#readtounderstand

[thebookdragon217]

Today's feature for Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 is a work of non-fiction by the brilliant Myriam Gurba who many of you may know from boldly speaking out about the importance of #ownvoices representation and how important it is for people outside of a certain community to listen when BIPOC point out hurtful stereotypes, racism and disparities and injustice. She has also been very instrumental in the #dignidadliteraria movement. She has also been vocal about disparities in pay that BIPOC authors face as well and is a fierce advocate for antiracist education. SYNOPSIS: Myriam Gurba's debut is the bold and hilarious tale of her coming of age as a queer, mixed-race Chicana. Blending radical formal fluidity and caustic humor, Mean turns what might be tragic into piercing, revealing comedy. This is a confident, funny, brassy book that takes the cost of sexual assault, racism, misogyny, and homophobia deadly seriously. We act mean to defend ourselves from boredom and from those who would cut off our breasts. We act mean to defend our clubs and institutions. We act mean because we like to laugh. Being mean to boys is fun and a second-wave feminist duty. Being mean to men who deserve it is a holy mission. Sisterhood is powerful, but being mean is more exhilarating. Being mean isn't for everybody. Being mean is best practiced by those who understand it as an art form. These virtuosos live closer to the divine than the rest of humanity. They're queers. #Pridemonth #ownvoices #memoir #ownstories #representationmatters #weneeddiversebooks #queervoices #LGBTQIA #readqueerbooks #books #bookdragon #bookworm #nerdlife #listentowomen #metoomovement #readtounderstand #readandlearn #dignidadliteraria #readersforequality (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB9iK0UgK6X/?igshid=urr1iuadi2ps

[giselasbooked]

My case for reading: Read widely and and read often. Read books you love and books you don’t understand. Just read because by reading you will tap into one of the most fundamental parts of the human condition- empathy. (My PSA for the week)🌱 . #bookstagram #readtounderstand #OE #thecaseforreading (at Oxford Exchange)

[elifthereader]

🇬🇧I’ve just started reading Morning Sea by Margaret Mazzantini. If it wasn’t chosen by my book club, I wouldn’t even consider reading it cause it is not an easy story. A tale about human migration, the violence of nature and war; and about the strength of women compelled by injustice to defend their children. Not so Christmassy but still a good book. Have you read Mazzantini before? 🌿 . 🇹🇷 Margaret Mazzantini’nin Sabah Denizi adlı kitabını kitap kulübüm seçmese şu sıralar okumayı asla düşünmezdim. Savaşın ve doğanın vahşetini, göçü, çocuklarını korumak için güçlerine güç katan anneleri anlatıyor bu kitap. Yeni yıl yaklaşırken pek okumak isteyeceğim bir kitap olmasa da, bu durum gücünden bir şey kaybettirmiyor. Daha önce yazarı okudunuz mu? 🌿 . . . #morningsea #margaretmazzantini #italianliterature #italyanedebiyatı #sabahdenizi #readdiversebooks #diversebooks #migrationisahumanright #humanstories #literaryfiction #readtolearn #goodread #kitap #okumahalleri #okuyorum #amreading #bookish #lovereading #immigrationstories #roman #kitapkurdu #okumaklazım #readtounderstand #readtheword #booklr (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrQIJf-l315/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15w3qoij2ow6k

[jadefilms]

Reading can seriously damaged your ignorance. #readtounderstand

[gothicinthegarden]

A chi ammette di non capire, suggerirei un buon libro 📚📚📚 #library #readtobeclever #readtounderstand #books

[monikatekwani]

Doctor or astronomer? #read #book #funny #line #readtounderstand #haveitflauntit

[nia-jaiuk]

yey only #30pages left...trying to stay #Focused but my eyes are wondering just like my mind so its defo time for #CoffeeQuick and a chat with my #Mummy :-) ...Dont Read 2 Finish #ReadToUnderstand #KnowledgeIsPower #Studying #Books #CoffeeBreak

[thebookdragon217]

"To know the past is to know the present. To know the present is to know yourself". - Ibram X. Kensi To be anti-racist in our daily lives requires constant work. It is a journey of self exploration and introspection. It requires us to take a look at problematic hidden parts of ourselves and learn new behaviors and take action. QOTD: What books have you been reading to become anti-racist? #letsgetstamped #becomeantiracist #blacklivesmatter #blackbooksarelife #weneeddiversebooks #blackvoices #readblackbooks #blackauthorsrock #booksandflowers #booksinnature #bookstagram #bookdragonreads #booksarelife #bookworm #nerdgirl #readtounderstand #readtochange (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBzKyazAfLu/?igshid=kknsnlr24tk8

[thebookdragon217]

"Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. In effect, it is a reminder to practice empathy." In order to affect change, you have to be willing to put aside everything that you know and are used to and be willing to step outside of your comfort zone and really listen for understanding. Only when you walk alongside another human being and walk with them through the struggle will your heart be open to transformation and change. Empathy, understanding, acknowledgement, reconciliation, humility and mutual respect and care will bring forth healing. It starts with each and every one of us taking the first step and doing the work every day. QOTD: Let's check in. Where is your heart today? #blacklivesmatter #listeningislove #readtounderstand #openyourheart #stopkillingblackpeople #loveiskey #endtheviolence #blackvoicesmatter #becomeanally #racismhastogonow #readingopensminds #readdiverse #readblackbooks #changeyourheart #blackauthorshavestoriestotellyou #blackauthorsofinstagram #books #bookstack #booksandtheflowers #amplifyblackvoices #blackdreams (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA3dC2Ygmg-/?igshid=1bwdb231mdisp

[thebookdragon217]

Two of my favorite things on a hot, sunny day: a new read and an ice cold drink! Happy Friday bookstaboos! QOTD: What is your favorite drink to have on a hot day? #starbucks #booksndcoldbrew #mochacookiefrappuccino #heaven #newbookFriday #booksoutside #diversebooks #diversereader #blacklivesmatter #diversevoices #headsofthecoloredpeople #books #booksarefun #readtounderstand #booksopendoors #readoutside (at Middle Village, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAOHbkPAJQl/?igshid=oesozqyb1wos