Gayatri Sethi (Desi Book Aunty) Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Gayatri Sethi (Desi Book Aunty)

#wearefeministkilljoys #newbook The Feminist Killjoy Handbook by @SaraNAhmed I am in #killjoy joy to be holding a copy of this fiery truthful uplifting radical #essentialread ❤️‍🔥🔥 Who else is reading & practicing #killjoysolidarity together? https://t.co/ZCFtxl3gRx

Gayatri Sethi (Desi Book Aunty)

#bookmail #poetry Woman Without Shame: Poems by Sandra Cisneros A brave & fierce new collection of poems from Sandra Cisneros ❤️‍🔥 It has been 28 years since Sandra Cisneros published a book of poetry. Sourced from the fab folks @hellohellobooks #supportindependentbookstores https://t.co/YckVcCCxtF

Gayatri Sethi (Desi Book Aunty)

Call Me Adnan by Reem Faruqi ⁦@ReemFaruqi⁩ 💛💛 Exceptionally tender middle grade novel in verse - y’all please preorder or library request copies! #desikidlitcommunity https://t.co/9udOXTIYHd

Gayatri Sethi (Desi Book Aunty)

… than the term “internalized racism”- … “white supremacy” enables us to recognize not only that black people are socialized to embody the values and attitudes of white supremacy, but we can exercise “white supremacist control” over other black people. bell hooks, Talking Back

Gayatri Sethi (Desi Book Aunty)

@margaritapoet Home Is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2) by Jasmin Kaur

Gayatri Sethi (Desi Book Aunty)

Add @Nadia_Salomon newsletter & picture book Goodnight Ganesha to your reading radar, folks! It’s an ideal #readaloud selection #wrad https://t.co/xPNWcR4US8

Gayatri Sethi (Desi Book Aunty)

Read my 5-star review of Your Joy Is Beautiful: The Magic of Remembering That You Are Enough, Just as You Are by Zahabiyah Yamasaki #newpicturebook Releases soon! ⁦@zabieyamasaki⁩ wishing you & this beauty many pub week joys! https://t.co/1bzOq2Vig4

Gayatri Sethi (Desi Book Aunty)

Before speaking misinfo on the US South, kindly read Imani Perry’s book “South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation” @imaniperry tells us truths we need!

Gayatri Sethi (Desi Book Aunty)

Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir by Lamya H 💙💙 A soulful & profoundly moving read. #memoir #nonfiction https://t.co/mv755JMPAx

Gayatri Sethi (Desi Book Aunty)

As fall approaches, I’ve been looking for spooky reads for middle graders who enjoy haunting books. My selection is Eden's Everdark by Karen Strong. It’s creepy, page-turning, unexpected, makes you oooh & can’t be put down once you open the page. @KarenMusings 💜✨ https://t.co/koNtjhL9cQ