We are back, sort of.

In this episode, we explain our leave of absence and make big announcements. We also finished the second half of Kaikeyi! We explore the challenges of communitarian work and ideals when you're embedded in privilege and how to navigate personal relationships with people who are participating in harmful and violent systems.

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Maggie and Harmony explore the first half of a retelling of the Hindu Epic Ramayana, Kaikeyi by Vashnavi Patel. They talk about manipulation, the ethics of power quests, and the necessity of community when it comes to building new power structures.

What we're reading:

The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais We Unleash the Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia

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This week Maggie interviews Rachel Heng on her latest novel, The Great Reclamation.

In this episode:

⁠The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng

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Harmony interviews Kristin Henning, a public defender, professor at Georgetown University, and author of The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth. They talk about the school-to-prison pipeline, the adultification of black youth, and the hyper surveillance of black children.

You can learn more about the book at rageofinnocence.com and get involved at Georgetown's Juvenile Justice Clinic initiative.

In this Episode:

The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth by Kristin Henning

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Harmony lacks the resources for therapy, so this week we practice some bookish mental health care. Bibliomancy is a spiritual tool for diving into the future and meaning-making. Maggie and Harmony use Bibliomancy on four books to make meaning of their current struggles.

What Is Bibliomancy? Definition and Techniques

In this episode:

Lilith's Brood by Octavia Butler

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple edited by Sandra Martz

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Apocalyptic Witchcraft by Peter Grey

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This week Maggie and Harmony read "Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves" by Fobazi Ettarh. We talk about libraries as sacred places, what it means to find meaning in your labor, the dangers of assuming your work produces good, and so much more.

In this episode:

"Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves" by Fobazi Ettarh

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This week Maggie and Harmony talk about The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang. We talk about the balance of power dynamics in this novel, class pressures, navigating a world that is structured for neurotypical people when you are neurodivergent, and so much more.

In this episode:

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

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This week Harmony and Maggie take a dive into some middle grade to discuss Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston. We talk about the power of radical joy, magic as metaphor for systemic injustice, what it means to have agency in the world as a kid, and so much more!

In this episode:

Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston

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