Attia Taylor
Attia Taylor is a psych-pop musician, writer, content producer and founder of Womanly Magazine. She started Womanly Magazine in 2017 to provide accessible health information to women and non-binary people through visual and literary art. Attia is also the founder of The Dorothy and a member of The Art Dept Collective. She is passionate about building and cultivating communities through journalism, music, storytelling, and research.
Attia was introduced by Cathy Olmedillas.
If you could recommend 3 books to anyone, what would they be?
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Siddhartha takes you on a journey through understanding one's mission in life and navigating a relentless passion for living in your truth and self-discovery. It was a book I read very early on in my career that became a guiding light and led me to read many other works by Hesse. I would recommend it to anyone starting out on their journey through true self realization and looking for inspiration.
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Homegoing is an intricate and beautiful generational story of enduring and living through the violence of the American slave trade. You will take to this book if you're craving a realistic and raw understanding of how the slave-trade has violated, disparaged, and also shaped human lives throughout our history.
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne maree brown
This book helped me understand the importance of taking care of my mind, body, and energy as an activist and a person of color. adrienne maree brown masterfully explores activism, rest, and pleasure through a nuance of experiences. Painting a broader picture of what it means to experience joy while working to make change in our world.
What are you reading now?
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
I'm currently reading Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. So far, I'm blown away by the storytelling that helps us understand the language of nature and history of Indigenous people in North America.
What is your favourite bookstore or library?
My favorite bookstore is Harriett's Bookshop in my hometown of Philadelphia, PA.
