Read and Resist: The Gaslit Nation Book Club

<p dir="ltr">After Trump's return to power in January 2025, Gaslit Nation launched a book club not just to inform, but to fortify. Each selection is a lifeline offering strategy, moral clarity, and community in an age of disinformation and despair. </p> <p dir="ltr">This isn't just a book club. It's a survival toolkit for our time. </p> <p dir="ltr">Read with us. Build with us. Let's overcome the chaos together.</p> <p dir="ltr">Join us on the last Monday of every month at 4 PM ET at the Gaslit Nation Salon for a live discussion of that month's book or film. Recordings are available on Patreon, along with bonus shows, ad-free episodes, and more, at Patreon.com/Gaslit. Discounted annual and gift memberships available.</p> <p dir="ltr">Check out our schedule below: </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>February – Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl and The Stranger by Albert Camus</strong><br /> Survival and absurdity under totalitarianism: one man finds purpose in a concentration camp, another questions meaning under occupation. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/book-club-and-124049193?utm_campaign=patron_engagement&amp;utm_source=post_link&amp;post_id=124049193&amp;token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJyZWRpc19rZXkiOiJpYTI6NTczZDA5NTQtOTQ4NC00MWRiLTg5MjEtNTIyNjM4ZWU4MmRlIiwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTI0MDQ5MTkzLCJwYXRyb25faWQiOjExODI5MTAwfQ.uqBHR2G8pw_AtzpCJ0s3kbKeJxNnYuLXvw9L4w64HgM&amp;utm_id=b3475c65-65fe-4db3-b501-f81dae15d0a0&amp;utm_medium=email"> (Book club recording here).</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>March – From Dictatorship to Democracy by Gene Sharp</strong><br /> A handbook of nonviolent action, this foundational text offers strategic tools for dismantling authoritarian regimes. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/book-club-gene-126059099?utm_campaign=patron_engagement&amp;utm_source=post_link&amp;post_id=126059099&amp;token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJyZWRpc19rZXkiOiJpYTI6MjU2NTI3OTgtNWIzYy00ZDFmLTkzMjYtMjNiZTFjODI3MjhjIiwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTI2MDU5MDk5LCJwYXRyb25faWQiOjExODI5MTAwfQ.8UgOQ6Vq__6iCtcUUz_OOkz9wmmRxus5IGITjFLH4Pw&amp;utm_id=e036af52-823f-4c11-abb8-ad92b45645fa&amp;utm_medium=email"> (Book club recording here).</a> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>April – Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler</strong><br /> A near-future America unravels. A young Black woman builds a new belief system—and a movement—amid societal collapse. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/zoom-link-for-et-128213704?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link"> (Book club recording here).</a> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>May – Stride Toward Freedom by Martin Luther King Jr.</strong><br /> How the Montgomery Bus Boycott was won. MLK's essential guide to grassroots organizing. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/build-baby-build-130278922?utm_campaign=patron_engagement&amp;utm_source=post_link&amp;post_id=130278922&amp;token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJyZWRpc19rZXkiOiJpYTI6MmI4MDQxOTItZDk3Yy00YThmLWI5ZjItYWVhMDk4YzU1OTRjIiwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTMwMjc4OTIyLCJwYXRyb25faWQiOjExODI5MTAwfQ.hLCVjm2g8yH_B9hE8tIenDpZz5mUgQgltuVJ5gCmqpg&amp;utm_id=ba42f177-cf98-48bc-b943-60d4ea456e7f&amp;utm_medium=email"> (Book club recording here).</a> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>June – The Gay Revolution by Lillian Faderman</strong><br /> The LGBTQ+ rights movement through the stories of those who led it, showing small groups of people make the difference. Book club this coming Monday June 30 4pm ET.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>July – Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry</strong><br /> A wartime allegory on wonder, loss, and resistance. Book club: July 28 4pm ET</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>August – The Lives of Others and I'm Still Here</strong><br /> Two films where art challenges dictatorship—from East Germany to Brazil.  Book club: August 25 4pm ET </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>September – Harriet, the Moses of Her People by Sarah Hopkins Bradford</strong><br /> Harriet Tubman's story, in her own words based on interviews with The General herself. Book club: September 29 4pm ET</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>October – Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky + Total Resistance by H. Von Dach</strong><br /> Poetry and guerrilla strategy: tools for survival and defiance. Book club: October 27 4pm ET </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>November – Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer</strong><br /> Indigenous wisdom and science for reconnection and gratitude. Book club: November 24 4pm ET</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>December – The Forest Song by Lesya Ukrainka</strong><br /> An eco-feminist Ukrainian play that sings of love, rebellion, and resilience. Book club: January 29</p> <p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1036a673-7fff-23c2-b6f2-0d6e21b1bbf0"> </strong></p>