The Feminist Fifty

So! Things were pretty even in the poll between wanting a review fest and a themed book recs fest, and I see no reason why we can't do both. The review fest will give folks a chance to read the books they've had lying around or on their "to read" lists, while the recs fest gives those who don't have time to read something new (or those who want to do both!) a way to participate.

Here's how it will work:

I'll go ahead and open a post up soon for the review fest where you can set a goal for yourself in comments. You don't have to set a goal, but I always find that concrete goals are a good way to remind myself to participate in a challenge. It could be as simple as "read one book relevant to this community" or as specific as you want to make it. For example, I'm going to challenge myself to re-read one of my favorite feminist books so that I can write a review, and also to read a book of poetry by a female poet that I keep meaning to look through. You can start reading anytime you want, but reviews should be posted in this community starting April 26. You're also welcome to review books that you've already read if it was recently enough for you to write a review.

For the themed book recs fest, starting April 26 I'll be making posts to the community with a topic, say, "books by women of color." All you have to do to participate is comment with one or more book titles and authors. You can include a sentence or a few about why you're recommending the book, but you don't have to. I'll be live-updating the recs posts with your recs and I'll also post a master list at the end of the fest. I'll also make a theme suggestions post (the reason I'm not suggesting that you do your own theme posts is simply that it makes it easier for me to be the one doing the live-updating; I'll credit any suggested themes to the suggester).

I'll be linking to these fests in the three_weeks_for_dw comm. Remember that if you post a review or leave a recs list in the comm it needs to stay on DW for three weeks after you post. You're welcome to crosspost in your personal DW, just don't re-post on another journaling system or blog for three weeks.

I'm looking forward to it!