A recent Forge article investigates why the “hot mess express” has become something of a hallmark of upwardly-mobile, creative, accomplished—and often white—women. While author Kelli Marie Korducki does not settle on a single answer, several themes emerge: it’s hard to dislike women who, for all their acumen, just cannot seem to get it together.
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Happy 2020, readers! I’m so happy you are still with us on this journey and I want you to know that AEC has a bunch of great things in store for 2020! Starting out in 2020, Lauren and I decided to do the 2020 Reading Women Challenge. Lauren is the queen of book challenges and I am continually awed by her reading list. That being said, this is my first book challenge, assuming that we do not count the summer library book challenges in elementary school. We probably shouldn’t count those, so I’m excited to be doing my first book challenge! Here are my starting three books!
Read MoreReading is always a significant part of my personal resolutions. I (Lauren) usually set a goal in terms of number of books, try to read a certain number of scholarly articles per week, and—for the last several years—I’ve adopted a challenge that increases the diversity of my reading material. For a few years, I have used Book Riot’s Read Harder challenge and I have encountered so many authors and stories outside of what I might naturally choose. This year, Amy and I are sharing a reading challenge. The Reading Women Podcast established the #ReadingWomenChallenge, which includes 24 books in different categories all authored by women. Throughout the year, Amy and I will offer some updates and reviews. I’ll start by telling you what categories and titles are most exciting to me.
Read MoreThe end of 2019 brings a lot of top 10 lists to the internet. Though I thought about doing a book “Year in Review” for you, I realized that there is one book that really stood out for me. This book, Ronan Farrow’s Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators, was really a revelation for me and I think you will love it. So, let me tell you why.
Read MoreLauren and Amy are traveling for the next week so there will not be a new blog post. Instead, they'll be brainstorming and planning for the year to come - and planning some new blog series and authors for you!
Read MoreAt this point, we probably all have our favorite binge-watches and binge-listens. Ann Friedman, journalist and host of the legendary podcast, Call Your Girlfriend, just dropped a brand new pod – Going Through It. This should go to the top of your list STAT. In each episode, Friedman interviews a woman who faced a question. This question is usually associated with a struggle or a hurdle and often concludes with a hard-won transformation. Women don’t often get to tell their own stories of work, wisdom, or wins, so Friedman’s offering here is significant. I (Lauren) have listened to the whole first season and pulled out some of the reflections that were most meaningful to me.
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