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Our Patreon Book Club pick for April is "The Dream Runners" by one of our best friends, Shveta Thakrar! Our meeting will be on 4/19 at 7PM ET. To join us, make sure you’re at a $7+ tier on Patreon for April! https://t.co/KGlc5vbqaM ⁠ #carterhaughschool #carterhaughbookclub https://t.co/RDV2JpLDsx

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This Friday's reading challenge: "Read a feminist fairy-tale retelling." Please comment with what you're reading for this challenge. Our recommendations: Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron and The Girls of the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine. https://t.co/spEcBp7NZ5 https://t.co/RxgxPkBny7

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Our Book Club pick for May is "Threadneedle" by Cari Thomas on 5/30 at 7PM ET. We really enjoyed the fascinating magic system and similarities to The Craft! Check Patreon the day of for the link to join us if you’ve pledged at $7+ tier! https://t.co/kjg7ozurGp #carterhaughschool https://t.co/3WgoKeJYjq

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We will present at Norm and Transgression in the Fairy-Tale Tradition: (Non)Normative Identities, Forms, and Writings at Brown University! “Our Beloved Cinderella: Kalynn Bayron’s Cinderella is Dead and the Queering of Folk Narrative Genre” will be 6/8. https://t.co/SEF2heyeGy https://t.co/DFX20Aswg8

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Want to read a banned book that’s at least a bit folklore-y? Try – Beloved by Toni Morrison Fun Home by Alison Bechdel Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause The Giver by Lois Lowry Check out the full list here: https://carterhaughschool.com/on-banning-books/ https://t.co/D2BuDGSHmS

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“I am what I am. I would tell you what you want to know if I could, for you have been kind to me. But I am a cat, and no cat anywhere ever gave anyone a straight answer.” ― Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn #carterhaughschool #mythic #fairytales #folklore #folklorists #caturday https://t.co/y8XkYWtkPI