Tender Philosophia
Jonna Leine, Didi AphraOpen the door to our book club, where tenderness meets intellectual curiosity. Anyone who has ever found belonging in literature is welcome here.
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July & August 2026
In July and August, we’ll be reading White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
White Nights is a short story about a young man navigating loneliness in St. Petersburg. Its themes of longing, love, and human connection make it the perfect tender...
Let's pick our read for July & August 2026
Dear readers, we hope you’re enjoying the new bimonthly schedule!
Our picks for July & August are White Nights Fyodor Dostoyevsky and The Lost Estate by Henri Alain-Fournier. The former is a short story of Dostoyevsky’s that explores lone...
She Spoke, And As She Turned, Her Neck Shone With Roselight
She Spoke, And As She Turned, Her Neck Shone With Roselight
“Aphrodite, you alone
Reign in power and honour,
Queen of all creation!” (37).
Venus and Aphrodite—A biography of desire by Bettany Hughes is a historical silhouette of t...
May & June 2026
In May and June, we’ll be reading The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison.
The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison’s debut novel, published in 1970. It follows 11-year-old Pecola Breedlove, a young black girl who prays for blue eyes. As a novel that chal...
Let's pick our read for May & June
Dear tender philosophers, we have decided to switch our book club’s schedule to 1 book every 2 months starting in May because life gets in the way (that rhymed)!
For May and June 2026, the Tender Philosophia book club’s picks are James Ba...
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PhD student writing at the edge of literature and longing. Lover of books, stars, and slow, creative life. Author of Tender Philosophia.
When Didi is not daydreaming or frolicking in the woods, she is concocting wondrous word potions in her lair. She has previously been published in the Dionysian Public Library. Didi's debut poetry book, Tender Philosophia, was published in 2024.
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