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Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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First, she has everything: a multibook deal straight out of college at a major publishing house, an MFA from the one writing workshop everyone’s heard of, a résumé of prestigious artist residencies, and a history of awards nominations ...more

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Sevval’s Quotes

“A male editor I once worked with tried to dissuade me from the personal: "Who care about what happened to you?" The most subversive thing a woman can do is talk about her life as if it really matters.

It does.”
― Mona Eltahawy

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“The battles over women's bodies can be won only by a revolution of the mind”
― Mona Eltahawy, Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution

tags: equality, feminism, gender, revolution, women, women-s-rights

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“I believe it's the writer's job to tell society what it pretends it doesn't know.”
― Mona Eltahawy

tags: writing

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Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Literary Fiction by People of Color — 13161 members — last activity Jan 27, 2026 08:12PM
This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more