Shannon Watts Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Shannon Watts is a gun violence prevention activist and the founder of Moms Demand Change. Speaker w/@caaspeakers / Author / Summoner of women’s audacity / Founder of @MomsDemand / Board @emergeamerica : Substack https://t.co/yuv4tlDRne
Smile
Sarah RuhlShannon WattsOh how I loved Sarah Ruhl’s new book “Smile: The Story of a Face.” It’s a reflection on her journey in healing from Bell's Palsy after giving birth to twins. Highly recommend. https://t.co/N3So9F2Wu7
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Bittersweet (Oprah's Book Club): How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
Susan CainShannon WattsBeautiful podcast interview with Susan Cain about her new book “Bittersweet” and melancholy: Activism is “a way of making sense and meaning out of pain and turning it into something better. That’s one of our fundamental impulses when we’re at our best.” https://t.co/HJGqCjVlXF
Paperback, 2023
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Huddle: How Women Unlock Their Collective Power
Brooke BaldwinShannon WattsRep Lucy McBath and I spoke with @BrookeBaldwin in 2019 for her book “Huddle”about the power of women’s alliances. I’m talking to Brooke on Instagram TOMORROW Wed., March 30 at 1 pm pt/4 pm et about how to create and unleash your own Huddle: http://instagram.com/shannonrwatts/ https://t.co/kCSloZaNzF
Hardcover, 2021
$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler
Rebecca DonnerShannon WattsI highly recommend the book All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days. This true story about the rise of Nazism in Germany chillingly mirrors the emerging fascism we see in America in 2022. “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes,” Mark Twain.
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Booth
Karen Joy FowlerShannon WattsSo thrilled “Booth” by Karen Joy Fowler made the list. A joy to read. https://t.co/0AJJa6Myl1
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: The Pattern of Russian Liberal Reforms and its Implications for Russia and the United States
Naval Postgraduate SchoolShannon Watts@SchneiderLD35 Nope. Two steps forward, one step back.
Paperback, 2016
$12.95$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first bookHuddle: How Women Unlock Their Collective Power
Brooke BaldwinShannon WattsMy friendship and activism journey with @lucymcbath via @MomsDemand is featured in @BrookeBaldwin’s book "Huddle: How Women Unlock Their Collective Power.” Today I’m talking to Brooke on IG Live at 1 pm pt/4 pm et about why and how women should Huddle: https://t.co/17pTGOCbHb https://t.co/DYZ1tIdaxt
Hardcover, 2021
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Smile: The Story of a Face
Sarah RuhlShannon WattsA beautiful podcast - I highly recommend Sarah Ruhl’s book “Smile: The Story of a Face.” https://t.co/YbBj8eWKNK
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Beloved: Pulitzer Prize Winner
Toni MorrisonShannon WattsA new ad for Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin features a woman who sought to have Toni Morrison's classic 1987 novel, "Beloved," removed from her son's *high school* curriculum because it gave him nightmares. #vagov https://www.businessinsider.com/virginia-gop-ad-features-woman-who-wanted-to-ban-beloved-from-school-2021-10
Paperback, 2004
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss with Hope and Purpose
Colin CampbellShannon WattsCheck out my conversation with Colin Campbell about his book, “Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss with Hope and Purpose.” Colin’s children were killed by a drunk driver in 2019. Here he shines a light on a path forward through grief. https://t.co/JO8YjtFnH7
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book