For the next post about book recommendations from around the world, we travel to India, a country with a rich literary tradition in dozens of languages, regions, and cultures. With such a wide range of literature to choose from, it's easy to feel at a loss to where to start. We asked Resh, the brilliant mind behind The Book Satchel instagram account, to reccomend some books by Indian women writers.
Read moreHappy Birthday, Reading Women!
On June 1st, 2016, we published our first episode of Reading Women. Little did we know that two years later we would have reached our 70th episode, including author interviews and bonus content featuring everything from new releases to book recommendations.
Read moreInterview | Meaghan O'Connell
We had a chat with Meaghan O'Connell about her new memoir And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready. Meaghan discusses the romanticized expectations surrounding birth and early motherhood, the process of she coming to terms with the reality of her own birth experience, and how her feminism interacts with her new life as a mom.
Read moreQ&A | Bethany C. Morrow
We enjoyed the opportunity to chat with Bethany Morrow about her novel MEM. 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.
Read moreEp. 44 | The Life to Come and A Wrinkle in Time
We talk about our discussion books for May, The Life to Comeby Michelle de Kretser and A Wrinkle in Timeby Madeleine L'Engle, AND we share a special announcement about next month's plans!
Read moreInterview | Chibundu Onuzo
We chat with Chibundu Onuzo about her novel Welcome to Lagos, which is out now from Catapult.
Read moreQ&A | Ramona Ausubel
Ramona Ausubel is a prolific writer of both novels and short stories. In her most recent short story collection Awayland, she structures the book around four different lands: Bay of Hungers, The Cape of Persistent Hope, The Lonesome Flats, and The Dream Isles. In her mystical and fantastical voice, she uses these geographical areas to explore themes like relationships, leaving, and motherhood. In this Q&A, Ausubel talks about why she returns to the theme of motherhood in particular, how her writing style changes with the format, and what she's working on now.
Read moreEp. 43 | We're Going Places!
In May, we're going places! All our book selections this month revolve around the theme "going places." Have a listen and check out our book recs, just in time for summer travels!
Read moreDewey's Readathon: Perfect Pairings
Another spring means another Dewey's Readathon!
This time around, we've been thinking about the perfect book/snack/beverage pairings. As any readathoner knows, after choosing your TBR, the most important decision you face is picking out your readathon snacks.
Read moreInterview | Anne Bogel, Host of What Should I Read Next?
When we started podcasting, everyone and her mother's brother asked if we listened to Anne Bogel's podcast What Should I Read Next? And rightly so. She has a great podcast where she talks with guests about some of their favorite books and recommends titles she thinks they'll love. We couldn't be more thrilled to chat with Anne about her blog, Modern Mrs. Darcy, her podcast, and her latest book, Reading People. And be sure to be on the look out for our episode on What Should I Read Next?, which will go live on May 1st.
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