Meet Phimy Truong and Erika Thi Benjamin, best friends who share both a passion for work that creates positive change in the world AND practically identical reading taste (as you’ll hear, one of their favorites is shared). Today Anne, Phimy, and Erika chat about the book that taught them radical self-care, how literature has helped them dive more deeply into understanding of their heritage, fictional characters who move between cultures, and the community building work Phimy and Erika are doing in LA through their democracy-driven book club SisterInsider.

Click over to the podcast website for a list of books mentioned in this episode, and tell us in the comments if a book has ever changed YOUR self-care routine: http://whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/169

Connect with the SisterInsider book club on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sisterinsiderbookclub

Follow Erika on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northamerika

Follow Phimy on Instagram: instagram.com/elephantwomxn 

Apply to be a guest on WSIRN: http://whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/guest

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