The Book Interrupted six women continue discussions inspired by reading “Seeing Red: The One Book Every Woman Needs to Read. Period.” by Kirsten Karchmer. In this episode they touch on topics of painful periods, men living in women’s bodies for a month, sexual and menstrual education, period underwear, perimenopause, and naturopaths versus doctors. They finish the episode by sharing whether they each recommend the book.
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Seeing Red: The One Book Every Woman Needs to Read. Period. by Kirsten Karchmer
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Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
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The Good Person of Szechwan by Bertolt Brecht
Orange Shirt Day, the loss of language, land and climate change. The Book Interrupted women share their personal journals while reading “They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School” by Bev Sellars and finish with a group discussion. Discussion Points: Personal journals Truth and Reconciliation Day/Orange Shirt Day - September 30th Evolving language and the loss of languages Climate change Owning land Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group They Called Me Number One by Bev Sellars Unreserved with Rosanna Deerchild Hidden Brain - Watch Your Mouth University of Alberta Indigenous Canada Indigeneyez Native Land Digital Native Land Digital Twitter ...
Life choices, raising children, household organization, solipsism, and more. The women continue their chat inspired by “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel. Are you a person who has too many mugs or just enough? Discussion Points: Reading a graphic novel like reading poetry Literary references and complicated vocabulary in Fun Home Philosophy of solipsism Making life choices that make yourself happy The nuclear family and adult creative pursuits Raising children with a village versus a small family The advantages to having multi-aged play groups Child, bag, and other trackers Having homes for household objects so you don’t lose things Having too many mugs Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel Dykes to Watch Out For Solipsistic The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The 4% Fix: How One Hour Can Change Your Life by Karma Brown Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans by Michaeleen Doucleff The Tile App ...
The Book Interrupted women continue Season Two with “What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World” by Jon Young. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “What the Robin Knows”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat. Through the topics of sit spots, Scouts, bird watching and putting random found things in your mouth, they talk about their lives, inspired by the words of the book. Discussion Points: Personal journals - what are the first impressions of the book? Do you have a sit spot/magic spot? Were you ever a Scout, Brownie, or Girl Guide? Animal and bird watching Do you put random found things in your mouth? What animals and birds do you see close to your home? Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer Your Parenting Mojo How to Raise a Wild Child: The Art and Science of Falling in Love with Nature by Scott D. Sampson The Life of Birds by David Attenborough ...
