#Emma Mildon

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Spirituality is not a religion or a trend—it is a lifestyle. It is a lifestyle of awareness that combines the understanding of faith, body, mind, and soul, allowing us to live modern-day enlightened lives in small and big ways.

Emma Mildon, The Soul Searcher's Handbook: A Modern Girl's Guide to the New Age World

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"What is more of a symbol of eternal growth and change than the Goddess? The eternal spiral of creation. Coiled like a serpent, our Shakti energy sits, waiting to be awakened within all of us."

- Emma Mildon

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From the Stacks: Body, Mind, & Spirit: Meditation

Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny by Sadhguru

What is karma? Most people understand karma as a balance sheet of good and bad deeds, virtues and sins. The mechanism that decrees that we cannot evade the consequences of our own actions. In reality, karma has nothing to do with reward and punishment. Karma simply means action: your action, your responsibility. It isn't some external system of crime and punishment, but an internal cycle generated by you. Accumulation of karma is determined only by your intention and the way you respond to what is happening to you. Over time, it's possible to become ensnared by your own unconscious patterns of behavior. In Karma, Sadhguru seeks to put you back in the driver's seat, turning you from a terror-struck passenger to a confident driver navigating the course of your own destiny. By living consciously and fully inhabiting each moment, you can free yourself from the cycle. Karma is an exploration and a manual, restoring our understanding of karma to its original potential for freedom and empowerment instead of a source of entanglement. Through Sadhguru's teachings, you will learn how to live intelligently and joyfully in a challenging world.

Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation by Bob Roth, Kevin Carr O'Leary

A simple, straightforward exploration of Transcendental Meditation and its benefits from world authority Bob Roth.

Oprah Winfrey and Jerry Seinfeld. Ray Dalio and Ellen DeGeneres. Gwyneth Paltrow and Howard Stern. Tom Hanks and Gisele Bündchen.

What do they have in common? The answer is a Transcendental Meditation teacher named Bob Roth, who has spent the past forty-five years helping many thousands of people access their innate creativity and power through this simple, nonreligious technique. Roth’s students range from titans of business and the arts to federal prisoners, from war-scarred veterans to overworked moms and dads.

Medical experts agree that the epidemic of stress is damaging our physical and emotional health at younger and younger ages. While there is no one single cure, the Transcendental Meditation technique is a simple practice that dramatically changes how we respond to stress and life’s challenges. With scientifically proven benefits— reduced stress and anxiety, and improved focus, sleep, resilience, creativity, and memory, to name a few—this five-thousand-year-old technique has a clear and direct impact on our very modern problems.

Once a skeptic, Roth trained under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the twentieth century’s foremost scientist of consciousness and meditation, and has since become one of the most experienced and sought-after meditation teachers in the world. In Strength in Stillness, Roth breaks down the science behind Transcendental Meditation in a new, accessible way. He highlights the three distinct types of meditation—Focused Attention, Open Monitoring, and Self-Transcending—and showcases the evidence that the third, Self-Transcending, or Transcendental Meditation, is a uniquely accessible, effective, and efficient way to reduce stress, access inner power, and build resilience.

The Soul Searcher's Handbook: A Modern Girl's Guide to the New Age World by Emma Mildon

From aromatherapy and numerology to healing crystals and meditation, this fun and sassy guide to everything body-mind-spirit defines New Age practices for a new generation.

What type of crystal should I put in my car for a road trip? Should I Feng Shui my smart phone screen? In this illuminating introduction for the modern-day soul searcher, Emma Mildon shines light on everything your mom didn’t teach you about neo–New Age practices.

With something for every type of spiritual seeker, The Soul Searcher’s Handbook offers easy tips, tricks, and how-tos for incorporating everything from dreamology and astrology to mysticism and alternative healing into your everyday life. This handbook is your #1 go-to guide—handy, accessible, entertaining, and packed with all the wisdom you need in one place.

Your destiny, gifted to you at birth, is waiting. So plug into the universe, dig your toes into the soil of Mother Earth, and open your soul to your full potential. Regardless of what you’re seeking, The Soul Searcher’s Handbook is your awakening to a more fulfilling and soulful life.

Genuine Happiness: Meditation as the Path to Fulfillment by B. Alan Wallace

In today's overstimulated world, many are realizing that happiness gained through material wealth and frivolous conquests is short-lived. To achieve long-term happiness, you must access your own bountiful resources—housed in your heart and mind. In Genuine Happiness, longtime Buddhist practitioner Alan Wallace shows you the path to bliss. Drawing on more than three decades of study under His Holiness the Dalai Lama and sixty other teachers, as well as 2,500 years of Buddhist tradition, Alan Wallace guides you step by step through five simple yet powerful meditations to help you focus your mind and open your heart to true happiness. Featuring a Foreword by the Dalai Lama, this book will help you discover that it is possible to experience genuine happiness every day. As you incorporate the meditations from Genuine Happiness into your life, you will discover that the joy you've sought has always been only a few meditative minutes away.

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Witchy Books Set 4

Here are 6 new magical book recolors of real life books for your witchy sims.

Sims 4, a Spa Day recolor. Base game compatible version available as well.

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Enable the bb.showhiddenobjects cheat to access the items in build mode. Type "witchy books” into the search query in build mode to find quickly. You can always find items like this, just begin typing in part of the title and it will appear.

Note you can find these books in real life to read if they are of interest!

Books in this set are: Grimoire Noir by Vera Greentea and Yana Bogatch Wiccapedia by Shawn Robbins and Leanna Greenaway A Year and A Day of Everyday Witchcraft by Deborah Blake Death of a Rainbow Nymph by April Fernsby A Little Bit of Palmistry by Cassandra Eason Evolution of Goddess by Emma Mildon

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Remember that these are real books that can be held and read in real life. If they interest you, go check them out!

And as always, please let me know if you have any issues!

~I take no credit for the images used for these recolors, all credit goes to the authors and artists.~

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Witch, Wiccan, and Magic Books List and Summary For Radfems

Some of you guys were complaining about how few witch books you could find in your local libraries, so I went to a couple of mine and looked around and compiled a list of books I found that you guys may be able to either search in library databases for, buy or rent online, or find pdfs for. I skimmed them and wrote brief summaries (or cons) so you might know if they’re worth it:

The Good Spell Book - Gillian Kemp - cute little wholesome spell book

The Witch - Ronald Hutton - by a man. History book of witchcraft from ancient times until now. Will be corrupted by male bias probably, but still may be interesting in regards to healer-woman origins and female persecution.

Wicca for Beginners- Thea Sabin - believes men can be wiccan (but not witches I think, which is technically true if using the original meaning - female = wicce, male = wicca)

The Witch book of Self Care - Arin Murphy-Hisock - self care book using spells, herbs, baking, and mental exercises. seems like a good book for lockdown.

A Witch's World of Magick - Melanie Marquis - spells and rituals and such from witches and women centred groups around the world

Witch - Lisa Lister - very modern, lots of swearing (some may find it too aggressive), specifically says she won't call men witches or mention trans people, so good.

The Art of Witch - Fiona Horne - implies men can be witches, is anti modern medicine

Witchcraft and Practical Magic - Susan Greenwood - claims Gerald Gardener started modern witchcraft, his version was glamourising animal sacrifice and ritual orgies, brings up other men too, but only relatively brief since it is a very large book

Bonus:  Evolution of goddess - Emma Mildon - introduces goddesses from many religions, their specialties, and various ways to help yourself through feminine divine (aka female goddesses and female based energy) via spells, rituals, and various traditions from around the world. May have some sex stereotype/near tradfem “inner womanliness” ideas, but still seems good.

I had more, but I cannot find that list at the moment, will add more when I can (after lockdown).

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What is more of a symbol of eternal growth and change than the Goddess? The eternal spiral of creation. Coiled like a serpent, our Shakti energy sits, waiting to be awakened within all of us. ― Emma Mildon

The Spiraling by Sheila Wolk ~ http://www.sheilawolk.com 

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Adorando o livro! Muitas dicas para entrarmos em contato com o nosso feminino! Do livro O DESPERTAR DA DEUSA /Autora: Emma Mildon. Editora Pensamento. 🦋✨😍 #sagradofeminino #yinyang #espiritualidade #autoconhecimento #livros #leitura (em São Paulo, Brazil) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzYYaLdgBtY/?igshid=7k9y0aovpov2

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New Year Book Club; 20 books to Inspire

By Leighana Martindale

I have had quite the book obsession lately, as my Grandma would joke, “Do you know what they call me? — a bibliophile”, which means lover of books. But seriously, I have been spending way too many books lately, I justify it in my mind because reading is great for your mind, I love learning and many of the books I read have helped me grow. That and Powell’s Books is fucking amazing, right by my house, and honestly has the best pricing I’ve ever seen! For those of you who aren’t familiar with Powell’s, it is the worlds largest independent bookstore and literally takes up an entire city block. If you’re ever in Portland, it’s my number one recommendation.

As a bibliophile, I have a long list of books I would recommend and an even larger list of ones I want to read. So here is a list of books that inspired me to write the 2020 Health Series as well as books I am interested in reading this year to continue the healing!

Imperfect Spirituality

Polly Campbell

This book is beyond eye-opening and heart-changing in a number of ways. Hitting hard on how the ego is afraid of imperfection, making us fearful of it. But when we act from fear, we can make disastrous and harmful decisions, even if we don’t mean for them to be. Perfection is unattainable, and in the words of Polly Campbell herself:

“When we stick to a narrow path and the perspective that there is only one right way of doing things, we miss out on the wisdom and opportunities we need and crave to grow and live a purposeful life.”

Where to Begin

Cleo Wade

This book of poetry is an inspiring one you’ll want to reread over and over. Cleo Wade has a way with words and her many poems, notes, and stories throughout this book make you feel warm inside, especially with this cold and gloomy winter.

“Baby you are the strongest flower that ever grew. Remember that when the weather changes.” Cleo Wade

Women Who Run with Wolves

Clarissa Pikola Estés

Honestly, this is my bible. I have read and reread this book front to back and back to front. The tales that Dr. Estées vividly shares in this book carry a weight of importance and guidance for the reader. Often diving into the depths of the psyche and archetypes. I highly recommend this book for anyone who has never read.

Witches Sluts Feminists

Kristen J. Sollee

Get ready to get pissed off. But in the most informing and liberating way. This book should also come with a TRIGGER WARNING. I generally do not get triggered when reading, but this got me. I recommend taking it slow, chapter by chapter. And if you need to stop and digest, stop! I know I had to put down the book a lot because I would be like WTF?, but again, SO INFORMATIVE and really reshaped the way I think about certain things.

The Desire Map

Danielle LaPorte

This book is one I have read through, just picked up in a random spot and restarted over and over. The Desire Map helps you define your core desires, core beliefs, and core desires. This book is a true guide to creating goals with soul’. If you do purchase this book, I would recommend not writing in the workbook section and instead of using a journal. I bought this book for myself about 5 years ago and still redo the workshops to this day. It’s nice to leave blank for a restart.

Emergent Strategy

Adrienne Maree Brown

Change is constant and when you resist change, you create your own suffering. While accepting certain things and trying to move through them is easier said than done, Emergent Strategy is a ‘radical self-help, society-help, and planet-help’ book that helps us adapt and shape change.

A Girl’s Guide to Joining the Resistance

Emma Gray

Published two years post-Trump [p.s.: when I type ‘fuck’ into my phone, my autocorrect changes is to ‘fucktrump’ because I’ve said that so many times. Just a happy quirk to brighten your day] this book starts with the horrors of what that fucker was able to accomplish in his first few months. But more importantly! This book goes into details of what YOU can do, how we can resist and continue to fight for what is right, what is moral, and for the change we demand to see.

Small Doses

Amanda Seales

Comedian, writer, actress, and quite frankly political activist, Amanda lays it the fuck out in this book and it is a must read. This book is full of essays, illustrations, authenticity, and inherent truths empowering readers to find their own truth and grow!

Profit over People

Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky is known as “the father of modern linguistics” and a major philosopher. He was an outspoken opponent to the U.S. and Vietnam War, and known for his overall antiwar stance and activism.

This book, People Over Profit, discusses neoliberalism and global order, discussing the root of the crisis and tracing the history of neoliberalism. Chomsky exposes the increasing interference by the private sector in global affairs and highlights movements of resistance.

Terrorizing the Neighborhood

Noam Chomsky

Another Chomsky book, Terrorizing the Neighborhood dives into American Foreign Policy in the post cold war era. Tracing the origins, goals, and implications of the US foreign policy in the years following World War II.

Wild Creative

Tami Lynn Kent

This book is all about tapping into and igniting that passion and potential with all your relationship, whether it be work, home, or life. We all hold the creative power and have the opportunity to truly flow with it. Tami truly helps you tap into this and tap into your power.

Awakening to the Spirit World

Sandra Ingerman & Hank Wessleman

Ever been curious about Shamans and their spiritual practices, traditions, and journeys? This book is for you then! Exactly as the title says this book dives into the Spirit World and the techniques you can use to tap into that part of your being.

Evolution of Goddess

Emma Mildon

This book is a mixture of spirituality and activism, calling it spiritual activism. I have only scratched the surface of this book and can already tell it is going to be perspective-altering. I would highly recommend this one if you are into both spirituality and activism.

How to Start a Revolution

Lauren Duca

This is one on my list, Lauren Duca writes a funny yet important guide on challenging the status quo. She also sends a reminder that we (looking at you too generation Z) are the people who WILL change the world.

Well, That Escalated Quickly

Franchesca Ramsey

This book is full of essays, memoirs, and mistakes of an accidental activist and comedian - exploring “race, identity, online activism, and the downfall of real communication in the age of social media rants, trolls, and call-out wars”

Burn it Down; Women Writing About Anger

Lilly Dancyger

One that I really want to get this year, Burn It Down is a collection of essays from 22 ferocious women and how anger has shaped their lives. In world where women are expected to be compliant these 22 women are taking authority, demanding a seat at the table, and are willing to share their stories with us to inspire.

I Am Malala

Christina Lamb & Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai is probably one of the biggest badasses on this entire planet and yet she is so damn humble! If you do not know the story or even if you do, get this book, support this woman! Malala was 10 when the Taliban took over her home, Swat Valley in Pakistan. When they said girls couldn’t go to school, Malala spoke out and the Taliban found her and gunned her down. After a bullet in the head, she didn’t stop, she didn���t back down, and she doesn’t even hate them!! No wonder she was the youngest person ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

Heart Talk

Cleo Wade

A book of poetry, illustrations and beautiful stories. Cleo has been called “the Millennial Oprah” by New York Magazine and I couldn’t agree more! Her words are so beautiful, empowering and inspiring. This book focuses on poetic wisdom for a better life.

Feminasty

Erin Gibson

Witty, highly educational, and absolutely no fucks given in regards to Mike Pence, this book is a must fucking read! If you are pissed off about ‘the man’ or the system, but you’re looking to educate yourself and know your shit about issues, this is it. While it may not look like the most factual book, Erin Gibson really did her research and lays it out in easy to read laughable segments.

Becoming
 

Michelle Obama

A must-read for all the obvious reasons like how fucking much of a boss babe Michelle Obama is! Please run for President!! ...but seriously.

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“What is more of a symbol of eternal growth and change than the Goddess? The eternal spiral of creation. Coiled like a serpent, our Shakti energy sits, waiting to be awakened within all of us.”

― Emma Mildon, Evolution of Goddess:

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"Na verdade, não existe certo ou errado, pessoas que sabem tudo, fórmulas prontas ou especialistas – endosso a ideia de que todos sabemos o que estamos destinados a saber e, o que é mais importante, todos recebemos a informação que precisamos no momento certo, no lugar certo." - O despertar da Deusa, Emma Mildon.

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Spirituality is not a religion or a trend—it is a lifestyle. It is a lifestyle of awareness that combines the understanding of faith, body, mind, and soul, allowing us to live modern-day enlightened lives in small and big ways. -Emma Mildon #spiritualawakening #spirituality #spiritual #spirit #metaphysical #spiritualism #mysticism #occultism #occult #magic #magick #magicallife #higherconsciousness #higherself #witchcraft #witchy #witchessociety #collectivehealing #collectiveconsciousness #fireandlux (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Brk5LE-gune/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1c1a27834w6re

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The Crystal To Call On When You're In Need Of Hope, From Crystal Experts

The Crystal To Call On When You're In Need Of Hope, From Crystal Experts We all have minutes when we need a little added hope, and if you're seeking a tool to help you discover it, think about adding amazonite to your crystal collection. It's long been called the "Rock of Hope," and forever factor-- here's what to understand about it.

What is amazonite?

  Amazonite is type of potassium feldspar, and also is actually a mineral, defined by its luster and eco-friendly to bluish-green color. As crystal specialist Heather Askinosie tells mbg, it can be found in Brazil, Canada, India, Madagascar, Mozambique, the united state, and extra. It's most significantly called the "Rock of Hope," she says, and also has long been admired for drawing in hope and also belief to those who use it. " Despite the fact that amazonite is named after the Amazon River because of its abundant, watery shades, it is actually not discovered near the Amazon," Askinosie explains, adding, "The closest amazonite can be located to its namesake is in Minas Gerais, Brazil."

The Crystal To Call On When You're In Need Of Hope, From Crystal Experts The rock also has solid (and enduring) connections with the indigenous individuals of the Amazon.com area. "Amazonite is stated to have actually embellished the shields of Amazonian tribal women warriors coming from roughly the 10th century B.C.," Askinosie says. "It was likewise a favorite among the old Egyptians; The gold death mask discovered in King Tutankhamen's burial place was adorned with amazonite inlays," she adds. Healing homes: 1. Magnifies hope. Primarily, this is a stone everything about assisting you locate hope (which, certainly, translates right into other benefits too). "Amazonite influences an enthusiastic, empowering state of mind so you can move forward with optimism. Collaborating with this crystal will certainly train your mind to expect positive outcomes," Askinosie informs mbg, adding, "With this heightened sense of positive outlook, amazonite pulls you out of the darkness so you can stand in the light." 2. Connects to your heart. According to Askinosie, amazonite is additionally a fantastic rock for getting in touch with your heart, as well as your heart chakra, in order to bring happiness, love, as well as optimism into your life. She explains that if your heart is hefty with pessimism and low-vibrational power, amazonite "clears away your anxieties, uncertainties, as well as worries, and urges you to think that something goodwill come out of all your initiatives." 3. Offers empowerment. Finally, when we're feeling hopeful and connected to our heart center, we're more likely to operate from an encouraged area, which is exactly what amazonite can assist with. "Count on your amazonite crystal for a boost of hopefulness and confidence. It equips as well as encourages you to stay strong despite hardship," Askinosie explains. Exactly how to use amazonite. Practice meditation with it: One straightforward way to work with this effective crystal is to merely meditate with it, making use of a favorable affirmation, such as this set from Askinosie: Hold your amazonite in your leading hand and state "I am enthusiastic," aloud three times. Close your eyes and bring to mind an existing scenario in your life that is leaving you less than enthusiastic. Press your amazonite and ask on your own, What is this situation attempting to show me, show me, or provide for me? Imagine the healing turquoise color of the crystal washing over you. Really feel the energy of this crystal raising your spirit and also loading it with hope.

Enhance your interaction:

  According to writer and spiritual teacher Emma Mildon, amazonite is likewise a terrific stone for improving interaction. Not just does it connect you with your heart chakra, however your throat chakra too. Especially if you often tend to lean into people-pleasing propensities, Mildon previously discussed to mbg, amazonite helps you develop a "no B.S. area," as well as speak your truth. Simply keep some close-by or in your hand during essential discussions to feel it sustaining you. Get in touch with liked ones Comparable to the above point, amazonite is outstanding for growing connections using communication. As Mildon discusses, "When it concerns new partnerships, communication and also psychological baggage can be a genuine stick in the psychological mud. Amazonite strengthens a risk-free energy that will assist you both to interact clearly, honestly, as well as adoringly with each other." Show with it: Because amazonite is so good at instilling hope and self-confidence, it's best for helping you in whatever you're looking to show up. As Askinosie discusses, it provides you the hope you need to stand firm as well as maintain seeking your goals, despite the setbacks, challenges, and also regarded constraints. "This crystal rejects to let you quit on your desires or get stuck in a state of misery," she keeps in mind. Place some on your altar or before your vision board, or use it while you're doing some indication journaling, permitting it to fill you with motivation. Use it for chakra job: Amazonite can benefit both the heart and also throat chakras, so if you're seeking to balance or heal either of those power centers, it would be an excellent idea to include amazonite into the mix. Whether that's a chakra meditation or a chakra bath, a little extra amazonite never ever injured. Keep it around your residence or on your individual: Last however absolutely not least, the most basic way to collaborate with amazonite is to just keep it around your residence or on your individual (i.e. as fashion jewelry or in your purse), so its favorable power can abrade on you all the time. In combination with various other crystals. A lot of crystals would certainly function well in tandem with amazonite, yet it generally makes sense to go with various other stones with similar buildings or benefits. Other "reality" stones like lapis lazuli or turquoise, Mildon claims, are great with amazonite for boosting your throat chakra, and ultimately, your capacity to speak your fact. Or, if the heart chakra is more your focus right now, you can choose various other heart-centered stones, like rose quartz, environment-friendly jade, or environment-friendly aventurine. Cleansing & billing your amazonite. It is very important to cleanse and also bill your crystals every so often, and also much more so if you have actually been working with one a whole lot. When it comes to amazonite, Askinosie states, "Our preferred ways to clear as well as cleanse our amazonite are to put it in the sun or full moon for four hours or longer, clean it with smoke, or upon a selenite plate." And also FYI, amazonite does alright with water, if you wished to run it under your faucet or enable a stream to clean over it. Nevertheless, it's not a fantastic idea to let it saturate, so keep that in mind. Have a look at our full guide to cleaning as well as charging crystals for more details. FAQs. Is amazonite a birthstone or associated with any zodiac signs? Amazonite is not an official birthstone, though its resemblance to blue-green (the December birthstone) can make it an alternative for December birthdays. And according to Askinosie, "It's a terrific rock to collaborate with for Virgo, Aquarius, Aries, as well as Leo, too." Which chakra is it associated with? Amazonite is gotten in touch with both the heart chakra as well as throat chakra. Is it a great crystal to sleep with? Amazonite is not usually thought of as a crystal for the room or sleep, Askinosie states, that recommends maintaining it in your living-room or sacred area instead. Just how should it be worn as fashion jewelry? There's no wrong way to use amazonite, yet given its connection to the throat chakra, Mildon advises using it as a locket. Askinosie includes it additionally makes a fantastic arm band. In either case, as long as you're maintaining its power nearby, that's an advantage. Read the full article

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Books coming out this week: Eden, My Year of Rest and Relaxation, and more

Books coming out this week: Eden, My Year of Rest and Relaxation, and more

Remember the simpler times? Like when you weren't constantly dehydrated, and your weather app didn't say “feels like 150 degrees,” and you didn't sweat through your T-shirt after being outside for only 30 seconds? Woof. I can barely remember the simpler, cooler times myself. This summer is no joke. So, grab a fan, fix yourself a cool beverage, and dive into the books coming out this week. Because indoor activities are sort of the only option right now. But if you MUST be outside, these titles make great beach reads, too.

If you're reading along in the #HGBookClub with us, we're getting seriously into Social Creature by Tara Isabella Burton, and things are getting tense. Have you ever had a friend like Lavinia? Have you ever felt like a Louise? Who is tricking whom? And, pray tell, who is the narrator?! Only time will tell. Follow along and show us where you're reading with #HGBookClub.

And now, here are 12 books coming out this week that you don't want to miss.

1. Eden by Andrea Kleine, out July 10th

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

When Hope and Eden were girls, they were abducted by a man they thought was a friend of their father's. They escaped, but the traumatic near-death experience left deep emotional scars. Now, 20 years later, the man is up for parole, and they may be able to keep him in jail with testimonies - but first, Hope must find Eden. Don't miss this haunting novel with heartbreaking themes of attachment and trauma.

2. My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh, out July 10th

Penguin Press

In My Year of Rest and Relaxation, our narrator's life appears to be perfect. She's thin, blonde, pretty, rich, and gainfully employed at an art gallery in New York City. And yet - because there's so much more to life than what we see on the outside - she's depressed. She finds the world's worst psychiatrist who prescribes her anything and everything, effectively inducing a year where she lives through a hazy drug-induced coma and sleeps life away. Though it's fiction, My Year of Rest and Relaxation will open your eyes to the realities of how much our mental healthcare system seriously lacks IRL.

3. No One Tells You This by Glynnis MacNicol, out July 10th

Simon & Schuster

When Glynnis MacNicol turned 40, she reflected on her successful writing career and full life in New York City. But she still couldn't escape the fact that she didn't have the two things she was “supposed” to have by then: a wedding ring and a baby. Rather than feeling bad about it, she decided to create a blueprint for herself and the rest of the happily single women of the world. No One Tells You This is the most empowering memoir you'll read all summer.

4. What We Were Promised by Lucy Tan, out July 10th

Little, Brown and Company

What We Were Promised tells the story of a family that returns home to Shanghai after living the American dream in the U.S. Upon their homecoming, they're welcomed into an elite community of those who were born in China, educated in the states, and have returned back home since. When Lina finds that her ivory bracelet, a keepsake from her childhood, has gone missing, it sends everyone in their household spiraling. From the head of the household to their housekeeper, everyone is searching for meaning and belonging.

5. Clock Dance by Anne Tyler, out July 10th

Knopf Publishing Group

When Willa receives a phone call that her son's ex-girlfriend was shot and needs her help, she immediately flies across the country to take care of her (and her nine-year-old daughter) (and her dog). Why does she do it? To take a chance on choosing her own path. Clock Dance is a bittersweet reminder to take risks and live a life that satisfies you, not someone else.

6. The Marginalized Majority: Claiming Our Power in a Post-Truth America by Onnesha Roychoudhuri, out July 10th

Melville House

Want to know how to get involved? Want to know how to fight back? Read The Marginalized Majority. It will completely change the way you think about our current political climate. Onnesha Roychoudhuri reminds us that even though our country may feel divided, we're actually fighting for many of the same things.

7. An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim, out July 10th

Touchstone

An Ocean of Minutes is a futuristic novel, but it's still so heartbreakingly human. Set in a world where time travel exists and Americans are experiencing a deadly flu, Polly travels to the future to find the treatment that her sick boyfriend Frank needs. They agree to meet in Galveston, Texas, 12 years in the future. But when Polly is re-routed another five years into the future, everything has changed, and Frank is nowhere to be found.

8. From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein, out July 10th

Spiegel & Grau

Raise your hand if you miss President Barack Obama. (Same.) Even though he's no longer in office, you can relive his greatest hits and go behind the scenes of his administration through the eyes of one of his former staff members. Beck Dorey-Stein worked as one of Obama's stenographers. As she transcribed his words, she also found her own voice as a writer. Even though you've probably never flown on Air Force One or shared the gym with POTUS, you'll still relate to her stories of making friends, getting your heart broken, and finding your voice in your twenties.

9. The Lido by Libby Page, out July 10th

Simon & Schuster

Kate works as a reporter for a small local paper in Brixton, London. She receives an assignment to cover the closing of the local lido, an outdoor pool and rec center. Once there she meets Rosemary, an 86-year-old widow who has swum there every single day since it opened. The more Kate gets to know Rosemary and learns about the lido, her small assignment becomes a lifechanging friendship. And together, the two women fight to keep the lido open.

10. All These Beautiful Strangers by Elizabeth Klehfoth, out July 10th

William Morrow

When Grace disappears from her family's lake house, it leaves her seven-year-old daughter Charlie with many unanswered questions. 10 years later, Charlie is still struggling to put the past behind her. She chooses to throw herself into life at her prestigious school. When she gets tapped by the A's, an elite secret society, she must play The Game to be accepted. Will she survive the diabolical semester-long scavenger hunt - or the terrible truths about her past?

11. Evolution of Goddess: A Modern Girl's Guide to Activating Your Feminine Superpowers by Emma Mildon, out July 10th

Atria Books

It's time to get spiritual and celebrate your inner goddess. Evolution of Goddess is filled with the histories of the goddesses through the ages that you need to know. Plus, you'll learn how to tap into your own feminine superpowers.

12. Suicide Club by Rachel Heng, out July 10th

Henry Holt and Co.

For another futuristic novel, don't miss Suicide Club, set 300 years in the future in New York City. Lea is a Lifer, meaning she has the chance to live forever. But when runs into her estranged father, she gets sucked into the Suicide Club, his mysterious group that rejects the idea of immortality. Lea must choose between living forever and spending a short amount of time with her last remaining family.

Happy reading!

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