This week, Nicole is back! Patricia and Nicole talk a bit about what has been keeping them grounded post-election and then they talk about some of the best books they read in 2024. Tons of book recommendations in this episode!

Small correction: Tomes & Tea is a quartet. In the show we say it is a trilogy. Now we’re even more excited!

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• Micro Activism: How You Can Make a Difference in the World Without a Bullhorn by Omkari L. Williams

• Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade

• How to Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days by Kari Leibowitz, PhD

• Directional Living: A Transformational Guide to Fulfillment in Work and Life by Megan Hellerer

• Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind by Annalee Newitz

• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

• James: A Novel by Percival Everett

• Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne

• A Pirate's Life for Tea by by Rebecca Thorne

• Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne (out March 2025)

• He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters by Schuyler Bailar

• Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

• Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

• The Klansman's Son: My Journey from White Nationalism to Antiracism: A Memoir by Adrianne Black, under the name R. Derek Black

• Says Who?: A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares about Words by Anne Curzan

• The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron

• The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed

• The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer

• The Dabbler's Guide to Witchcraft: Seeking an Intentional Magical Path by Fire Lyte

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