Why I Reread Books + Voicing Joy and Gentrification with Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

  With all the books out there to discover, it’s understandable that so many feel it’s a waste of time to reread something they’ve already read. Sally shares why she loves rereading books and what she learns when she does it.  Speaking of revisiting the past, Ashley interviewed Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, author of “On the Rooftop”. Ashley asked about writing about characters who dream and own their voice, using food as gathering and remembrance of family, how the characters nourish themselves, and writing about gentrification in 1950s San Francisco.  Books mentioned:   Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire Up-and-Under series by A. Deborah Baker The Passage by Justin Cronin   On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Support our hosts and guest:   Follow Sally: Instagram // The StoryGraph Follow Margaret: website, Twitter, Instagram Follow Ashley:  website Check out our sponsor at the NWSA Annual Conference!  Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited by Angel Akurienne and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by @iam.onyxrose   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.