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Calling all readers! You are invited to join The *Exclusive* SparkLife Book Club. Think of it as a smaller, more intimate version of Emma Watson’s Feminist Book Club, moderated \u00a0by yours truly, your very own Emma W., and, well, without Karlie Kloss (we can’t have it all).<\/p>\n
What are we going to do?<\/strong> Choose a book, then read it together, over the course of a month! Every Friday, we’ll gather back here for a discussion in the comments.<\/p>\n How will the discussion work<\/strong>? \u00a0<\/strong>I’ll give you my thoughts on what we’ve read, and then ask some questions to get you started (though I’m sure you’ll have a lot to say anyway).<\/p>\n What’s this Boss B*tch thing? \u00a0<\/strong>Every month, we’ll have a theme, and Boss B*tch is this month’s. You’ll see what that means when you check out the possible reading options below.<\/p>\n How do we choose the book?<\/strong> You get to vote. Read about the four options below, then rank your \u00a0preferences from 1 (YES PLEASE WANT TO READ IT NOW) to 4 (eh…I guess) \u00a0in the comments.<\/p>\n Are you going to answer your own questions every week? \u00a0<\/strong>Haha! I don’t think so. I mean probably not. We’ll see. I mean I will need to fill you in on my own response to the reading, but jury’s still out on the format.<\/p>\n BOSS B*TCH BOOKS (rank your preferences in the comments!):<\/p>\n I Am Malala<\/em> by Christina Lamb and Malala Yousafzai<\/p>\n A memoir by the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, a 15-year-old Pakistani girl, who was shot in the head while fighting to preserve her right to get an education. BOSS B*TCH.<\/p>\n An outside endorsement: “In simple, clear writing, \u00a0I Am Malala \u00a0<\/em>gives a rare and moving first-person \u00a0glance into what it’s like to be a teenager in a country seized by extremists who stand against the basic freedoms you believe in.” – Krystin Arneson, \u00a0Bustle<\/em><\/p>\n The Handmaid’s Tale \u00a0<\/em>by \u00a0Margaret Atwood<\/p>\n A dystopian novel set in a future that looks more like the 17th-century than the 22nd: a group of Christian extremist have seized control in the US and turned \u00a0women back into property and \u00a0forbidden them from reading<\/em> (among many, many other things). \u00a0It’s a controversial book, with some ~steamy~ scenes, that have caused a number of \u00a0high schools to actually \u00a0BAN \u00a0IT from their syllabi.<\/p>\n Endorsement: “Atwood takes many trends which exist today and stretches them to their logical and chilling conclusions…An excellent novel about the directions our lives are taking.” – \u00a0Houston Chronicle<\/em><\/p>\n Bossypants<\/em> by Tina Fey<\/p>\n Three words: Tina Fey’s Memoir. Need I say more?<\/p>\n Endorsement: “It’s a spiky blend of humor, introspection, critical thinking, and Nora Ephron-isms for a new generation.” – \u00a0New York Times<\/em><\/p>\n I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings<\/em> by Maya Angelou<\/p>\n A memoir of growing up black in a small Southern town and, years later, \u00a0finding freedom through language and literature by one of the most incredible\/inspiring\/boss b*tch \u00a0writers of the 20th century.<\/p>\n Endorsement: “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings \u00a0<\/em>liberates the reader into life simply because Maya Angelou confronts her own life with such moving wonder, such a luminous dignity.” – James Baldwin<\/p>\n Remember to vote below! Can’t wait to read with you!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Calling all readers! You are invited to join The *Exclusive* SparkLife Book Club. Think of it as a smaller, more intimate version of Emma Watson’s Feminist Book Club, moderated \u00a0by yours truly, your very own continue reading<\/span>