Reading Women

Reading Women releases new episodes every Wednesday. Each month features two episodes on the same theme—one highlighting a range of titles and one discussing two titles more in depth—and two author interviews with women writers whose work we’ve loved.

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Ep. 5 | Attempting to Fill the Harry Potter Void

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

Aug 03, 2016•39 min

Ep. 4 | Motherhood, Mythology, and Marjane

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 Ward Persepolis by Marjane Satropi Sex Object by Jessica Valenti Sex and Girls by Peggy Orgenstein All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward Contact Email: readingwomenpodcast@gmail.com For more Reading Women and fun extra go to readingwomenpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

Jul 20, 2016•39 min

Ep. 3 | So Many Author Crushes

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 McInerney The Round House by Louise Erdrich The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Salva...

Jul 06, 2016•42 min

Ep. 2.5 | Fangirling Is an Art

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 recom...

Jun 29, 2016•34 min

Ep. 2 | A South of One's Own

In this episode of Reading Women, co-hosts Autumn and Kendra nerd out about some of their favorite books, Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own and Flannery O'Connor's Mystery and Manners. BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST * A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf * Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose by Flannery O'Connor * All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister * * * CONTACT Website: readingwomenpodcast.com | Email: readingwomenpodcast@gmail.com Twitter + Instagram: @thereadinwomen You can also...

Jun 15, 2016•32 min

Ep. 1 | Pilot

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 Pro...

May 26, 2016•39 min

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