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The Conscious Bookshelf

Books selected by our editors, readers and social networks that will enrich your understanding of the world and help you see life through a new lens. We will be hosting open book club discussions over on our subreddit, r/thelovepost, so come share your thoughts! Please note we do not receive any compensation for the books that we feature.

  • What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape by Sohaila Abdulali

    Modeling discourse about rape that is at once direct and nuanced, unblinking yet subtle, Abdulali tackles the complexities of sexual violence head-on, rightly criticizing simplistic shibboleths. For example, she encourages survivors to talk about their rapes, yet she recognizes that “telling” is sometimes costly and “doesn’t always come with a reward: comfort, closure, justice.” Abdulali acknowledges that when discussing her own rape, she has sometimes worried that people think she should just get over it. The author insightfully asks whether the “yes means yes and no means no” model adequately accounts for a woman who “chooses” to be raped over being killed or a woman who “give[s] in” to a man who holds power in her professional world. Abdulali also calls attention to the “institutional…scaffolding” that allows “abuse to flourish”—e.g., the family systems, political and economic arrangements, and workplace norms that deprive women of meaningful agency and that sometimes reward women for going along with systems that are ultimately disempowering.

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  • See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love By Valarie Kaur

    Valarie Kaur’s ‘See No Stranger’ is a fascinating, life affirming, poetically written memoir and call to action for us all. She is a Sikh American woman that has devoted her life to care and action as an activist, civil rights lawyer, and filmmaker. Kaur’s ethos is to “see no stranger” and to wonder about everyone, showing them compassion, even if their words and/or actions are filled with hate. Hatred often comes from a place of pain or loss. She details the hate speech and violent actions suffered by so many due to skyrocketing Islamophobia and bigotry in the US following the 9/11 attacks. Kaur recounts stunning acts of forgiveness by individuals and a focus on building community following brutal hate crimes. Kaur uses birth as a metaphor for activists and encourages them to push and breathe and repeat the process.

    Recommended by Mara via Good Reads

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  • The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance And Power by Desmond Cole

    Do you believe that racism isn’t a problem in Canada, or that it’s a relatively benign issue compared to racism in the United States, or other countries? If so, Desmond Cole may change your mind. Cole’s stories about his personal experience of anti-Black racism made me uncomfortable at times, but that’s a good thing. I felt compelled to reflect much more critically on my previous assumptions about where I live, Toronto, and its supposed multi-cultural, post-racial ideals and assumptions. I highly recommend you buy Cole’s book or audiobook, and support Cole’s ongoing activism, and his influence on the public conversation about racism in Canada.⁣

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  • Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

    A wondrous, soaring novel about 20th and 21st century life from the perspective of 12 characters, mostly Black British women. Evaristo delves into each person's psyche and connects them to the larger world. I found myself relating and caring for each of them—Amma, Yazz, Dominique, Carole, Bummi, LaTisha, Shirely, Winsome, Penelope, Morgan, Hattie and Grace. This novel touched me deeply and like all great novels, widened my perspective.

    Recommended by Lisa via Good Reads 

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