Weekly Readings, 7/22–7/28
Welcome to Week 2 of Weekly Readings, where I share what I’ve been getting into this week. Last week we went into guilty pleasures, friendships, self improvement, and money — this week we have a couple more “light” reading recs on the table.
Keep an eye out for future deep dives — some things I’d like to share are too big to fit into a summary post!
Women at Work Podcast/Newsletter
Harvard Business Review, via monthly subscription — I signed up for this particular newsletter and podcast combo
This week’s newsletter talks about how women are negotiating in the workplace, how it’s changed over time, and challenges women face in negotiation. I’ve been pretty interested in honest conversations about money and investigating pay equity lately, and I’m excited to see the complex and often contradictory challenges that women face in negotiation getting some airtime.
Children of Blood and Bone
Author: Tomi Adeyemi
I’m working on intentional selection of books from a more diverse group of authors, and I heard about this on one of the podcasts I listen to, She’s All Fat. In the spirit of last week’s post, I’m giving myself more space to read things that aren’t just self-improvement. One thing I LOVE is young adult fiction and fantasy, and the first hour has been great!
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Author: Trevor Noah, recommendation from a coworker
I started listening to this book on a plane ride, but promptly fell asleep. I finally restarted it this week when I finished my other commute time book, and was instantly drawn in. Noah writes in a compelling, matter-of-fact manner and the narrative switches between humor and gravity in a really artful way. It’s about an 8 hour listen, and was well worth it. It was neat to learn about his childhood, but also important to learn about the realities of apartheid. This wasn’t something I learned about in school, and the fact that I’ve managed to go this long without learning about this really solidified the need for taking ownership of one’s own education in certain areas, especially in those that tend to have a one-sided representation of events.
Did you like what you read? Have some thoughts you’d like to share? Find me on Twitter @engi_queer — I’d love to hear from you!