• Who We Are
    • Meet the Team
    • Episodes
    • Author Interviews
  • Blog
  • Awards
    • 2021 Challenge
    • 2020 Challenge
    • 2019 Challenge
    • 2018 Challenge
Menu

reading women

Street Address
City, State, Zip
Phone Number
Reclaim the Bookshelf | read the world

Your Custom Text Here

reading women

  • About
    • Who We Are
    • Meet the Team
  • Podcast
    • Episodes
    • Author Interviews
  • Blog
  • Awards
  • Reading Challenge
    • 2021 Challenge
    • 2020 Challenge
    • 2019 Challenge
    • 2018 Challenge

Ep. 92 | The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree and A Burning

July 15, 2020 Reading Women
RW_ShowNotes.jpg

To close out July, Kendra and Sumaiyya discuss The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar and A Burning by Megha Majumdar.

Read more
In Show Notes Tags sumaiyya naseem, the enlightenment of the greengage tree, a burning, Megha Majumdar

Ep. 91 | Fight Like a Girl

July 1, 2020 Reading Women
RW_ShowNotes.jpg

For July’s theme, Kendra, Sumaiyya, and RuthAnn share books around the theme Fight Like a Girl.

Read more
In Show Notes Tags kendra winchester, sumaiyya naseem, fight like a girl

Ep. 86 | A Pure Heart and Love from A to Z

April 22, 2020 Reading Women
RW_ShowNotes.jpg

To close out our month on Marriage Stories, Kendra and Sumaiyya discuss A Pure Heart by Rajia Hassib and Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali.

Read more
In Show Notes Tags sumaiyya naseem, a pure heart, love from a to z, marriage stories, rajia hassib, sk ali

Ep. 85 | Marriage Stories

April 1, 2020 Reading Women
RW_ShowNotes.jpg

For April’s theme, Kendra, Sumaiyya, and Joce discuss Marriage Stories!

Read more
In Show Notes Tags sumaiyya naseem, sofia khan is not obliged, ayisha malik, s.k. ali, love from a to z, a pure heart, rajia hassib, brown white black, nishta mahren, marriage stories

Q&A | Yara Rodrigues Fowler

January 31, 2020 Reading Women
Q&A Banner Template.png

Stubborn Archivist by Yara Rodrigues Fowler is a story that takes place in Britain and Brazil, following an unnamed narrator as she navigates her ethnic and cultural identity and a sense of belonging to both cultures. While the novel is narrated primarily from the from the point of view of the protagonist, other female voices, members of the narrator’s family, also narrate their stories to create a wider picture of a family. Stubborn Archivist is one of those novels that you can’t easily put a label on: to some Stubborn Archivist may be a #MeToo novel while to others it’s a mother-daughter story or a bicultural identity narrative; the undeniable link is, of course, the female protagonist whose voice comes through beautifully. The novel ends mid-sentence, perhaps indicative of the unfinished nature of her life story. We spoke to Yara Rodrigues Fowler about her brilliant debut and the ways it pushes the boundaries of storytelling. - Sumaiyya Naseem

Read more
In Author Q&A, Reading Women Award Tags sumaiyya naseem, Yara Rodrigues Fowler, stubborn archivist

Q&A | Layla AlAmmar

January 10, 2020 Reading Women
Q&A Banner Template.png

The Pact We Made by Layla AlAmmar is a novel that brings a much needed voice from the Middle East. Set in Kuwait, the narrative depicts the dualities in the experience of being a modern woman in a patriarchal system. In the story, Dahlia is living two lives; as a working woman in the outside world, and a daughter whose parents are bound by the dictates of patriarchy. As she edges closer to the age of thirty, she is faced with the brutal societal expectation to get married, just as her other friends have, while also dealing with past trauma that she hasn’t fully come to terms with. Layla AlAmmar’s novel is a brilliant and brave new story from Kuwait that offers a wider, more nuanced and complex picture of living in urban cities of the Gulf. We spoke to Layla AlAmmar about her novel, writing in Kuwait and her character’s distinct interest in art. - Sumaiyya Naseem

Read more
In Author Q&A, Reading Women Award Tags sumaiyya naseem, The Pact We Made, Layla AlAmmar

Ep. 76.5 | Reading Women Award Honorable Mentions

October 30, 2019 Reading Women
Copy of Copy of Author Interview_ Banner Template.png

To kick off Reading Women Award season, our co-hosts Sachi Argabright, Jaclyn Masters, and Sumaiyya Naseem share their Honorable Mentions for 2019!

Read more
In Show Notes Tags sumaiyya naseem, Sachi Argabright, jaclyn masters

Ep. 76 | Our Women on the Ground and The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing

October 16, 2019 Reading Women
RW_ShowNotes.jpg

To close out our month on Cross-Cultural Dualities, Kendra and Sumaiyya chat about this month’s discussion picks.

Read more
In Show Notes Tags sumaiyya naseem, mira jacob, the sleepwalker's guide to dancing

Ep. 75 | Cross-Cultural Dualities

October 2, 2019 Reading Women
RW_ShowNotes.jpg

For October’s theme, Kendra, Sumaiyya, and new Reading Women contributor Bezi discuss books that features characters experiencing cultural dualities.

Read more
In Show Notes Tags sumaiyya naseem, mira jacob, the sleepwalker's guide to dancing, our women on the ground, the pact we made, other words for home, jasmine warga, Bezi Yohannes, maaza mengiste, nk jemisin

Ep. 70 | The Night Diary and The Far Field

July 24, 2019 Reading Women
RW_ShowNotes.jpg

To close out our month about the Partition of India, Kendra and Sumaiyya chat about this month’s discussion picks.

Read more
In Show Notes Tags the night diary, the far field, veera hiranandani, madhuri vijay, sumaiyya naseem
Older Posts →
Blog RSS
Join the discussion on our Goodreads group!

Join the discussion on our Goodreads group!

Check Out Our Store!

IMG_5913.JPG
Shop

Archive

  • Show Notes 140
  • Author Interview 106
  • Author Q&A 39
  • Reading Women Award 32
  • Articles 18
  • Guest Post 12
  • Announcements 5
  • Wrap Up 15
  • Meet the Authors 15

Kendra's BookTube Channel

Jaclyn’s BookTube Channel

Joce’s BookTube Channel

Disclaimer | Newsletter | Contact

Copyright © 2021 Reading Women, LLC