#maidmemoir

[bitchesgetriches]

Time to play What’s Piggy Reading Now! #maidmemoir by @stepville Damn, this book is hitting me right in the feels. Be kind to the working poor and while you’re at it, stop the stigma against welfare recipients! . . . #books #reading #stephanieland #welfare #workingpoor #poverty https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Q8vcvnYWJ/?igshid=we2nt88aq77e

[reciperenovator]

Realizations after reading Maid by @stepville: I grew up solidly middle-class, not lower MC as I had thought. My tough years (when I lost my apartment, $ super tight) I had family/friends who loaned me money, took me in. I have more prejudices against poor people than I thought (always knew I had strong negative feelings about super-rich people, but didn’t realize I have some biases against poor people). Even though I put myself through college and grad school working and getting loans, I always had a safety net. (Plus, it cost $5-6K/year, not $50K) I had no idea there was so much paperwork involved in getting government assistance, or how much of it is a catch-22. Not having kids, I have always thought single parents rock. What I never got/felt was the intense worry that never lets up. Read #MaidMemoir, tell me how it changed you. https://www.instagram.com/p/BtTsTTXhJrZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wy4b2cwq4qrp

[reciperenovator]

Congratulations @stepville! #Repost @stepville with @get_repost ・・・ HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT: out of all the books publishing January through April of 2019, Barnes & Noble (@barnesandnoble ) has only selected 23 titles as Discover Picks...and only 3 memoirs made the cut...including MAID!! What an honor to be featured store-front, nation-wide, for 12 weeks as a Spring 2019 B&N Discover Great New Writers Selection. I am absolutely speechless. Thank you to my team (family) at Hachette Books (@hachettebooks ) and at Folio Literary Management (@folioliterary ). #bndiscover #maidmemoir https://www.instagram.com/p/BqbF5x0DjoW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13chqkihn5g9y