Libraries Get It Right While We Get It Wrong

In today's two-part episode, you'll hear some of our contributors take a deep dive into a smattering of library systems across the United States. It's fascinating to compare and contrast different regions, especially in light of funding threats. Libraries certainly do it right. Then hear from a woman who did it all wrong–Rax King–as she discusses her new book Sloppy.     Libraries Across America (0:22) Join Jordy, Shoshana, and Mariquita as they explore the contrasts between funding and accessibility to teen summer reading lists in urban and rural libraries across the U.S. This episode is packed with insights, book recommendations, questions about equity, and a deep dive into what public libraries really offer their communities.    Doing It All Wrong with Rax King (29:53) Rax King, author of Sloppy Or: Doing It All Wrong, joins Ashley to discuss what it means to do it all wrong. They also discuss themes including privilege, power, and recovery. A great point of note is when Rax discussed what pop culture does well about bad behavior.         Books/Resources Mentioned:  Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust  Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao  A Pho Love Story by Loan Le  The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta  The Last Session by Jasmine Walls   Queen of Tiles by Hanna Alkaf   The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold  A Deathly Compendium of Poisonous Plants by Rebecca E. Hirsch  American Royals by Katharine McGee  Dread Nation by Justina Ireland Recommended Reading by Paul Coccia  A Self-Defense Study Guide for Transwomen & Gender Non-Conforming/Nonbinary AMAB Folks by Transfighters  Our Voice of Fire by Brandi Morin  Curious Tides by Pascale Lacelle  If I had Only Told Her by Laura Nowlin  Adventures in the Northwoods by Lois Walfrid Johnson  Sloppy Or Doing It All Wrong by Rax King References Seminole County Public Library Homepage  Orange County Summer Teen Recommendations  Glades County Public Library Homepage  Suffolk County Public Library Homepage  Boston Public Library Summer Reading List for Grades 9-12  Berkshire County Library Homepage  Dixon Public Library Reading List  Dixon Public Library Homepage  Chicago Public Library Homepage  Chicago Public Library Reading List (fiction)  Chicago Public Library Reading List (non-fiction)  Madison County Public Library Homepage  Madison County Public Library Reading List  Louisville Free Public Library Homepage  Louisville Free Public Library Reading List  Multnomah County Public Library Homepage  Multnomah County Public Library – As My Librarian  Josephine Community Library District  Milwaukee County Public Library Homepage  Sawyer County – Sherman and Ruth Weiss Community Library Homepage        Support and follow our hosts and guest! Follow Jordy: Instagram // TikTok Follow Shoshana: Storygraph // Instagram // Bluesky  Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads Follow Ashley: Instagram Follow Rax King: Instagram   Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.