Mona Eltahawy Instagram – FEMINIST GIANT and @strandbookstore feminist book club returns in July and I am thrilled to announce that I’ll be conversation with Emmy Award–winning journalist @drseemayasmin discussing her new YA novel Unbecoming.
Our in-person discussion on July 22 will be hosted in the Strand Book Store’s 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street.
This event is FREE to attend. Register via link at FEMINIST GIANT
About Unbecoming:
Two Muslim teens in Texas fight for access to abortion while one harbors a painful secret in this funny and heartfelt near-future speculative novel.
In a not-too-distant America, abortions are prosecuted and the right to choose is no longer an option. But best friends Laylah and Noor want to change the world. After graduating high school, they’ll become an OBGYN and a journalist, but in the meantime, they’re working on an illegal guide to abortion in Texas.
In response to the unfair laws, underground networks of clinics have sprung up, but the good fight has gotten even more precarious as it becomes harder to secure safe medication and supplies. Both Layla and Noor are passionate about getting their guide completed so it can help those in need, but Laylah treats their project with an urgency Noor doesn’t understand—that may have something to do with the strange goings-on between their mosque and a local politician.
Fighting for what they believe in may involve even more obstacles than they bargained for, but the two best friends will continue as they always have: together. | Posted on 26/Jun/2024 23:52:09
