Actress and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson has spent much of the last year learning as much as she can about feminism and women’s causes, and she wants to share the learning journey. Goodreads covers their largest group: the books Watson and her book club friends worldwide are reading, and how the club is inspiring movements and clubs to organize around the globe.
goodreads.com – When Emma Watson starts a book club, readers pay attention. On January 6, the British actress and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador announced her intention to start a feminist book club. It took less than 24 hours for Watson to turn her intention into reality. By January 7, Our Shared Shelf was up and running—and less than a month later, it became the largest group on Goodreads with 100,000 members (and counting).
“As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading as many books and essays about equality as I can get my hands on,” Watson wrote on Our Shared Shelf’s group page. “There is so much amazing stuff out there! Funny, inspiring, sad, thought-provoking, empowering!” Her plan is to select one book a month to read and discuss with her fellow book club members. Her first pick was My Life on the Road, journalist and feminist activist Gloria Steinem‘s 2015 memoir. This month, the club is reading The Color Purple by novelist and feminist activist Alice Walker.
But Our Shared Shelf is more than just a place to find reading recommendations.
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