First of all, thanks for visiting our blog! We really appreciate it. Before you go any further, we thought that an introduction was in order. For individual bios, go here.
Femilit is, first and foremost, a book blog. The five of us--Leon, Luce, Lynette, Bucky, and Razi--initially met as separate users on the literary website Figment. All of us are aspiring writers and huge book lovers.
We are also all adamant feminists, and greatly concerned with the lack of gender (as well as sexual and racial), diversity in literature and in the media. There is a whole world of books out there, and it seems ridiculous to us, and to many others, that those books shouldn't be used to promote good values, and show a variety of interesting and diverse characters. Books are incredible, but why are strong, interesting women so often absent from them? It isn't right, and it isn't fair.
We have created this blog as a sort of safe space for feminist readers and writers to congregate and share their views and ideas. In our reviews, we hope to call out poor representation of women in literature, as well as to acknowledge and praise those books that are doing it right! Along with reviews, we'll hopefully be posting book recs, writing samples, and a variety of other things. We are always open to new idea, so if you want to contribute something, or share your opinion on our blog, feel free to contact us at femilit@gmail.com.
Thanks for reading, and enjoy!
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