IWL Rutgers Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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“Parable of the Sower" by Octavia Butler explores Lauren Olamina's life as a young Black girl in a post-apocalyptic world. Her reflections provide criticism into climate change, social inequality, & economic disparity. Read the inspiring Afrofuturistic tale. #IWLBooksWeRecommend https://t.co/XcgZvNxDEo

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Hitting the Internet in 2008, the term has unclear origins, yet some credit writer Rebecca Solnit for coining the word in her essay, “Men Explain Things to Me.” Over the years, it became popularized, eventually joining the Oxford English Dictionary in 2015. #FeministVocabWord. https://t.co/0v5GBH3I6D

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“In the Time of the Butterflies” is a gripping historical fiction novel by Julia Alvarez. Based on the true story, Alvarez details the bravery of the four freedom-fighting Mirabal sisters living during the Dominican Republic regime of Rafael Trujillo. #IWLBooksWeRecommend https://t.co/vQfUvm363j

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“Their Eyes Were Watching God,” by Zora Neale Hurston introduces Janie Crawford, a beautiful, ambitious Black woman searching for love, acceptance, & identity after she is forced to marry a 60-year-old man. Follow her journey inspirational of self-discovery. #IWLBookWeRecommend https://t.co/XF2iQMBa1Y