One of our favorite Reading Women specials is here—our most anticipated new releases! In this episode, we talk with Elizabeth Khuri Chandler, the co-founder of Goodreads, about some of the most popular upcoming fall reads.
Read moreQ&A | Hannah Pittard
This past weekend we went to the Decatur Book Festival where we met both Hannah Pittard and Rebecca Makkai, who we recently featured on a Q&A, at a panel about communities experiencing collective grief. ave you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall and listen in on two intelligent woman talking about literature? That's what it felt like to hear Rebecca and Hannah's conversation about their novels. You can check out Rebecca Makkai's Q&A here, but today is all about Hannah Pittard's latest novel Visible Empire.
Read moreEp. 51 | We're Reading Memoirs!
Another month means another theme! For September, we're reading memoirs.
Read moreEp. 50.5 | Crossover Episode with That's Ancient History Pt. 1
For our bonus episode this month, we talk with Jean, the host of That's Ancient History, the podcast for all things classical, old and new. As a classics scholar and avid literature lover, Jean shares some of her perspective on the universality and relevance of classic Greek stories to today's literature and wider culture. Be sure to check over on That's Ancient History's podcast feed for Pt. 2 of our collaboration! (Out September 3rd, 2018)
Read moreInterview | Elizabeth Catte
You, our dear listeners, have followed along as we've interviewed authors from a wide range of backgrounds who've written different stories set all around the globe. But recently we realized we'd never talked about a book featuring our own home region—Appalachia. In this interview, we chat with Elizabeth Catte, the author of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia, about the history of the Appalachia, the region's role in contemporary U.S. politics, and the influence of J.D. Vance's Hillbilly Elegy.
Read moreEp. 50 | The Good Earth and Beloved
We discuss The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck and Beloved by Toni Morrison.
Read moreQ&A | Roshani Chokshi
One of our favorite YA fantasy worlds that we've discovered in the past few years is Roshani Chokshi's Star-Touched Queen series. The first two novels give us a look at two very different sisters and their own discovery that the world around may be more magical than it seems. Now Roshani is back with a short story collection set in the same fictional universe. She tells us a little bit about why she wanted to return to this world and give us few more glimpses into these characters' lives.
Read moreInterview | Crystal Hana Kim
We chat with Crystal Hana Kim about her debut novel If You Leave Me, out now from William Morrow!
Read moreQ&A | Rebecca Makkai
Sometimes an author creates such a vivid story that it stays with you long after you turn the last page. Rebecca Makkai achieves that with her latest novel The Great Believers. In this story she weaves together elements across nearly a century of time, from 1920s Paris to 1980s Chicago and back to Paris in 2015. We had an opportunity to chat with Rebecca about what inspired The Great Believers and how she approached writing such an ambitious novel.
Read moreEp. 49 | Women Nobel Laureates
August is all about women who have won the Nobel Prize in Literature! We may have had only 14 authors to choose from (thank you, patriarchy), but we are thrilled to promote these amazing women writers. We also have another special guest on the show who recommends two of her favorite Nobel winners.
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