Welcome to Litsy!

How to wrap up Thanksgiving. A happy holiday to all who celebrate! 💜🥂

I thoroughly enjoyed this scintillating anthology of feminist-focused historical fiction. Spanning the early 1700s all the way to 1968, these stories feature young American women of diverse identities and backgrounds who strive to make their voices heard when all the odds are stacked against them. I love that their triumphs are hard-won, because that feels very real. And yet the pages sizzle with a fierce determination that is truly inspiring. 🖤

Here‘s my attempt at a Rainbow stack 🌈
(Which is my niece‘s favorite thing- she asked Santa for a rainbow for Christmas last year 😂)

All books are owned and not yet read! Any recommendations of which I should stop procrastinating and read right away?

The Hate U Give is on my TBR list for April!

#rainbowstack #LiteraryLuck

First book for #newyearwhodis thanks to @Bookgoil and I am really curious about this one! I'm not the biggest fan of short stories collections but this one seems good!

This is my TBR from the wonderful list I received for #NewYearWhoDis and I am super excited about them all! I know that probably I won' have the time to read them all in January, but a girl can hope! Thanks to @Bookgoil for the amazing list (some of the books on there I have loved!) and to @monalyisha for hosting this great event!

I think this anthology was quite good, as far as anthologies go. A lot of the stories were fairly neutral for me, but I absolutely LOVED The Journey, El Destinos, Gold in the Roots of the Grass, and The Legendary Garret Girls. Sometimes, I almost felt like the anthology was trying TOO hard to be diverse, but maybe that‘s not a bad thing. A character shouldn‘t have to default to straight and white every single time. Overall, an enjoyable read!

4 More To Go!
Goodreads Summer Reading Challenge: Girl Power - Read a Book About Feminism or Written By Feminist.
Good group of stories featuring strong women and moments in history.

Really enjoying this collection of historical fiction about belles, bank robbers and other badass girls 💁‍♀️
I tab each story as I get to it and then add a rating once I‘m done.
#currentlyreading #historicalfictionjunkie

One of my favorite titles ever!!! #tyranny #coolbooks

#CoolBooks #tyranny @Lindsy

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I‘ve been getting into anthologies lately, and I‘m really enjoying them, but this one didn‘t impress me. There were some that I really liked and some didn‘t make sense for this particular anthology. The average rating was 3.1.
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This book completed:
✨ the letter P- #litsyatoz (14/26)

#ReadingResolutions Day 21: This collection of #Bookmarks belongs to one of the GatheringBooks ladies, Fats, who works as a circulation assistant in a public library in Ohio. Here is her full post on this: https://gatheringbooks.org/2017/06/17/bookventures-part-2-book-subscription-and-... - Evidently, we are all book-crazy!

Really enjoyed this collection of short stories about the people who‘ve been missing from our history books. Perfect for study breaks! #historical #shortstories #feminism

Had to jump in on this #Riotgrams action!

(1) #bookishselfie - He wanted to build a sand castle.
(2) #librarylove - My home library before Litsy. 😆
(3) #favoritetitle - A Tyranny Of Petticoats
(4) #travelsandadventures - I saw Flourish & Blotts!
(5) #rainbowbookstack - Not exactly a stack ...

This was between a pick and so-so for me. I wanted to like this collection more, and had high hopes for it, but most of the stories didn‘t wow me. They all get points for being stories about girls in interesting times and places, though. It was worth reading for that. Probably I‘m the wrong reader for this book, too, as I‘m not a huge fan of short stories. It was okay, but I won‘t be reading the sequel collection.

Sitting in line to buy Nine Inch Nails concert tickets... excellent opportunity to read. I‘m stuck here for at least five hours. Let‘s make it count. I brought my Nook too. 😆

Congratulations to @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego on her litfluence milestone! A tyranny of Petticoats is so full of girl power of all kinds throughout different eras. I wish I had this to read when I was a teen. There is another one coming out late summer too! Toil and Trouble right up my alley! #girlpowergiveaway

Is this book any good?

This book is fantastic! It's a YA short story collection that features strong, fierce, amazing female characters in fictional stories that span from the 18th century to the 1960‘s. Sometimes heart breaking, sometimes funny and sometimes scary, it is feminism at its finest and truest form. Many of the stories are based on historical events and even people as well as myths and legends. Seriously, if you get a chance to pick it up, please do!

Such a good book! It was nice to read something with a breezy girl power for a change! It has been a long while since I've last read short stories. Many of the stories had interesting main characters and the points of view to the certain events of history were new ones for me. Also loved the short texts from the writers after every story! 👑😊

My favourite so far! 😊

I just love these short texts explaning a bit more about the story! They open a bit more the time and culture these stories are set in. It is also interesting to read the writer's point of view to the writing process.

After a long consideration decided to go with this one next. Looks like a fun and easy read. 😊

This is my favorite collection of #shortstories 😊 it‘s a #yahistorical collection with #diversity, some of my favorite female authors, and fantastic breadth! #recommended #riotgrams

A quick short story from the tagged book before I begin my #whodunitthesequel book.

Fifteen short stories about American history with girls or young women as the lead character. These are written by women writers famous in YA circles. This book is well written. The stories take you from a pirate ship to New Orleans to peace demonstrations during the 60s and are memorable.

In the mood for short stories and pumpkin spice coffee. #historicalfiction

It's that time again for #Booktubeathon and this is my overly ambitious TBR for the week. #TheSevenHusbandsofEvelynHugo #ATyrannyofPetticoats #Homegoing #StalkingJacktheRipper #AndThenThereWereNone #TheWideWindow #TheMiserableMill

My new #currentlyreading! :)

I failed to finish it the first time I had it checked out, but I'm hoping to get to all the stories this second time around.

This book is jammed FULL of diversity! Not just the women but sexual orientation, race, class system, etc. You would not believe how hard it is to find fictional books with indigenous characters that are not about residential schools. While they are only a couple of the stories with this representation and they are relatively small roles...it's a start to get them more representation in fiction and YA.

Which one should I read next?!

#maybookchallenge Day 4: You Don't Own Me (independent character(s)) | I think this pretty much speaks for itself 😊

#GirlOnFire Technically 'girl' should be plural. 15 short stories by 15 authors. Each was just as good as the one before it! #LyricalApril

I checked this out to preview for my 13 year old cousin, and really enjoyed the read! I think she may need a year or two before she can appreciate some of the material, but I think I'll pick her up a copy now all the same. It kinda reads like the American Girl books would if they were written after puberty and with a lot more spice.

Starting this short story collection tonight.

Anyone else have rules about how they read? I prefer to read e-books on the elliptical because it's easier to swipe than turn pages. I don't (typically) purchase e-books b/c I like to pass the books I buy on to my sisters. I don't (typically) re-read, so buying a book I can't share doesn't appeal to me. I have a bunch of library e-loans about to come through, so short stories seem like a good gym filler for today!

I have 14 books as "currently reading" in Goodreads. 2 I'm actively reading. 11 are ebooks that expired when I'll I was reading them, and 1 I own and just got distracted mid-read. I'm going to make it a goal this year to finish a few of these!

A wonderful collection of short stories. Each story progresses through the years and marks the city it takes place in. All some very brave ladies. My most favorite stories are: Mother Carey's Table, High Stakes and The Legendary Garret Girls.

Charming and enjoyable #shortstories by a variety of YA authors on badass girls across American history. I particularly enjoyed the Civil War Medusa in Andrea Cremer's story, and the tough frontier teacher written by Beth Revis.

Been feeling pretty lousy and decided to take soak in some nice warm water. Bravely read in my bath!! Loving the short stories in the book. A fun mix of bad ass ladies :)

Starting this and looking forward to some great stories!

Current state: book and basketball. Really liking these short stories so far, and wishing some were actual books! #popsugar2017

I started this short story collection. I am really looking forward to the stories. The first one was great :)

Have 4 unread library books at home. Went in just to pick up a hold. Came out with this. Whoops. 😁😎📚 #bookhaul #sorrynotsorry

Only a couple of hours reading in so far. I had to work a shift and then emergency visit to the vet because my pupper broke tooth. He is on antibiotics and will have surgery on Monday to remove whatever of the tooth is left. We are back home and comfortable again. I think I might still be able to conquer this stack this weekend. #24in48

One of my Top Books of 2016!

I'm not a great fan of anthologies, but I continue to read them because I find that even when I struggle through the reading of the book, when I'm finished those short stories will live on in my mind for quite awhile. The good ones, at least. And this was a really good one! I loved the feminist/ historical bent, the writing is of the highest caliber, and the way it moves chronologically through history is an added touch of storytelling in itself.

I've gushed about this short story collection before. I will not ever stop. My favorite YA of 2016.

Fifteen #KickassHeriones of all colors, backgrounds, and orientations told throughout the history of what became the U.S. So much here for it. I couldn't get enough and I'm waiting with bated breath for the sequel.

My favorite was, "City of Angels," a retelling of Rosie the Riveter. ??? #SeasonsReadings2016

"From corsets to cutlasses and petticoats to pistols, we want to bring American history to life -- from the viewpoints of strong, clever, resourceful American girls."

This was excellent. The stories were a delight - especially the two Alaskan ones! (although this Juneau girl is biased) - and I appreciated each author's reasoning at the end of their respective story. I want to know more about every one of these girls!!