Reading Women

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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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