Yesteryear
By Caro Claire Burke
I devoured this book. It hit real close to home and masterfully on religious cult ideologies and how they uphold patriarchy, which helps no one.
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Recommended Reading on Parenting in the Digital Age
California Partners Project champions gender equity across the state and ensures California’s media and technology industries are a force for good in the lives of all children. These are the books that have shaped how the organization thinks about parenting in the age of smartphones, social media, and AI. The insights they provide inform their research, challenge assumptions, and help define what kids need to thrive in today's digital world.
For more on their work on children and the digital world, explore California Partners Project's resources here.
Banned Books Supporting Freedom to Read
For every book sale from this list, Pegasus Book Exchange will make a donation to the Freedom to Read Foundation's legal defense fund through September. To browse our full collection of featured banned books, come swing by our store in West Seattle.
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Revisiting the Classics
Classic literary works, myths, and fairy tales reimagined for the modern world, told through a new perspective, or ending with a novel twist that will keep readers engaged - even those familiar with the originals.
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Overexposed Online
Oh, the allure of what's portrayed online...so tempting, no? At least until it all goes wrong. These books reveal the dark side of being in the online world. Whether it's the risks of over-sharing, the opportunities for exploitation, or the obsession with curating the perfect online persona, seeing the potential consequences of being too online is a useful reminder to proceed with caution.
Recent Notes
Not Another Banned Book
By Dana Alison Levy
What a gem of a book! As with Maybe He Just Likes You (which, spoiler Molly mentions in her graduation speech!), this is a book I wish I'd had when I...
The Cabin at the End of the World
By Paul Tremblay
A really bleak but fun read. Loved reading it with the context of the movie as a backdrop
Please Enjoy Your Stay
By Tara Goedjen
A fast-paced thriller with tons of twists and turns where you are never sure what is really happening! Are there ghosts, is someone stalking Mia, or...
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
By Lindsay C Gibson
Easy and helpful read, possible explanations to how maddening it feels trying to connect with my parents sometimes.
The Original
By Priya Parmar
Interesting fictional account of Katharine Hepburn’s life in Hollywood. The notes at the end are helpful.