Pride, audiobooks, and representation matters (read both ways).

Cheryl’s Books:    

On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters by Bonnnie Tsui

My Autobiography of Carson McCullers by Jenn Shapland

It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way by Kyo Maclear

Mentioned:

Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

Books by or including information about Gyo Fujikawa

Books written and illustrated by Julie Morstad

Unearthing: A Story of Tangled Love and Family Secrets by Kyo Maclear

Jessica’s Books:   

The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Process For an Inspired Life by Suleika Jaouad

The Café with No Name by Robert Seethaler

The Lilac People by Milo Todd

Mentioned:

Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad

Women’s Hotel by Daniel M. Lavery

The Einstein of Sex: Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, Visionary of Weimar Berlin by Daniel Brook

Mari’s Books:   

At Last She Stood How Joey Guerrero Spied, Survived, and Fought for Freedom by Erin Entrada Kelly

Are You a Friend of Dorothy? The True Story of an Imaginary Woman and the Real People She Helped by Kyle Lukoff

You and me, Anemone : a story about friendship and personal space by Rachel Vail 

Oasis by Guojing

Mentioned: 

I’m Sorry You Got Mad by Kyle Lukoff

The House That Floated by Guojing (September 2025 Release) 

Our Producer, Rissa’s Books:   

Mentioned: 

The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History by Nathalia Holt