Friendship: a syllabus
Friendship: a syllabus (aka some of my favorite books about friendship)
This week, I want to share a syllabus that I created as a collaboration with one of my fave bookstores, Bluestockings.
Bluestockings is a worker owned cooperative, queer intersectional feminist bookstore & community space. Along with books, Bluestockings runs a free store, an Opiate Overdose Prevention Program, a public restroom, & community workshops + events.
I really love their work & always make sure to stop by to buy some books & to attend an event or two when I'm in NYC, so I was super excited when they reached out to me about curating a reading list on a subject + theme of my choice 💕
Without further ado, here's Friendship: A Syllabus!
01: Boundaries & Protection by Pixie Lighthorse
A short + impactful collection of accessible & actionable prompts on starting conversations about & setting boundaries, especially for those of us who are recovering people-pleasers.
Read it for: Tangible strategies for improving your boundaries & friendships, one conversation at a time.
02: You Will Find Your People by Lane Moore
A beautiful, vulnerable, & supportive primer on making & sustaining meaningful friendships as an adult.
Read it for: Moore’s work is a lighthouse for those of us who have struggled with friendships, gently affirming our experiences while reminding us hope is not lost.
03: Friendship in the Age of Loneliness by Adam Smiley Poswolsky
An expansive & inspiring collection of creative ideas, generative experiments, & vulnerable notes on creating & sustaining friendships.
Read it for: Tangible & practical ideas on how to create more connection in your life, especially when you’re feeling lonely.
04: How We Show Up by Mia Birdsong
A generous & generative collection on showing up for one another, outside of the constraints of the heteronormative family. Birdsong’s work reminds us that, as Audre Lorde wrote, “without community there is no liberation.”
Read it for: Experiments, inspiration, & ideas on queering your relationships, supporting one another, & co-creating community.
& I have a coupon code for you! Use code FEMSUPREME for 25% off your order from Bluestockings. Support an indie queer, trans, & sex-worker owned cooperative bookstore & get some rad books (or tarot decks!) for 25% off? Win win.
Comment on this post & let me know what you order, dear one. (I decided to get the Wild Unknown Archetypes Deck and Guidebook & am so excited!)
PS: Coupon is one per customer & doesn’t expire 🥰
