I will write a review of this book when I stop sobbing… right now, a PSA – do NOT read the last chapter on the train, unless sobbing in public is something you love to do. “So much eye rain.” #lilyandtheoctopus #lilyandtheoctopusnovel #stevenrowley #magicalrealism #sobbing #dog #puppy #furbaby #love #grief #magic #bookclub #book #bibliophile #read…

I love this New Yorker cover!  #thenewyorker #themarch #womensmarch #feb2017 #abigailgrayswartz #coverart #readersofinstagram #reading #read #reader #literary #magazine #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #feminist #feminism #intersectionalfeminism #rosietheriveter #bibliophile #book #bookclub #readersofinstagram #kalidesautelsreads 

The dichotomy that is me – The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler and Candy Floss tea in a Dory mug. Women are all things. #vaginamonologues #eveensler #nonfiction #feminism #dory #davidstea #candyfloss #bibliophile #bookstagramfeature #book #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookclub #feminist #feministicon #gloriasteinem #read #reader #readers #reading #readersofinstagram #kalidesautelsreads 

Today, it is not about writing. It is not about great and not so great books. It is about Amanda Todd, Rehteah Parsons, Sladjana Vidovic, Phoebe Prince, Tyler Clementi, Jamie Hubley, Audrie Pott, Kenneth Wisehuhn, Jadin Bell, Emilie Olsen, Nakia Venant, and the thousands of other kids and teens who were bullied to death. Today…

“Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” – Anne Shirley – LM Montgomery – Anne of Green Gables (1908) This has been my motto since I was 7 years old and met my beloved Anne-Girl for the first time. Now I keep it tacked up…

I am thoroughly enjoying listening to this while I work today. Having Dan Rather read it himself makes it all the better. #ratheroutspoken #danrather #memoir #audiobook #W #bush #journalism #news #cbsnews #cbs #read #listen #bookstagrammer #books #bookclub #politics #obama #clinton #washington #bookclubofinstagram #kalidesautelsreads #newsandguts

Today, Carrie Green is officially a published author. It is exciting to see a woman’s dream come true, and their hard work pay off. Well done, Carrie! I am looking forward to reading your book! #kalidesautelsreads #kalidesautelswrites #SheMeansBusiness

❤️❤️❤️💔 On Beauty was my first introduction to Zadie Smith, and initially, I was not sure how to take it. I had not been exposed to, or rather immersed in fiction as social theory, and did not know to go deeper with the text. Upon re-reading, more than a decade later, the story of the…

Peggy sat down. She chose the bench farthest away from the crowd. It was out of the sun, and in late November, on the rare warm, late autumn day, retreating from the sun is not a common choice. That being said, Peggy was not a common girl. Or rather, I suppose, she was not a…

My laptop and I have been fast friends for the last few months. I had neglected her a while, but since this writing wish has turned into a writing goal, the big, cumbersome, slow old gal and I are on good terms. I appreciate that she ain’t what she used to be, but I know…