For October, we're talking about books around theme of Fractured Fairytales!
Read moreInterview | Peng Shepherd
We talk to Peng Shepherd, author of The Book of M, which is out now from William Morrow!
Read moreEp. 52 | Heart Berries and Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
For our month about memoirs, we discuss Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot and Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson.
Read moreEp. 51.5 | Most Anticipated New Releases of 2018 Pt. 2 ft. Elizabeth Khuri Chandler, Co-founder of Goodreads
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.
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