The Globe and Mail for this amazing review.

 

I got to be part of The Nerdette podcast, which was one of the most fun things ever (& I did it immediately after riding the Centennial Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier…my first time on a ferris wheel!). It was neat to see they paired my interview up with Roxane Gay’s!

 

Romper called Here We Are a necessary book for better understanding intersectional feminism.

 

A lovely review from Jera Brown at Rebellious Magazine.

 

I’d normally not include a post like PW’s YA feminism round-up here, but I’m interested in the other books mentioned in my book’s company, so it’s definitely worth looking at!

 

And finally, InStyle calls Here We Are one of the 24 most empowering feminist books. Neat!