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Nicole Louie

@nicolelouie.bsky.social

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Writer & Translator. Curator of works by and about women 📙 Author of Others Like Me: The Lives of Women Without Children, published by Dialogue Books & House of Anansi. linktr.ee/nicolelouie

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Nicole Louie @nicolelouie.bsky.social · Jan 23

Others Like Me is the story of 14 women around the world, from different walks of life, who don’t have children. It’s also the story of why I had to find them and what they taught me. linktr.ee/nicolelouie

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Nicole Louie @nicolelouie.bsky.social · Sep 12

My last 2 book talks of the year will be very special, as they will take place in Sweden, where I lived for 6 years and where the book begins. Two of the women interviewed are Swedish, and I look forward to seeing them again. Join us at The English Bookshop. Free tickets: linktr.ee/nicolelouie

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Nicole Louie @nicolelouie.bsky.social · Aug 1

"Can humans not find peace with one another? With the earth? It's not a fond wish but a fretful demand. Can we not stop tyrannising and destroying and ransacking and squandering this one thing on which our lives depend?" (Orbital by Samantha Harvey 🌎📘)

Nicole Louie @nicolelouie.bsky.social · Aug 1

Happy International Childfree Day!
Since the question I get asked most often during book talks is “How do I find community?”, here's a list of groups that meet online & offline for support & fun. They are primarily focused on the choice not to become a parent.
bynicolelouie.wordpress.com/resources/

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · Jun 18

@nicolelouie.bsky.social's Others Like Me is a vital resource & tremendous gift in offering alternatives to enduring social and cultural narratives that still centre motherhood.

Join us for an #IndieBookshopWeek discussion tonight or check out the booklist!

lighthousebookshop.com/events/other...

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Nicole Louie @nicolelouie.bsky.social · Jun 23

Thanks for having me!

Nicole Louie @nicolelouie.bsky.social · Jun 4

Book talks in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
I'm thrilled to know that a visit to Scotland is on the horizon. If you live in Glasgow or Edinburgh, come and say hello!
📍Jun 16, 7 pm - Rare Birds Books (Edinburgh)
📍Jun 17, 6.30 pm - Feminist Book Club (Glasgow)
📍Jun 18, 7 pm @lighthousebks.bsky.social (Edinburgh)

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Electric Literature @electricliterature.com · May 8

Books by women who placed writing, not having children, at the center of their lives. (@nicolelouie.bsky.social)

9 Books About Women Without Children - Electric Literature

In a world that expects all women to become mothers, what happens to those who circumvent motherhood?

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Nicole Louie @nicolelouie.bsky.social · Apr 23

Happy World Book and Copyright Day 📙
I can't think of a better book to celebrate World Book Day than Bibliophile.

Nicole Louie @nicolelouie.bsky.social · Apr 18

Thank you very much! 🙏

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Kathleen Guthrie Woods @kathleengwoods.bsky.social · Apr 2

I just finished reading “Others Like Me: The Lives of Women Without Children” by Nicole Louie. A beautifully written book that features Louie's journey and stories from 14 women she interviews. Thoughtful, frank, thought-provoking, inspiring, and ultimately hopeful. 5 stars!

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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · Mar 25

“At a time when sexual and reproductive health rights for women are either being overturned or threatened, we are proud that Sierra Leone can once again lead with progressive reforms.” 👏

The President of Sierra Leone on a bill to legalise #abortion:

www.independent.co.uk/news/sierra-... #reprosky

Sierra Leone debates decriminalizing abortion as women and girls endanger their lives

Sierra Leone could become the second country in West Africa to decriminalize abortion

www.independent.co.uk

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Nicole Louie @nicolelouie.bsky.social · Mar 15

Book talk in Amsterdam on Apr 14th 📙
Join Julie Couture and me for an evening of conversation at the beautiful Boekhandel van Rossum. I mean, look at that bookshop 😍 (@athenaeum.nl). Grab your free tickets here: olmnl.eventbrite.ie

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Nicole Louie @nicolelouie.bsky.social · Mar 15

Thank you, Rya! 🧡

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After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · Nov 17

Loads of #literary #magazines are coming to Bluesky, here is a great list to follow! PLEASE SHARE TO HELP THEM LEAVE TWITTER!

#litmags #writer #writingcommunity

go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j

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Nicole Louie @nicolelouie.bsky.social · Jan 31

The Journey (Mary Oliver)

One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice –
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.

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Laura Shaw Quilts @laurashawquilts.bsky.social · Jan 29

My quilt about women’s reproductive rights has been banned from all American Quilters Society shows this year. It’s been part of a traveling show with SAQA. My artist statement is too long for here. It’s on my website: laurashaw.net/quilts#/your-mother

#quiltsky

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Nicole Louie @nicolelouie.bsky.social · Jan 31

“It is essential for our struggle for self-determination that we speak of love, as love is the necessary foundation enabling us to survive the wars, the hardships, & the sickness & the dying with our spirits intact. It is love that allows us to survive whole”

- bell hooks

Nicole Louie @nicolelouie.bsky.social · Jan 26

Invitation (Mary Oliver)
Just to be alive
on this fresh morning
in the broken world.
I beg of you,
do not walk by
without pausing
to attend to this
rather ridiculous performance.
It could mean something.
It could mean everything.
It could be what Rilke meant, when he wrote:You must change your life.

Nicole Louie @nicolelouie.bsky.social · Jan 26

🎉💐📕

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Raven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social · Jan 26

List of most commonly challenged books in the United States
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

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Jenie Gao @jeniegao.bsky.social · Jan 26

@massybooks.bsky.social haul today.

One of my 2025 intentions is to add books to my personal library that I would miss if we were to lose access to them via book bans etc.

Archivists will teach you that digital is the most fragile media. If you want something to endure, get a physical copy.

💙📚

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Population Balance @popnbalance.bsky.social · Jan 15

Nicole grew up in a traditional household in Brazil, but knew from an early age that motherhood was not for her.

When her partner decided he did want kids, she embarked on a journey of discovery that included interviewing 14 women without kids & publishing a book. Tune in! ow.ly/YvI250UAOHo

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Nicole Louie @nicolelouie.bsky.social · Jan 26

"You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time."
Angela Davis

Nicole Louie @nicolelouie.bsky.social · Jan 26

"I don't think we can rely on governments, regardless of who is in power, to do the work that only mass movements can do."

Angela Davis

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Retired-Librarian @retired-librarian.bsky.social · Jan 26

Hello #BookSky

If you're thinking about reading more books that have been challenged/banned, consider joining the #BannedBookSkyClub

Discussions ongoing. The link to feed in replies to quoted post.

Retired-Librarian @retired-librarian.bsky.social · Jan 19

#BannedBookSkyClub schedule:

Jan 2025: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Feb 2025: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
March 2025: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
April 2025: Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, et al.

Link to feed in replies. #BookTok #BookSky

Please join us.

Photo of the four books mentioned in the post lined up on a dark blue woven rug.

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