Why Bookish Brews?
At Bookish Brews we are calling for a structural and fundamental cultural shift through stories. We firmly believe stories can change the world, but representation is only one step. If we truly want to make a change, we must not only read diverse books but we must also give stories the space change us. We must understand that stories come from beyond the page and so they must reach us beyond the page too. We must allow stories to be the catalyst to help us close the gap between ourselves and others, bringing us all closer together.
Essays
Discussions about our culture, the world, and the story of us amidst it all
by David Olayiwola
Author David Olayiwola shares his story of how books and stories changed his life and inspired him to become a writer himself.
by Jasmine Doan
Writer Jasmine Doan argues that placing a higher value on oral storytelling is a key step toward diversifying and de-westernizing academia.
by Saniya Ghalehdar
In a time of a heightened fight for civil rights yet again, Saniya Ghalehdar draws parallels between the loss of women’s rights in the United States and the loss of women’s rights in Iran in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Ghalehdar brilliantly emphasizes the immense need to fight back now through the eerie parallels between our two states.
Book Reviews
Reviews of books by global majority & other systematically marginalized writers
