Autumn and Kendra talk with Tressie McMillan Cottom about her new book Thick: And Other Essays, which is out now from The New Press.
Read moreQ&A | Etaf Rum
In A Woman Is No Man, Etaf Rum tackles the sensitive and devastating problem of domestic abuse and women’s oppression in Palestinian culture. This is a topic that Rum admits she was scared to approach because it would upset her community, a challenge she feels female Arab writers often face. In this remarkable novel, Rum draws from her own experiences and writes an unflinching multi-generational story that confronts the reality of the female experience within a patriarchal culture that is also suffering from the unaddressed and neglected trauma of Al Nakba. Rum’s novel is also the story of one young woman’s journey of defying the limited path chosen for her by working towards claiming agency for herself. - Sumaiyya Naseem
Read moreEp. 64 | The Moor's Account and A Very Large Expanse of Sea
For our month on Ramadan Reading, Kendra and Sumaiyya discuss The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalami and A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi.
Read moreInterview | Anissa Gray
Autumn and Kendra talk with Anissa Gray about her debut novel The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls, which is out now from Berkley Publishing.
Read moreEp. 63 | Ramadan Reading
For April, Sumaiyya and Kendra, with special guest Amena Ravat, talk about Muslim women writers for our theme Ramadan Reading!
Read moreInterview | Hollie Fraser and Rosy Kehdi of Books on the Subway
Today Kendra and Autumn chat with Hollie Fraser and Rosy Kehdi, the founders of Books on the Subway and hosts of the podcast Ride. Read. Discuss. Over on their podcast, Hollie and Rosy interview Kendra and Autumn about the founding of Reading Women and how things run behind the scenes. Be sure to check it out!
Read moreEp. 62 | Terra Nullius and Her Father's Daughter
For our month on on Australian Literature, Kendra and Jaclyn discuss Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman and Her Father’s Daughter by Alice Pung.
Read moreInterview | T Kira Madden
Autumn and Kendra talk with T Kira Madden about her memoir Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls, which is out now from Bloomsbury.
Read moreGuest Post | 6 Plays for Beginners
When talking with us about this post and how unfamiliar we were with the topic, Beth said, “Okay, we can start from the beginning.” And she does. Spanning from the late 1800s to the present, here are 6 plays that focus on women’s stories—and all perfect for beginners. Many thanks to Beth for sharing her knowledge of theatre with us and guiding us into this magnificent world of drama.
Read moreEp. 61 | Australia and Surrounding Archipelago
For March, Jaclyn and Kendra are talking about women writers from Australia and the surrounding archipelago!
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