For whatever reason, this is a question I get A LOT. So I asked Milkfed Intern Sophie to put together a list we can use as a starting place and this is what she came up with! Hope it’s helpful. (Take the age ranges with a grain of salt – my kids loved BONE and they were 4 and 6 when we read it.)
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Kelly Sue
KIDS COMIC RECOMMENDATIONS
All Ages
Cartozia Tales, Isaac Cates, et al.
Leave It to Chance, James Robinson and Paul SmithYoung Readers
Herobear and the Kid, Mike Kunkel (3+)
Tippy and the Night Parade, Lilli Carre (4-8)
Dragon Puncher, James Kolchaka (4-8)
Owly, Andy Runton (5+)
Long Tail Kitty, Lark Pien (5-10)
Babymouse, Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (6+)
Fairy Tale Comics, ed. Chris Duffy (6+)
The Zoo Box, Ariel Cohn & Aron Nels Steinke (6-8)
The Kurdles, Robert Goodin (6-9)Elementary Age
Teen Titans Go!, Various (7-10)
Tiny Titans, Art Baltazar and Franco (7-10)
Calvin & Hobbes, Bill Watterson (8+)
Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge, Carl Barks/Don Rosa (8+)
Tintin, Herge (8+)
El Deafo. By Cece Bell (8-12)
The Lost Boy, Greg Ruth (8-12)
Meanwhile, Jason Shiga (8-12)
Mermin, Joey Weiser (8-12)
Princeless, Jeremy Whitley (8–12)
Robot Dreams, Sara Varon (8-12)
Smile, Raina Telgemeier (8-12)
Sisters, Raina Telgemeier (8-12)
Zita the Spacegirl, Ben Hatke (8-12)
Mouse Guard, David Petersen (9+)
Spera, Josh Tierney, et al. (9+)
The Adventures of Superhero Girl, Faith Erin Hicks (10+)
Bad Machinery, John Allison (10+)
Hildafold/Hilda and the Troll, Luke Pearson (10+)
Laika, Nick Abadzis (10+)
Lumberjanes, Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters, Brook Allen (10+)
Bone, Jeff Smith (11+)Tweens and Teens
American Born Chinese, Gene Luen Yang (12+)
Anya’s Ghost, Vera Brosgol (12+)
Battling Boy, Paul Pope (12+)
Ms Marvel, G. Willow Wilson, et al. (12+)
Nimona, Noelle Stevenson (12+)
Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas, Jim Ottaviani & Maris Wicks (12+)
Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey, Nick Bertozzi (12+)
This One Summer, Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki (12+)This was a pretty helpful guide for coming up with a gift for my nephew since I’m not familiar with a lot of comics for young ‘uns. Maybe it’ll help you guys, too.
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60 Awesome Search Engines for Serious Writers
Finding the information you need as a writer shouldn’t be a chore. Luckily, there are plenty of search engines out there that are designed to help you at any stage of the process, from coming up with great ideas to finding a publisher to get your work into print. Both writers still in college and those on their way to professional success will appreciate this list of useful search applications that are great from making writing a little easier and more efficient.
Professional
Find other writers, publishers and ways to market your work through these searchable databases and search engines.
- Litscene: Use this search engine to search through thousands of writers and literary projects, and add your own as well.
- Thinkers.net: Get a boost in your creativity with some assistance from this site.
- PoeWar: Whether you need help with your career or your writing, this site is full of great searchable articles.
- Publisher’s Catalogues: Try out this site to search through the catalogs and names of thousands of publishers.
- Edit Red: Through this site you can showcase your own work and search through work by others, as well as find helpful FAQ’s on writing.
- Writersdock: Search through this site for help with your writing, find jobs and join other writers in discussions.
- PoetrySoup: If you want to find some inspirational poetry, this site is a great resource.
- Booksie.com: Here, you can search through a wide range of self-published books.
- One Stop Write Shop: Use this tool to search through the writings of hundreds of other amateur writers.
- Writer’s Cafe: Check out this online writer’s forum to find and share creative works.
- Literary Marketplace: Need to know something about the publishing industry? Use this search tool to find the information you need now.
Writing
These helpful tools will help you along in the writing process.
- WriteSearch: This search engine focuses exclusively on sites devoted to reading and writing to deliver its results.
- The Burry Man Writers Center: Find a wealth of writing resources on this searchable site.
- Writing.com: This fully-featured site makes it possible to find information both fun and serious about the craft of writing.
- Purdue OWL: Need a little instruction on your writing? This tool from Purdue University can help.
- Writing Forums: Search through these writing forums to find answers to your writing issues.
Research
Try out these tools to get your writing research done in a snap.
- Google Scholar: With this specialized search engine from Google, you’ll only get reliable, academic results for your searches.
- WorldCat: If you need a book from the library, try out this tool. It’ll search and find the closest location.
- Scirus: Find great scientific articles and publications through this search engine.
- OpenLibrary: If you don’t have time to run to a brick-and-mortar library, this online tool can still help you find books you can use.
- Online Journals Search Engine: Try out this search engine to find free online journal articles.
- All Academic: This search engine focuses on returning highly academic, reliable resources.
- LOC Ask a Librarian: Search through the questions on this site to find helpful answers about the holdings at the Library of Congress.
- Encylcopedia.com: This search engine can help you find basic encyclopedia articles.
- Clusty: If you’re searching for a topic to write on, this search engine with clustered results can help get your creative juices flowing.
- Intute: Here you’ll find a British search engine that delivers carefully chosen results from academia.
- AllExperts: Have a question? Ask the experts on this site or search through the existing answers.
Reference
Need to look up a quote or a fact? These search tools make it simple.
- Writer’s Web Search Engine: This search engine is a great place to find reference information on how to write well.
- Bloomsbury Magazine Research Centre: You’ll find numerous resources on publications, authors and more through this search engine.
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus: Make sure you’re using words correctly and can come up with alternatives with the help of this tool.
- References.net: Find all the reference material you could ever need through this search engine.
- Quotes.net: If you need a quote, try searching for one by topic or by author on this site.
- Literary Encyclopedia: Look up any famous book or author in this search tool.
- Acronym Finder: Not sure what a particular acronym means? Look it up here.
- Bartleby: Through Bartleby, you can find a wide range of quotes from famous thinkers, writers and celebrities.
- Wikipedia.com: Just about anything and everything you could want to look up is found on this site.
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Find all the great philosophers you could want to reference in this online tool.
Niche Writers
If you’re focusing on writing in a particular niche, these tools can be a big help.
- PubGene: Those working in sci-fi or medical writing will appreciate this database of genes, biological terms and organisms.
- GoPubMd: You’ll find all kinds of science and medical search results here.
- Jayde: Looking for a business? Try out this search tool.
- Zibb: No matter what kind of business you need to find out more about, this tool will find the information.
- TechWeb: Do a little tech research using this news site and search engine.
- Google Trends: Try out this tool to find out what people are talking about.
- Godchecker: Doing a little work on ancient gods and goddesses? This tool can help you make sure you have your information straight.
- Healia: Find a wide range of health topics and information by using this site.
- Sci-Fi Search: Those working on sci-fi can search through relevant sites to make sure their ideas are original.
Books
Find your own work and inspirational tomes from others by using these search engines.
- Literature Classics: This search tool makes it easy to find the free and famous books you want to look through.
- InLibris: This search engine provides one of the largest directories of literary resources on the web.
- SHARP Web: Using this tool, you can search through the information on the history of reading and publishing.
- AllReaders: See what kind of reviews books you admire got with this search engine.
- BookFinder: No matter what book you’re looking for you’re bound to find it here.
- ReadPrint: Search through this site for access to thousands of free books.
- Google Book Search: Search through the content of thousands upon thousands of books here, some of which is free to use.
- Indie Store Finder: If you want to support the little guy, this tool makes it simple to find an independent bookseller in your neck of the woods.
Blogging
For web writing, these tools can be a big help.
- Technorati: This site makes it possible to search through millions of blogs for both larger topics and individual posts.
- Google Blog Search: Using this specialized Google search engine, you can search through the content of blogs all over the web.
- Domain Search: Looking for a place to start your own blog? This search tool will let you know what’s out there.
- OpinMind: Try out this blog search tool to find opinion focused blogs.
- IceRocket: Here you’ll find a real-time blog search engine so you’ll get the latest news and posts out there.
- PubSub: This search tool scours sites like Twitter and Friendfeed to find the topics people are talking about most every day.
Seems very helpful, doesn’t it? Certainly worth to have a look at some of these.
Reading amazing fanfiction, then forgetting to bookmark it
enter this into the Google search
site:<url of site where you read the fic> <a line you remember from the fic or character names plus a unique detail>
for example:
site:http://archiveofourown.org/ Todd Margo pedicure
Google will search only AO3 and tell you which pages contain the words Todd Margo and pedicure.
REBLOG TO SAVE A LIFE
Part of the issue I have reading scifi is so much of it is “a wandering band of white men set out to colonize space” and it’s just like reading a history book except there are asteroids.
Okay, seriously. I’ve been staring at this post for like an hour trying to name one book like this and I can’t. What awful sci-fi novels are you kids reading?
What about the Red Mars series or 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson? 2312 plays a lot with gender, too, not just race. Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. La Guin? (Hell, most things by Ursula K. La Guin…) The Faded Sun trilogy by C.J. Cherryh? Jesus, Island in the Sea of Time by S.M. Stirling has time-travelling interracial space lesbians! Ben Bova’s Mars is about the Navajo nation terraforming Mars. Imperial Earth by Arthur C. Clarke’s lead is a bisexual dude. The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey is a ragtag team of space explorers and only one guy is white. Literally nothing by Octavia Butler or Margret Atwood fit this trope you’ve painted out, either.
And that’s just the ones I can think of that take place IN space, which this post seems to assume is ALL SCI-FI. Granted, a lot of older sci-fi is a bunch of old white dudes, like Brave New World and that sort of thing. But what about Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson?
The lead is an interracial badass hacker, there.
Y the Last Man is a comic series by Brian K. Vaughan where there is only one human man left alive after all the others mysteriously die off. Tons of lesbians and nonwhite characters.
It sounds to me like you kids watched James Cameron’s Avatar and declared yourselves aficionados of the whole fucking genre. I understand being sheltered, it’s hard to go looking for stuff that you don’t hear about on every best-seller list. But you cannot blame the genre as a whole on your own ignorance.
adding to kelty’s brilliant post to say that if you think sci-fi is just White Dudes Colonizing Space then you probably have no idea what sci-fi actually is. i’ve been a sci-fi fan my whole fucking life and i have no clue what the fuck kind of sci-fi you’re talking about, because literally nothing that’s been popular in the past 75 years in the sci-fi genre fits that description? like ok, first of all, sci-fi as a /genre/ was invented by arab writers, so let’s get that straight: it was not invented by white dudes and stop perpetuating the myth that it was.
sci-fi has always been a means by which inclusivity could be snuck past the radar, because in times when it wasn’t really accepted to have non-white or LGBTQ characters, you could get away with putting them in your movie or TV show by having it be sci-fi. case in point: this is why star trek managed to have characters who were a black woman, a japanese man, and a russian man (yes this was a Huge Deal in the 1960s) and have them be portrayed in a positive manner, whereas they wouldn’t be able to do that in a show that took place in the “real world” because it was seen as too political.
not to mention that a lot of sci-fi, including the franchises tumblr likes to shit on because they have some white guys in them, follow very liberal ideologies! the original star wars trilogy literally revolves around a group of rebels (LED BY A WOMAN) fighting against a totalitarian government. padme amidala, a pivotal character in the prequel trilogy, is an explicitly anti-war senator who spends most of the prequels trying to stop the rise of said totalitarian government. star wars, as a franchise, has absolutely nothing espousing the virtues of colonialism – quite the contrary in fact, when the antagonists are literally an intergalactic, human-supremacist, sexist, exploitative, colonialist empire led by white dudes. (the fact that so many white dude star wars fans constantly jerk it to the trappings of the empire is frankly disturbing, but don’t take that as the fault of the media itself.) also, the newest series, like clone wars and rebels, have a SHITLOAD of female characters and, despite being ostensibly for kids, deal with heavy topics like oppression, bigotry, concepts of personhood, and basically everything that the OP thinks sci-fi glosses over. there isn’t a white dude in the entire cast of rebels save for a couple of imperial grunts, cameos by tarkin and vader, and the inquisitor, who is less a white dude and more “an alien who is literally the color white” – all of whom are villains.
basically: the white dudes colonizing space are almost never the good guys, even in avatar – it’s hamhanded as shit and really white-savior-y, but the entire point of that movie was that COLONIZATION IS BAD!! and as an aside, i also take issue with how the OP seems to think the definition of sci-fi is “IT TAKES PLACE IN SPACE”, because that’s… that’s not the definition of it. it’s something that’s common to a lot of works in the genre, but it sure isn’t a marker of it.
definition of sci-fi: “fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes, frequently portraying space or time travel and life on other planets”
ergo, examples of things that tumblr loves that are considered sci-fi and don’t fit the description given in the OP:
- the hunger games
- neon genesis evangelion
- every gundam series (especially wing and 00, which have diverse casts and deal explicitly with colonialism and oppression)
- the alien movies
- the terminator movies
- hell, even the jurassic park movies are technically sci-fi
- PACIFIC RIM
- mad max (this is tenuous but i would say that the road warrior, beyond thunderdome, and fury road definitely fall under the “major social or environmental changes” definition)
so basically, don’t talk about what you don’t know. don’t trash an entire genre because you don’t understand the fucking definition of it, or because you saw one movie you didn’t like.
also, here’s a list of authors and works you should really educate yourself about before you make sweeping fucking judgments about ALL SCI-FI EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME: ursula k. leguin (left hand of darkness and, as kelty said up there, pretty much everything she’s ever written), octavia butler (again, everything, but lilith’s brood is incredible), g. willow wilson (alif the unseen), n.k. jemisin (the hundred thousand kingdoms – more fantasy, but read her anyway), kim stanley robinson (the years of rice and salt), spider robinson (the callahan books), storm constantine (the wraeththu books), nancy farmer (the ear, the eye, and the arm), nnedi okorafor (who fears death), THE ENTIRE AFROFUTURISM MOVEMENT IN LITERATURE FOR FUCK’S SAKE
#if any genre is guilty of the wandering band of white men syndrome#it’s fantasy
I just really want to write a book (in fact, I think that I’m going to) where the protagonist is in a wheelchair. And they live in a city where there’s a group of superheroes. And there’s a big, magical, villain because of course there is.
And since they were a young child, this protagonist has wanted nothing more than to join the group of superheroes. Like they’re a huge fan of the group and they just know that it’s their destiny to join.
And one day, when wheeling through the city, they see the group of heroes fighting the villain. And they quickly wheel over and cry, “Let me help!”
But the ‘heroes’ laugh and instead make a whole bunch of ableist remarks.
And so the protagonist has to prove themselves.
And the villain is trying to warn them to stop.
But the protagonist ends up taking their footrest off of their wheelchair and they swing it. And it hits the villain in the side of the face and the villain collapses and groans in pain.
And so the protagonist proudly smiles and turns to the group of heroes.
Because they just proved that they are strong and worthy enough.
But the group of ‘heroes’ still keeps making ableist remarks.
And the protagonist is shocked.
And meanwhile, the ‘villain’ staggers to their feet and is standing next to the protagonist’ wheelchair.
And one of the ‘heroes’ goes too far when calling the protagonist the R word.
And the protagonist and the ‘villain’ just sort of glance at one another.
And the ‘villain’ is just like, “You know…I can zap them for you…if you want.”
And the protagonist hesitates and says, “Yeah, alright!”
One fried group of heroes later, the ‘villain’ says, “Why do you think that I’m always fighting them? They’re all a bunch of assholes.”
And the protagonist sadly nods and starts to wheel away.
Then:
“Hey, do you want a job?”
The protagonist turns at the villain’s remark. And the protagonist mumbles something like, “Oh, come on. I don’t need your pity.”
And the ‘villain’ is like, “Pity!? Do I look like someone who hands out pity!? I don’t pity you! I’m kind of afraid of you, to be honest! I mean…I’m going to have a giant bruise on my face because of you.”
“Yeah…sorry…”
“Water under the bridge! So, what do you say? Do you want a job?”
And the protagonist thinks about it for a minute before shrugging.
And the ‘villain’ is all excited because they’ve wanted someone to work with them for years but no mortal is allowed to ‘step into’ their lair.
And then the ‘villain’ stops and is like, “Hang on…you can’t work with me in that.”
And they gesture to the protagonist’s wheelchair.
And the protagonist is all embarrassed.
And then the villain goes, “Because we can get you a much better wheelchair! It’ll look great! And it’ll be indestructible! And it’ll have all sorts of weapons and gadgets! Hey, how do you feel about flying…?”
And all of that is literally in the first chapter and then the rest of the story follows the two going around the city like BAMFs, forcing people to stop being ableist, one way or another. And maybe it’ll have some commentary on the scale of morality and what it truly means to be a hero and what it truly means to be a villain.
Would anyone be interested in this!?
Because I really want to write it!?
YESSSSS. ALL MY YES PLS WRITE IT
I’D READ THE SHIT OUT OF THAT YES PLEASE
OP HERE!
Man, it’s so surreal to look at this.
BECAUSE I ACTUALLY WROTE IT!
AND IT WAS JUST PUBLISHED TONIGHT!
Of course, there are some differences between the final book and this original idea. The most notable difference is that all of this takes place in the first book (it’s going to be a series!) and the whole ‘superhero’ thing is just going to be a front. There’s a few other differences as well (such as a huge plotline involving Merlin and immortal characters!)
BUT I WROTE IT!
AND IT’S PUBLISHED!
AND IF YOU’RE INTERESTED, YOU CAN BUY IT HERE:
AND IF YOU WANT TO HELP ME OUT, YOU CAN REVIEW IT!
AND IF YOU REALLY WANT TO HELP ME OUT, YOU CAN SIGNAL BOOST THIS POST WITH THIS REPLY SO THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY KNOW THAT THE BOOK NOW EXISTS!
This week’s diverse new releases are:
Wonders of the Invisible World by Christopher Barzak (Knopf Books for Young Readers)
“Aidan lives on a farm in Temperance, Ohio, that’s been in his family for generations. When Jarrod Doyle returns to finish his senior year after many years away, Aidan doesn’t recall him at all, let alone believe that they’d been best friends in elementary school. Jarrod reminds him that he used to tell stories of seeing strange things that no one else saw. … Telling the tale in Aidan’s deliberate, meticulous voice, Barzak strikes a nice balance between contemporary teen issues and paranormal adventure. Part ghost story, part love story, this page-turner is a captivating exploration of the power of place, family, memory, and time itself.” — Kirkus
The Suffering by Rin Chupeco (Sourcebooks Fire)
“Seventeen-year-old Tark has adjusted pretty well to life with Okiku, the vengeful spirit that accompanies him wherever he goes. Tark is able to control Okiku’s blood lust, harnessing and aiming it at only those that truly deserve it. When an old friend, Kagura, goes missing, Tark and Okiku travel to the Aokigahara, a forest in Japan infamous for suicide, to search. As the location’s dark past is revealed, Okiku begins to lose sight of her moral compass, and Tark begins to feel that nothing will ever be the same again. The novel’s horror set pieces are the real highlight. Chupeco establishes a creepy, sinister tone early on but never veers into camp or overwrought darkness.” — Kirkus
The Courage to Compete: Living with Cerebral Palsy and Following My Dreams by Abbey Curran with Elizabeth Kaye (HarperCollins)
“This uplifting memoir about a young woman living with cerebral palsy who competed in the Miss USA pageant is sure to inspire readers. … Abbey later went on to win Miss Iowa 2008 and to compete in Miss USA. She comes across as positive and hopeful, and her tone is breezy and enthusiastic (“I was just beside myself. I did it! I had made the Top Ten!!! Amazing!!!”). The teenager is honest about her struggles, from wearing leg braces to coping with her parents’ divorce. She exudes hope, confidence, determination, and bravery.“ — School Library Journal
The One Thing by Marci Lyn Curtis (Disney-Hyperion)
Book Descriptioin: Maggie Sanders might be blind, but she won’t invite anyone to her pity party. Ever since losing her sight six months ago, Maggie’s rebellious streak has taken on a life of its own, culminating with an elaborate school prank. Maggie called it genius. The judge called it illegal.
Now Maggie has a probation officer. But she isn’t interested in rehabilitation, not when she’s still mourning the loss of her professional-soccer dreams, and furious at her so-called friends, who lost interest in her as soon as she could no longer lead the team to victory.
Then Maggie’s whole world is turned upside down. Somehow, incredibly, she can see again. But only one person: Ben, a precocious ten-year-old unlike anyone she’s ever met. Ben’s life isn’t easy, but he doesn’t see limits, only possibilities. After awhile, Maggie starts to realize that losing her sight doesn’t have to mean losing everything she dreamed of. Even if what she’s currently dreaming of is Mason Milton, the magnetic lead singer of Maggie’s new favorite band, who just happens to be Ben’s brother.
But when she learns the real reason she can see Ben, Maggie must find the courage to face a once-unimaginable future…before she loses everything she has grown to love.
Serpentine by Cindy Pon (Month9Books)
“Pon returns to Xia, a realm inspired by Chinese folklore and introduced in Silver Phoenix (2009), for the first in a duology. Abandoned at birth, Skybright feels lucky to be handmaid to the wealthy, vivacious Zhen Ni, who for 16 years has treated her more as beloved sister than servant. Yet Sky, already bitter with jealousy over her mistress’s new companion and passionately enamored of the charming monk-in-training Kai Sen, hides a dreadful secret: at night, she transforms into a demon, half human, half monstrous crimson serpent. … The economical narrative conjures an entire world, drenched in color and texture and scent, rich in evocative mythology and heady action, and filled with vivid characters. … A fast-paced and engrossing read for anyone weary of the same old hackneyed storylines.” — Kirkus
Fans of the Impossible Life by Kate Scelsa (Balzer + Bray)
“Scelsa debuts with an evocative novel about finding friendship, love, and oneself, as well as the pain that often accompanies the journey. When Jeremy, a shy artist who has kept to himself after a humiliating incident at school left him scarred and vulnerable, meets Mira and Sebby, two sophomores with troubled pasts, the three form a strong bond. Mira, who is struggling to tame debilitating depression, makes Jeremy feel a profound sense of belonging, while his attraction to Sebby, an openly gay foster kid, ignites a passion he’s never known. … Themes of betrayal, forgiveness, and resilience resonate strongly, while the characters’ stories are so beautifully told and their struggles so hauntingly familiar that they will stay with readers long after they have finished the book. ” — Publishers Weekly, starred review
Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz (Candlewick)
“In a dystopian future, Kivali Kerwin, nicknamed Lizard, is sent to prepare for adulthood at a government-run CropCamp. Lizard’s adoptive family has always resisted authority, but attending camp as a teen makes it easier to avoid being sent to the prisonlike Blight as an adult. As a midrange bender—roughly equivalent, in today’s terms, to having a nonbinary gender—Lizard is at risk of being sent to Blight. At camp, Lizard unexpectedly forms deep connections to other campers. At the same time, Lizard increasingly suspects something sinister behind the camp’s strong community spirit. … Sophisticated, character-driven science fiction, as notable for its genderqueer protagonist as for its intricate, suspenseful plot.” — Kirkus, starred review
Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash (Candlewick)
“Thrash chronicles one monumental summer at an all-girls’ camp where she experienced her gut-wrenching first love. Every summer, Maggie, an Atlanta native, attends Camp Bellflower, an all-girls’ camp in Kentucky, complete with tents, shooting, and Civil War re-enactments that have been a camp tradition for nearly 100 years. The summer that she turns 15, however, she falls in love for the first time. She meets Erin, a 19-year-old counselor who studies astronomy and plays guitar. … Thrash’s remembrances are evinced with clear, wide-eyed illustrations colored with a dreamily vibrant palette. She has so carefully and skillfully captured a universal moment—the first time one realizes that things will never be the same—that readers will find her story captivating. A luminescent memoir not to be missed.” — Kirkus, starred review
These are nine of the most prestigious universities in the world, in many cases the cream of their nation and better than most U.S. institutions. And when you compare their prices to the top U.S. schools, you’ll wonder why anyone goes to college in America in the first place.
It would literally be cheaper for me to move to England, go to Oxford, get a 6 year degree, and then move BACK to the US than it is for me to go to a cheap 4 year state school here in the US. Smh
So ridiculous.
Books for Aspiring Scholars: Feminine Perspectives
Here are two books I highly recommend that change the perspective that our religion is usually interpreted through. Both of them are written by women, and both are a refreshing change of pace from the usual male bias on Islamic exegesis.
- Sexual Ethics in Islam: Feminist Reflections on Qur’an, Hadith, and Jurisprudence by Kecia Ali
- Qur’an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman’s Perspective by Amina Wadud
Addendum:
- Women in Islam: An Anthology from the Qur’an and Hadiths by Nicholas Awde
(Written by a male, but compiles verses and ahadith relating to women from the Qur’an and Sahih Buhkahri into a single text).
Sunday will mark the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown. From journalists to activists, we’ve collected some of the most essential pieces of writing about Ferguson.
“When I Close My Eyes at Night, I See People Running From Tear Gas” by Johnetta Elzie, Ebony
“I’ve Spent More Time in Jail Than Darren Wilson” by Alexis Templeton, Ebony
“The Fight for Justice is Our Job” by Larry Fellows III, Ebony
“The Lost Voices of Ferguson” by Nyle Fort, Urban Cusp
“Ferguson on Fire” by Jamilah Lemieux, Ebony
“In Defense of Black Rage: Michael Brown, Police and the American Dream” by Brittney Cooper, Salon
“Demanding ‘Perfect Mourners’ in Ferguson” by Jamil Smith, MSNBC
“What Matters in Ferguson” by Mychal Denzel Smith, The Nation
For more, including stories about the greater American context and small movements within the movement, here’s our full list.
And if there’s a story we missed, please add it in a reblog!
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