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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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected]! 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 [email protected]! 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 [email protected] 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 | [email protected] 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 | [email protected] 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 [email protected] | 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 [email protected], 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 | [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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 [email protected] | 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 [email protected] | 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 [email protected] | 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: [email protected] 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 [email protected] | 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 [email protected]. 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! --> [email protected] 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 [email protected] | 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 [email protected] | 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 | [email protected] 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 [email protected] | 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 [email protected] | 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 [email protected] | 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 | [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] | 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: [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected]. Music "Stickybee" by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices