The Original
By Priya Parmar
Interesting fictional account of Katharine Hepburn’s life in Hollywood. The notes at the end are helpful.
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Recommended Reading on Parenting in the Digital Age
California Partners Project champions gender equity across the state and ensures California’s media and technology industries are a force for good in the lives of all children. These are the books that have shaped how the organization thinks about parenting in the age of smartphones, social media, and AI. The insights they provide inform their research, challenge assumptions, and help define what kids need to thrive in today's digital world.
For more on their work on children and the digital world, explore California Partners Project's resources here.
Gender Justice Reading List
Legal Voice is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that fights for gender justice through impact litigation, policy advocacy, education, and coalition building. The list below presents some of our favorite (work-related) books.
Learn more at legalvoice.org.
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Spooky season reads from cozy to spicy romance
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Disconnect to Reconnect
The loneliness pandemic is upon us, but there are antidotes. These books help us step away from the deluge of the online world and foster meaningful connection with others. So go ahead, give that friend a call, set up that coffee date, and go visit a bookstore together. Life is better with company.
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For a Better Tomorrow
Amongst these titles, you'll find:
- Inspiring stories of resisting tyrannic governments
- Communities coming together in times of need
- Persistent, relentless showing up for civil rights and justice
- Guidance on what makes for effective, sustainable resistance movements
- Hope that a better tomorrow is within reach if we fight for it
Recent Notes
Beth Is Dead
By Katie Bernet
A wild reimagining of Little Women with Beth's death at the center of a mystery.
The Diamond Eye
By Kate Quinn
Historical fiction. Reasonably gripping fictionalized true story of a Ukrainian woman who was a history researcher when Germany invaded Russia...
Tell Me Everything
By Elizabeth Strout
This was my first experience of Elizabeth Strout's work, although I'd loved the movie/series made of her "Olive Ketteridge." (Because Frances...
Land of Milk and Honey
By C Pam Zhang
How the rich will live (and eat) when there's ecosystem collapse and other various gruesome outcomes of extreme wealth inequality and...
Slow Horses (Deluxe Edition)
By Mick Herron
Perfectly fun spy thriller top to bottom. A little hard to track characters for the first bit, but once it's cooking it's very fun