Ep. 1 | Pilot

June 1, 2016 Reading Women

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 Episode

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

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This month on the podcast, we're talking about Going Places. One of the books we're discussing on our latest episode is THE LIFE TO COME by Michelle de Kretser. This #StellaPrize nominated book is unique in that it doesn't have a traditional protagonist. Instead, we learn about Pippa mostly through the eyes of those around her. It's a fascinating read about the way we perceive ourselves and how that differs from how others see us. Hear our full spoiler-free review on Ep. 44. Available wherever you get your podcasts. ⠀ . ⠀ . ⠀ #thereadingwomen #thelifetocome #australianlit #michelledekretser #recommendedreading

I don’t really know where start with this one. Ali Smith’s prose knocks me off my feet every time. I especially love listening to her books on audio. ⠀ . ⠀ HOW TO BE BOTH is split into two sections. In some editions, the sections are swapped in order, so each reader might have a different experience depending on what edition they picked up. I love how playful this novel is, and how both sections ask questions about the duality of one’s nature. - K .⠀ Have any of you read this book? Any other Ali Smith?⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #alismith #howtobeboth #bookreview #fiction #readwomen #thereadingwomen

We love books. Anne Bogel loves books. So you can imagine what a book love nerd out it was when we had Anne on the podcast. We talk about her new book READING PEOPLE, chat about how personality types relate to reading habits, and just generally gush. Link in bio. ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #thereadingwomen #annebogel #readingpeople #weekendreading

We've got a new Q&A on the blog today with with Bethany Morrow author of MEM, which is out from @unnamedpress May 22nd. A truly unique novel written from the perspective of a person's single memory, MEM asks hard questions about who we are and what it means to be human. Follow the link in our bio to check it out. ⠀ . ⠀ From the blurb: "Set in the glittering art deco world of a century ago, MEM makes one slight alteration to history: a scientist in Montreal discovers a method allowing people to have their memories extracted from their minds, whole and complete. The Mems exist as mirror-images of their source—zombie-like creatures destined to experience that singular memory over and over, until they expire in the cavernous Vault where they are kept. ⠀ .⠀ And then there is Dolores Extract #1, the first Mem capable of creating her own memories. An ageless beauty shrouded in mystery, she is allowed to live on her own, and create her own existence, until one day she is summoned back to the Vault."⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #thereadingwomen #readwomen #bethanycmorrow #mem #sciencefiction #readersofinstagram #unitedbookstagram #newbooks #fridayreads #bookcollector #currentread #amreading #bookobsessed #readinglife #readmore #booknerdigan #readreadread #bookrecommendations

Thanks to @aaknopf #partner for sending us this copy of AETHERIAL WORLDS: STORIES by Tatyana Tolstaya. She's a legendary Russian author and this is her first book to be translated into English in 20 years! According to the blurb, in this collection "Tolstaya transmutes the quotidian into aetherial alternatives. These tales, about politics, identity, love, and loss, cut to the core of the Russian psyche, even as they lay bare human universals. Tolstaya's characters--seekers all--are daydreaming children, lonely adults, dislocated foreigners in unfamiliar lands."⠀ .⠀ This absolutely seems to be a banner year for short story lovers!⠀ Has anyone read it yet? Or have it on your TBR? ⠀ . ⠀ . ⠀ . ⠀ . ⠀ . ⠀ #thereadingwomen #readwomen #womenwriters #newbooks #shortstories #aetherialworlds #tatyanatolstaya #translatedbooks #russianlit #bookish #bookstagram #instareads #currentlyreading

New Episode! We're talking about our discussion books for May, THE LIFE TO COME by Michelle de Kretser and A WRINKLE IN TIME by Madeleine L'Engle, AND we share a special announcement about next month's birthday plans!⠀ . ⠀ Listen to Ep. 44 (it’s spoiler free)on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or follow the link in our bio! ⠀ .⠀⠀ #awrinkleintime #MadeleineLEngle #thelifetocome #michelledekretser #youngreaders #thestellaprize #readwomen #womenwriters #literaryfiction #literature #lit #booksbooksbooks #amreading #readersofinstagram #thereadingwomen #unitedbookstagram

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It's time to celebrate! 🎉 A big thank you to each and every one of you. Reading Women would not exist without you and we are blown away by the wonderful welcome and awesome readers we've found in this community. Now, let's giveaway some books. ⠀ . ⠀ Enter to win TWO Reading Women Award winning books of your choice: SHELTER by Jung Yun and ALL THE SINGLE LADIES by Rebecca Traister *or* PACHINKO by Min Jin Lee and HUNGER by Roxane Gay. We will also send you a Reading Women Award seal kit and other swag. ⠀ . ⠀ To enter this INTERNATIONAL giveaway:⠀ 🌟Like this post⠀ 🌟Comment with the title of your favorite book read this year written by a woman.⠀ 🌟For extra entries, tag a friend! ⠀ .⠀ This giveaway will end Saturday 5/19 at midnight EST. Winners chosen at random. Not affiliated with IG, etc.⠀⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀⠀ #thereadingwomen #readwomen #womenwriters #amreading #readwomen #mustreads #recommendedreading #bookstagram #igreads #readersofinstagram #bookgiveaway #bookpodcast #weekendreading

Some of you may remember that THE GUNNERS was one of my most anticipated reads of the first half of 2018. Now I finally have chance to read it! And can we just take a moment to gush about this gorgeous cover??⠀ .⠀ What are you #currentlyreading today? Have you been able to get to some of your most anticipated reads?⠀- K .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #thegunners #rebeccakauffman #bookcover #readwomen #womenwriters #literaryfiction #literature #lit #booksbooksbooks #amreading #readersofinstagram #weekendreads #thereadingwomen

Happy Saturday! Hope everyone is having a good weekend. ICYMI, we have a Q&A on the blog with Ramona Ausubel. She talks about her new short story collection AWAYLAND, motherhood, fairytales, and her writing process. Check it out by following the link in our bio. ⠀ . ⠀ . ⠀ . ⠀ . ⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀ #thereadingwomen #readwomen #ramonaausubel #awayland #shortstories #thereadingwomen #newbooks #bookstagram #instareads #fridayreads #weekendreading #womenwriters #authorinterview #unitedbookstagram

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