As a dedicated reader of Book Riot, I’ve been intrigued and delighted by their #literaryactivism and their ability to use books to protest, educate, and change society. Being an activist doesn’t necessarily mean attending every protest and putting bumper stickers on your car for every cause you support - it can also mean being knowledgeable enough about a topic to intelligently discuss it with others or supporting an author who promotes causes you believe in. Below, I have some collected some resources on how you can use your reading to become an activist - and resources to encourage you to become more of an activist.
- Lisa’s Yarn blog is starting a book club with books about refugee issues - see what books she’s chosen throughout the past few months.
- The Center for Artistic Activism’s reading list from their School for Creative Activism workshops
- Remezcla’s Stop Trump reading list - doesn’t matter what you think politically. Reading to oppose politicians is a brilliant idea
- On Teaching Tolerance, this teacher shares her list of activist memoirs that she uses to teach middle schoolers about social justice.
- Books Tell You Why list of five well-known authors who are literary activists
- Book Riot's #literaryactivism archives for plenty of articles
What resources would you add to this list? How do you use reading to be an activist? What books would you suggest for amateur activists?
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