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Communion by bell hooks

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hooks asks her audience, what does it mean to love and what does it mean to be free? What preconceived notions about love do we bring into our friendships, relationships, and families? How has feminism changed women’s lives, and in what ways have we been left behind? This book is revolutionary!

Communion by bell hooks, (List Price: $17.99, William Morrow, 9780060938291, December 2002)

Reviewed by Meredith, Carmichael’s Bookstore in Louisville, KY

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Loud by Drew Afualo

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Loud by Drew Afualo
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For readers looking to unlearn internalized misogyny whilst also laughing out loud. I enjoyed how Afualo explains where certain misogynistic paths of thinking come from, and how to unlearn them without making the reader feel guilty for needing to do the work in adjusting those lines of thinking. Her reflections on her own journey to unlearning her internalized misogyny made me feel so seen and I especially loved how she discussed the roots and effects of misogyny on an intersectional level.

Loud by Drew Afualo, (List Price: $19, Picador, 9781250390530, August 2025)

Reviewed by Sol Johnson, Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, North Carolina

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