shado's bookshelf presents:
Love Beyond
the Binary
Sept - Nov 23
shado's bookshelf presents:
Love Beyond
the Binary
Sept - Nov 23
An exploration of love and how it can be reimagined outside of romantic relationships and instead mobilised for collective care for communities, self acceptance, equality across intersections and a system built on liberation.
Sessions
Session 1
All About Love
26th September
7pm - 8pm UK time
Session 2
They Call It Love
24th October
7pm - 8pm UK time
Session 3
The Prophets
28th November
7pm - 8pm UK time
Session 1
All About Love
26th September
7pm - 8pm UK time
In this session, we'll be using bell hooks' indisputable 1999 classic to understand the transformational power of love to heal individuals, communities and societies.
Session 2
They Call It Love
24th October
7pm - 8pm UK time
In this session, we’ll explore the notion that the work of love is a feminist problem which requires feminist solutions, through the lens of anti-capitalism.
Session 3
The Prophets
28th November
7pm - 8pm UK time
In this session, we’ll look at themes of queer love, Black masculinity, and the politics of power.
At each session, we’ll also invite a speaker to talk about the topic and their lived experience organising along the themes and within the movements.
Membership Box
Membership Box
GOLD
Each member will receive a membership box worth over £200, with the core texts, plus additional books, snacks and some of our favourite ethical wellbeing and beauty products.
+
GOLD members will additionally receive:
What's in there?
All About Love by bell hooks
They Call it Love by Alva Gotby
The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr.
Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson
Whites Can Dance Too by Kalaf Epalanga
It’s Not Just You by Tori Tsui
The Ordinary skincare set (including 3 full size products)
Satisfyer sex toy
Hanx condom and lubricant
£10 gift voucher from The Oh Collective
Tony’s Chocolonely chocolate
HiP vegan chocolate
Assembly coffee
Trip drinks
Lyonsleaf beauty balm
Balmonds skin salvation
Ultra Violette spf lip gloss
GOLD members will additionally receive:
Set Fear on Fire by Las Tesis
Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again by Katherine Angel
Essential Labor by Angela Garbes
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
Manjula body oil
Europa Editions tote bag
Yellow jumbo scrunchie from 27OctoberStore
£80
plus shipping:
UK +£10
EU +£20
US and international +£40
SILVER
Each member will receive a membership box worth over £200, with the core texts, plus additional books, snacks and some of our favourite ethical wellbeing and beauty products.
+
SILVER members will additionally receive:
What's in there?
All About Love by bell hooks
They Call it Love by Alva Gotby
The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr.
Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson
Whites Can Dance Too by Kalaf Epalanga
It’s Not Just You by Tori Tsui
The Ordinary skincare set (including 3 full size products)
Satisfyer sex toy
Hanx condom and lubricant
£10 gift voucher from The Oh Collective
Tony’s Chocolonely chocolate
HiP vegan chocolate
Assembly coffee
Trip drinks
Lyonsleaf beauty balm
Balmonds skin salvation
Ultra Violette spf lip gloss
SILVER members will additionally receive:
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
Essential Labor by Angela Garbes
The Care Manifesto by The Care Collective
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
£70
plus shipping:
UK +£10
EU +£20
US and international +£40
REGULAR
Each member will receive a membership box worth over £200, with the core texts, plus additional books, snacks and some of our favourite ethical wellbeing and beauty products.
What's in there?
All About Love by bell hooks
They Call it Love by Alva Gotby
The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr.
Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson
Whites Can Dance Too by Kalaf Epalanga
It’s Not Just You by Tori Tsui
The Ordinary skincare set (including 3 full size products)
Satisfyer sex toy
Hanx condom and lubricant
£10 gift voucher from The Oh Collective
Tony’s Chocolonely chocolate
HiP vegan chocolate
Assembly coffee
Trip drinks
Lyonsleaf beauty balm
Balmonds skin salvation
Ultra Violette spf lip gloss
£60
plus shipping:
UK +£10
EU +£20
US and international +£40
Sessions only
£25
(no membership box, no postage)
£70
plus shipping:
UK +£10
EU +£20
US and international +£40
All Sessions
£25
(no membership box, no postage)
£60
plus shipping:
UK +£10
EU +£20
US and international +£40
Book Club Reviews
The shado book club was an intellectually stimulating experience which encouraged me to read material and consider ideas which I knew little about-this was really helpful and I’m so glad I did it I can’t wait to be involved in the future!
I’m so glad that I joined shado’s bookshelf! I wanted to learn more about the theme of Caste and Identity, as it’s something I knew very little about. Through the book extracts and monthly discussions with other members from around the world, I now have a much better understanding of the topic. I’m so looking forward to more sessions that explore equally fascinating and important themes, and meeting like-minded people.
shado provided a safe and inclusive space to read and learn about India's caste system, the issues it creates for the people forces to live by its confines, and the ways activists, journalists and scholars are fighting to dismantle and subvert this system. The bookclub also challenged many of the racist and sexist rhetoric around caste by introducing readers to diverse and inclusive voices and materials during its three-month run. I highly recommend their bookclub to anyone looking for nuanced readings and conversations about pressing issues. I look forward to their explorations on sex work in September in the wake of the many crackdowns on online sex work over the last five years.
Past Book Clubs
