In Reading Women’s final episode, Kendra and a very special guest reminisce about episodes across Reading Women’s six seasons. Things Mentioned Team Page Books Mentioned Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey Binti by Nnedi Okorafor CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Joce talks with Helen Hoang about her latest novel, The Heart Principle, which is out from Berkley Books. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang The Bride Test by Helen Hoang The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang About the Author Helen Hoang is that shy person who never talks. Until she does. And the worst things fly out of her mouth. She read her first romance novel in eighth grade and has been addicted ever since. In 2016, she was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in line with what was previously known as Asperger’s Syndrome. Her journey inspired THE KISS QUOTIENT. She currently lives in San Diego, California with her husband, two kids, and pet fish. Website | Instagram | Twitter CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Joce talks with Denise Williams about her latest novel, The Fastest Way to Fall, which is out from Berkley Romance. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams About the Author Denise Williams wrote her first book in the 2nd grade. I Hate You and its sequel, I Still Hate You, featured a tough, funny heroine, a quirky hero, witty banter, and a dragon. Minus the dragons, these are still the books she likes to write. After penning those early works, she finished second grade and eventually earned a PhD. After growing up a military brat around the world and across the country, Denise now lives in Iowa with her husband, son, and two ornery shih-tzus who think they own the house. How to Fail at Flirting was her debut novel and she can usually be found reading, writing, or thinking about love stories. Website | Instagram | Twitter CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Kyle Lucia Wu about her book, Win Me Something, which is out from Tin House. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Win Me Something by Kyle Lucia Wu Kyle Recommends Such a Fun Age by Kylie Reid Overpour by Jane Wong Ghost Forest by Pin-Shuen Fung The Atmosphereians by Alex McElroy About the Author Kyle Lucia Wu, author of Win Me Something, has received the Asian American Writers’ Workshop Margins Fellowship and residencies from Millay Arts, The Byrdcliffe Colony, Plympton’s Writing Downtown Residency, and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center. She is the Programs & Communications Director at Kundiman and has taught creative writing at Fordham University and The New School. She lives in New York City. Website | Instagram | Twitter CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, we look back at past author interviews throughout the years, and Kendra shares some behind-the-scenes memories around some of her most memorable interviews. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned Interview | Min Jin Lee Interview | Leesa Cross-Smith Interview | Carolina De Robertis Interview | Alice Wong Interview | Talia Hibbert Interview | Elizabeth Miki Brina Interview | Zakiya Dalila Harris Books Mentioned All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister Pachinko by Min jin Lee Whiskey & Ribbons by Lessa Cross-Smith Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong Alice Wong’s Podcast Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert Speak, Okinawa by Elizabeth Miki Brina The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Myriam J. A. Chancy about her book, What Storm, What Thunder, which is out from Tin House. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam J. A. Chancy Framing Silence: Revolutionary Novels by Haitian Women by Myriam J. A. Chancy Myriam Recommends Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys The One-Armed Sister Sweeps the House by Cherie Jones The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline About the Author Myriam J. A. Chancy is a Haitian-Canadian-American writer, the HBA Chair in the Humanities at Scripps College in Claremont, California, and a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Website | Instagram CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Joce talks with Jung Yun about her novel, O Beautiful, which out now from St. Martin’s Press. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Shelter by Jung Yun O Beautiful by Jung Yun Jung Recommends The Evening Hero by Marie Myung-Ok Lee The Apology by Jim Han Author Bio Jung Yun was born in Seoul, South Korea and grew up in Fargo, North Dakota. Her debut novel, Shelter was long-listed for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize, a finalist for the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, and a semi-finalist for Good Reads’ Best Fiction Book of 2016. A 2018 MacDowell fellow, her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post,Tin House, and others. She lives in Baltimore, and serves as an assistant professor at the George Washington University. Website | Twitter | Instagram Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Jen Campbell about her book, The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers, which is out from Thames & Hudson. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers: And Other Gruesome Tales by Jen Campbell The Girl Aquarium by Jen Campbell Franklin’s Flying Bookshop by Jen Campbell Jen Recommends Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig Disability Invisibility edited by Alice Wong Growing Up Disabled in Australia edited by Carly Findlay Disfigured by Amanda Leduc Mrs. March by Virginia Feito The Talented Mrs. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith About the AuthorJen Campbell is a bestselling author and award-winning poet. She's written ten books for both adults and children, spanning nonfiction, poetry, short stories and children's books. Her podcast BOOKS WITH JEN is an iTunes top 100 podcast. She reviews books on BBC Radio, runs a book club for TOAST, and has a Youtube channel where she talks about books, the history of fairy tales, and the representation of disfigurement and disability. www.jen-campbell.co.uk Website | Youtube | Workshops | Twitter | Instagram CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra and Sumaiyya discuss Quicksand and The Unquiet Dead. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned The JCB Prize for Literature Interview with Alice Bolin, Dead Girls Video Interview with Ausma Zehanat Khan Books Mentioned The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan Quicksand by Malin Persson Giolito Translated from Swedish by Rachel Willson-Broyles Further Reading Revenge by Yoko Ogawa The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley A Death in Shonagatchhi by Ritual Das CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Joce talks with Alexis Daria about her novel, A Lot Like Adios, which out now from Avon. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned A Lot Like Adios by Alexis Daria You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria Alexis Recommends The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo With Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo Author BioAward-winning, bestselling author Alexis Daria is a lifelong New Yorker who writes stories celebrating the lives and loves of Latinx characters. Her 2020 release, You Had Me At Hola, was a national bestseller, New York Times Editor's Choice Pick and featured on several “Best of” lists for the year. Website | Twitter | Instagram Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra and Sumaiyya, with special guest, Abby, discuss crime fiction for October’s theme She Writes Crime. Thanks to Our Sponsor! For a limited time, our listeners can use promo code – Funjet75 – for $75 off your next Funjet vacation to RIU hotels and resorts. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things MentionedThe JCB Prize for Literature Books Mentioned The Khan by Saima Mir Out by Natsuo Kirino Translated from Japanese by Stephen Snyder The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan Quicksand by Malin Persson Giolito Translated from Swedish by Rachel Willson-Broyles Abby Recommends My Sweet Girl by Amanda Jayatissa I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir Currently Reading Heaven by Mieko Kawakami Translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd Black Water Sister by Zen Cho About Our Guest Abby Endler is the creator of Crime by the Book, a crime fiction review website and Instagram account. By day, she is a publicist for a division of Penguin Random House. CBTB Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Lauren Groff about her book, Matrix, which is out now from Riverhead Books. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff Florida by Lauren Groff Matrix by Lauren Groff Lauren Recommends Agatha of Little Neon by Claire Luchette 2666 by Roberto Bolaño, Translated by Natasha Wimmer Amulet by Roberto Bolaño, Translated by Chris Andrews Harrow by Joy Williams About the Author Lauren Groff is the author of six books of fiction, the most recent the novel MATRIX (September 2021). Her work has won The Story Prize, the ABA Indies’ Choice Award, and France’s Grand Prix de l’Héroïne, was twice a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction and the Kirkus Prize, and was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Prize, the Southern Book Prize, and the Los Angeles Times Prize. She has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, and was named one of Granta’s Best of Young American Novelists. Her work has been translated into over thirty languages. She lives in Gainesville, Florida. Website | Twitter CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you hide a love affair when you’re two big-name Hollywood stars? True love is a new scripted podcast from Wondery that brings you stories of scandal, romance, and drama. In the new season, Abby and Erik are co-stars in a new blockbuster superhero franchise. The last thing either of their careers need is an on-set romance … but they just can’t help themselves. Each season of True Love is passionate, scandalous, and inspired by a real-life love story. This is just a preview, but you can listen to the full episode at wondery.fm/TrueLoveSeason2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Paula Hawkins about her book, A Slow Fire Burning, which is out now from Riverhead Books. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins Into the Water by Paula Hawkins A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins Paula Recommends The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak The Turnout by Megan Abbot Dream Girl by Laura Lippman Notes on a Execution by Daniel Kukafka About the Author Paula Hawkins worked as a journalist for fifteen years before turning her hand to fiction. She is the author of two #1 New York Times bestselling novels, Into The Water and The Girl on The Train. An international #1 bestseller, The Girl on the Train has sold 23 million copies worldwide and has been adapted into a major motion picture. Into the Water was also a Sunday Times and New York Times #1 bestseller, selling 4 million copies worldwide. Her upcoming thriller, A Slow Fire Burning, is due to be published on the 31st August 2021. Hawkins was born in Zimbabwe and now splits her time between London and Edinburgh. Website | Instagram | Facebook CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra and Jaclyn discuss Incarceration Nations and A Prison By Any Other Name. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Prison By Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms by Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law Incarceration Nations: A Journey to Justice in Prisons Around the World by Baz Dreisinger Further Reading Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa After Story by Larissa Behrendt Angela Y. Davis body of work (including Freedom Is a Constant Struggle, Are Prisons Obsolete?)  The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson We Do This ‘Til We Free Us by Mariame Kaba The Pedagogy of Pathologization: Dis/abled Girls of Color in the School-prison Nexus by Subini Ancy Annamma Deaf People in the Criminal Justice System: Selected Topics on Advocacy, Incarceration, and Social Justice edited by Debra Guthmann, Gabriel I. Lomas, Damara Goff Paris, and Gabriel A. “Tony” Martin Disability Incarcerated: Imprisonment and Disability in the United States and Canada edited by L. Ben-Moshe, C. Chapman, and A. Carey Further Resources SistersInside & Debbie Kilroy (@debkilroy) #FreeHer #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs Incarceration Nation (@inc_nation_au) documentary airs 29 August 2021 on NITV Article on Incarceration Nation The Dhadjowa Foundation  13th (Netflix) #RaiseTheAge  Amy McQuire National Prison Book Program, run by the Australian Prison Foundation (https://alc.org.au)  https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/17/australia-is-outraged-over-george-floyd-what-about-black-lives-our-shores/  Prison by Any Other Name interview with authors Currently Reading Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy The Smell of Other People’s Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock This Week's Sponsor: Join New York Times #1 best-selling author George Saunders in conversation with author and professor Imani Perry for Humanities New York’s third annual History and the American Imagination benefit. The live discussion will take place online on October 5th at 7 PM EASTERN. Purchase your tickets at humanitiesny.org and use code READINGWOMEN for half off membership tickets. CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Crystal Wilkinson about her book, Perfect Black, which out now from the University of Kentucky Press. Thanks to our sponsors! Sign-up now and browse more Literary Events and Workshops at literatureandpen.com! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned The Birds of Opulence by Crystal Wilkinson Perfect Black by Crystal Wilkinson Crystal Recommends In Pursuit of Flavor by Edna Lewis Love Child’s Hotbed of Occasional Poetry by Nikki Finney The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw Horsepower by Joy Priest Affrilachia by Frank X Walker Spaces Between Us: Poetry, Prose and Art on HIV/AIDS by Kelly Norman Ellis Just Lookin' Out of the Window: Life's Lessons From My Mother by Kieth Wilson dying in the scarecrow's arms by Mitchell L. H. Douglas About the Author Crystal Wilkinson is the award-winning author of The Birds of Opulence (winner of the 2016 Ernest J. Gaines Prize for Literary Excellence), Water Street and Blackberries, Blackberries. Nominated for both the Orange Prize and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, she has received recognition from The Kentucky Foundation for Women, The Kentucky Arts Council, The Mary Anderson Center for the Arts, The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown and is a recipient of the Chaffin Award for Appalachian Literature. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and her short stories, poems and essays have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies including most recently in the Oxford American and Southern Cultures. She currently teaches at the University of Kentucky where she is Associate Professor of English in the MFA in Creative Writing Program. Website | Instagram | Twitter CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra and Jaclyn discuss books around the theme of incarceration. Thanks to Our Sponsors! Go to http://talkspace.com and use the code READINGWOMEN for $100 off your first month. Try MUBI for 30 Days at MUBI.com/ReadingWomen. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Black and Blue: A Memoir of Racism and Resilience by Veronica Gorrie From the Desk of Zoey Washington by Janae Marks Prison By Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms by Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law Incarceration Nations: A Journey to Justice in Prisons Around the World by Baz Dreisinger Further Reading Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa After Story by Larissa Behrendt Angela Y. Davis body of work (including Freedom Is a Constant Struggle, Are Prisons Obsolete?)  The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson We Do This ‘Til We Free Us by Mariame Kaba The Pedagogy of Pathologization: Dis/abled Girls of Color in the School-prison Nexus by Subini Ancy Annamma Deaf People in the Criminal Justice System: Selected Topics on Advocacy, Incarceration, and Social Justice edited by Debra Guthmann, Gabriel I. Lomas, Damara Goff Paris, and Gabriel A. “Tony” Martin Disability Incarcerated: Imprisonment and Disability in the United States and Canada edited by L. Ben-Moshe, C. Chapman, and A. Carey Further Resources SistersInside & Debbie Kilroy (@debkilroy) #FreeHer #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs Incarceration Nation (@inc_nation_au) documentary airs 29 August 2021 on NITV Article on Incarceration Nation The Dhadjowa Foundation  13th (Netflix) #RaiseTheAge  Amy McQuire National Prison Book Program, run by the Australian Prison Foundation (https://alc.org.au)  https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/17/australia-is-outraged-over-george-floyd-what-about-black-lives-our-shores/  Prison by Any Other Name interview with authors CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Meron Hadero about her short story, “Street Sweep”, which recently won the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing. Plus, Didi sent along questions for Meron too! #TeamWork Thanks to our sponsors! Try MUBI for 30 Days at MUBI.com/ReadingWomen Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned AKO Caine Prize for African Writing - About the Prize Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing Didi’s Introduction to the AKO Caine Prize Didi’s Q&A with Iryn Tushabe Didi’s Q&A with Meron Hadero Didi’s Q&A with Doreen Baingana Books Mentioned “Street Sweep” by Meron Hadero A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times: Stories Meron Recommends The Other Shortlisted Cain Prize Authors What it Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories by Danielle Evans The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste Addis Ababa Noir (Akashic Noir) edited by Maaza Mengiste About the Author Meron Hadero is an Ethiopian-American who was born in Addis Ababa and came to the U.S. via Germany as a young child. She is the winner of the 2020 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing. Her short stories have been shortlisted for the 2019 Caine Prize for African Writing and published in Zyzzyva, Ploughshares, Addis Ababa Noir, McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, The Iowa Review, The Missouri Review, New England Review, Best American Short Stories, among others. Website | Twitter | Facebook CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra and Sachi discuss World of Wonders and The Way Through the Woods. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned Information on #StopLine3 Milkweed Editions Books Mentioned The Way Through the Woods: Of Mushrooms and Mourning by Long Litt Woon, Translated by Barbara J. Haveland World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks by Terry Tempest Williams Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed Mountains Piled Upon Mountains: Appalachian Nature Writing in the Anthropocene edited by Jessica Cory Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West by Lauren Redniss Shelby’s Recommendations Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard About Our Guest: Tribal Affiliations: Enrolled member of the Gros Ventre & Little Shell Chippewa Shelby Cole is from Dodson, MT and is a disabled graduate student in the Cellular, Molecular, and Microbial Biology program at the University of Montana. Her degree emphasis is in Immunology and her research focuses on developing a universal influenza vaccine. She lives in Missoula with her dog Roxy. In her free time she enjoys hiking, beading, reading, and spending time with friends and family. #Landback #stopline3 Instagram CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Joce talks with Zakiya Dalila Harris about her novel, The Other Black Girl, which out now from Atria Books. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris Zakiya Recommends Passing by Nella Larsen All Her Little Secrets by Wanda Morris Zakiya Dalila Harris spent nearly three years in editorial at Knopf/Doubleday before leaving to write her debut novel The Other Black Girl. Prior to working in publishing, Zakiya received her MFA in creative writing from The New School. Her essays and book reviews have appeared in Cosmopolitan, Guernica, and The Rumpus. She lives in Brooklyn. Website | Twitter | Instagram Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra and Sachi discuss books around this month’s theme of Nature Writing! Our guest spot will be on the next episode, so stay tuned! Thanks to Our Sponsors! Go to http://talkspace.com and use the code READINGWOMEN for $100 off your first month. Try MUBI for 30 Days at MUBI.com/ReadingWomen. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things MentionedInterview with on Thresholds Books Mentioned Two Trees Make a Forest: Travels Among Taiwan's Mountains & Coasts in Search of My Family's Past by Jessica J. Lee Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer The Way Through the Woods: Of Mushrooms and Mourning by Long Litt Woon, Translated by Barbara J. Haveland World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil Currently Reading Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa One Hundred Days by Alice Pung CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Pik-Shuen Fung about her book, Ghost Forest, which out now from One World. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books MentionedGhost Forest by Pik-Shuen Fung Pick-Shuen Recommends A Feather on a Breath of God by Sigrid Nunez How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa The Tenderness of Stones by Marion Fayolle Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi About the AuthorPik-Shuen Fung is a Canadian writer and artist living in New York City. She has received fellowships and residencies from the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, Kundiman, the Millay Colony, and Storyknife. She has an MFA in Fine Art from the School of Visual Arts and a BA from Brown University. Ghost Forest is her first book. Website | Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra and Sumaiyya discuss The Parisian and Against the Loveless World. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned Document of Resources about Palestine Palestine Resources Decolonize Palestine Templates to Contact Your Elected Representative Palestine Book Awards On Palestine: A Comprehensive Reading List Books Mentioned Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa The Parisian by Isabella Hammad CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Joce talks with Tia Williams about her novel, Seven Days in June, which out now from Grand Central Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Seven Days in June by Tia Williams Tia Recommends Beach Read by Emily Henry One Day by David Nicholls The Idea of You by Robinne Lee Thanks to Our Sponsors! Try MUBI for 30 Days at MUBI.com/ReadingWomen. Author Bio Tia Williams had a fifteen-year career as a beauty editor for magazines including Elle, Glamour, and Essence. In 2004, she pioneered the beauty blog industry with Shake Your Beauty. She wrote the bestselling novel, The Accidental Diva, and penned two YA novels: It Chicks, and Sixteen Candles. Her award-winning novel, The Perfect Find, will be adapted into a Netflix film starring Gabrielle Union. Tia is currently an Editorial Director at Estee Lauder Companies, and lives with her daughter and husband in Brooklyn. Website | Twitter | Instagram Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra and Sumaiyya, with special guest, Yara, discuss books by Palestinian women writers. Thanks to Our Sponsors! Go to http://talkspace.com and use the code READINGWOMEN for $100 off your first month. Try MUBI for 30 Days at MUBI.com/ReadingWomen. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned Document of Resources about Palestine Palestine Resources Decolonize Palestine Templates to Contact Your Elected Representative Palestine Book Awards Q&A with Hala Alyan about Salt Houses Interview with Hala Alyan about The Arsonists’ City Books Mentioned We Are Not Here to be Bystanders by Linda Sarsour Baddawi by Leila Abdelrazaq Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa The Parisian by Isabella Hammad The Twenty-Ninth Year by Hala Alyan Yara Recommends Morning in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa On Palestine: A Comprehensive Reading List Currently Reading The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga Pure America by Elizabeth Catte About Our Guest Yara Yaghi is a computer engineer, a book reviewer and a freelance photographer. She tends to read diverse books with a focus on women's literature. Growing up as a Palestinian in the diaspora, she’s always keen on informing others about Palestine through books and literature. Instagram | Blog CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Daisy Hernández about her book, The Kissing Bug, which out now from Tin House. Read the Transcript Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! New Merch!Share your love for reading women authors with the world! Our custom Reading Women t-shirts are available several distinct styles with a wide range of colors and sizes so you encourage people reclaim the bookshelf! - SHOP - Things Mentioned “At the Intersection of Journalism and Memoir: A Reading List” (Lit Hub) Books Mentioned A Cup of Water Under My Bed by Daisy Hernández The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation’s Neglect of a Deadly Disease by Daisy Hernández Daisy Recommends The Book of Delights by Ross Gay All the Agents and Saints by Stephanie Elizondo Griest CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Kristen Arnett about her most recent novel, With Teeth, which out now from Riverhead. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! New Merch!Share your love for reading women authors with the world! Our custom Reading Women t-shirts are available several distinct styles with a wide range of colors and sizes so you encourage people reclaim the bookshelf! - SHOP - Books Mentioned With Teeth by Kristen Arnett Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett Kristen Recommends Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison Author BioKristen Arnett is the author of With Teeth: A Novel (Riverhead Books, 2021) and the NYT bestselling debut novel Mostly Dead Things (Tin House, 2019) which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in fiction. She is a queer fiction and essay writer. She was awarded Ninth Letter's Literary Award in Fiction, has been a columnist for Literary Hub, and was a Spring 2020 Shearing Fellow at Black Mountain Institute. Her work has appeared at The New York Times, The Cut, Oprah Magazine, North American Review, The Normal School, Gulf Coast, TriQuarterly, Guernica, Buzzfeed, Electric Literature, McSweeneys, PBS Newshour, Bennington Review, The Guardian, Salon, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. Her next book (an untitled collection of short stories) will be published by Riverhead Books (Penguin Random House). She has a Masters in Library and Information Science from Florida State University and currently lives in Miami, Florida. Website | Twitter Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra and Jaclyn discuss Room for a Stranger and The Erratics. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! New Merch!Share your love for reading women authors with the world! Our custom Reading Women t-shirts are available several distinct styles with a wide range of colors and sizes so you encourage people reclaim the bookshelf! - SHOP - Things Mentioned Discussion of Food in Room for a Stranger (Sydney Review of Books) Interview with Melanie Chang (Liminal Magazine) Interview with Vickie Laveau-Harvie Books Mentioned Room for a Stranger by Melanie Cheng The Erratics by Vickie Laveau-Harvie CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Jenny Lawson about her most recent book, Broken (in the Best Possible Way), which out now from Henry Holt. Thanks to our sponsors! Go to AncientNutrition.com right now and enter promo code readingwomen at checkout. Listen to Orphan Black: The Next Chapter, available wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things MentionedNowhere Bookshop Books Mentioned Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson Broken (in the Best Possible Way) by Jenny Lawson Jenny Recommends Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin by Megan Rosenbloom Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec Deadly Education by Naomi Novik Professional Troublemaker by Luvvie Ajayi Jones Wow, No thank You by Samantha Irby A Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix Shakespeare for Squirrels by Christopher Moore Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra, Jaclyn, and the rest of the Reading Women team share books by or about older women. Thanks to Our Sponsors! Get $10 off StoryWorth by going to storyworth.com/readingwomen. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned List of Reading Women’s Episodes Interview with Vickie Laveau-Harvie Books Mentioned The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun by Sarah Ladipo Manyika Late Migrations by Margaret Renkl Crime & Punctuation by Kaitlynn Dunnett Room for a Stranger by Melanie Cheng The Erratics by Vickie Laveau-Harvie Currently Reading Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita Heiss Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993 by Sarah Schulman CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Sachi talks with Elizabeth Miki Brina, the author of Speak, Okinawa, which out now from Knopf. Thanks to our sponsors! Go to AncientNutrition.com right now and enter promo code readingwomen at checkout. Go to http://talkspace.com and use the code READINGWOMEN for $100 off your first month. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books MentionedSpeak, Okinawa by Elizabeth Miki Brina Author BioElizabeth Miki Brina is the recipient of a Rona Jaffe Bread Loaf Scholarship and a New York State Summer Writers Institute Scholarship. She currently lives and teaches in New Orleans. Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra and Sachi discuss Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen and Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls. Plus, special guest T Kira Madden recommends two books by Native Hawaiian authors. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned Interview with T Kira Madden Book Recommendations: Happy Asian Pacific Heritage Month! Books By Maori and Pasifika Authors Redefining Realness by Janet Mock We Need Diverse Books Blog Post: Resources for Pacific Islander Heritage Month Books Mentioned Hawaii's Story By Hawaii's Queen by Lili'uokalani Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Mahealani Madden T Kira Recommends Shark Dialogues by Kiana Davenport This Is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakauwila About Our GuestT Kira Mahealani Madden is a lesbian APIA writer, photographer, and amateur magician living in Hudson Valley, New York. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Sarah Lawrence College and an BA in design and literature from Parsons School of Design and Eugene Lang College. She is the founding Editor-in-chief of No Tokens, a magazine of literature and art, and is a 2017 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in nonfiction literature from the New York Foundation for the Arts. She has received fellowships from MacDowell, Hedgebrook, Tin House, DISQUIET, Summer Literary Seminars, and Yaddo, where she was selected for the 2017 Linda Collins Endowed Residency Award. She facilitates writing workshops for homeless and formerly incarcerated individuals and currently teaches in the MFA program at Sarah Lawrence College. Her debut memoir, LONG LIVE THE TRIBE OF FATHERLESS GIRLS, was a New York Times Editors' Choice selection, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize, and a finalist for the LAMBDA Literary Award for lesbian memoir. There is no period in her name. Website | Twitter | Instagram CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Elissa Washuta the author of White Magic, which out now from Tin House Thanks to our sponsors! Go to AncientNutrition.com right now and enter promo code readingwomen at checkout. Go to Acorn.tv and use the code ReadingWomen to get your first thirty days free! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books MentionedWhite Magic by Elissa Washuta Elissa Recommends Other Worlds Here: Honoring Native Women's Writing in Contemporary Anarchist Movements by Theresa Warburton The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Author BioElissa Washuta is a member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and a nonfiction writer. She is the author of White Magic, My Body Is a Book of Rules, and Starvation Mode. With Theresa Warburton, she is co-editor of the anthology Shapes of Native Nonfiction: Collected Essays by Contemporary Writers. She’s a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship recipient, a Creative Capital awardee, and an assistant professor of creative writing at the Ohio State University. Website | Twitter | Instagram Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra, Sachi, and special guest Chloe Fergusson-Tibble share books by Pacific Islander and Pasifika authors. Thanks to Our Sponsors! Go to http://talkspace.com and use the code READINGWOMEN for $100 off your first month. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned #PasifikaReadathonChallenge We Need Diverse Books Blog Post: Resources for Pacific Islander Heritage Month Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner’s Website Books Mentioned Frangipani by Célestine Vaite Iep Jaltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner Hawaii's Story By Hawaii's Queen by Lili'uokalani Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Mahealani Madden Chloe Recommends Auē by Becky Manawatu Poukahangatus by Tayi Tibble Currently Reading All Who Live on Islands by Rose Lu Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner About Our Guest Chloe Fergusson-Tibble Ko Te Ramaroa te maunga Ko Whirinaki te awa  Ko Matawhao te waka Ko Te Hikutu te hapū Ko Ngāpuhi te iwi Ko Chloe Fergusson-Tibble taku ingoa  Tēnā koutou! I’m Chloe, an indigenous book lover from New Zealand!  My tribal affiliations connect me to some of the most beautiful parts of our land and these landmarks are outlined above in my pepeha! I am a wife, mother, and whānau lover. I am a medical student currently studying to become a doctor. I love good kai, wine, cats, books and tramping! Books have held me tightly since I was about 11 when I would stay up late reading to myself and my younger siblings. I love a variety of genres and especially love reading books by Māori authors. I am a firm believer in equity. I am staunchly antiracist. I am pro Māori.  I make no apologies for this and it show in my reviews and recommendations. Ngā mihi ki a koutou! Instagram: @tales__with__thomas CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks with Julia Turshen the author of Simply Julia, which out now from Harper Wave. Thanks to our sponsors! FSAstore.com amazon.com/readingwomen Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Simply Julia by Julia Turshen Julia Recommends In Bibi's Kitchen by Hawa Hassan Snacking Cakes by Yossy Arefi What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordan Author Bio Julia Turshen is the bestselling author of Now & Again (named the Best Cookbook of 2018 by Amazon), Feed the Resistance (named the Best Cookbook of 2017 by Eater), and Small Victories (named one of the Best Cookbooks of 2016 by the New York Times and NPR). Her forthcoming cookbook, Simply Julia, will be out on March 2, 2021. Julia has also coauthored numerous cookbooks and has written for The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Food & Wine, Saveur, and more. Epicurious has called her one of the 100 Greatest Home Cooks of All Time and The New York Times has described her “at the forefront of the new generation of authentic, approachable authors.” She sits on the Kitchen Cabinet Advisory Board for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and is the founder of Equity At The Table (EATT), an inclusive digital directory of women and non-binary individuals in food. She’s also the host of the podcast, Keep Calm and Cook On. Julia lives in the Hudson Valley with her wife and pets. Website | Twitter | Instagram | Podcast Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra and Sumaiyya discuss Once Upon and Eid and The Girl and the Ghost. Thanks to Our Sponsors! FSAstore.com Get $10 off StoryWorth by going to storyworth.com/readingwomen Find The Henna Artist or pre-order The Secret Keeper of Jaipur wherever books are sold. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Once Upon an Eid edited by SK Ali and Aisha Saeed The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf Currently Reading More to the Story by Hena Khan Rumaysa by Radiya Hafiza Same Sun Here by Silas House and Neela Vaswani City of Ghost by Victoria Schwab Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab Bridge of Souls by Victoria Schwab Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks with Quan Barry the author of We Ride Upon Sticks, which is out now in paperback from Vintage. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Thanks to our sponsors! FSAstore.com Go to audible.com/readingwomen for a 30-day trial Books Mentioned We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry Quan Recommends Breath by James Nestor Red Clocks by Leni Zumas A Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet Author Bio Raised in the coastal town of Danvers, Massachusetts, Quan Barry is the author of the novel She Weeps Each Time You’re Born and of four books of poetry, including the collection Water Puppets, which won the AWP Donald Hall Prize for Poetry and was a PEN Open Book finalist. She lives in Wisconsin and teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra, Sumaiyya, and special guest Afoma Umesi share books around April’s theme, Middle Grade Magic. Thanks to Our Sponsors! Go to http://talkspace.com and use the code READINGWOMEN for $100 off your first month. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books Mentioned A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega Once Upon an Eid edited by SK Ali and Aisha Saeed The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf Afoma Recommends Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus Currently Reading Boy, Everywhere by A.M. Dassu Amina’s Song by Hena Khan About Our GuestAfoma Umesi is a writer, editor, and the founder of the kidlit website Reading Middle Grade where she blogs about children's literature. Twitter | Website CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks with Hala Alyan the author of The Arsonists’ City, which is out now from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Thanks so our sponsor! FSAstore.com Things Mentioned Q&A with Hala Alyan about Salt Houses Books Mentioned Salt Houses by Hala Alyan The Arsonists’ City by Hala Alyan Hala Recommends The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Author Bio Hala Alyan is the author of the novel Salt Houses, winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the Arab American Book Award and a finalist for the Chautauqua Prize, as well as the forthcoming novel The Arsonists’ City, and four award-winning collections of poetry, most recently The Twenty-Ninth Year. Her work has been published by the New Yorker, the Academy of American Poets, Lit Hub, The New York Times Book Review, and Guernica. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, where she works as a clinical psychologist. Website | Twitter | Instagram Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra and Jaclyn discuss Fairest and Detranstion, Baby. Thanks to Our Sponsors! FSAstore.com Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Things Mentioned Debutiful, Interview with Torrey Peters Books Are Magic Event with Torrey Peters Roxane Gay’s Audacity Newsletter Books Mentioned Fairest by Meredith Talusan Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra and Joce chat with Talia Hibbert, the author of Act Your Age, Eve Brown, which is out now from Avon. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Many thanks to our sponsor, FSAstore.com! Books Mentioned Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert Patricia Recommends After Hours Attraction by Kianna Alexander The Jasmine Thrown by Tasha Suri Swordheart by T. Kingfisher Author Bio USA Today bestselling author Talia Hibbert is a Black British author who lives in a bedroom full of books. Supposedly, there is a world beyond that room, but she has yet to drum up enough interest to investigate. She writes sexy, diverse romance because she believes that people of marginalized identities need honest and positive representation. Her interests include beauty, junk food, and unnecessary sarcasm. Website | Twitter | Instagram Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra, Jaclyn, and our special guest Rosemary Ketchum talk about books written by trans women and femmes. Thanks to Our Sponsors! Go to Acorn.tv and use the code ReadingWomen to get your first thirty days free! Go to audible.com/readingwomen for a 30-day trial Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned The Stella Prize Jaclyn’s Predictions Video Article on Shondaland Reach Out (Australian support services) “There's more to being trans than coming out. Rusty's whole life has been a journey” (SBS News) Books Mentioned Fairest by Meredith Talusan Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters Disintegrate/Dissociate by Arielle Twist Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars by Kai Cheng Thom Rosemary Recommends A Safe Girl to Love by Casey Plett Currently Reading All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya About Our Guest Rosemary Ketchum is a member of the City Council of Wheeling, West Virginia representing Ward 3. Ketchum serves as the Chief Operations Officer of the holistic youth wellness coalition, Edible Mountain. She is also on the board of several organizations including the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy. Ketchum has been a returning guest on MSNBC and has been profiled by several outlets including The Today Show, Time Magazine, CBS, and CNN for her work in community organizing and politics. Twitter | Instagram | Website CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra chats with Patricia Engel, the author of Infinite Country, which is out now from Avid Reader Press. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Thanks so our sponsors! Go to prose.com/readingwomen to get 15% off your first order! Go to http://talkspace.com and use the code READINGWOMEN for $100 off your first month. Books MentionedInfinite Country by Patricia Engel Patricia Recommends What’s Mine Is Yours by Naima Coster The President and the Frog by Carolina De Robertis Fiebre Tropical by Juliana Delgado Lopera Patricia Engel is the author of The Veins of the Ocean, winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize; It’s Not Love, It’s Just Paris, winner of the International Latino Book Award; and Vida, a finalist for the Pen/Hemingway and Young Lions Fiction Awards, New York Times Notable Book, and winner of Colombia’s national book award, the Premio Biblioteca de Narrativa Colombiana. She is a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Her stories appear in The Best American Short Stories, The Best American Mystery Stories, The O. Henry Prize Stories, and elsewhere. Born to Colombian parents, Patricia teaches creative writing at the University of Miami. Website | Twitter Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra chats with Jenny Offill, the author of Weather, which is out now in paperback from Vintage. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Weather by Jenny Offill Jenny Recommends Picnic Grounds by Oz Shelach The Last Wolf by László Krasznahorkai Bluets by Maggie Nelson Jenny Offill is the author of the novels Last Things (a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and a finalist for the L.A. Times First Book Award); Dept. of Speculation, which was shortlisted for the Folio Prize, the Pen Faulkner Award and the International Dublin Award; and most recently Weather, an instant New York Times Bestseller. She lives in upstate New York and teaches at Syracuse University and in the low residency program at Queens University. Website Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra and Sachi discuss our two discussion books You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson and Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert. And our special guests Evelyn Bradley and Mérinda Dutton share books around the theme Black Joy. Thanks to Our Sponsors! Go to Acorn.tv and use the code ReadingWomen to get your first thirty days free! Go to Literati.com/ReadingWomen to get 25% off of your first two orders! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Books Mentioned You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert Evelyn Recommends There are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé by Morgan Parker Mérinda Recommends Homeland Calling: Words from a New Generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voices. Homeland Calling edited by Ellen van Neerven About Our Guests Evelyn Bradley lives in PEI, Canada with her wife, Vanessa. She is a diversity and inclusion consultant through her firm 'Bradley Consulting'. When not consulting, she spends a good amount of time plotting around her Queer cottagecore lifestyle; thinking up what bow tie to craft next; and cooking up well-plated meals with Vanessa. She is a spoken word poet and avid book lover. Follow her and her wife @gayfromAway on Instagram. MERINDA DUTTON is a proud Gumbaynggirr and Barkindji woman from the rural community of Grafton, NSW. Merinda developed a strong passion for law and social justice during her early teenage years. During her first year at UNSW, studying for a Bachelor of Jurisprudence/Bachelor of Laws double degree, Merinda was awarded the Landon-Smith Family Scholarship. The following year, she became a recipient of the Paul Doneley Memorial Scholarship, set up to support First Nations Australians undertaking law studies at the University. She undertook student internships at Allens, the Office of the Registrar of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act, and the Native Title Service Provider for Aboriginal Traditional Owners (NTSCORP) to supplement her scholarship income. Merinda graduated in 2013 and is an Acting Senior Solicitor at the Civil Law Service for Aboriginal Communities at Legal Aid NSW. Based in Lismore, she joined the organisation in 2014 and delivers advice and casework assistance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote and regional communities throughout NSW, as well as to First Nations women in custody. Merinda was named the Attorney-General Department’s 2019 National Indigenous Legal Professional of the Year at the National Indigenous Legal Conference in Darwin. She co-founded Blackfulla Book Club with Teela Reid in April 2020. Twitter | Instagram | Blackfulla Book Club CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Kendra chats with Emma Copley Eisenberg, the author of The Third Rainbow Girl, which is out now from Hachette. Things Mentioned Black in Appalachia “Fact Checking Is the Core of Nonfiction Writing. Why Do So Many Publishers Refuse to Do It?” (Esquire) “The Tale of Queer Appalachia: A popular Instagram account raises funds for LGBTQ people in Appalachia. But does the money really go where it’s supposed to?” (Washington Post Magazine) “I was an AmeriCorps Member in West Virginia: The Benefits and Limitations of National Service” (TIME) Amanda Nelson's Review Books Mentioned The Third Rainbow Girl by Emma Copley Eisenberg Emma Recommends Savage Appetites by Rachel Monroe The Tree and the Vine by Dola de Jong A Burning by Megha Majumdar Author Bio Emma Copley Eisenberg’s fiction and nonfiction has appeared in McSweeney’s, The New York Times, Granta, The Virginia Quarterly Review, Tin House, Guernica, The New Republic, The Washington Post Magazine, Esquire and others. She is the author of The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia, a New York Times Notable Book of 2020 and a novel and story collection forthcoming from Hogarth/Penguin Random House. She lives in Philadelphia, where she directs Blue Stoop, a hub for the literary arts. Website | Twitter | Instagram Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra, Sachi, and our special guest Cindy talk about books around the theme Black Joy. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Thanks to Our Sponsors! Go to Betterhelp/com/readingwomen to get 10% off your first month. Go to prose.com/readingwomen to get 15% off your first order! Go to http://talkspace.com and use the code READINGWOMEN for $100 off your first month. Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Things Mentioned Well-Read Black Girl Roxane Gay’s Audacity Newsletter Decentred Lit Cafe con Libros Raven Reads Rebel Women Lit Blackfulla Book Club Black Magic Woman Storygraph Africa Access Dreaming in the Dark Pod Books Mentioned You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert Grandma’s List by Portia Dery, Illustrated by Toby Newsom Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o, Illustrated Vashti Harrison Cindy Recommends A Million Aunties by Alecia McKenzie Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola About Our Guest Cindy Allman is a Caribbean Girl Reading the World. A Jamaican living in Trinidad & Tobago, she is a top Goodreads reviewer and hopes to use her platform to encourage you to Read, Read More, Read Widely and Read Caribbean. Follow her at www.bookofcinz.com or @bookofcinz on Twitter and Instagram. Twitter | Instagram | Website CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra and Joce talk about their most anticipated books for the first half of 2021. Read the Transcript Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors! Go to Acorn.tv and use the code ReadingWomen to get your first thirty days free! Go to audible.com/readingwomen for a 30-day trial Go to Betterhelp/com/readingwomen to get 10% off your first month. Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Books Mentioned Bride of the Sea by Eman Quotah (Tin House, Jan. 21st) Kink: Stories edited by R.O. Kwon and Garth Greenwell (Simon & Schuster, Feb. 9th) The Memory Theater by Karin Tidbeck (Pantheon, Feb. 16th) Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert (Avon, March 9th) I’m Waiting for You and Other Stories by Bo-Young Kim, Translated by Sophie Bowman (HarperVoyager, April 6th) Touring the Land of the Dead by Maki Kashimada, Translated by Harydn Trowell (Europa, April 6th) White Magic by Elissa Washuta (Tin House, April 27th) Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (Feiwel and Friends, June 1st) CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To kick off our 2021 season, Kendra chats with R.F. Kuang, the author of The Poppy War, The Dragon Republic, and The Burning God, which are all out now from HarperVoyager. Read the Transcript Thank you to The House of Chanel for sponsoring this episode. Find out more at inside.Chanel.com. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Books Mentioned The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang The Burning God by R.F. Kuang Rebecca Recommends Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke The Idiot by Elif Batuman Never Have I Ever by Isabel Yap CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra and Joce chat with Lyssa Kay Adams, the author of The Bromance Book Club series. (Note: While we enjoyed this series, the title third book includes ableist language. The title has very little to do with the content, but we just wanted to give you a heads up.) Thanks so our sponsor! Acorn TV - Use code readingwomen at https://acorn.tv to receive your first 30 days free! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Grab one of our totes for 20% off by heading over to our Etsy Store! Ideal Bookshelf by Jane Mount Check out the Reading Women Award 5th Anniversary Print from Ideal Bookshelf Mug 11oz and 15oz 10 Reading Women postcards Prints Lutz Get Down to Business We are two cousins from opposite ends of the globe who have way too many opinions about figure skating! So we decided to record ourselves talking about anything and everything that has recently gone down in the skating world. Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Other Platforms Instagram | Twitter Books Mentioned Crazy Stupid Bromance Undercover Bromance The Bromance Book Club Author Bio Lyssa Kay Adams read her first romance novel in eighth grade after swiping one from her grandmother’s book shelf and was hooked forever. After a nearly 20-year career as a journalist, her dreams of writing and publishing her own HEAs came true in 2015 with the release of her first novel, Seventh Inning Heat, followed by the RITA-nominated novella, Wild in Rio. Today, she writes full-time from her home in Michigan with a pesky, fluffy K9 assistant named Domino who spends most of his day snoring on her desk (that is, when he’s not burying things around the house). Website | Twitter | Instagram Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra, Sachi, Jaclyn, and Sumaiyya announce the winners of the 2020 Reading Women Award! Learn More about the 2021 Reading Women Challenge! Ideal Bookshelf by Jane Mount Mug 11oz and 15oz 10 Reading Women postcards Prints Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Grab one of our totes for 20% off by heading over to our Etsy Store! Thank you to The House of Chanel for sponsoring this episode. Find out more at inside.Chanel.com. Things Mentioned Find out more about the Reading Women Award! Nonfiction Shortlist Episode Fiction Shortlist Episode Nonfiction Shortlist In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (Graywolf Press) White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color by Ruby Hamad (Catapult) The Dragons, the Giant, the Women by Wayétu Moore (Graywolf Press) Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America by Laila Lalami (Pantheon) Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong (One World) The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio (One World) Fiction Shortlist The Yield by Tara June Winch (Harper Via) The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (Riverhead) How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang (Riverhead) Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle (University of Kentucky Press) Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo (Grove Press) Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa (Atria Books) CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra chats Meredith McCarroll, the author of Appalachian Reckoning, which is out now from West Virginia University Press. Grab one of our totes for 20% off by heading over to our Etsy Store! Thank you to The House of Chanel for sponsoring this episode. Find out more at inside.Chanel.com. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned Interview with Elizabeth Catte Interview with Leah Hampton Interview with Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle Black in Appalachia Appodlachia @ReadAppalachia on Instagram Books Mentioned Unwhite: Appalachia, Race, and Film by Meredith McCarroll Appalachian Reckoning: A Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy edited by Anthony Harkins and Meredith McCarroll Meredith Recommends F*ckface and other Stories by Leah Hampton Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle When These Mountains Burn by David Joy What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While you wait for our next episode, we wanted to share Wondery’s newest podcast, Little Stories Everywhere, with you. Little Stories Everywhere is the perfect immersive experience to share by the fireplace with loved ones this holiday season.  Each week, hosts Virginia Madsen and Robbie Daymond will read a different children’s classic - some of the most magical stories ever told, now reimagined with enchanting sound design that is sure to captivate the whole family.  Listen now to a preview of "A Merry Christmas" by Louisa May Alcott from Little Stories Everywhere. While you’re listening, subscribe to Little Stories Everywhere on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or listen ad-free in the Wondery app, by going to http://wondery.fm/readingwomen_LSE.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra and Joce talk to Leigh Bardugo, the author of Ninth House, which is out now in paperback from Flatiron, and The Lives of Saints, which is out from Imprint. Grab one of our totes for 20% off by heading over to our Etsy Store! Thank you to The House of Chanel for sponsoring this episode. Find out more at inside.Chanel.com. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Lutz Get Down to Business We are two cousins from opposite ends of the globe who have way too many opinions about figure skating! So we decided to record ourselves talking about anything and everything that has recently gone down in the skating world. Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Other Platforms Instagram | Twitter Books Mentioned Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Lives of Saints by Leigh Bardugo Author Bio Leigh Bardugo is the New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House and the creator of the Grishaverse (coming soon to Netflix) which spans the Shadow and Bone Trilogy, the Six of Crows Duology, The Language of Thorns, and the King of Scars duology. Her short stories can be found in multiple anthologies, including Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy. Leigh grew up in Southern California and graduated from Yale University. These days she lives and writes in Los Angeles. Website | Twitter Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra, Sachi, Jaclyn, and Sumaiyya announce the 2020 Reading Women Award Fiction Shortlist! Thank you to The House of Chanel for sponsoring this episode. Find out more at inside.Chanel.com. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned Reading Women Award Info Page Interview with Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle Interview with C Pam Zhang Q&A with Tara June Winch Books Mentioned The Yield by Tara June Winch (Harper Via) The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (Riverhead) How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang (Riverhead) Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle (University of Kentucky Press) Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo (Grove Press) Against the Lovelace World by Susan Abulhawa (Atria Books) CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra, Sachi, Jaclyn, and Sumaiyya announce the 2020 Reading Women Award Nonfiction Shortlist! Thank you to The House of Chanel for sponsoring this episode. Find out more at inside.Chanel.com. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned Reading Women Award Info Page Interview with Wayétu Moore Sachi and Kendra’s Discussion of Minor Feelings Lupita’s Review of The Undocumented Americans Books Mentioned In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (Graywolf) White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color by Ruby Hamad (Catapult) The Dragons, the Giant, the Women by Wayétu Moore (Graywolf Press) Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America by Laila Lalami (Pantheon) Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong (One World) The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio (One World) CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the final episode of our series of interviews in partnership with the Miami Book Fair, Kendra talks to Raven Leilani, the author of Luster, which is out now from FSG. Sign up for the Miami Book Fair! Grab one of our totes for 20% off by heading over to our Etsy Store! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books MentionedLuster by Raven Leilani Angela Recommends These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card Lakewood by Megan Giddings Bestiary by K-ming Chang Bunny by Mona Awad Author BioRaven Leilani's debut novel, Luster, is forthcoming from FSG August 2020. Her work has been published in Granta, McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, Yale Review, Conjunctions, The Cut, and New England Review, among other publications. She completed her MFA at NYU. Represented by Ellen Levine @ Trident. You can reach her at @RavenLeilani Website | Twitter Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the second installment of our series of interviews in partnership with the Miami Book Fair, Kendra talks to Naima Coster, the author of Halsey Street, which is out now from Little A. Sign up for the Miami Book Fair! Grab one of our totes for 20% off by heading over to our Etsy Store! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Halsey Street by Naima Coster What’s Mine is Yours by Naima Coster Naima Recommends Want by Lynn Steger Strong The Mothers by Brit Bennett The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Author BioNaima Coster is the author of two novels. Her debut, Halsey Street, was a finalist for the 2018 Kirkus Prize for Fiction and longlisted for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award. It was recommended as a must-read by People, Essence, BitchMedia, Well-Read Black Girl, The Skimm, and the Brooklyn Public Library among others. Her forthcoming novel, What’s Mine and Yours, will be published in March 2021. Naima’s stories and essays have appeared in the New York Times, the Rumpus, Aster(ix), Kweli, The Paris Review Daily, The Cut, The Sunday Times, and elsewhere. She is a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Honoree for 2020. Naima tweets as @zafatista and writes the newsletter, Bloom How You Must.  She lives in Brooklyn with her family. Website | Twitter | Instagram Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To kick off a series of interviews in partnership with the Miami Book Fair, Kendra talks to K-Ming Chang, the author of Bestiary, which is out now from One World. Sign up for the Miami Book Fair! Grab one of our totes for 20% off by heading over to our Etsy Store! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Bestiary by K-Ming Chang K-Ming Recommends Ghost Forrest by Pik-Shuen Fung The Black Cathedral by Marcial Gala, Translated by Anna Kiushner Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen by Marilyn Chin The White Book by Han King Author Bio K-Ming Chang / 張欣明 is a Kundiman fellow, a Lambda Literary Award finalist, and a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree. She is the author of the debut novel BESTIARY (One World/Random House, 2020), which was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Her micro-chapbook BONE HOUSE, a queer retelling of Wuthering Heights, is forthcoming from Bull City Press’ INCH series in 2021, and she is currently working on a collection of short stories. Website | Twitter Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Angela Chen, the author of Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex, which is out now from Beacon Press. Thanks to our sponsors: Acorn TV - Use code readingwomen at https://acorn.tv to receive your first 30 days free! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books MentionedAce: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen Angela Recommends The Invisible Orientation by Julie Sondra Decker Loveless by Alice Oseman Asexual Erotics by Ela Przyblo Asexualities: Feminist and Queer Perspectives edited by Karli June Cerankowski and Megan Milks Author: Angela Chen Website | Twitter | Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To close out October’s theme, Kendra and Sumaiyya discuss Say Hello by Carly Findlay and If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Say Hello by Carly Findlay If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha Further Reading Winter in Sokcho by Elise Shua Dusapin, Translated by Aneesa Abbas Higgins Betty by Tiffany McDaniel Whiter: Asian American Women on Skin Color and Colorism edited by Nikki Khanna Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture by Emma Dabiri Modesty: A Fashion Paradox by Hafsa Lodhi The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Modcloth. To get 20% off your purchase of $75 or more INCLUDING sale items, go to modcloth.com and enter code readingwomen at checkout. Promo code can not be combined with other offers. CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Cinelle Barnes, the editor of A Measure of Belonging: Twenty-One Writers of Color on the New South, which is out now from Hub City Press. Thanks to our sponsors: Wrong Kind of Woman For 15% off your first Aurate purchase, go to AurateNewYork.com/readingwomen and use promo code readingwomen Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books MentionedA Measure of Belonging: Twenty-one Writers of Color on the New South edited by Cinelle Barnes Cinelle Recommends Jesmyn Ward Karen Good Marable Crystal Wilkinson Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art The Bitter Southerner Scalawag Author Cinelle Barnes: Website | Instagram | Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra, Sumaiyya, and Joce talk about books around October’s theme, Beauty Privilege! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned 2020 Booker Shortlist Announced JCB Longlist National Book Award Longlists National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Books Mentioned My Past is a Foreign Country by Zeba Talkhani Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha Say Hello by Carly Findlay Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London Currently Reading The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah My Autobiography of Carson McCullers by Jenn Shapland CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Julianne Clancy, an Assistant Marketing Director with Knopf! Julianne gives listeners a behind-the-scenes look at book marketing and answers listeners’ FAQs! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned Knopf Doubleday’s Website Guest Bio Julianne Clancy is an Assistant Director of Marketing with Knopf, Pantheon, and Schocken. Prior to working with Knopf, she held positions within the marketing, copywriting, and production departments of Berkley, NAL, and Penguin Young Readers, as well as working as a freelance copywriter for numerous other publishers. Outside of her publishing career, Julianne is an amateur chef, Tar Heel alum, Nintendo aficionado, distance runner, wife, mother, kitty-mom, and certified Master of Horror, having received her M.Phil in Popular Literature from Trinity College Dublin, with a thesis on Satanic horror. She is a contributor in the recently published From Bayou to Abyss: Examining John Constantine, Hellblazer, from the Sequart Organization. Instagram | Facebook | Twiter CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Vicki Laveau-Harvie about her memoir, The Erratics, which is out now from Knopf. Thanks to our sponsor, The War of the North Saga! Find out more here. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie Vicki Recommends A Plea for Eros by Siri Hustvedt The Summer Without Men by Siri Hustvedt Between You and Me by Mary Norris The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion Author: Vicki Laveau-Harvie-Harvie: Instagram | Facebook | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To close out September, Kendra and Jaclyndiscuss About Us and Growing Up African in Australia edited by Maxine Beneba Clarke. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Things Mentioned Patreon Episode For a brilliant review of this book check out Vuma’s IGTV review  @the_diaspora_reader Books Mentioned Growing Up African in Australia edited by Maxine Beneba Clarke About Us: Essays from the Disability Series of the New York Times edited Peter Catapano and Rosemarie Garland-Thomson Further Reading New Australian Fiction 2020 edited by Rebecca Starford  Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy  edited by Kelly Jensen Collisions: Fictions of the Future edited by Leah Jing McIntosh, Cher Tan, Adalya Nash Hussein and Hassan Abul (forthcoming November 2020) LGBTQ Poetry and Fiction from Appalachia edited by Jeff Mann and Julia Watts Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle about her debut novel, Even As We Breathe, which is out now from University of Kentucky Press. Read the Transcript Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle Morgan Recommends Crooked Hallelujah by Kelly Jo Ford The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones When These Mountains Burn by David Joy F*ckface and Other Stories by Leah Hampton Author: Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle: Instagram | Twitter | Website | Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For September’s theme, Kendra, Jaclyn, and special guest Dani Roulette recommend anthologies! Many Thanks to Our Sponsors EveryPlate Miracle Country by Kendra Atleework Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned 2020 Booker Longlist Announced International Booker Prize Winner Announced Nakkiah Lui has launched a publishing imprint called JOAN with Allen and Unwin Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction Shortlist Announced Teela Reid (co-founder of @blackfulla_bookclub on IG) won the Daisy Utemorrah Award for her manuscript Our Matriarchs Matter Past Coverage A Map Is Only One Story: Twenty Writers on Immigration, Family, and the Meaning of Home edited by Nicole Chung and Mensah Demary Interview with Nicole Chung Whiter: Asian American Women on Skin Color and Colorism edited by Nikki Khanna Ep. 87 | API Heritage Month: Nonfiction Black Marks on the White Page edited by Witi Ihimaera and Tina Makereti Ep. 73 | Indigenous Women Writers from Around the World Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia edited by Dr. Anita Heiss Ep. 74 | An American Sunrise and Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia It’s Not About the Burqa edited by Miriam Khan Ep. 63 | Ramadan Reading Our Women on the Ground: Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World edited by Zahra Hankir Ep. 76.5 | Honorable Mentions Books Mentioned Fire Front: First Nations Poetry and Power Today edited by Allison Whittaker Video of Author Readings What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence edited by Michele Filgate Growing Up African in Australia edited by Maxine Beneba Clarke About Us: Essays from the Disability Series of the New York Times edited Peter Catapano and Rosemarie Garland-Thomson This Place: 150 Years Retold Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water edited by Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair and Warren Cariou Currently Reading A Measure of Belonging: Writers of Color on the New American South ed by Cinelle Barnes We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir by Samra Habib About Our Guest Danielle Roulette is Anishinaabeg from Dog Creek First Nation. She is a literary blogger and an aspiring writer living on the shores of Lake Winnipeg. Blog | YouTube | Instagram CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To close out August, Kendra and Sachi discuss The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa and Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Things Mentioned Women in Translation Month The Translators Aloud Project Q&A with Deborah Smith Interview with Tina Kover Books Mentioned The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, Translated by Stephen Snyder Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami, Translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd Further Reading Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami, Translated by Allison Markin Powell The Court Dancer by Kyung-sook Shin, Translated by Anton Hur Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, Translated by Megan Backus Human Acts by Han Kang, Translated by Deborah Smith CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a special episode, here is a live show that Kendra and Jaclyn recorded at the Weekend of Words virtual book festival this spring. The episode is only lightly edited to give listeners the feel of really being there as the episode was recorded. A special thanks to the Shuffle Collective who hosted this event. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Weekend of Words Live ShowLearn more about the Shuffle Collective Things Mentioned List of This Year’s Author Interviews Caribbean Heritage Month Episode Books Mentioned A Burning by Megha Majumdar Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deep Anappara Conjure Women by Afia Atakora The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah Black Sunday by Tola Rotimi Abraham Saltwater by Jessica Andrews The Yield by Tara June June When I Hit You by Meena Kandasamy CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Morgan Jerkins about her latest book, Wandering in Strange Lands, which is out now from Harper. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Wandering in Strange Lands by Morgan Jerkins Morgan Recommends Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell The Yellow House by Sarah Broom Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson Black is the Body by Emily Bernard Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments by Saidiya Hartman Hazel Carby Henry Louis Gates Jr. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston About the Author: Twitter | Website Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For August’s theme, Kendra, Sachi, and Joce share books by Asian authors for Women in Translation Month! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things MentionedWomen in Translation Month Books Mentioned Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo, Translated by Jamie Chang Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin, Translated by Bonnie Huie The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, Translated by Stephen Snyder Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami, Translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd Almond by Won-pyung Sohn, Translated by Joosun Lee Bright by Duanwad Pimwana, Translated by Mui Poopoksakul Currently Reading Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West Running by Natalia Sylvester CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Leah Hampton about F*ckface: and Other Stories, which is out now from Henry Holt. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! This Episode is sponsored by: EveryPlate - Promo Code: readingwomen3 HerStry Things MentionedInterview with Sarah Moss Books MentionedF*ckface: and Other Stories by Leah Hampton Leah Recommends Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle The Third Rainbow Girl by Emma Copley Eisenberg When These Mountains Burn by David Joy Clay’s Quilt by Silas House The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels About the Author: Leah Hampton Twitter | Website Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Alice Wong about Disability Visibility: First-person Stories from the 21st Century, a new essay collected she edited and published with Vintage. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned Alejandra Ospina, the narrator of my audiobook The Disability Visibility Project Disability Visibility Podcast Disability Visibility Discussion Guide Plain Language Access for Disability Visibility Books Mentioned Disability Visibility: First-person Stories from the 21st Century edited by Alice Wong Alice Recommends Golem Girl by Riva Lahrer More Disability Recs from the Disability Book Circle CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To close out July's theme, Fight Like a Girl, Kendra and Sumaiyya discuss The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar and A Burning by Megha Majumdar. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned A Burning by Megha Majumdar The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar Further Reading The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf Say Hello by Carly Findlay The Baghdad Clock by Shahad Al Rawi Things We Didn’t Talk About When I Was A Girl by Jeannie Vanasco CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Jasmine Guillory about her book Party for Two, which is out now from Berkeley. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books MentionedParty for Two by Jasmine Guillory Jasmine’s Recommends The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby by Vanessa Riley One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria Jasmine Guillory is the New York Times bestselling author of five romance novels, including The Wedding Date and The Proposal. Her work has appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine, Real Simple, and Cosmopolitan. She lives in Oakland, California. Twitter | Website Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For July’s theme, Kendra, Sumaiyya, and RuthAnn share books around the theme Fight Like a Girl. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned Reading Women Month Books Mentioned Passage to the Plaza by Sahar Khalifeh A Burning by Megha Majumdar The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar I Am Nujood: Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali We Are Displaced by Malala Yousafzai Currently Reading Woman at Post Zero by Nawal El Saadawi The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Wayétu Moore about her book The Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir, which is out now from Graywolf Press. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books MentionedThe Dragons, The Giant, The Women by Wayétu Moore Wayétu Recommends His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie Author BioWayétu Moore is the author of The Dragons, the Giant, the Women and She Would Be King, and is the founder of One Moore Book. She is a graduate of Howard University, Columbia University, and the University of Southern California. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Twitter | Website Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To close out Caribbean Heritage Month, Kendra and Jaclyn discuss Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid and The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Black Lives Matter Resources https://blacklivesmatter.com US Bail Funds: https://bailfunds.github.io/?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-crookedmedia&utm_content=later-7527860&utm_medium=social&utm_source=instagram How to financially support the Black Lives Matter bail funds if you don’t have $: https://youtu.be/bCgLa25fDHM https://t.co/Zgdy82hNYF Things Mentioned It’s Reading Women Month! Check out more details over on our info page all about this month’s events. Check out our new Bonfire Store with our new T-shirts and Mugs #ReadCaribbean by Cindy of @BooksofCinz #CaribAThon Interview with Tara June Winch Sara Collins’ Waterstones Shelfie interview (what inspired the novel) Sara Collins (true crime video) Books Mentioned The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid Further Reading Dew Angels by Melanie Schwapp Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat We didn’t realize both Laura (this month’s guest) and Jaclyn recommended the same book! With this double recommendation, you definitely have to read it! Dominicana by Angie Cruz Lupita’s Recommendation CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Marie Mutsuki Mockett about her book American Harvest: God, Country, and Farming in the Heartland, which is out now from Graywolf. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned American Harvest: God, Country, and Farming in the Heartland by Marie Mutsuki Mockett Marie Recommends Heartland by Sarah Smarsh God Land by Lyz Lenz This Blessed Earth by Ted Genoways Apostles of Reason by Molly Worthen Author: Website | Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For June’s theme, Kendra, Jaclyn, and special guest Laura discuss books for Caribbean Heritage Month! Many thanks to our sponsor! Penguin Random House Audio Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Things Mentioned It’s Reading Women Month! Check out more details over on our info page all about this month’s events. Check out our new Bonfire Store with our new T-shirts and Mugs The New Zealand Books Awards The Miles Franklin Awards #BookstaPride Initiative #ReadCaribbean by Cindy of @BooksofCinz #CaribAThon Interview with Tara June Winch (Coming Soon!) Sara Collins’ Waterstones Shelfie interview (what inspired the novel) Sara Collins (true crime video) Books Mentioned Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid Guest Picks My Mother’s House by Francesca Momplaisir Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat Currently Reading Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe Muslim Women Are Everything: Sterotype-Shattering Stories of Courage, Inspiration, and Adventure by Seema Yasmin, Illustrated by Fahmida Azim Our Guest: Laura | Instagram | Spoonie Challenge CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra Winchester talks to C Pam Zhang about her debut novel How Much of These Hills Is Gold, which is out now from Riverhead. Thanks to our sponsor! A Farewell to Arms, Legs and Jockstraps by Diane Shah Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books MentionedHow Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang Roshani Recommends Days of Distraction by Alexandra Chang Lakewood by Megan Giddings Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid Author: C Pam Zhang Twitter | Instagram | Website | Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To close out our month on API Heritage Month Nonfiction, Kendra and Sachi discuss The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston and Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong. Many thanks to our sponsor! A Farewell to Arms, Legs and Jockstraps by Diane Shah Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Things MentionedOur coverage of Pacific Islander Titles on Instagram Books Mentioned Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston Further Reading Dear Girls by Ali Wong Malaya by Cinelle Barnes Not My White Savior by Julayne Lee Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden Our Interview with T Kira Madden CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Roshani Chokshi about her latest novel Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes, the third book in her Pandava series, which is out now from Rick Riordan Presents. Thanks to our sponsors! A Farewell to Arms, Legs and Jockstraps by Diane Shah Get $10 off your purchase of a Skylight Frame go to SkylightFrame.com/READING and enter code READING. EveryPlate Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentionedby Roshani Chokshi Aru Shah and the End of Time Aru Shah and the Song of Death Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes The Star-Touched Queen The Crown of Wishes The Gilded Wolves Roshani Recommends The Serpent’s Secret by Sayantani DasGupta Mirage by Somaiya Daud The Beautiful by Renee Ahdieh Author - Roshani Chokshi: Twitter | Instagram | Website CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For May’s theme, Kendra, Sachi, and RuthAnn discuss nonfiction books for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Book Blind Date Sale: Get 15% off our hardback and paperback book blind dates! Many thanks to our sponsors! Kobo Audiobooks. Learn more at kobo.com/READINGWOMEN. Get $10 off your purchase of a Skylight Frame go to SkylightFrame.com/READING and enter code READING. Novel Gazing, a Podcast from Book Riot A Farewell to Arms, Legs and Jockstraps by Diane Shah Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Things Mentioned Our special episode all about Cleveland! Shop for today’s book picks on Bookshop.org Virtual Indie Bookstore Day The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevado Libro.fm Socks Y’all Stay At Home Book Festival Weekend of Words Virtual Book Festival Short Clip from 1990 Documentary Discussing MHK’s THE WOMAN WARRIOR Discussion with Celeste Ng and MHK in August 2019 Books Mentioned Whiter: Asian American Women on Skin Color and Colorism edited by Nikki Khanna The Magical Language of Others: A Memoir by E.J. Koh Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston The Making of Asian America: A History by Erica Lee Not Quite Not White: Losing and Finding Race in America by Sharmila Shen Currently Reading How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a special edition of Reading Women, we’re featuring women from Cleveland, Ohio! Kendra Winchester talks Raechel Anne Jolie, author of Rust Belt Femme, and Eliese Colette Goldbach, author of Rust: A Memoir of Steel and Grit, about their memoirs, and Reading Women co-host Sachi Argabright shares her experience growing up and living in the greater Cleveland area. Get $10 off your purchase of a Skylight Frame go to SkylightFrame.com/READING and enter code READING. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Rust Belt Femme by Raechel Anne Jolie Rust: A Memoir of Steel and Grit by Eliese Colette Goldbach Raechel Recommends Midwest Futures by Phil Christman The Last Children of Mill Creek by Vivian Gibson Adrian Murray Brown Eliese Recommends Anne Trubek, Belt Publishing Heartland by Sarah Smarsh Sachi Recommends Beloved by Toni Morrison Little Fire Everywhere by Celeste Ng You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson Eliese Colette Goldbach: Buy the Book | Website Raechel Anne Jolie: Instagram | Website | Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To close out our month on Marriage Stories, Kendra and Sumaiyya discuss A Pure Heart by Rajia Hassib and Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali. Many thanks to our sponsors! This episode is also sponsored by Kobo Audiobooks. Learn more at kobo.com/READINGWOMEN. Get $10 off your purchase of a Skylight Frame go to SkylightFrame.com/READING and enter code READING. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned It’s Not About the Burqa edited by Miriam Khan Our episode about It’s Not About the Burqa A Pure Heart by Rajia Hassib Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali The Pleasure Seekers by Tishani Doshi Marriage of Thousand Lies by S.J. Sindu Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀̀ Q&A with Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀̀ CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Samantha Irby about her essay collection Wow, No Thank You, which is out now from Vintage. Book Blind Date Sale: Get 15% off our hardback and paperback book blind dates! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Meaty by Samantha Irby We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby Author: Samantha Irby: Twitter | Instagram | Website | Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Meena Kandasamy about her novel When I Hit You; Or the Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife, which is out now from Europa. Book Blind Date Sale: Get 15% off our hardback and paperback book blind dates! This episode is sponsored by Book of the Month. Get your first month for just $9.99 with code READINGWOMEN. This episode is also sponsored by Kobo Audiobooks. Learn more at kobo.com/READINGWOMEN. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books MentionedWhen I Hit You: Or, a Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife by Meena Kandasamy Meena Recommends Kamala Suraiyya Das Arundhati Roy Desires Become Demons translated by Meena Kandasamy Author: Twitter | Website | Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things have been rough out in the world recently, so we have an EXTENDED episode for you today. For April’s theme, Kendra, Sumaiyya, and Joce discuss Marriage Stories! Book Blind Date Sale: Get 15% off our hardback and paperback book blind dates! This episode is sponsored by Kobo Audiobooks. Learn More at kobo.com/READINGWOMEN. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned Shop for today’s book picks on Bookshop.org! Old Town Books - Check out their writing classes! Books Mentioned Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik Brown, White, Black by Nishta J. Mehra A Pure Heart by Rajia Hassib Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa K. Adams Permanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi Currently Reading Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Emily St. John Mandel, the author of The Glass Hotel, which is out now from Knopf. Book Blind Date Sale: Get 15% off our hardback and paperback book blind dates! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Author: Emily St. John Mandel: Twitter | Instagram | Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To close out our month on Women in History, Kendra and Jaclyn discuss These Truths by Jill Lepore and The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson. This episode is sponsored by Book of the Month. Get your first month for just $9.99 with code READINGWOMEN. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned These Truths by Jill Lepore The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson The Knowledge Solution: Australia History: What Place Does History Have in a Post-Truth World? edited by Anna Clark The History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter She Came To Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman by Erica Armstrong Dunbar The ReVisioning History Series A Queer History of the United States by Michael Bronski A Disability History of the United States by Kim E. Nielsen An African American and Latinx History of the United States by Paul Ortiz An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz A Black Woman's History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Abi Daré, the author of The Girl with the Louding Voice, which is out now from Dutton. Many thanks to today’s sponsors: The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi and Writers & Lovers by Lily King! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré Abi Recommends Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀̀ Our Q&A with Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀̀ A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For March’s theme, Kendra, Jaclyn, and Bree discuss book about women in history. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Many thanks to today’s sponsors: The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi and Writers & Lovers by Lily King! Things Mentioned The Stella Prize Longlist “Romance Novels Are Feminist” TedTalk Books Mentioned Australianama: The South Asian Odyssey in Australia by Samia Khatun These Truths by Jill Lepore The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Social Upheaval by Saidiya Hartman Scandal Takes the Stage by Eva Leigh Temporary Wife Temptation by Jayci Lee Currently Reading Blueberries by Ellena Savage Rust: A Memoir of Steel and Grit by Eliese Colette Goldbach CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Nicole Chung, the Editor in Chief of Catapult Magazine and one of the co-editors of A Map Is Only One Story, which is out now from Catapult. Right now, for a limited time Blinkist has a special offer just for our audience: Go to Blinkist.com/WOMEN try it FREE for 7 days AND save 25% off your new subscription. Get 20% off of our book blind dates over in our store! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Catapult Magazine A Map Is Only One Story edited by Nicole Chung and Mensah Demary All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To close out our month on Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism, Kendra, Sachi, and Bezi discuss Afrofuturism and Parable of the Sower. Get 20% off of our book blind dates over in our store! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned Afrofuturism Discussion Page for the Reading Women Challenge Nnedi Okorafor’s TED Talk Books Mentioned Afrofuturism by Ytasha L. Womack Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Kiley Reid about her debut novel, Such a Fun Age, which is out now from Putnam. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Sarah Recommends Long Bright River by Liz Moore Uneasy Street: The Anxieties of Affluence by Rachel Sherman The Nanny by Leila Slimani Jillian by Halle Butler The Little Friend by Donna Tartt Author: Kiley Reid: Website | Instagram | Twitter Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For February’s theme, Kendra, Sachi, and new Reading Women contributor Bezi discuss Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism! Get 20% off of our book blind dates over in our store! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned 'Binti' Adaptation From Michael Ellenberg in the Works at Hulu  ‘Wild Seed’ Drama Series Based On Sci-Fi Book In Works At Amazon From Viola Davis & Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions Nnedi Okorafor’s Definition of Africanfuturism Q&A with Bethany C. Morrow Books Mentioned Binti by Nnedi Okorafor Dread Nation by Justina Ireland Afrofuturism by Ytasha L. Womack The Chaos by Nalo Hopkinson Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler How Long ‘Til Back Future Month by N.K. Jemisin Further Reading Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora edited by Sheree Thomas MEM by Bethany C Morrow Temper by Nicky Drayden CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Tishani Doshi about her latest novel, Small Days and Nights, which is out now from W.W. Norton. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Small Days and Nights by Tishani Doshi Sarah Recommends Sleeping on Jupiter by Anuradha Roy When I Hit You: Or, A Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife by Meena Kandasamy Author: Tishani Doshi: Website | Instagram | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra and Joce talk about their most anticipated books for the first half of 2020. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao (Atria, Jan. 21st) The Third Rainbow Girl by Emma Copley Eisenberg (Hachette. Jan. 21st) Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong (One World, Feb. 24th) Witches of Ash and Ruin by E Latimer (Freeform, March 3rd) So We Can Glow by Leesa Cross-Smith (Grand Central Publishing, March 10th) Conjure Women by Afia Atakora (Random House, March 17th) Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby (Vintage, March 31st) You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat (Catapult, June 9th) CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Jami Attenberg about her latest novel, All This Could Be Yours, which is out now from HMH. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg Sarah Recommends We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom The Revisioners by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Author: Jami Attenberg: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To kick off the 2020 season, Kendra talks to Sarah Moss about her latest novel, Ghost Wall, which is out now in paperback from Picador. This episode is sponsored by SideTrak, an ultra-portable USB monitor that attaches to the back of your laptop for a more productive workday whether you are at home, at the office, in a coffee shop, or on-the-go! Get 10% using sidetrack.com/discount/readingwomen. Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Books Mentioned Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss Sarah Recommends Elmet by Fiona Mozley Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson South Riding by Winifred Holtby Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë The Tenant at Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë Author: Sarah Moss: Website | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As our last episode of the year, Kendra and special guest Amanda Nelson talk about bookish spreadsheets, stats, and goals! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! This episode is sponsored by SideTrak, an ultra-portable USB monitor that attaches to the back of your laptop for a more productive workday whether you are at home, at the office, in a coffee shop, or on-the-go! Get 10% using sidetrack.com/discount/readingwomen. Holiday T-Shirt Campaign!In honor of the holiday season, we're bring back our “Reclaim Half the Bookshelf” t-shirts! Show your support for women's voices with this limited edition t-shirt. Grab one before they're gone! Book Blind Date Sale!Get 20% off our hardback Book Blind Dates this holiday season with the discount code HOLIDAYDATE20! New Totes!Reclaim half the bookshelf with this one-of-a-kind Reading Women tote bag! Perfect for the next excursion to your library or local bookstore, this navy, canvas tote has a flat bottom designed to carry all your favorite books, and sturdy, woven handles that ensure your comfort as you peruse endless bookshelves. Things Mentioned Amanda’s Bookish Tacking Spreadsheet Post Kendra’s Bookish Tracking Video About Our Guest Amanda Nelson is the Executive Editor of Book Riot, the largest independent editorial book site in North America, and a host of the Get Booked podcast. She has appeared on CNN International and NPR's On Point. The Get Booked Podcast | Instagram CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra and Autumn announce the winners of the 2019 Reading Women Award! You can find the complete show notes and transcript for this episode over on our website. Learn More about the 2020 Reading Women Challenge! Find out more about the Reading Women Award! This episode is sponsored by SideTrak, an ultra-portable USB monitor that attaches to the back of your laptop for a more productive workday whether you are at home, at the office, in a coffee shop, or on-the-go! Get 10% using sidetrack.com/discount/readingwomen. Holiday T-Shirt Campaign! New Totes! Get 20% off our hardback Book Blind Dates this holiday season with the discount code HOLIDAYDATE20! Nonfiction Shortlist The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob I’m Telling the Truth, But I’m Lying by Bassey Ikpi My Time Among the Whites: Notes from an Unfinished Education by Jennine Capó Crucet Fiction Shortlist Women Talking by Miriam Toews The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell The Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis Red at the Bone by Jaqueline Woodson Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk with Maaza Mengiste about her new novel The Shadow King. You can find the complete show notes and transcript for the episode on our website. New Totes! Reclaim half the bookshelf with this one-of-a-kind Reading Women tote bag! Perfect for the next excursion to your library or local bookstore, this navy, canvas tote has a flat bottom designed to carry all your favorite books, and sturdy, woven handles that ensure your comfort as you peruse endless bookshelves. This episode is sponsored by SideTrak, an ultra-portable USB monitor that attaches to the back of your laptop for a more productive workday whether you are at home, at the office, in a coffee shop, or on-the-go! Get 10% using sidetrack.com/discount/readingwomen. Books Mentioned Beneath the Lion’s Gaze by Maaza Mengiste The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste Maaza Recommends The Parking Lot Attendant by Nafkote Tamirat Meron Hadero Daughters of Silence by Rebecca Fisseha Mahtem Shiferraw Author Maaza Mengiste: Website | Twitter | Instagram Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra announce the 2019 Reading Women Award Shortlist for Fiction. You can find the complete show notes and transcript for this episode over on our website. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned Reading Women Award Info Page Interview with Namwali Serpell Interview with Miriam Toews Interview with Carolina De Robertis Books Mentioned Women Talking by Miriam Toews (Bloomsbury) The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell (Hogarth) The Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli (Knopf) Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis (Knopf) Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson (Riverhead) Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson (Grove) CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk with Mira Jacob about her new memoir Good Talk, which is out now from One World. Good Talk was also shortlisted for the 2019 Reading Women Award for Nonfiction! You can find the complete show notes and the transcript of this episode on our website. The sponsor of this episode of Reading Women is the Hingston and Olsen short story advent calendar. Order your copy today, from shortstoryadventcalendar.com, and enter the promo code READINGWOMEN at checkout to get 10% off your purchase. Books Mentioned Good Talk by Mira Jacob The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob Mira Recommends The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris What It Is by Lynda Barry Syllabus by Lynda Barry Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong Author Mira Jacob: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra announce the 2019 Reading Women Award Shortlist for Nonfiction. You can find the complete show notes and transcript for this episode over on our website. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! The sponsor of this episode of Reading Women is the Hingston and Olsen short story advent calendar. Order your copy today, from shortstoryadventcalendar.com, and enter the promo code READINGWOMEN at checkout to get 10% off your purchase. Things Mentioned Reading Women Award Honorable Mentions Interview with T Kira Madden Interview with Tressie McMillan Cottom Discussion of The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang Interview with Mira Jacob Books Mentioned The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang (Graywolf) Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden (Bloomsbury) Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom (The New Press) Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob (One World) I’m Telling the Truth, But I’m Lying by Bassey Ikpi (Harper Perennial) My Time Among the Whites: Notes from an Unfinished Education by Jennine Capó Crucet (Picador) CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To kick off Reading Women Award season, our co-hosts Sachi Argabright, Jaclyn Masters, and Sumaiyya Naseem share their Honorable Mentions for 2019! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! The sponsor of this episode of Reading Women is the Hingston and Olsen short story advent calendar. Order your copy today, from shortstoryadventcalendar.com, and enter the promo code READINGWOMEN at checkout to get 10% off your purchase. Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Things Mentioned The Nobel Prize in Award Booker Prize Winners Books Mentioned This Time Will Be Different by Misa Sugiura (HarperTeen) The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose (Algonquin) To Keep the Sun Alive by Rabeah Ghaffari (Catapult) Know My Name by Chanel Miller (Viking) The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom (Grove Press) Our Women On the Ground: Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World edited by Zahra Hankir (Penguin) CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk with Miriam Toews about her new novel Women Talking, which is out now from Bloomsbury. You can find the complete show notes and transcript of this episode over on our website. This episode is sponsored by Novellic. Learn more about Novellic over on their website. Books Mentioned Women Talking by Miriam Toews Miriam Recommends Margaret Atwood Nicole Brossard Joan Thomas Marina Endicott Lynn Coady Miriam Toews: Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To close out our month on Cross-Cultural Dualities, Kendra and Sumaiyya chat about this month’s discussion picks. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books MentionedOur Women on the Ground: Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World edited by Zahra HankirThe Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk with Kalisha Buckhanon about her new novel Speaking of Summer, which is out now from Counterpoint. The sponsor of this episode of Reading Women is TheNewsWorthy. Search for TheNewsWorthy wherever you listen to your podcasts or go to thenewsworthy.com to check it out. Books MentionedSpeaking of Summer by Kalisha Buckhanon Kalisha RecommendsRicanness by Sandra RuizBecoming by Michelle ObamaThe Yellow House by Sarah M. BroomBrother, I’m Dying by Edwidge Danticat About the Author: Kalisha Buckhanon: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram |Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For October’s  theme, Kendra, Sumaiyya, and new Reading Women contributor Bezi discuss books that feature characters experiencing cultural dualities. You can find the complete show notes and transcript over on our website. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things MentionedThe JCB Prize for LiteratureThe National Book Award Books MentionedOther Words for Home by Jasmine WargaThe Pact We Made by by Layla AlAmmarOur Women on the Ground: Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World edited by Zahra HankirThe Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob Guest PicksBeneath the Lion’s Gaze by Maaza MengisteThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin Currently ReadingThe Confession by Jessie BurtonI’m Telling the Truth But I’m Lying by Bassey Ikpi Our Guest: Bezi Yohannes: Instagram | Twitter Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk with Carolina De Robertis about her new novel Cantoras, which is out now from Knopf. This episode is sponsored by Novellic. Learn more about Novellic over on their website. Books MentionedCantoras by Carolina De Robertis Carolina RecommendsDominicana by Angie CruzSpider Love Song and Other Stories by Nancy Au Carolina De Robertis: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To close out our month on Indigenous women writers from around the world, Kendra and Jaclyn chat about this month’s discussion picks. The sponsor of this episode of Reading Women is TheNewsWorthy. Search for TheNewsWorthy wherever you listen to your podcasts or go to thenewsworthy.com to check it out. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned“Joy Harjo’s New Poetry Collection Brings Native Issues to the Forefront” (Smithsonian)Blak History Month Website Books MentionedAn American Sunrise by Joy HarjoGrowing Up Aboriginal in Australia edited by Dr. Anita Heiss Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk with Kira Jane Buxton about her debut novel Hollow Kingdom, which is out now from Grand Central Publishing. You can find the transcript and the complete show notes for this episode over on our website. This episode of Reading Women is sponsored by HealthTea Book Crate. Use code “ReadingWomen” to get 10% off any of their subscription options. Books MentionedHollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton Kira RecommendsDevotions by Mary OliverThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverMy Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteI Was Told There’d Be Cake by Sloane CrosleyBossypants by Tina Fey Yes Please by Amy PoehlerCirce by Madeline MillerDogs and Men by Mary AnsellThis Is How It Always Is by Laurie FrankelLove Water Memory by Jennie ShortridgeThe Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George About Kira Jane Buxton: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For September’s  theme, Kendra, Jaclyn, and special guest Mallory Whiteduck discuss books by Indigenous women from around the world. Things MentionedReading Prize for FictionDr. Brittany Jock on Getting Curiousnative-land.ca Books MentionedAn American Sunrise by Joy HarjoGrowing Up Aboriginal in Australia edited by Dr. Anita HeissTrail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseBlack Marks on a White Page edited by Witi Ihimaera and Tina MakeretiJaclyn first found this title via @ns510reads on Instagram Guest PicksLove Medicine by Louise ErdrichMy Body Is a Book of Rules by Elissa Washuta Currently ReadingBirdie by Tracey LindbergDani’s Review of Birdie on @thunderbirdwomanreads on InstagramMullumbimby by Melissa Lucashenko Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk with Tina Kover, the translator of Disoriental by Négar Djavadi. Books Mentioned Translated by Tina KoverDisoriental by Négar DjavadiOlder Brother by Mahir GuvenIn the Shadow of the Inferno by Hervé Le Corre Tina RecommendsThe Remainder by Alia Trabucco Zerán, Translated by Sophie HughesFlights by Olga Tokarczuk, Translated by Jennifer CroftHomesick by Jennifer Croft Tina Kover:  Website | Twitter | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To close out our month on chronic illness and mental health, Kendra and Sachi chat about this month’s discussion picks. You can find the show notes and transcript for this episode over on our website. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things MentionedInterview with Esmé Weijun Wang on the Asian American Writers' Workshop Podcast Books MentionedAsk Me About My Uterus by Abby NormanThe Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk with Madhuri Vijay about her debut novel The Far Field, which is out now from Grove Press. You can find the complete show notes and transcript for this episode over on our website.The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay About the Author: Madhuri Vijay | Website | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For August, Kendra, Sachi, and special guest Joce discuss books about chronic illness and mental health. You can find the complete show notes and the transcript for this episode over on our website. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha IrbyGoodbye, Vitamin by Rachel KhongAsk Me About My Uterus by Abby NormanThe Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang Guest PicksEliza and Her Monsters by Francesca ZappiaDear Scarlet: The Story of My Postpartum Depression by Teresa Wong Currently ReadingSeverance by Ling MaBirdie by Tracey Lindberg CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk with Sujata Massey about her new book The Satapur Moonstone, which is out now from Soho Crime. You can find the complete show notes and a transcript for this episode over on our website. Books MentionedThe Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata MasseyThe Satapur Moonstone by Sujata MasseyThe Sleeping Dictionary by Sujata Massey Sujata RecommendsUnmarriageable by Soniah KamalA Rising Man by Abir Mukerjee Sujata Massey: Website | Instagram | Twitter | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To close out our theme about the Partition of India, Kendra and Sumaiyya chat about this month’s discussion picks. You can find the complete show notes and the transcript for this episode over on our website. Books MentionedThe Night Diary by Veera HiranandaniThe Far Field by Madhuri Vijay CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk with Oyinkan Braithwaite about her new book My Sister, the Serial Killer, which is out now from Doubleday. You can find a complete set of show notes and a transcript of this episode over on our website. Books MentionedMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite Oyinkan RecommendsCirce by Madeline MillerMilkman by Anna BurnsAn American Marriage by Tayari JonesEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Oyinkan Braithwaite: Website | Instagram | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For July, Kendra and Sumaiyya talk about about this month’s theme, the partition of India. You can find the complete show notes, including a PDF of the transcript, over on our website. A special thank you to Care/of for sponsoring this episode of Reading Women. For 25% off your first Care/of order, go to TakeCareOf.com and enter READINGWOMEN. Books MentionedAn Unrestored Woman by Shobha RaoIce Candy Man (Cracking India in the US) by Bapsi SidhwaThe Night Diary by Veera HiranandaniThe Far Field by Madhuri Vijay Guest PicksChachaji's Cup by Uma Krishnaswami, Illustrated by Soumya SitaramanThe Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan by Yasmin Khan Currently ReadingTo Keep the Sun Alive by Rabeah GhaffariAsk Me About My Uterus by Abby Norman Veera Hiranandani: Website | Twitter | Educator’s Guide for The Night Diary Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra and Autumn, with special guest Lupita of @Lupita.Reads, talk about their most anticipated reads for the second half of 2019! Books MentionedThe Book of X by Sarah Rose Etter (Two Dollar Radio, July 16th)I’m Telling the Truth, But I’m Lying by Bassey Ikpi (Harper Perennial, Aug 20th)Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis (Knopf, Sept 3rd)The Not Wives by Carley Moore (Feminist Press, Sept 10th)Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke (Mulholland Books, Sept 17th)Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson (Riverhead Books, Sept 17th)Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson (Grove Press, Oct 1st)In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (Graywolf Press, Nov 5th)The Revisioners by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton (Counterpoint, Nov 5th) Lupita: Instagram | Twitter CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk with Catherine Chung about her new book The Tenth Muse, which is out now from Ecco. You can find the full show notes, including a PDF of the transcript, over on our website. In honor of #ReadingWomenMonth, we're launching our first-ever merch campaign! Show your support for women's voices with this limited edition t-shirt. Grab one before they're gone! Books MentionedThe Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung Catherine RecommendsWomen Talking by Miriam ToewsTrust Exercise by Susan ChoiInland by Téa ObrehtGingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi Catherine Chung: Website | Twitter | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our month on working class stories, Kendra, Autumn, and Jaclyn discuss Where the Line Bleeds by Jesmyn Ward and Heartland by Sarah Smarsh. You can find the full show notes and a complete transcript for this episode over on our website. In honor of #ReadingWomenMonth, we're launching our first-ever merch campaign! Show your support for women's voices with this limited edition t-shirt. Grab one before they're gone! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things MentionedT-shirt campaign!The Women’s Prize Winner Books MentionedWhere the Line Bleeds by Jesmyn Ward Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk with Namwali Serpell about her new book The Old Drift, which is out now from Hogarth Books. Find the show notes of this episode, including a transcript, on our website. Thank you to our sponsor HelloFresh. For $80 off your first month of HelloFresh, go to HelloFresh.com/readingwomen80 and enter readingwomen80. In honor of #ReadingWomenMonth, we're launching our first-ever merch campaign! Show your support for women's voices with this limited edition t-shirt. Grab one before they're gone! Books MentionedThe Old Drift by Namwali Serpell Namwali RecommendsWhen Rain Clouds Gather by Bessie HeadWoman at Point Zero by Nwal El-SaadawiFreshwater by Akwaeki EmeziWe Need New Names by NoViolet BulawayoNervous Conditions by Tsitsi DangarembgaKintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Namwali Serpell: Website | Twitter | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For June, Kendra, Autumn, and Jaclyn discuss books that feature working class stories. You can find the full version of the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript, on website. Things MentionedThe Stella PrizeReading Women Month!Jaclyn’s BookTube ChannelInterview with Elizabeth CatteWest Virginia University Press Books MentionedAppalachian Reckoning: A Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy edited by Anthony Harkins and Meredith McCarrollBlack is the New White by Nakkiah Lui (AU, Allen & Unwin)Where the Line Bleeds by Jesmyn WardHeartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah SmarshGhost Wall by Sarah MossThe Affairs of the Falcóns by Melissa Rivero Currently ReadingThe Missing of Clairdelune by Christelle Dabos (translated from French by Hildegarde Serle)Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine by Emily BernardAn Unrestored Woman by Shobha Rao CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra announce Reading Women Month and chat with Samuel Winchester and Josh Privett about what it’s been like working on the podcast these past three years. Find the full version of the show notes for this episode over on our website. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things MentionedReading Women Month 2019!Joce @ squibblesreads on YouTube Books MentionedSeabiscuit by Laura HillenbrandWoman Warrior by Maxine Hong KingstonSalvage the Bones by Jesmyn WardWise Blood by Flannery O’Connor CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk with Angie Kim about her new book Miracle Creek, which is out now from Sarah Crichton Books. Find the full show notes for this episode over on our website. A special thank you to Care/of for sponsoring this episode of Reading Women. For 30% off your first Care/of order, go to TakeCareOf.com and enter READINGWOMEN30. Books MentionedMiracle Creek by Angie Kim Angie RecommendsMystic River by Dennis LehaneA Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer EganOlive Kitteridge by Elizabeth StroutThe Sweet Hereafter by Russell BanksIn the Lake of the Woods by Tim O’BrienEverything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. LeeThe Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips Angie Kim: Website | Instagram | Twitter | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our month for Asian Pacific Islander Month, Kendra, Sachi, and special guest Fran discuss The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan and The Mango Bride by Marivi Soliven. Find the full show notes for this episode over on our website. A special thanks to our sponsor for this episode of Reading Women: Novellic. Find the app for iOS in the app store, and for more information, visit novellic.com. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things MentionedGina Apostol’s Goodreads Author PageBooks MentionedThe Mango Bride by Marivi Soliven The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan Fran del Rosario: Instagram | Goodreads CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk with Emily Bell,  the editor of Lucia Berlin’s A Manual for Cleaning Women, which is out now from Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Books Mentioned A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin Evening in Paradise by Lucia Berlin Welcome Home by Lucia Berlin Emily RecommendsThe Mars Room by Rachel Kushner Florida by Lauren Groff Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For May, Sachi, Kendra, and special guest Fran, discuss books for Asian pacific Islander Heritage Month! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Things MentionedThe Stella PrizeThe Pulitzer PrizeJaclyn’s BookTube Channel Books Mentioned Somewhere Only We Know by Maurene GooGirl in Translation by Jean KwokInsurrecto by Gina ApostolThe Mango Bride by Marivi SolivenI Was Their American Dream by Malaka GharibThe Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan Currently ReadingDo Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine ThienInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriAppalachian Reckoning: A Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy edited by Anthony Harkins and Meredith McCarroll Fran del Rosario: Instagram | Goodreads CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk with Tressie McMillan Cottom about her new book Thick: And Other Essays, which is out now from The New Press. You can find a full version of the show notes for this episode on our website. Thank you to our sponsor HelloFresh. For $80 off your first month of HelloFresh, go to HelloFresh.com/readingwomen80 and enter readingwomen80. Books MentionedThick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom Author Bio Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom is digital sociologist, professor, writer and columnist. She has spoken across the nation and the world on technology, higher education, race, gender, class, and social inequality. Audiences and readers connect with her ability to make complex ideas relatable. Her latest book, Thick, draws on ten years of writing for the public on many of our society’s most pressing fault lines. It joins her other books, including the acclaimed Lower Ed, in a genre-busting academic career that spans public policy to cultural critique. She lives in Richmond, Virginia where she is a professor. Website | Instagram | Twitter | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our month on Ramadan Reading, Kendra and Sumaiyya discuss The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalami and A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi. A special thanks to our sponsor for this episode of Reading Women: Novellic. Find the app for iOS in the app store, and for more information, visit novellic.com. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Books Mentioned The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalami A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk with Anissa Gray about her debut novel The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls, which is out now from Berkley Publishing. A special thanks to our sponsor for this week’s episode, The Great Courses Plus! For a limited time, get a free trial, plus lock into their lowest price of $10 per month when you sign up for a 3-month plan—that’s 50% off the regular price! Sign up here for your free trial and get one month of access to The Great Courses Plus. Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Books MentionedThe Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray Anissa RecommendsThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonOn Beauty by Zadie SmithWritten on the Body by Jeanette Winterson Anissa Gray: Website | Instagram | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For April, Sumaiyya and Kendra, with special guest Amena Ravat, talk about Muslim women writers for our theme Ramadan Reading! Find the full version of this episode's show notes over on our website. Use the code APRIL15 to get 15% off one of our hardback book blind dates. Things MentionedTerese Marie Mailhot Wins Whiting AwardNational Book Critics Circle Award Books MentionedIt’s Not About the Burqa edited by Mariam KhanThe Bird King by G. Willow WilsonThe Moor’s Account by Laila LalamiA Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh MafiAll That I Want To Forget by Bothayna Al-EssaThe Runaways by Fatima BhuttoA Woman Is No Man by Etaf RumBlack Is the Body by Emily Bernard Our Guest: Amena Ravat | Instagram | Goodreads CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Kendra and Autumn chat with Hollie Fraser and Rosy Kehdi, the founders of Books on the Subway and hosts of the podcast Ride. Read. Discuss. Over on their podcast, Hollie and Rosy interview Kendra and Autumn about the founding of Reading Women and how things run behind the scenes. Be sure to check it out! Many thanks to our sponsor for this week’s episode, The Great Courses Plus! For a limited time, get a free trial, plus lock into their lowest price of $10 per month when you sign up for a 3-month plan—that’s 50% off the regular price! Sign up here for your free trial and get one month of access to The Great Courses Plus. Follow Books on the Subway:  Twitter | Instagram Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our month on on Australian Literature, Kendra and Jaclyn discuss Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman and Her Father’s Daughter by Alice Pung. Find a full version of this episode's show notes over on our website. Use code READINGWOMEN15 to get 15% off your purchase in our Reading Women Store. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Things MentionedQ&A with Claire G. ColemanTerra Nullius Shortlisted for the Reading Women AwardThe Stella Prize ShortlistWomen’s Prize for Fiction LonglistReading Women Challenge Discussion Board Books MentionedTerra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman (Small Beer Press)Her Father’s Daughter by Alice Pung (Black Inc.) CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk with T Kira Madden about her memoir Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls, which is out now from Bloomsbury. See a full version of this episode's show notes over on our website. Many thanks to our sponsor for this week’s episode, The Great Courses Plus! We’ve arranged a special, limited time offer for our listeners: an entire month of unlimited learning—for FREE! Sign up here for your free trial and get one month of access to The Great Courses Plus. Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Books MentionedLong Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden Kira RecommendsChronology of Water by Lidia YuknavitchLinda BerryThe Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun WangOrdinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz Mostly Dead Things by Kristen ArnettEnormous Changes at the Last Minute by Grace Paley Follow T Kira Madden: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For March, Jaclyn and Kendra, with special guest Winnie Loo, talk about women writers from Australia and the surrounding archipelago! Find a full version of the show for this episode on our website. Use code READINGWOMEN15 to get 15% off your purchase in our Reading Women Store. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Things MentionedThe Stella Prize Books MentionedTerra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman (Small beer Press) Q&A with Claire G. Coleman Her Father’s Daughter by Alice Pung (Black Inc.) Beautiful Revolutionary by Laura Elizabeth Woollett (Scribe) Can You Tolerate This? by Ashleigh Young (Riverhead) Ali Smith’s Lecture on Katherine Mansfield and Virginia WoolfGuest PicksEat First, Talk Later by Beth Yahp (Random House Australia) The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster by Sarah Krasnostein (St. Martin’s) Currently ReadingHow Long ‘Til Black Future Month by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit) Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli (Knopf) Our Guest: Winnie Loo Instagram | Goodreads Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk with Katya Apekina about her debut novel The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish, which is out now from Two Dollar Radio. Find the full version of the show notes for this episode over on our website. Many thanks to our sponsor for this week’s episode, The Great Courses Plus! We’ve arranged a special, limited time offer for our listeners: an entire month of unlimited learning—for FREE! Sign up here for your free trial and get one month of access to The Great Courses Plus. Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Books MentionedThe Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish by Katya Apekina  Follow Katya Apekina Website | Twitter | Instagram | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our month on love stories and romance novels, Kendra and Sachi discuss First Comes Marriage by Huda Al-Marashi and An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. Find the full version of this episode's show notes over on our website. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Things Mentioned Agata’s “9 Romance Novels for Beginners” PostLove Between the Covers Documentary7 Things I wish More People Understood about My Arranged MarriageVideo on Why Huda Wrote Her MemoirInterview with Huda: On Likeability in the MemoirBooks MentionedFirst Comes Marriage by Huda Al-MarashiAn American Marriage by Tayari Jones CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk with Soraya Chemaly about her new book Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women’s Anger. A full version of the show notes for this episode can be found over on our website. Many thanks to our sponsor for this week’s episode, The Great Courses Plus! We’ve arranged a special, limited time offer for our listeners: an entire month of unlimited learning—for FREE! Sign up here for your free trial and get one month of access to The Great Courses Plus. Books MentionedRage Becomes Her: The Power of Women’s Anger by Soraya ChemalyEloquent Rage: A Black feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney CooperGood and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger by Rebecca TraisterThe Power by Naomi AldermanFlorida by Lauren GroffBinti by Nnedi OkoraforCirce by Madeline MillerThe Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill LeporeThe Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra and Sachi discuss love stories and romance novels. You can find a full version of our show notes here. Things MentionedThe Stella PrizeThe Ensemble Playlist on SpotifyCheck out our Patreon pageTressie McMillan CottomBooks MentionedThe Wedding Date by Jasmine GuilloryThe Ensemble by Aja GabelFirst Comes Marriage by Huda Al-MarashiAn American Marriage by Tayari JonesForbidden by Beverly JenkinsIndigo by Beverly JenkinsFlow by Kennedy RyanGrip by Kennedy RyanThe Collected Schizophrenias: Essays by Esmé Weijun WangThe Mango Bride by Marivi SolivenThick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom Follow Our Guest, Bree Hill: YouTube | Instagram | Twitter Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We couldn’t be more thrilled to introduce you to our new team members: Sachi Argabright, Jaclyn Masters, and Sumaiyya Naseem! In addition to learning more about our new contributors, you’ll hear a special segment from our intern, Kyra McConnell. Find the full version of our show notes over on our website. Many thanks to our sponsor for this week’s episode, The Great Courses Plus! We’ve arranged a special, limited time offer for our listeners: an entire month of unlimited learning—for FREE! Sign up here for your free trial and get one month of access to The Great Courses Plus. Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Meet Our New ContributorsSumaiyya NaseemJaclyn MastersSachi ArgabrightBooks MentionedA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfLifting the Veil by Ismat ChugtaiWoman Kind by Dr. Kirstin Ferguson and Catherine FoxCan We All Be Feminists? by edited by June Eric-UdorieLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgPachinko by Min Jin LeeA Special thanks to our intern, Kyra McConnell, for her work with us over the last month! For this bonus episode segment, Kyra discusses creative approaches to reading the works of Jane Austen! Namely, Sense and Sensibility. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have an interview with Anne Twomey and Nicole Caputo, the founders of She Designs Books, an organization that looks to promote, support and celebrate female designers in books. And happy birthday to She Designs Books, which turned 1 earlier this this month! Find the full version of this episode's show notes over on our website. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned Spine Magazine Designers Mentioned Kimberly Glyder Nicolette Seeback Na Kim Jaya Miceli Alison Forner ABOUT She Designs Books was launched in January 2018 as an organization with a mission of celebrating women designers in book publishing. We feature books and covers by women designers on social media and host gatherings and educational talks to connect, support, lift and create community. Twitter | Instagram CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back, bookish friends! With our first regular episode, we chat about some of our most anticipated releases of 2019. Find a full version of our show notes over on our website. Many thanks to our sponsor for this week’s episode, The Great Courses Plus! We’ve arranged a special, limited time offer for our listeners: an entire month of unlimited learning—for FREE! Sign up here for your free trial and get one month of access to The Great Courses Plus. Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Books MentionedJan. 8th - Sugar Run by Mesha Maren (Algonquin Books) Jan. 29th - Black Is the Body by Emily Bernard (Knopf) Feb. 5th - The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang (Graywolf Press) Feb. 12th - Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli (Knopf) March 5th - A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum (Harper Books) March 5th - Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden (Bloomsbury) Check out the animated GIF of the cover! Note: Though Kendra says March 19th in the episode, the pub date is now March 5th. March 12th -The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson (Grove Press) April 16th - Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (FSG) Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk with Rebecca Traister about her latest book Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger. Rebecca Traister’s book All the Single Ladies won the 2016 Reading Women Award for nonfiction. Find the full version of the show notes for this episode on our website. Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Books Mentioned Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger by Rebecca TraisterRebecca Recommends Eloquent Rage: A Black feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women’s Anger by Soraya Chemaly An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Author Bio REBECCA TRAISTER is writer at large for New York magazine and a contributing editor at Elle. A National Magazine Award finalist, she has written about women in politics, media, and entertainment from a feminist perspective for The New Republic and Salon and has also contributed to The Nation, The New York Observer, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vogue, Glamour and Marie Claire. She is the author of All the Single Ladies and the award-winning Big Girls Don’t Cry. She lives in New York with her family. Website | Twitter | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are happy to announce the fiction and nonfiction winners of the 2018 Reading Women Award! You can find more info about the Reading Women Award here. You can find a full version of our show notes over on our website. Welcome to Our New Contributors! Jaclyn Masters | Youtube | Instagram (@sixminutesforme) Sachi Argabright | Instagram (@SachiReads) Sumaiyya Naseem | Blog | Instagram (@sumaiyya.books) A special thanks to Libro.fm for sponsoring this episode of Reading Women! Listeners of Reading Women can get a 3-month audiobook membership for the price of one month. Go to Libro.fm and enter "RW." With each listen, take pride in knowing that you’re supporting local bookstores. And be sure to check out Libro.fm’s Reading Women Award Playlist! Past Winners 2016 Shelter by Jung Yun (Interview with Jung Yun) All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister 2017 Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (Interview with Min Jin Lee) Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay Winners! Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover (Random House) All the Names They Used for God by Anjali Sachdeva (Spiegel & Grau) Interview with Anjali Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are happy to announce our nonfiction shortlist for the 2018 Reading Women Award! The winners of both the fiction and nonfiction categories will be announced December 5th. You can find more info about the Reading Women Award here. Find the full version of the show notes for this episode over on out website. Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. New RW Announcements The 2019 Reading Women Challenge! New Enamel Pins Use code AWARD2018 to receive 15% our book blind dates in the Reading Women Store. Fiction Shortlist Nonfiction Shortlist All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir by Nicole Chung (Catapult) Q&A with Nicole I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O’Farrell (Knopf) Interview with Maggie Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot (Counterpoint) Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover (Random House) Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over by Nell Irvin Painter (Counterpoint) Monsoon Mansion: A Memoir by Cinelle Barnes (Little A) Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk with Natalia Sylvester, author of the Everyone Knows You Go, which is out now from Little A! Find the full version of this episode's show notes over on our website. Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Books Mentioned Everyone Knows You Go Home by Natalia SylvesterNatalia Recommends I’m Not Missing by Carrie Fountain The Caregiver by Samuel Park Exclusively Yours by Nadine Gonzalez  Everyday People: The Color of Life—A Short Story Anthology edited by Jennifer Baker Author Bio Born in Lima, Peru, Natalia Sylvester came to the US at age four and grew up in Florida and the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. She earned her BA in creative writing from the University of Miami, is a faculty member of the low-residency MFA program at Regis University, and works as a freelance writer in Austin. Her work has appeared in Bustle, Catapult, Electric Literature, Latina magazine, and the Austin American-Statesman. Natalia’s first novel, Chasing the Sun, was named the Best Debut Book of 2014 by Latinidad. Her latest novel, Everyone Knows You Go Home, won an International Latino Book Award and has been named one of the Best Books of 2018 by Real Simple magazine. Website | Twitter | Instagram | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are happy to announce our fiction shortlist for the 2018 Reading Women Award! The nonfiction shortlist will be announced November 21st, and the winners will be announced December 4th. You can find more info about the Reading Women Award here. Use code AWARD2018 to receive 15% our book blind dates in the Reading Women Store. You can find full version of this episode's show notes on our website. Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Fiction Shortlist A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza (SJP for Hogarth) If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim (William Morrow) Interview with Crystal Everyone Knows You Go Home by Natalia Sylvester (Little A) Interview with Natalia Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman (Small Beer Press) Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (Doubleday) Interview with Ingrid All the Names They Used for God by Anjali Sachdeva (Spiegel & Grau) Interview with Anjali CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve teamed up with Lauren and Alicia from the Deviant Women podcast to bring you a very special Halloween episode all about the queen of horror: Shirley Jackson. Lauren and Alicia tell us a little bit about Jackson’s background, we discuss Jackson’s short story “The Lottery,” and we chat about the new The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix. Find the full show notes for this episode on our website! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Books Mentioned “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson We Have Always Stayed in the Castle by Shirley Jackson About We are Alicia and Lauren, the hosts of Deviant Women. Every fortnight we discuss a different ‘deviant’ woman from history, fiction, mythology and the contemporary world: those who aren’t afraid to break the rules, to subvert the system, to explore, to seek and to challenge the status quo. Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | iTunes Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk with Leesa Cross-Smith, author of the Whiskey & Ribbons, which is out now from Hub City Press! You can find the full show notes to this episode over on our website. Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Books Mentioned Whiskey and Ribbons by Leesa Cross-Smith Author Bio Leesa Cross-Smith is a homemaker and the author of Whiskey & Ribbons (Hub City Press, 2018), Every Kiss A War (Mojave River Press, 2014), and the forthcoming So We Can Glow (Grand Central Publishing, 2020) and This Close To Okay (Grand Central Publishing, 2021). Her debut novel Whiskey & Ribbons was longlisted for the 2018 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Every Kiss A War was a finalist for both the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction (2012) and the Iowa Short Fiction Award (2012). Her work has appeared in Poets & Writers, Oxford American, Best Small Fictions, and many others. Find more @ LeesaCrossSmith.com. Website | Twitter | Instagram | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our month about memoirs, we discuss A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza and Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Find the full show notes over on our website! A special thanks goes to Bombas socks for sponsoring this episode. We love these soft yet durable socks. Head to bombas.com/ReadingWomen and use the code READINGWOMEN to get 20% off your first order! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Jennifer P. and Stephanie W. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Books Mentioned A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza  Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk with Ingrid Rojas Contreras, author of the Fruit of the Drunken Tree, which is out now from Doubleday! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Books Mentioned Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras Ingrid Recommends Vida and Veins of the Ocean by Patricia Engel (Check our discussion episode about Veins of the Ocean here.) The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon A River of Stars by Vanessa Hua If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim (Check our Interview with Crystal Hana Kim here.) The Golden State by Lydia Kiesling All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung Author Bio Ingrid Rojas Contreras was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Electric Literature, Guernica, and Huffington Post, among others. She has received fellowships and awards from The Missouri Review, Bread Loaf Writer's Conference, VONA, Hedgebrook, The Camargo Foundation, Djerassi Resident Artists Program, and the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures. She is the book columnist for KQED Arts, the Bay Area's NPR affiliate.ram. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For October, we're talking about books around theme of Fractured Fairytales! A special thanks goes to Bombas socks for sponsoring this episode. We love these soft yet durable socks. Head to bombas.com/ReadingWomen and use the code READINGWOMEN to get 20% off your first order! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Jennifer P. and Stephanie W. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk with Peng Shepherd, the author of The Book of M, which is out now from William Morrow! Books Mentioned The Book of M by Peng Shepherd Author Bio Prior to her earning her Creative Writing MFA from NYU on a full scholarship, Peng earned an MA in International Studies and Diplomacy from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. She worked for several years in the private security industry in both London and Washington DC, where she helped provide protective services to companies operating in hostile environments and war zones, even completing a short-term deployment to Iraq. This experience has given Peng a diverse perspective that she uses to highlight compelling, complex characters from around the globe—India, Iran, etc.—to create a dynamic cast. Website | Twitter | Instagram | Buy the Book   Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our month about memoirs, we discuss Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot and Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson. A special thanks goes to Bombas socks for sponsoring this episode. We love these soft yet durable socks. Head to bombas.com/ReadingWomen and use the code READINGWOMEN to get 20% off your first order! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Jennifer P. and Stephanie W. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned “These Writers Are Launching A New Wave Of Native American Literature” (Buzzfeed News) Interview with Terese Marie Mailhot on The Daily Show Books Mentioned Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot There There by Tommy Orange Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of our favorite Reading Women specials is here—our most anticipated new releases! In this episode, we talk with Elizabeth Khuri Chandler, the co-founder of Goodreads, about some of the most popular upcoming fall reads. Books Mentioned August 14th Severance by Ling Ma (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) September 4th Sadie by Courtney Summers (Wednesday Books) Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs (Grove Press) September 11th The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing by Merve Emre (Doubleday) September 18th Washington Black by Esi Edugyan (Knopf) September 25th Transcription by Kate Atkinson (Little, Brown) October 9th The Witch Elm by Tana French (Viking) October 16th Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another month means another theme! For September, we're reading memoirs. A special thanks goes to Bombas socks for sponsoring this episode. We love these soft yet durable socks. Head to bombas.com/ReadingWomen and use the code READINGWOMEN to get 20% off your first order! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Jennifer P. and Stephanie W. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our bonus episode this month, we talk with Jean, the host of That's Ancient History, the podcast for all things classical, old and new. As a classics scholar and avid literature lover, Jean shares some of her perspective on the universality and relevance of classic Greek stories to today's literature and wider culture. Be sure to check over on That's Ancient History's podcast feed for part 2 of our collaboration! (Out September 3rd, 2018) Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Angie, E., Jennifer P., Carley T., and Stephanie W. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned Jean's Guide to Classical Myth Retellings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You, our dear listeners, have followed along as we've interviewed authors from a wide range of backgrounds who've written different stories set all around the globe. But recently we realized we'd never talked about a book featuring our own home region—Appalachia. In this interview, we chat with Elizabeth Catte, the author of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia, and discuss the history of the region, Appalachia's role in contemporary U.S. politics, and the influence of J.D. Vance's Hillbilly Elegy. We hope you learn as much as did and encourage everyone to go out and get copy of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia for yourselves! We are having a special deal in our Etsy store! Use the code promo code NOBELWOMEN for 15% off a book blind date or a Reading Women tote! We're having a meet up at the AJC Decatur Book Festival! Sign up for updates about times and locations here and check out the official website for the festival here. (Note: our meet up is not an official festival event.) Books Mentioned What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte Author Bio Elizabeth Catte is a public historian and writer based in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. She is the author of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia and a co-editor of the recent collection 55 Strong: Inside the West Virginia Teachers' Strike. She is the co-owner of Passel Historical Consultants and is also an editor at large for West Virginia University Press. Website | Twitter | Instagram | Buy the Book   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck and Beloved by Toni Morrison.  We are having a special deal in our Etsy store! Use the code promo code NOBELWOMEN for 15% off a book blind date or a Reading Women tote!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We chat with Crystal Hana Kim about her debut novel If You Leave Me, which is out now from William Morrow! We are having a special deal in our Etsy store! Use the code promo code NOBELWOMEN for 15% off a book blind date or a Reading Women tote! We're having a meet up at the AJC Decatur Book Festival! Sign up for updates about times and locations here and check out the official website for the festival here. (Note: our meet up is not an official festival event.) Books Mentioned If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim Author Bio Crystal Hana Kim holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University and an MS in Education from Hunter College. She has received numerous awards, including PEN America’s Story Prize for Emerging Writers, along with fellowships and support from the Bread Loaf’s Writers Conference and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. She is currently a writing instructor for Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America and a contributing editor at Apogee Journal. Born and raised in New York, she currently lives in Brooklyn. This is her first novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August is all about women who have won the Nobel Prize in Literature! We may have had only 14 authors to choose from (thank you, patriarchy), but we are thrilled to promote these amazing women writers. We also have another special guest on the show who recommends two of her favorite Nobel winners. Books Mentioned Dear Life by Alice MunroThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckBeloved by Toni MorrisonSelected Poems of Gabriela Mistral by Gabriela Mistral, Langston Hughes (Translator) Guest Picks Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War by Svetlana Alexievich, Julia Whitby (Translator), Robin Whitby (Translator)Poems New and Collected by Wisława Szymborska, Clare Cavanagh (Translator) Currently Reading The Incendiaries by R.O. KwonFruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas ContrerasThe Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography by Deborah Levy About Our Guest Jennifer Helinek is a book reviewer and shower opera singer who works in New York. She also runs a BookTube channel, Insert Literary Pun Here, where she raves (and occasionally rants) about all things books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss My Life in France by Julia Child and Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee. Visit our store! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Amy B., Carley T., Deborah W., and Stephanie W. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned My Life in France by Julia ChildFree Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee  CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We chat with Lucy Tan about her debut novel What We Were Promised, which is out now from Little, Brown! Books Mentioned What We Were Promised by Lucy Tan Author Bio Lucy Tan grew up in New Jersey and has spent much of her adult life in New York and Shanghai. She received her B.A. from New York University and her M.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she was awarded the 2016 August Derleth Prize. Her fiction has been published in journals such as Asia Literary Review and Ploughshares, where she was winner of the 2015 Emerging Writer's Contest. This is her first novel. Website | Twitter | Instagram | Buy the Book   Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All July, we're talking about books all about food! Grab a snack, sit down, and have a listen! Things Mentioned 2018 Newbery Medal: Hello, Universe, written by Erin Entrada Kelly, published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins PublishersKamila Shamsie Wins Women's Prize for Fiction for her novel Home FireGolden Man Booker AwardWomen Writers Series, Curated by Kamila Shamsie and Penelope Livley Books Mentioned Soy Sauce for Beginners by Kirstin Chen (Amazon Publishing/New Harvest)Crazy Salad and Scribble Scribble by Nora Ephron (Vintage)My Life in France by Julia Child (Knopf)Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee (Warner/Hachette) Guest Picks Eat Up: Food, Appetite and Eating What You Want by Ruby Tandoh (Serpent's Tail)Big Bones by Laura Dockrill (Hot Key Books) Currently Reading Florida by Lauren Groff (Riverhead)Visible Empire by Hannah Pittard (HMH) About Our Guest Lauren and the Books | Lauren runs a BookTube channel where she shares her favourites reads as well as making videos with a focus on cruelty free beauty, feminism and plus size fashion. She lives in Kent, in the UK, with her boyfriend David and their cat-daughter Minnie.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we chat with Alice Bolin about her essay collection Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession.  Books Mentioned Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession Author Bio Alice Bolin's nonfiction has appeared in many publications including ELLE, the Awl, theLA Review of Books, Salon, VICE's Broadly, The Paris Review Daily, and The New Yorker's Page-Turner blog. She is an assistant professor of creative nonfiction at the University of Memphis. For more from the author please visit www.alicebolin.com or @alicebolin on Twitter.  Website|  Twitter |Buy the Book   Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss Educated by Tara Westover and The Idiot by Elif Batuman. AND we reveal next month's theme! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Amy B., Carley T., Deborah W., and Stephanie W. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Educated by Tara Westover, Narrated by Julia WhelanThe Idiot by Elif Batuman, Narrated by the Author  CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We were thrilled to chat with Gail Honeyman, author of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine. Gail shares a little about the origin of the memorable title character and what it's been like publishing her debut novel. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Amy B., Carley T., Deborah W., and Stephanie W. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Author Bio Gail Honeyman is a graduate of the universities of Glasgow and Oxford. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine won the Costa First Novel Award and was short-listed for the Lucy Cavendish College Fiction Prize. This is Honeyman’s debut novel and she lives in Glasgow, Scotland. U.S. Tour Cities Wellesley, MAMilwaukee, WIWinnetka, ILWichita, KSAustin, TXHouston, TXManhattan Beach, CASan Diego, CAOrinda, CAHealdsburg, CAPleasanton, CA Twitter | Buy the Book   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June is audiobook month, and here at Reading Women we're celebrating by featuring some of our favorite listens. AND we're premiering a brand new segment on the podcast! Things Mentioned Olga Tokarczuk and Translator Jennifer Croft Win the Man Booker International Prize for the novel FlightsDon't forget to check out Reading Women Month! Books Mentioned Back Talkby Danielle Lazarin, Narrated by Reba BuhrThe Book of Unknown Americansby Cristina Henriquez, Narrated by VariousEducated by Tara Westover, Narrated by Julia WhelanThe Idiotby Elif Batuman, Narrated by the Author Guest Picks American Fireby Monica Hesse, Narrated by Tanya EbyA Year of Living Danishlyby Helen Russel, Narrated by Lucy Price-Lewis Currently Reading Mr. Flood’s Last Resortby Jess KiddBelly Upby Rita Bullwinkel About Our Guest Jaclyn Masters is an Australian lawyer who recently relocated to Texas. She reviews books on her blog and YouTube channel, Six Minutes for Me. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On June 1st, 2016, we published our first episode of Reading Women. Little did we know that two years later we would have reached our 70th episode, including author interviews and bonus content featuring everything from new releases to book recommendations. #ReadingWomenMonth Like last year, we're holding a month-long birthday celebration all about books by or about women! Join in by participating in our photo-a-day challenge, entering giveaways, and reading amazing women writers. AND for the first time, we're holding a Reading Women Readathon over on BookTube! To learn more about how you can celebrate with us through the month of June, check out the Reading Women Month page. Learn More Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Amy B., Jennifer P., Carley T., Deborah W., and Stephanie W. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a chat with Meaghan O'Connell about her new memoir And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready. Meaghan discusses the romanticized expectations surrounding birth and early motherhood, the process of she coming to terms with the reality of her own birth experience, and how her feminism interacts with her new life as a mom. And Now We Have Everything is out now from Little, Brown! Buy a copy using the link below or wherever books are sold! Books Mentioned And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready by Meaghan O'Connell Author Bio Meaghan O'Connell's writing has appeared in New YorkMagazine, Longreads, and The Billfold, where she was an editor. She lives in Portland, OR, with her husband and young son.  Website| Twitter | Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk about our discussion books for May, The Life to Come by Michelle de Kretser and A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, AND we share a special announcement about next month's plans! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Amy B., Jennifer P., Carley T., and Stephanie W. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned The Life to Come by Michelle de Kretser (Catapult) A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (Square Fish)   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We chat with Chibundu Onuzo about her novel Welcome to Lagos, which is out now from Catapult.  Books Mentioned Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo The Spider King's Daughter by Chibundu Onuzo Everything Good Will Come by Sefi Atta The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso Longthroat Memoirs: Soup, Sex, and Nigerian Taste Buds by Yemisi Aribisala Author Bio Chibundu Onuzo was born in 1991 in Lagos, Nigeria. She studied history at King's College London and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in history at the same institution. Her short stories have been commissioned by BBC Radio, and she writes for The Guardian, with a special interest in Nigeria. Instagram | Twitter | Buy the Book   Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In May, we're going places! All our book selections this month revolve around the theme "going places." Have a listen and check out our book recs, just in time for summer travels! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Amy B., Jennifer P., Carley T., and Stephanie W. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Rainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan (Soho Press) A Tale for a Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (Viking) The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert (Flatiron Books) Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel (Unbridled Books) The Life to Come by Michelle de Kretser (Catapult) A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (Square Fish) Currently Reading MEM by Bethany C. Morrow (Unnamed Press) Built: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Structures by Roma Agrawal (Bloomsbury)   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When we started podcasting, everyone and her mother's brother asked if we listened to Anne Bogel's podcast What Should I Read Next? And rightly so. She has a great podcast where she talks with guests about some of their favorite books and recommends titles she thinks they'll love. We couldn't be more thrilled to chat with Anne about her blog, Modern Mrs. Darcy, her podcast, and her latest book, Reading People. And be sure to be on the look out for our episode on What Should I Read Next?, which will go live on May 1st.  Books Mentioned Reading People: How Seeing the World Through the Lens of Personality Changes Everythingby Anne Bogel (Baker Books)The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin(Algonquin)Rules of Civilityby Amor Towles(Viking)  OUR SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders! In honor of Insiders’ first anniversary, Book Riot is running a special promotion from April 15-30. Get a two-week free trial of Insiders Novel Monthly or Annual! There’s no special code required, just sign up for Novel Monthly or Annual to start your trial. Head over to the Insiders' website for more info!  About AnneSince founding her blog, Modern Mrs. Darcy, six years ago, Anne has emerged as a talented writer, a skilled community builder, and a trusted tastemaker. She has a knack for getting the right books into the hands of the right readers, which makes her opinions sought-after by authors, publishers, and media outlets. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky with her family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We end our month featuring poetry by discussing Whereas by Layli Long Soldier and Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai. Listener Survey | We're now on Spotify! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Amy B., Jennifer P., Carley T., and Stephanie W. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai (Harper)Whereas by Layli Long Soldier (Graywolf Press) Our Sponsor This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders! In honor of Insiders’ first anniversary, Book Riot is running a special promotion from April 15-30. Get a two-week free trial of Insiders Novel Monthly or Annual! There’s no special code required, just sign up for Novel Monthly or Annual to start your trial. Head over to the Insiders' website for more info! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here in the U.S., it's National Poetry Month! In honor of the occasion, we're featuring amazing women poets all month long. Have a listen and check out our six selections, including our two discussion book that will be featured in our next episode! News Women's Prize for Fiction Announces Its 2018 LonglistStella Prize Announces Its 2018 ShortlistCheck out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Amy B., Jennifer P., Carley T., and Stephanie W. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Featured  Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai (Harper)Native Guard by Natasha Trethewey (Mariner Books)Falling Awake by Alice Oswald (W.W. Norton)Whereas by Layli Long Soldier (Graywolf Press)Cape Verdean Blues by Shauna Barbosa (University of Pittsburgh Press)Where Clouds Are Formed by Ofelia Zepeda (University of Arizona Press) Currently Reading  Children of Blood and Bone by Tomy Adeyemi (Henry Holt BYR)Though I Get Home by Y.Z. Chin (Feminist Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra chat with Anjali Sachdeva about her debut short story collection All the Names They Used for God. Author Bio Anjali Sachdeva is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and has taught writing at the University of Iowa, Augustana College, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Pittsburgh. She also worked for six years at the Creative Nonfiction Foundation, where she was Director of Educational Programs. She has hiked through the backcountry of Canada, Iceland, Kenya, and Mexico, and spent much of her childhood reading fantasy novels and waiting to be whisked away to an alternate universe. Instead, she lives in Pittsburgh, which is pretty wonderful as far as places in this universe go. This is her first book. Website | Twitter Buy the Book   Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This month, we're discussing Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by Phillis Wheatley, the first published African American poet, and Mary Wollstencraft Shelley's Frankenstein—which turns 200 this year! Listener Survey | We're now on Spotify! Books Mentioned Frankenstein by Mary Wollstencraft Shelley Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by Phillis Wheatley Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Amy B., Carley T. and Stephanie W.  Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March is all about classic women! From ancient Greece to early 20th-century New Orleans, our book selections feature a wide range of classics written or translated by women. Listener Survey | We're now on Spotify! News PEN America Awards Angie Thomas Wins ALL the Things Women's Prize for Fiction Stella Prize to Announce Its Shortlist on International Women's Day Books Mentioned Featured  The Odyssey by Homer, Translated by Emily Wilson The Awakening by Kate Chopin The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers edited by Hollis Robbins and Henry Louis Gates, Jr.  Frankenstein by Mary Wollstencraft Shelley Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by Phillis Wheatley Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Currently Reading Circe (Little, Brown) by Madeline Miller Where the Line Bleeds (Scribner) by Jesmyn Ward Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Carley T. and Stephanie W. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra chat with Mira T. Lee, the author of Everything Here is Beautiful, about her debut novel, her road publication, and the importance of discussing the complexities of mental health. Author Bio Mira T. Lee's debut novel, EVERYTHING HERE IS BEAUTIFUL, was recently named a Top 10 Debut of Winter/Spring 2018 by the American Booksellers Association. Her short fiction has appeared in journals such as the Southern Review, the Gettysburg Review, the Missouri Review, Harvard Review, and TriQuarterly, and has twice received special mention for the Pushcart Prize. Mira is a graduate of Stanford University and lives in Cambridge, MA. Website | Facebook | Twitter Buy the Book   Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our February discussion episode, we're talking about Kindred by Octavie E. Butler and Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. Books Mentioned Kindred (Beacon Press) by Octavia E. Butler Homegoing (Knopf) by Yaa Gyasi  Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Carley T. and Stephanie W.  Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra chat with Maggie O'Farrell about her first work of nonfiction, her memoir I Am, I Am, I Am. O'Farrell talks about why she wanted to write a memoir after seven novels and about her own relationship with mortality, which inspired her to share the stories her seventeen brushes with death. Author Bio Maggie O'Farrell is the author of seven novels, After You'd Gone, My Lover's Lover, The Distance Between Us, which won a Somerset Maugham Award, The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, The Hand That First Half Mine, which won the 2010 Costa Novel Award, Instruction for a Heatwave, which was shortlisted for the 2013 Costa Novel Award, This Must Be the Place and I Am, I Am, I Am. She lives in Edinburgh. Buy the Book Website | Facebook   Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Carley T. and Stephanie W.  And be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For February, we're discussing black women authors in honor of black history month. Be sure to follow along over on Instagram and join the discussion in our Goodreads group! News National Book Award Announces International Prize Jacqueline Woodson announced as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Helen Dunmore wins Costa book of the year for INSIDE THE WAVE, a poetry collection Listener Survey Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Carley T. and Stephanie W.  And be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned The Hate U Give (Balzer and Bray) by Angie Thomas Kindred (Beacon Press) by Octavia E. Butler Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Bloomsbury Circus) by Reni Eddo-Lodge Queen Sugar (Pamela Dorman Books) by Natalie Baszile Homegoing (Knopf) by Yaa Gyasi Behold the Dreamers (Random House) by Imbolo Mbue   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is part of a podcast collaboration with Friendlier, a podcast for friends who love to talk. In our episode, we chat about the social aspects of reading and how social media has changed how we find books. In their episode, Friendlier co-hosts Sarah and Abby put their own spin on the topic of the social aspects of reading. Be sure to head over to their website and/or podcast feedand listen to their episode! Things Mentioned Book Twitter Christine Hyung-Oak Lee Celeste Ng Ethel Rohan Chloe Benjamin Roxane Gay Maureen Johnson Bookstagram @wellreadblackgirl @weneeddiversebooks @what.i.read @sumaiyya.books BookTube Books and Lala squibblesreads Jen Campbell About Friendlier Friendlier is like eavesdropping on a phone call between Sarah and Abby, long time friends—and now parents—who love to talk, read, and eat. Every episode we review books, share recipes, and explore a sometimes random/sometimes serious topic. Find us on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Website | Instagram   Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back, bookish friends! With our first regular episode, we chat about some of our most anticipated releases of 2018. News New theme song—thank you Isaac and Sarah Greene. The Reading Women Challenge has started! We redesigned the Reading Women Store. The 24in48 readathon is January 27-28! Check out the details over on their website. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Special thanks to Carley T. and Stephanie W. And be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews. Find a full version of this episode's show notes over on our website. Books Mentioned Feel Free by Zadie Smith (Penguin Press) Feb. 6th Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot (Counterpoint) Feb. 6th All the Names They Used for God: Stories by Anjali Sachdeva (Spiegal and Grau) Feb. 20th What Are We Doing Here? by Marilynne Robinson (FSG) Feb. 20th Awayland by Ramona Ausubel (Riverhead) March 6th The Gunners by Rebecca Kaufman (Counterpoint) March 20th Look Alive Out There by Sloane Crosley (MCD) April 3rd Legendary Ladies by Ann Shen (Chronicle Books) April 3rd Honorable Mentions The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (Little, Brown Book for Young Jan. 2nd The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin (Putnam) Jan. 9th Winter by Ali Smith (Pantheon) Jan. 9th Fire Sermon by Jamie Quatro (Grove Press) Jan. 9th The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (Soho Press) (Jan. 9th)  Where the Line Bleeds by Jesmyn Ward (Scribner) Jan. 16th Brass by Xhenet Aliu (Random House) Jan. 23rd An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (Algonquin) Feb. 6th I Am I Am I Am by Maggie O'Farrell (Knopf) Feb. 6th Force of Nature by Jane Harper (Flatiron) Feb. 6th Fresh Water by Akwaeke Emezi (Grove Press) Feb. 13th Dangerous Crossing by Ausma Zehanat Khan (Minotaur Books) Feb. 3th Happiness by Aminatta Forna (Atlantic) March 6th Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao (Flantiron) March 6th Ask Me about My Uterus by Abby Norman (Nation Books) March 6th Parking Lot Attendant by Nafkote Tamirat (Henry Holt) March 13th The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer (Riverhead) April 3rd Circe by Madeline Miller (Little, Brown) April 10th West by Carys Davies (Scribner) by April 24th Tin Man by Sarah Winman (Putnam) May 15th Florida by Lauren Groff (Riverhead) June 5th Sick by Porochista Khakpour (Harper Perennial) June 5th   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra chat with Chloe Benjamin about her latest novel, The Immortalists. They discuss the inspiration for The Immortalists, living life vs. merely surviving, and the nature of fate. Author Bio Chloe Benjamin is the author of the novel The Anatomy of Dreams, which received the Edna Ferber Fiction Book Award and was longlisted for the 2014 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. A San Francisco native, Benjamin is a graduate of Vassar College and of the University of Wisconsin, where she received her MFA in fiction. Her fiction, poetry, and essays have been published in The Millions, PANK, Ninth Letter, and elsewhere. She lives with her husband in Madison, Wisconsin and is twenty-eight years old. Buy the Book | Chloe's Website Twitter | Instagram ---------------------- Don't you just love our new theme music? Many thanks to our talented friends Isaac and Sarah Greene for composing and recording it for us. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! A special thanks to our patrons, Carley T. and Stephanie W. CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music "Reading Women" Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah  Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We finally announce the winners of the 2017 Reading Women Awards! News Introducing the 2018 Reading Women Challenge You can buy Reading Women Award seals in our new store! Books Mentioned Nonfiction Shortlist Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir by Thi Bui Tell Me Everything You Don't Remember: The Stroke that Changed My Life by Christine Hyung-Oak Lee Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong—and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story by Angela Saini The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship by Michelle Kuo Fiction Shortlist The Weight of Him (St. Martin's) by Ethel Rohan Stay with Me (Knopf) by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ Pachinko (Grand Central Publishing) by Min Jin Lee The Strays (Twelve Books) by Emily Bitto The Lonely Hearts Hotel (Riverhead) by Heather O'Neill Sing, Unburied, Sing (Scribner) by Jesmyn Ward Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Autumn Twitter | Instagram | Website Kendra Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Website Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's our first collab with another bookish podcast! We had a chat with Jenny Colvin from the Reading Envy podcast about some of our favorite books by or about women that we've read this year. Books Mentioned The Mothers by Brit Bennett (Riverhead) Black Wave by Michelle Tea (Feminist Press) Human Acts by Han Kang, Translated by Deborah Smith (Hogarth) Difficult Women by Roxane Gay (Grove Atlantic) Juventud by Vanessa Blakeslee (Curbside Splendor) Himself by Jess Kidd (Atria) A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin (FSG) Eve Out of Her Ruins by Ananda Devi, translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman (Deep Vellum) This Must Be the Place by Maggie O’Farrell (Knopf) About Many thanks to Jenny for collaborating with us on this episode! Jenny Colvin is the creator and host of the Reading Envy podcast, which you can find wherever you get your podcasts. Jenny is a librarian in Greenville, SC. Visit the Reading Envy website and follow Jenny on Twitter and Goodreads.   CONTACT Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! Many thanks to Carley T. and Stephanie W. Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Autumn Twitter | Instagram | Website Kendra Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Website Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's here! In this episode, we announce the 2017 Reading Women Award Nonfiction Shortlist!  Books Mentioned Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir by Thi Bui Tell Me Everything You Don't Remember: The Stroke that Changed My Life by Christine Hyung-Oak Lee Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong—and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story by Angela Saini The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship by Michelle Kuo Interviews Interview with Christine Hyung-Oak Lee Literary Emporium Many thanks to Literary Emporium so sponsoring this episode. You can find more info about Literary Emporium's bookish clothing and accessories on their website. Be sure to use the code READINGWOMEN15 for 15% off your entire purchase.  Follow Literary Emporium Twitter | Facebook | Instagram   Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Autumn Twitter | Instagram | Website Kendra Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Website   Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra chat with Jen Campbell about her short story collection The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night (Two Roads), her love of fairy tales, and how fact can often be stranger than fiction. Buy the Book | Jen's Website You can find the full version of the show notes on our website. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Autumn Twitter | Instagram | Website Kendra Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Website   Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's here! In this episode, we announce the 2017 Reading Women Award Fiction Shortlist! The nonfiction shortlist will be released on November 15th and the winners will be announced December 6th. Books Mentioned The Weight of Him (St. Martin's) by Ethel Rohan Stay with Me (Knopf) by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ Pachinko (Grand Central Publishing) by Min Jin Lee The Strays (Twelve Books) by Emily Bitto The Lonely Hearts Hotel (Riverhead) by Heather O'Neill Sing, Unburied, Sing (Scribner) by Jesmyn Ward Interviews and Q&A's Ethel Rohan Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ Min Jin Lee Emily Bitto Heather O'Neill Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! Special thanks to Carley T. and Stephanie W.   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Autumn Twitter | Instagram | Website Kendra Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Website   Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra interview Margaret Wilkerson Sexton about her debut novel A Kind of Freedom, which was longlisted for the National Book Award. You can find Margaret on Twitter, Facebook, or on her website.  Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Autumn Twitter | Instagram | Website Kendra Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Website   Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss The Cutting Season by Attica Locke and Little Deaths by Emma Flint. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.   SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Autumn Twitter | Instagram | Website Kendra Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Website   Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have a chat with Stephanie Powell Watts about her debut novel No One Is Coming to Save Us (Ecco). We loved discussing the book with her, and highly recommend you pick up a copy of this contemporary story with a Gatsby flair.  Stephanie's Website | Buy the Book Find the full show notes on our website. Subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos; support us on Patreon to get insider goodies!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.   SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Autumn Twitter | Instagram | Website Kendra Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Website   Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The air has turned chilly, the leaves are beginning to change, and the pumpkin spice latte is back at Starbucks. It must be fall. To go with the spooky atmosphere, this month we're talking about mysterious women! News Annie Proulx Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award National Book Award Longlists Announced Kirkus Finalist Announced Books Mentioned The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart Little Deaths by Emma Flint The Cutting Season by Attica Locke Jackaby by William Ritter The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware The Ninth Hour by Ann McDermott (I think said McFarland on the podcast, but it's McDermott. Sorry, guys! -K ) Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong   Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.   SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Autumn Twitter | Instagram | Website   Kendra Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Website   Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward and The Mother of All Questions by Rebecca Solnit. Books Mentioned The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward The Mother of All Questions by Rebecca Solnit You can find all of the books featured in this podcast in the Reading Women Store! And be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos.   Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.   SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Autumn Twitter | Instagram | Website Kendra Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Website   Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have our first double author interview for you today! Rachel Kadish, author of The Weight of Ink, and Tova Mirvis, author of The Book of Separation, join us to chat about their new books. You can find the complete version of the show notes on our website. You can find all of the books featured in this podcast in the Reading Women Store! And be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos.   Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!   CONTACT   Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.   SOCIAL MEDIA   Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Autumn Twitter | Instagram | Website   Kendra Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Website   Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This month we're talking about essay collections!  Books Mentioned Sunshine State by Sarah Gerard Too Much and Not the Mood by Durga Chew-Bose Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay Scratch edited by Manjula Martin The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward The Mother of All Questions by Rebecca Solnit This episode is sponsored by quarterlane. Be sure to check out the box  we curated over on their website. And be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos.   Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.   SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Autumn Twitter | Instagram | Website Kendra Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Website   Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We couldn't have an episode about new books without asking Liberty Hardy, Book Riot contributing editor and Book of the Month judge, to come and tell us about some of her most anticipated releases of the fall.  Books Mentioned Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak (Bloomsbury): Dec. 5 Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke (Mulholland Books): Sept. 12 Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (Scribner): Sept. 2 Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (Graywolf Press): Oct. 3 After the Eclipse by Sarah Perry (HMH): Sept. 26 Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (Penguin Press): Sept. 12 Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich (Harper): Nov. 14 Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan (Scribner): Oct. 3 The Good People by Hannah Kent (Little, Brown): Sept. 19th   For honorable mentions, check out our full show notes on our website.   Liberty Hardy is a co-host of the All the Books podcast, contributing editor at Book Riot, and a Book of the Month judge. She also has two of the most fantastic fur dragons around, Steinbeck and Millay. You can find her on twitter @MissLiberty and on Instagram @franzencomesalive.   You can find all of the books featured in this podcast in the Reading Women Store! And be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos.   Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.   SOCIAL MEDIA   Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Autumn Twitter | Instagram | Website   Kendra Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Website   Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami and Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez. Books Mentioned The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami, Translated by Allison Markin Powell Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez, Translated by Megan McDowell You can find all of the books featured in this podcast in the Reading Women Store! And be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!   CONTACT   Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA   Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Autumn Twitter | Instagram | Website Kendra Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Website   Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're kicking of our celebration of Women in Translation month! This week, we talk about our six book selections by women who have been translated into English.  Books Mentioned Human Acts by Han Kang, Translated by Deborah Smith Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yōko Tawada, Translated by Susan Bernofsky The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami, Translated by Allison Markin Powell The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli, Translated by Christina MacSweeney The Impossible Fairy Tale by Han Yujoo, Translated by Janet Hong Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez, Translated by Megan McDowell See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt The Gringo Champion by Aura Xilonen, Translated by Andrea Rosenberg You can find all of the books featured in this podcast in the Reading Women Store! And be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos.   Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!   CONTACT   Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.   SOCIAL MEDIA   Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Autumn Twitter | Instagram | Website   Kendra Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Website   Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra chat with Ethel Rohan about her debut novel The Weight of Him. We loved discussing the book with her, and if you haven't picked up your copy of of The Weight of Him yet, what are you waiting for?!   You can find all of the books featured in this podcast in the Reading Women Store! And be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos. Full show notes are on our website.    CONTACT   Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.   SOCIAL MEDIA   Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra discuss The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden and The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. Books Mentioned The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden You can find the full show notes on our website and all the books mentioned in this episode can be found in our bookstore.     Make sure you're signed up for our newsletter to get the latest news, author interviews, and books recs! Join the discussion on our Goodreads group, and you can find us on Patreon.   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us at hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram   Music: "Stickybee" by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra chat with Sarah Perry about her book The Essex Serpent, which was one of Kendra's favorite books last year. Don't worry. She manages to keep the fangirling to a minimum. ;) You can find full show notes on our website. Buy the Book | Visit Sarah's Website   Make sure you're signed up for our newsletter to get the latest news, author interviews, and books recs! Join the discussion on our Goodreads group, and you can find us on Patreon.   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us at hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram   Music: "Stickybee" by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For July, we're discussing fictional universes. From fantasy to books about books, we're stretching this theme as far as it will go. Books Mentioned The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers Mikhail and Margarita by Julie Lekstrom Himes The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden Himself by Jess Kidd Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/readingwomen  Be sure to sign up for our newsletter, which goes out every Friday. https://www.readingwomenpodcast.com/newsletter  You can find a full set of show notes at readingwomenpodcast.com CONTACT hello@readingwomenpodcast.com Social: @thereadingwomen   Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We adore ice cream—have we mentioned that yet? Our love of America's favorite dessert inspired us to chat with Amy Ettinger, the author of Sweet Spot, which chronicles her journey to taste ice cream from all across the nation. Amy told us all about her adventures researching her new books, including a car hijacking, water buffalo gelato, and ice cream wars in the streets of New York.  About: Amy Ettinger is an essayist, journalist, and editor. She has written for the New York Times, New York magazine, The Washington Post, Salon, and the Huffington Post. She lives in Santa Cruz, California, with her husband and daughter.   You can purchase SWEET SPOT from our store: readingwomenpodcast.com/store/2017-books   Complete Show Notes can be found on our website: https://www.readingwomenpodcast.com/blog/2017/6/28/interview-amy-ettinger    CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us at hello@readingwomenpodcast.com!  Social Media: @thereadingwomen   Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reading Women continues its birthday celebrations with the second of two anniversary episodes. Today Autumn and Kendra discuss The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry and The Weight of Him by Ethel Rohan.   Books Mentioned The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry The Weight of Him by Ethel Rohan Don't forget to join our Instagram daily challenge for the month of June by using the #ReadingWomenMonth. You can find complete show notes on our website: https://www.readingwomenpodcast.com/blog/2017/6/21/ep-24-the-weight-of-the-essex-serpent   Sign up for our newsletter! https://www.readingwomenpodcast.com/newsletter You can buy both The Essex Serpent and The Weight of Him in the Reading Women Store! https://www.readingwomenpodcast.com/store/welcome/    Contact Questions? Comments? Email us at hello@readingwomenpodcast.com!  Social Media: @thereadingwomen   Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard         Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Birthday to the Reading Women podcast! On June 1st, 2016, we posted our very first episode. For this anniversary episode, Autumn and Kendra talk about books around the theme: "co-host's choice." Hear which books Autumn and Kendra having been dying to pick up this year, and what they're currently reading! Books Mentioned The Leavers by Lisa Ko The Weight of Him by Ethel Rohan The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry The Clay Girl by Heather Tucker The Clasp by Sloan Crosley The Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea (with translation assistance from Marilyn Booth) The Border of Paradise by Esmé Weijun Wang The Address by Fiona Davis You can find all the books featured in this episode in the Reading Women Bookstore! Find complete interactive show notes on our website: readingwomenpodcast.com  Contact Social: @thereadingwomen Questions? Comments? Email us at hello@readingwomenpodcast.com   Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra interview Emily Bitto, author of The Strays, which won Australia's 2015 Stella Prize. Emily talks about her writing process, novel research, and some of the places and and people that inspired her novel. Australian Authors Mentioned  Christina SteadShirley HazzardElizabeth Harrower  Emily Bitto is the author of Stella Prize winning novel The Strays (Affirm Press, and Twelve, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, US), which was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript, the Indie Prize and the Dobbie Award, and won the 2015 Stella Prize. Emily has a Masters in literary studies and a PhD in creative writing from the University of Melbourne. She lives in Melbourne where she co-owns the Carlton winebar, Heartattack & Vine.   The Strays is available for purchase in the Reading Women store.   Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard   Contact https://www.readingwomenpodcast.com | hello@readingwomenpodcast.com Social: @thereadingwomen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra discuss Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri and In the Country by Mia Alvar. Books Mentioned Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri In the Country by Mia Alvar   You can find all of the books featured in this podcast in the Reading Women Store! And be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos.   Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.   Social Media   Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Autumn Twitter | Instagram | Website   Kendra Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Website Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk about books news, short story collections, and what they're currently reading. BOOKS MENTIONED Difficult Women by Roxane Gay A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? by Kathleen Collins What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri In the Country by Mia Alvar You can find all the books mentioned in this podcast in our brand new online bookstore! https://www.readingwomenpodcast.com/store/2017-books/ Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Contact hello@readingwomenpodcast.com Social Media: @thereadingwomen You can find the full show notes for this episode on our website: readingwomenpodcast.com/blog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We couldn't be more excited to interview Heather O'Neill, the author of THE LONELY HEARTS HOTEL (Riverhead). Heather tells us what it's like to be longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction, gives us some behind-the-scenes info about THE LONELY HEARTS HOTEL, and talks about some of her favorite authors. Buy the Book: http://amzn.to/2otRGxC Follow Heather on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lethal_heroine Full Show Notes on readingwomenpodcast.com CONTACT Hello@readingwomenpodcast.com Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Litsy: @thereadingwomen Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra discuss Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West and The Veins of the Ocean by Patricia Engel. Trigger Warning: In this podcast we discuss hate speech, threats, and violence against women. BOOKS MENTIONED Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West The Veins of the Ocean by Patricia Engel Book of the Month has kindly given us a coupon code for you to receive three months of BOTM for $9.99/ per month + a free BOTM tote! Just use the code WOMEN at check out. Thank you so much for supporting the Reading Women! (Code Expires 04/30) CONTACT readingwomenpodcast.com | hello@readingwomenpodcast.com Social Media: @thereadingwomen Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra chat about the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction longlist, some of their favorite Book of the Month picks, and what they're currently reading. BOOKS MENTIONED The Wangs vs the World by Jade Chang http://amzn.to/2ozRkF2 Swimming Lessons and Claire Fuller http://amzn.to/2oFJM0y The Veins of the Ocean by Patricia Engel http://amzn.to/2n8A2Pi Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West http://amzn.to/2nULP0I All Grown Up by Jamie Attenberg http://amzn.to/2nUHPNR Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue http://amzn.to/2n8E8qJ Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett http://amzn.to/2n8Bzow Dear Friend from My Life I Write You in Your Life by Yiyun Li http://amzn.to/2oFL9fI The Whole Art of Detection by Lyndsay Faye http://amzn.to/2n8AVHO THINGS MENTIONED Baileys Prize http://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk Jhalak Prize https://mediadiversified.org/2017/03/17/and-the-winner-of-the-inaugural-jhalak-prize-is/ Jade Chang on Seth Meyers http://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/video/jade-changs-book-gives-the-middle-finger-to-traditional-immigrant-novels/3424089 Lindy West on This American Life https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/545/if-you-dont-have-anything-nice-to-say-say-it-in-all-caps Book of the Month has kindly given us a coupon code for you to receive three months of BOTM for $9.99 a month + a free BOTM tote! Just use our affiliate link and the code WOMEN at check out. Thank you so much for supporting the Reading Women! (Code Expires 04/30) http://www.shareasale.com/u.cfm?d=401961&m=61119&u=1319101 CONTACT hello@readingwomenpodcast.com | readingwomen.com Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Litsy: @thereadingwomen Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We couldn't be more excited to interview Jung Yun, the winner of the inaugural Reading Women award for fiction. Her novel Shelter blew us away with its gorgeous writing and depth. In our chat with Jung, she answers all of the burning questions we'd been dying to ask about her novel--and she gives us a sneak peak about her next project! If you would like a Reading Women award seal for your copy of SHELTER, send us an email over at hello@readingwomenpodcast.com, and we'll be happy to send you one. Follow Jung Yun Twitter: https://twitter.com/JungYun71 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jungyun71/ Jung's Website: https://www.jungyun.info/ CONTACT readingwomenpodcast.com | hello@readingwomenpodcast.com Litsy, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @thereadingwomen Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra chat with Min Jin Lee, author of PACHINKO out now from Grand Central Publishing. Buy the Book http://amzn.to/2mGfzMt FOLLOW MIN Website: https://www.minjinlee.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/minjinlee11 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/minjinleebooks/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lee_minjin/ CONTACT readingwomenpodcast.com Email: hello@readingwomenpodcast.com Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Reading Women, Autumn and Kendra discuss HIDDEN FIGURES by Margot Lee Shetterly and CINDERELLA ATE MY DAUGHTER by Peggy Orenstein. Books Mentioned HIDDEN FIGURES by Margot Lee Shetterly http://amzn.to/2mXvz1b CINDERELLA ATE MY DAUGHTER by Peggy Orenstein http://amzn.to/2njlSHG G I V E A W A Y !! We're giving away a copy of The Zookeeper's Wife as a thank you for all of your support for our newsletters debut. To enter, subscribe to our newsletter. Already subscribed? Never fear! You're already entered. We'll use a random number generator to find the winner and notify them by email. Giveaway closes March 31st! Subscribe here --> https://www.readingwomenpodcast.com/newsletter CONTACT readingwomenpodcast.com Email: hello@readingwomenpodcast.com Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Litsy: @thereadingwomen Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello listeners! For Women's History Month, we're featuring six nonfiction books by six amazing women. Books Mentioned in this Episode The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher http://amzn.to/2lw5K4b Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff http://amzn.to/2maLWXG Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly http://amzn.to/2mqpLNN Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World by Ann Shen http://amzn.to/2lQVNRv Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo http://amzn.to/2l98bO0 Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein http://amzn.to/2lw4NZt Contact hello@readingwomenpodcast.com | readingwomenpodcast.com Litsy, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram: @thereadingwomen Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're beyond thrilled to talk with Christine Hyung-Oak Lee about her book TELL ME EVERYTHING YOU DON'T REMEMBER (Ecco). At 33, Christine had a stroke that changed her life. Simple everyday tasks became impossible, emotions once buried rose to the surface, and, what's worse, she could no longer write stories. Christine first wrote about her experience in an article for Buzzfeed. Now she writes about her stroke and its aftermath in this full-length memoir. In addition to chatting about the writing process and how writing impacted her recovery, she shares details about her forthcoming debut novel THE GOLEM OF SEOUL. Christine's Website: http://www.christinehlee.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/xtinehlee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xtinehlee1/ CONTACT hello@readingwomenpodcast.com | readingwomenpodcast.com Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello listeners! This is our discussion of MOON OVER MANIFEST by Claire Vanderpool and ESPERANZA RISING by Pam Muñoz Ryan. BOOKS MENTIONED MOON OVER MANIFEST by Claire Vanderpool ESPERANZA RISING by Pam Muñoz Ryan CONTACT hello@readingwomenpodcast.com | readingwomenpodcast.com Twitter, Facebook, Instagram: @thereadingwomen Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

February is all about middle readers. Whether you're looking for a book for a young person in your life or you just want a delightful book for yourself, we're here for you! Check out some of our favorite middle reader novels. News Costa Books Awards Golden Hill by Francis Spufford (First Novel Award) Days Without End by Sebastian Barry (Novel Award) Falling Awake by Alice Oswald (Poetry) Dadland: A Journey into Uncharted Territory by Keggie Carew (Biography) The Bombs That Brought Us Together by Brian Conaghan (Children’s Lit) Books Mentioned Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool Brown Girl Dreaming by Jaqueline Woodson The Giver by Lois Lowry The Secret Voice of Gina Zang by Dori Jones Yang Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms and Horten's Incredible Illusions by Lissa Evans Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan New Books Pachinko (Grand Central Publishing) by Min Jin Lee Autumn (Pantheon) by Ali Smith A Separation (Riverhead) by Katie Kitamura Tell Me Everything You Don't Remember (Ecco) by Christine Hyung-Oak Lee American Street (Belzar + Bray) by Ibi Zoboi Dear Friend from My Life I Write You in Your Life (Random House) by Yiyun Li Harmless Like You (Norton) by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan The Hate U Give (Belzar + Bray) by Angie Thomas Contact Reading Women: Twitter | Instagram | Sign up for Our Newsletter on Our Website! Email: hello@readingwomenpodcast.com Autumn: Twitter | Instagram | Website Kendra: Twitter | Instagram | Website You can also find on Litsy as @autumnprivett and @kdwinchester. We Music: “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back, bookish friends! We kicking off the new year with some our most anticipated new releases for the first half of 2017. News "Poet Emily Dickinson Was A Much Loved Baker" via NPR Reading Women has a brand new website! Check out our new look and logo on readingwomenpodcast.com. Books Mentioned Difficult Women (Grove Press) by Roxane GayThe Bear and the Nightingale (Random House) by Katherine ArdenPachinko by Min (Grand Central Publishing) Jin LeeAmerican Street (HarperCollins) by Ibi ZoboiTell My Everything You Don't Remember (HarperCollins) by Christine Hyung-Oak LeeHarmless Like You (W.W. Norton) by Rowan Hisayo BuchananAllegedly (Katherine Tegan Books) by Tiffany D. JacksonThe Mother of All Questions (Haymarket Books) by Rebecca Solnit Contact hello@readingwomenpodcast.com | readingwomenpodcast.com IG, Twitter, Facebook, Litsy: @thereadingwomen Music: “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s finally here! The first ever Reading Women Awards! We are thrilled to announce the winners in two categories: nonfiction and fiction. But first! The runners-up. Nonfiction Runner-up: Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape by Peggy Orenstein Fiction Runner-up: The Mothers by Brit Bennett And the winners are: Nonfiction Winner: All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister Fiction Winner: Shelter by Jung Yun If you would like one of our Reading Women Award seals for your copies of All the Single Ladies and Shelter, email us at hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. See full Show Notes at readingwomenpodcast.com Find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Litsy @thereadingwomen Music: "Stickybee" by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bonus Wednesday in the month means a bonus episode from the Reading Women! This time, we’re discussing THE OTHER EINSTEIN and other books in the “wives of famous people” sub-genre. Books Mentioned THE PARIS WIFE by Paula McLain THE OTHER EINSTEIN by Mary Benedict Z: A NOVEL OF ZELDA FITZGERALD by Therese Anne Fowler UNDER THE WIDE AND STARRY SKY by Nancy Horan WOMEN IN SCIENCE: 50 Peerless Pioneers Who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky WONDER WOMEN by Sam Maggs BAD GIRLS THROUGHOUT HISTORY: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World by Ann Shen Join the discussion on our Goodreads group! NOTE: The complete show notes with links and other fun goodies is on our website, readingwomenpodcast.com.   Contact Email us! --> hello@readingwomenpodcast.com Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Litsy: @thereadingwomen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Autumn and Kendra discuss The Elegance of the Hedgehog and My Brilliant Friend. Do protagonists have to be likable? What role does education play in the lives of Elena and Lina in My Brilliant Friend? Listen and join the conversation on Goodreads or other social media! Books Mentioned in This Podcast The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante The Lost Child by Elena Ferrante Contact readingpodcast@gmail.com | readingwomenpodcast.com Instagram, Twitter, and Litsy: @thereadingwomen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week starts our focus of women in translation. After months of prep, (Autumn will explain why on this one ;) ), we are finally ready to talk about #FerranteFever and giant tomes of female glory. So sit back and get ready for The Man Booker Prize, this month’s selections new books, and more! Books Mentioned The Sellout by Paul Beatty Hot Milk by Deborah Levy His Bloody Project by Roderick Macrae Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh All That Man Is by David Szalay Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien The Sea by John Banville The Life of Pi by Yann Martell The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell The Big Green Tent by Lyudmila Ulitskaya The Vegetarian by Han Kang The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante The Scapegoat by Sofia Nikolaidou Inkheart by Cornelia Funke The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen Victoria by Julia Baird Swing Time by Zadie Smith Contact readingwomenpodcast@gmail.com | readingwomenpodcast.com Twitter, Instagram, Litsy: @thereadingwomen And Don't forget we're also on Goodreads! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Autumn, Kendra, and special guest Dylan discuss Fun Home and Nimona. Get ready to thrill in the wonders of graphic novels and comics! Books Mentioned Nimona by Noelle Stevenson Fun Home by Alison Bechdel Contact readingwomenpodcast.com | readingwomenpodcast@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram/Litsy: @thereadingwomen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the month of October, we’re talking about our favorite graphic novels and comics! But first, it’s time to talk about the most wonderful time of the year–award season!! AND check out all the new books we’re excited about for this fall. News National Book Award Kirkus Prize for Fiction Man Booker Shortlist Book Mentioned Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton Ms Marvel by G. Willow Wilson Nimona by Noelle Stevenson Fun Home by Alison Bechtel This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki Giants Days by John Allison New Books I’ll Tell You In Person by Chloe Caldwell The Mothers by Brit Bennett Wants vs The World by Jade Chang Swing Time by Zadie Smith Hag-seed by Margaret Atwood Contact readingwomenpodcast@gmail.com | readingwomenpodcast.com Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Litsy: @thereadingwomen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Autumn and Kendra discuss two of their favorite works of Souther literature: Mama Day and The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. Warning! There are *spoilers* Books Discussed Mama Day by Gloria Naylor Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers Other Books Mentioned Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward Contact readingwomenpodcast@gmail.com | readingwomenpocast.com Twitter/IG/Litsy: @thereadingwomen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s September! A new month means a new theme. This time around, it’s Southern Literature!! Autumn’s favorite! Prepare yourself for a month filled with all things that remind us of the American South. News Autumn went to see Jesmyn Ward talk about the new book she edited, The Fire This Time. Books Mentioned in This Podcast Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons Mama Day by Gloria Naylor The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neal Hurston The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson New Books Moo by Sharon Creech Commonwealth by Ann Patchett The Tea Planter’s Wife by Dinah Jefferies Little Nothing by Marisa Silver The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride Contact readingwomenpodcast@gmail.com | readingwomenpodcast.com Twitter, Instagram, and Litsy: @thereadingwomen   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are five Wednesdays this month, and you know what that means–our book rec show! Cool Bookish News #women_writers Twitter chat Decatur Book Festival Book Recommendations Question 1: I’m looking for a classic novel that deals with the struggle to be a modern woman and one who abides by familial/societal expectations. - Jay Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser Evelina by Fanny Burney Question 2: I love fiction books about communal living, living off the grid, back to the earth basics, farming, mountain life, etc. I’d love to hear some fiction recommendations!- Melissa Saints at the River by Ron Rash Arcadia by Lauren Groff Question 3: The best newly published book from this year… . I haven’t been reading a whole lot but I just started the diary of henrik 84 ¼ old. It’s hilarious. - Mary Shelter by Jung Yun Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Question 4: What about your #1, must-read, basics for beginnings book about food? [It’s] for someone who’s never heard of Michael Pollan or Joel Salatin and has never watched a food documentary  - Claire Cooked and Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan Consider the Fork: How Technology Transforms the Way We Eat by Bee Wilson Contact readingwomenpodcast.com | readingwomenpodcast@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram/Litsy: @thereadingwomen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra discuss their fierce love and adoration for Hermione Granger and her planning skills. Books Mentioned in this Podcast Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Many thanks to the Witch, Please podcast for inspiring this episode. Check to their complete backlist of episodes for all things Hermione Granger and Harry Potter. You can contact us at readingwomenpodcast@gmail.com or on our website readingwomenpodcast.com. You can also find on Litsy as @autumnprivett and @kdwinchester. We Music: “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, the Reading Women discuss the books they read to try to fill the Harry-shaped void in their lives. Books Mentioned in This Podcast The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern The Charlie Bone Series by Jenny Nimmo Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones Sabriel by Garth Nix Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho The Circle of Magic quartet by Tamora Pierce Unicorn Chronicles by Bruce Coville of Full Cast Audio Contact readingwomenpodcast@gmail.com | readingwomenpodcast.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the Reading discuss Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward and Persepolis by Majane Satrapi. Books Mentioned in this Podcast Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn WardPersepolis by Marjane SatropiSex Object by Jessica ValentiSex and Girls by Peggy OrgensteinAll the Single Ladies by Rebecca TraisterMen We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward Contact Email: readingwomenpodcast@gmail.com For more Reading Women and fun extra go to readingwomenpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new month means a new theme on the Reading Women podcast. July is all about books by women of color. We wanted to include SO many more titles, but we narrowed it down to six books that particularly helped us broaden our perspectives of the world.  BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerneyThe Round House by Louise ErdrichThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanEverything I Never Told You by Celeste NgPersepolis by Marjane SatrapiAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSalvage the Bones by Jesmyn WardSiracusa by Delia EphronThe Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna CannonContact the Reading Women at readingwomenpodcast@gmail.com or on readingwomenpodcast.com.  You can also find on Litsy as @autumnprivett and @kdwinchester. We <3 Litsy!! Music "Stickybee" by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bonus Book Rec Show!! So how this works is that you, our listeners, send us requests for book recommendations, and we give you our answers. For example, if you have no idea what to get your father-in-law for Christmas or what book to read after Fates and Furies, we’re here for you. And if you want to be featured on a future show, send us a message on the contact page of our website or tweet us @thereadingwomen. If we don’t get to your question on the show, we’ll still respond with our book recommendation. BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST Dear America Series Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket Everything that Rises Must Converge by Flannery O’Connor Gilead by Marilynne Robinson Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley Trixie Belden Series Beverly Gray, Freshman by Clair Bank The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan The Hatchet by Gary Paulsen The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Contact the Reading Women at readingwomenpodcast@gmail.com or on readingwomenpodcast.com. You can also find on Litsy as @autumnprivett and @kdwinchester. We Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Reading Women, co-hosts Autumn and Kendra nerd out about some of their favorite books, Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own and Flannery O'Connor's Mystery and Manners. BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST * A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf * Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose by Flannery O'Connor * All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister  *     *     *  CONTACT  Website: readingwomenpodcast.com | Email: readingwomenpodcast@gmail.com  Twitter + Instagram: @thereadinwomen You can also find on Litsy as @autumnprivett and @kdwinchester. We <3 Litsy!!  Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  In this pilot episode of the Reading Women podcast, co-hosts Autumn Privett and Kendra Winchester discuss the books that made them love strong female characters. and that made them interested in feminism. Bailey's Prize Shortlist Cynthia Bond: Ruby Anne Enright: The Green Road Lisa McInerney: The Glorious Heresies Elizabeth McKenzie: The Portable Veblen Hannah Rothschild: The Improbability of Love Hanya Yanagihara: A Little Life Books Mentioned in this Podcast Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose by Flannery O'Connor A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce Contact the Reading Women You can reach us on our website readingwomenpodcast.com or by email: readingwomenpodcast@gmail.com. Music "Stickybee" by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices