Yes, you read that right!

you can now order a copy of What Feeds Below with these gorgeous sprayed edges by Ink and Edge books! You might need another copy, I dunnnnnnnno!!

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Happy Monday, mis internet amigxs!

Our September book club selection is for the chismosas!!

There was a tiny bit of a difference with our fiction picks in the results here on Bindery and Discord, so I defaulted to Discord results, which leaned towards a book that just released on paperback!

Here's a recap of where we are and what we're reading next, for those who have been thinking about joining us for book club discussions on Discord and need a little push.

AUGUST - CURRENTLY READING

FICTION: The Intrigue by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

NONFICTION SIDEQUEST: We are finishing up Cuba: An American History for Ada Ferrer

SEPTEMBER - Latinx Heritage Month begins September 15th

FICTION: The Grand Paloma Resort by Clevis Natera

NONFICTION SIDEQUEST: First month of reading The Latinx Guide To Liberation by Vanessa Pezzo

OCTOBER - Latinx Heritage Month ends October 15th

FICTION: You Should Have Been Nicer To My Mom by Vincent Tirado

NONFICTION: Second month of reading The Latinx Guide To Liberation by Vanessa Pezzo

November/December book club polls will be up later this week, as we begin looking at closing out 2026 reading--be prepared for something a little bit different as we close out the year.

Hope your week is off to a great start!

xoxo,

Carmen

This week my guest is Alicia Thompson, the author of five adult romance novels including With Love, From Cold World and Never Been Shipped. We talked about balancing magical realism with grounded characterization in her new book In Every Possible Way. Plus: Alicia’s amazing newsletter about music, our hatred of the “reverse” trope, and how she writes men worth falling for.

Listen on:

• Apple Podcasts

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Don't forget to rate and review on your favorite podcast app, too!

Theme music created by Dalton Deschain.

Media mentioned this episode:

• Hype & Type marketing newsletter: bethearchetype.substack.com

• Ulysses by James Joyce

• Groundhog Day (1993)

• Chernobyl (2019, HBO)

• The Cranberries

• Tom Petty

• Kelly Clarkson

Ella's Upcoming events:

8/12: Celebrating Sea of Charms with Sarah Beth Durst at Northport Books in Northport, Long Island. Tickets here.

8/26: Rebel Ever After Bindery virtual launch party with special guests Adib Khorram, Laura Piper Lee, and Erin Baldwin. Join for free on Bindery to attend.

9/3: Launching Love Me Like a Rock Song with Shelly Jay Shore at the Ripped Bodice BK. Tickets here.

9/30: Launching Happily Ever Afterlife with Emma R. Alban at the Ripped Bodice BK. Tickets here.

This past week was busy busy for me so there wasn't a lot happening on the reading front, but let's get into it. Books marked with a * were gifted to me.

The Pairing by Casey McQuiston* - This was a reread for me, as it was my Spicy Book Club's pick this month. I know this book was divisive when it came out, and I'm glad to say I'm still firmly on the I LOVE IT side. The descriptions of the food and countryside are just so glorious. I am also a fan of how instead of alternating POVs each chapter, it switches once halfway through the book. I think that helps keep the miscommunication from being too frustrating.

Together We See by Ari Tison* - I have never read a book starring the Bribri people of Costa Rica, and this YA mystery made me feel like I was right on the territory with them. It went on a little long with no progress on the mystery for me, though I don't know if that's just a function of it being YA or not. I really liked watching siblings Ulá and Kabék work through their complicated relationships with their father, each other, and their ancestors.

I also had one DNF this week: What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. It wasn't bad, just repetitive. I was listening to the audiobook, which is just audio of the interviews, and it started feeling like I was listening to the same podcast over and over again. I made it 27% in before DNFing.

Hello Cozy Family!!

What have you been reading recently?

Here's a quick recap of what I've read and brief thoughts on them:

1. Once Upon A Crime by Brynn Kelly - 5 stars! (audiobook)

I had no expectations going into this audiobook. It had been in my Audible library for a long while after a random impulse add a couple of years ago. But wow!! I LOVED this book so much!! I did not want to stop listening to it and I did not want it to end! It was so much fun!

1. Elsie Silver

I read Flawless, the first in the Chestnut Springs series, a few years back and remembering thinking it was just okay so never carried on. But recently I was heading into a reading slump and thought just why not, so I picked the next one up (Heartless). Suffice to say I have now finished the Chestnut Springs series and have gone back to read the Gold Rush Ranch series (currently reading the first one now - Off To The Races).

Flawless - 4 stars (2024)

Heartless - 5 stars!!

Powerless - 3.5 stars

Reckless - 4.5 stars

Hopeless - 4.5 stars

Heartless was definitely my favourite, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I also loved Reckless and Hopeless. Without rereading Flawless, I would take that 4 stars with a pinch of salt. I remember not liking it that much and was surprised when I saw I rated it 4 stars honestly. I think my rating may have partly been a subconscious peer pressure at the time as so many people loved it. I plan to reread it soon and see if it really is a 4 star or not. Despite Powerless being 3.5 stars, I do think I enjoyed it more than Flawless from what memory serves. So stay tuned for that update when I manage to reread it.

1. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 5 stars!! (audiobook)

I don't have enough words, the right words, or even any words currently to fully express my love for this book. I am planning to write out a full review, which I think will end up more an essay of love. So stay tuned for that in the near future. In the meantime, just know this book is everything to me.

1. The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem - 3 stars

2. The Jasad Crown - DNF

This is a duology that I need to take a bit of time to try and understand my full thoughts and work out why it didn't work for me. Because it should have been something I loved. So many people rave about this duology and I can understand why but it unfortunately wasn't for me.

I'm currently reading:

1. The Martian by Andy Weir (audiobook)

2. Off To The Races by Elsie Silver

3. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

4. The Odyssey - Emily Wilson translation (audiobook and physical book immersion reading)

And very soon I will be starting Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson, which is our book club pick for August.

Until next time,

Charlotte xx

In One Sentence: The book club will be pivoting to focus on banned books, both reading them and working against book banning.

In Several Paragraphs: In a little over a week, I'll celebrate the 1-year anniversary of posting silly videos of my face on the internet. Believe it or not, the very first video I ever posted was just a shout into the void encouraging people to start a book club (and lauding the always-excellent Glorious Exploits).

In the 12 months since then, my collective channels have racked up ~36K followers and tens of millions of views, which is chump change on the internet, but has manifestly changed my life for the better, and I'm truly grateful for everyone who made it possible.

Unfortunately, in the mad scramble of an internet newbie to say yes to opportunities, I've handled some things better than others, and a constant source of personal shame for me has been how poorly I've handled this book club.

Part of the problem is being spread a little too thin, but I think a greater issue has been loving the idea of having a book club, but never really knowing what to do with it. Book clubs seem to work best when they organize around some point of commonality, either in the members or in the genre read. Well, we're on the internet, and I don't want to exclude anyone from the group on the basis of identity. My reading habits are also too haphazard to easily focus on a single genre — in the last week alone, I've read literary fiction, self-improvement, and two (!!) Warhammer 40K books. I don't know how to neatly package that other than say "hey, it's me."

Not to mention, I share my book content on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, where the vast majority of my audience is. I'd be shocked if any of you found me through any other source. So what's special about the community on Bindery?

BUT! After some reflection, I've realized there is one area of my reading that can 1) include everyone, 2) serve as a framework for a common reading list, and 3) involve collaboration and discussion that doesn't easily happen on the short form video channels.

I'm talking, of course, about my near-fanatical opposition to book banning, wherever it happens to exist. I've made several videos on the subject in the last year, and for years before I posted a single picture, made a habit of reading at least a few banned books every year.

So, in the coming weeks I'm going to pivot what little I have here towards banned books. There will be more to come on what that looks like, and I'm targeting an official launch of 9/1 (in time for back to school, anyone?) but if you want to join along with an August read, I just picked up Last Night at the Telegraph Club, a much-lauded book I'd never heard of until it showed up on the "Most Banned Books of 2025" lists a few months ago.

More to come as I update the copy on this website, restructure the Discord, and otherwise get organized...

Hi friends,

I hope you had a lovely Disability Pride Month and start to August! I was able to track down 20 books ft disabled main characters that released in July!

books by own voices or otherwise disabled authors

Extracurricular by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Genre: romance

Representation: PTSD, panic attacks

Lord of the Wood by E.M. Anderson

Genre: fantasy horror

Representation: autism, chronic fatigue, chronic pain

Burn Her They Said by Cherish Wright

Genre: fantasy romance

Representation: autoimmune disorder

Wild Goose Chase by Sarah Adler

Genre: romance

Representation: neurodivergence

Double Standard by Mallory Thomas

Genre: romance

Representation: ehlers danlos syndrome

Breakup for Two by E.M. Wilson

Genre: romance

Representation: endometriosis

The Body's Betrayal by Violet Roseberry

Genre: poetry

Representation: chronic illness

Yes, Chef by Grace Reilly

Genre: romance

Representation: ADHD

Darker Shore: Letters from Ketterdam by Leigh Bardugo

Genre: YA fantasy

Representation: PTSD, cane user, chronic pain

Heartstopper: Volume 6 by Alice Oseman

Genre: YA romance, graphic novel

Representation: OCD, eating disorder, depression

books by non-disabled authors*

*or authors of unknown ability

Alex, by Proxy by Karen Myna Cantor

Genre: YA contemporary

Representation: PTSD, dysautonomia, munchausen by proxy

Whole Together by Nomi J. Avery

Genre: romantic suspense

Representation: PTSD, amputee

Wrangled by the Star by Nikki Jewell

Genre: romance

Representation: anxiety

Scream for Me by Ayla Valentine

Genre: dark romance

Representation: PTSD

Checking Out Santa by L.E. Wagensveld

Genre: romance

Representation: migraines

Tethered Love by Ann Einerson

Genre: romance

Representation: type 1 diabetes

The Winged Game by Sophie Kim

Genre: fantasy romance

Representation: PTSD, panic attacks

The Demon Star by Jesse Aragon

Genre: science fiction

Representation: addiction, alcoholism

The Final Score by Lana Ferguson

Genre: romance

Representation: anxiety, panic attacks

The Case of Elmwood Ranch by Deanna Grey

Genre: paranormal romance, mystery

Representation: anxiety, panic attacks

So how do I manage to create bookstagram content while working full-time and raising two kids? The truth is, reading is the easy part.

I can read anywhere. I read in bed after everyone is asleep. I read during my kid's activities. I read in the school pickup line. If I'm lucky enough to be passenger princess, you bet I have my Kindle open. Filming though? That's a whole different story.

I cannot have anyone around. First, because I'm usually talking about monster fucking, and my kids definitely do not need to overhear half the things coming out of my mouth. Second, because I'm ridiculously self-conscious. If my husband is in the next room, I refuse to even whisper on camera. I need everyone to get the fuck out of my house.

So how do I make it work?

1. I batch film.

   I'll usually knock out at least five videos in one sitting. Each one takes about 5-6 minutes to film, so all I really need is 30 minutes of uninterrupted alone time. If my husband heads to the gym, the kids get 30 minutes of tablet time upstairs, and I get to spend that half hour talking about minotaur cum.

2. Edit with headphones.

   The longest part of the process is honestly editing. It can take anywhere from 20-30 minutes to edit one 2 minute video for my social media reviews. That's 2-3 hours of editing for one batch of videos. My secret? I use my headphones and lay in bed and edit instead of scrolling on my phone. Sometimes I get tired and fall asleep my scene cut. But I'll pick up where I left off the next night and end up with a week's worth, or more, of content ready to go.

3. Consistency is Key

   Ever notice I wear the same thing in every video? Yea well I do. A black hoodie. This way when I make videos in batches, I don't have to do outfit changes. I also have to think very little during video prep. Hoodie on. Tripod up. Hit Record. It's one less thing to worry about.

   This probably won't work for everyone, but it's what I've found works best for me and my schedule. Sometimes I'll finish filming, sit down to edit, and realize the whole thing feels rushed. You can tell I was racing against the clock because I only had a tiny window to film. When that happens, I scrap the entire video, delete it, and start over the next day. It sucks, but I'd rather post something I'm proud of than something that feels forced.

   There are definitely days when it's stressful and overwhelming trying to balance a full-time job, two kids, and content creation. But I genuinely love reading, and I love sharing the books I read with other people. Being able to connect with other readers, recommend books I can't stop thinking about, and completely geek out over minotaur cum brings me so much joy. For me, all the late nights and tired mornings are absolutely worth it.

Hello Collaborators,

I'm so humbled to have you here, but before I get started, I just wanted to say: Thank you.

Thank you for believing in my words, my vision, and my content enough that you are choosing to monetarily support me. I don't take that for granted, and I appreciate you being here; sincerely.

As a token of appreciation, I'd love to send you a small goody bag of miscellaneous stickers/items - be it from Pride 2026, or from my Coming Home collection. If you would like it, please feel free to e-mail me or DM me on social media with your name and mailing address, and I will get it shipped out to you ASAP.

As far as monthly zooms go and what to expect as a Collaborator, we can do monthly zoom hangout sessions if you'd like to discuss books, what we're currently reading, etc. Super low-stakes, an hour or so a month, just to connect and chat all things books related.

As far as exclusive content, I'd love to share what I'm currently reading and/or what's on my TBR stack. I will also be sharing monthly LGBTQIA+ releases that have been sent to me and I'm excited for. These will be weekly newsletters in addition to the Trans Joy Thursday newsletters, and other newsletters I send out (Like the Trans History Month Volumes for the month of August.)

If you have something in particular in mind you'd love to see from me, please hit the poll below and let me know!

Again, I'm so thankful that you're here, and I truly looking forward to collaborating with you in the future, and seeing what the future holds for us and Not A Phase Books.

With all my appreciation,

Sawyer Cole

Greetings from sunny Laguna Beach!

My guy and I have been at a stunning resort for the past few days celebrating his mother's 80th birthday, so not much reading (or writing...or filming) has been happening. But I did want to let you know about a few things, so here goes...

First, the October look-ahead is for sure coming next week for paid subscribers, so be sure and watch your Bindery alerts. Like last month, the blog post will be password protected until September 1, and paid subs will get the secret password so you can get those library holds in a few weeks earlier than usual. If you haven't upgraded, now's the time to do it if you want that list extra early.

ICYMI, I decided to make the Let's Go to the Library series public. I'd been thinking long and hard about it, and it just felt right. This month's reading adventure is a fun one, so be sure to stay tuned to Youtube for that content!

I finished Habits of the Sea this week and meh. It was super atmospheric and the prose was lovely, but it's essentially a romance with magical realism. And y'all know how I feel about romance. 3.25⭐️s

I'm still chipping away at A Time of Witches, the latest from Madeline Martin, but I got super distracted by The Witches of Cambridge, the new Alice Hoffman. They are night and day in terms of prose, and once I started the new Hoffman I couldn't put it down. I love her work SO much!!!!

Lastly, I'm almost done with my audiobook copy of Henry Tudor Must Die, and I must say that it's absolutely terrific. It's funny, sharp, and downright vengeful. I'm very eager to see how it ends, especially now that the author's announced she is writing a follow-up focused on Marie and Elizabeth!

I've got SO much planned over the next few weeks, so stay tuned!

ICYMI

• Watch the first episode of Let's Go to the Library featuring one of the best Black-authored books I've ever read!

• Check out my review of The Intrigue, the new Silvia Moreno-Garcia perfect for film noir fans.

• Looking for a creepy sibling story? Look no further than A Box Full of Darkness!

• Love true crime? If so, add The Secret Lives of Murderer's Wives to your end-of-summer reading list.

Hear it Here First:

Again, next week is all about October new releases, so stay tuned for that.

I'll be recording a ton of content next week and not sure which I'll have edited first, so stay tuned.

And if you haven't followed me on Facebook yet, you absolutely should. I'll be hosting a special giveaway there this week!

Until next week, happy reading!

xoxo

c

I will be running two polls for you to vote on themes for our 2027 Book Club. Here is the first poll for January's theme! If you have any ideas for other themes, please leave them in the comments.

January 2027 Theme Options — which do you prefer?

• Beginning - Beginning of a new series, character experiences new beginnings, etc.

• Number - Number in the title

• First  - First in a series, first book of the year, first in the title, etc.

October 2027 Theme Options — Which do you prefer?

• Mystery

• Ghost - Ghost on the cover, in the plot, title, etc.

• Write-in -- YOUR CHOICE! Suggest me a theme for October in the comments.

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Hello Pals!

I know I missed week one of Trans History Month, but I wanted to ensure I brought you a few books for the remainder of the month that have truly not only brought me joy, but also enlightened me, encouraged me, validated me and my existence, and gave me so much knowledge my brain exploded a few times. Each week for the remainder of the month of August, I will spend it covering one book I think you should add to your personal libraries and why they are important and needed, especially in today's current political climate.

This week's book will be none other than Trans History: A Graphic Novel: From Ancient Times To The Present Day by Alex L. Combs & Andrew Eakett:

Trans History is a nonfiction, graphic novel, and was published by Candlewick, an imprint of Penguin Random House, on May 13, 2025. It is stated to be for ages 12+, or grades 7+. When it published, I immediately went to purchase a copy, because what do you mean trans* people have been around since the very beginning?! Talk about validation!

This book acts as basically an introductory to trans* history from ancient times all the way to present day. I know I probably lost some of you at "ancient times", but it is so readable and digestible! It truly does not feel like a history book, but like you're immersed in full-color graphic novel that just so happens to be nonfiction AND about history. You can absolutely tell that it was deeply researched, and so much care and thought went into this book. It features so many voices, and so many facts, but broken into small, bite-sized chunks of information so you don't feel overwhelmed by reading a normal nonfiction book.

It discusses what the word trans* even means, and then also, what does it even mean to BE trans*. Two very important segments of conversation we are currently having as a society even today.

Trans History also takes a deep dive into several, several people of trans* history past - some good, some bad, but always rich in description, their trans*ness, and how they impacted the trans* community at large and created ripples in our history and what we know today.

There is also an extensive Source Notes section at the end of the book, which I found to be highly useful, as well. In addition to speaking about people, doctors, medicine, et cetera, this book also provides alarming statistics about trans* people - one that I notated that was extremely disheartening to me - in 2021, it was found that trans* people are 4x more likely to experience violence than their cisgender counterparts. FOUR TIMES. In 2021. It's now 5 years later, and, given the current administration, I just shudder at the thought of these updated statistics, ya know?

Sitting at 384 pages, this book may appear daunting to you, especially being nonfiction and a mixture of history and present day facts, but I promise you, it's so worth the time to read it.

I hope I have inspired you all to request it at your local library or purchase it, or both. This book is such a stellar read, and seeing as how book banning is running rampant right now, it's also vital that this book is also added to your personal library to preserve the data and information that it holds.

My wish for all of you through these weekly newsletters this month is that you walk away with new books to read. Let this be a great starting point. I will catch you all on Discord, and will be back Thursday for Trans Joy Thursday.

Until we meet again friends.

With all my trans joy,

Sawyer Cole

Alright, I admit. The last post was melodramatic. I was going Through It.

We do need help to get some supplies for pop up shops in the new year though, so if you could please order from us on Bookshop.org or through Libro.fm that would be amazing! I also accept donations via Venmo/Zelle.

Supplies needed:

• Table runner with our logo

• Stickers

• Bookmarks

• Stock (though this will come much later!)

Right now for the top three items, our cart is $302 for one table runner, 200 stickers, and 200 bookmarks. If you donate, you get a sticker and bookmark for free!

Thank you all so much for your help so far. My dream is not dead. This bookstore WILL happen!

Till next time!

-Ryn

I lovelies! We have some catching up to do! I am planning to do some housekeeping this weekend so the browse experience on Youtube can be more meaningful and intentional.

I am so beyond grateful to have reached 5,000 subscribers! This is amazing! In July, I started a Youtube challenge, started and lead by Sierra. Through this challenge of posting nearing everyday, I am slowly finding what works for me and what's a waste of precious time.

I have been able to discover what I love to talk about and create and I appreciate that you guys are coming along for the journey with me.

I haven't officially celebrated this milestone yet, but we will soon! So many changes up ahead!

Expect a new video every Wednesday AM! Speaking of... have you seen my latest video? A.I. in the bookish space has became a hot topic and warrants more and more discussions. What are your thoughts on this ?

Make sure you like (and hype), comment, and subscribe! See you on Youtube!

https://youtu.be/ZX74LKDpGqE?si=c1F68o9XF0R-GvfD

About a year ago, I started this Bindery page. I had two goals:

1. Expand the depth of the community I've found, and

2. Expand the reach of the community enough to maybe be able to publish a book together through Bindery (what they call becoming an "imprint").

So, one year in: how did it go?

I would say a smashing success for goal number one and a total failure on goal number two. But, as my baseball romance friends would tell me, batting .500 is actually astounding!

The deepening of the community has happened in many ways, big and small. The most obvious was creating the Tongue in Cheek Discord. I never would have thought to do something like that before Bindery and that has ended up becoming one of my favorite places on the internet. My community of close friends on the queer bookish internet has grown. And based on the depth of trust, I've felt comfortable tackling more sensitive and complicated subjects, like with my recent video essay about the use of the F slur in M/M romance.

The community has also expanded, but not enough to become a Bindery imprint. And that's okay. I like the tight knit nature of the community and I wouldn't trade the depth for the breadth. I'm also very hopeful that some M/M and queer romance creators will make it big enough on Bindery to become an imprint and be able to publish queer romance through them. I will enthusiastically support them and their authors and I hope you will too.

Given where we are, I feel like it's best to call this year on Bindery a successful experiment, but one that has ended. Over the next year and a half, I do have plans to produce more in depth looks at popular M/M romance books (if you'd like to get a jump on the next series, I'd dust off your Alexis Hall bookshelf...), take a look at Unrivaled by Rachel Reid (as well as Season Two of Heated Rivalry), and then I might find it necessary to check out some darker M/M romances...

But, I plan to do that on my YouTube channel, with conversations happening on Instagram, TikTok and the Discord.

However, it is nice to have a "home base" for my work online. A newsletter to let people know what's going on is also nice. And it would be particularly nice to go back through some old series (like my "Butt Stuff in Books" TikTok playlist) and organize them, perhaps even post cleaned up transcripts. While that could go on Bindery, I think it makes more sense to move that all to a website just for me.

And that's exactly what I've done at: carterkalchik.com

If you're receiving this email from Bindery, then you're already signed up for the newsletter at my site to get monthly-ish emails from me -- nothing for you to do. If you'd rather not follow along, the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email from the new site works instantly, no hard feelings. I'll also be slowly fleshing out things like pages for my videos with transcripts, updates to old projects, et cetera. I hope you'll follow along there -- it's free and hopefully you'd find it useful.

Thank you so much to everyone who followed along here and pushed me to take my little gay romance thoughts a bit more seriously. While this is a goodbye for Bindery, it's really more of a hello to the next phase of my work.

All the best and my queerest love for you,

Carter

This week was basically release day chaos: posts, interviews, reviews, rankings, emails, orders, and trying to remember the million tiny things that come with putting a book out.

It is still surreal that people are actually reading Jenna’s story and talking about Woods Bay like it is a real place. After spending so long with this book as a document on my computer, having it in the world is surreal.

I have also been doing a lot behind the scenes for Death by TBR Books. I am working on Twisted Tales to Tell in the Night: A Yuletide Horror Anthology, and trying to keep all of the production, formatting, PR, retailer listings, reviews, and future releases moving.

Also, I normally do an exclusive post for paid members, but I did not have the energy to finish one during Small Town Slasher release week. I would rather give you something actually worth reading than rush one just to get it up, so the exclusive post will be coming next week.

If you have read Small Town Slasher, please remember that reviews on Amazon, Goodreads, StoryGraph, and anywhere else you review books really do help.

So basically: Small Town Slasher is out, I survived release week, the press is still moving, and now I would like go hibernate now. Instead I went over the outline for Werewolf Summer and wrote the first chapter.

If you'd like to follow what I'm reading you can find me on Storygraph and for films on Letterboxd.

xoxo
Spooky Girl

We are pleased to announce our inaugral discord book discussion!

In case you missed it, our July Book of the Month is TILDA IS VISIBLE by Tara Jane.
Rah will be hosting the discussion August 18 | 7:00PM (5PT/8ET) on our discord.

Our July (and accidental August theme) embodied Feminist Book Club's shift. We're so happy that many of you have come along for the ride, and it isn't too late to join in for everyone else!
Join our Tier 3 community. There is still time to borrow a copy of the book from your local library/libby, grab it from your indie bookstore, this link or libro.fm and come join us as we talk about Transitions.

See you then!