We welcome our new co-host, Mary, and discuss women-led stories in books, movies, and television.

Check out what we talked about:

Books mentioned:

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" of the "Millennium" series by Stieg Larsson with readalike "White Heat" by M.J. McGrath. "The Romanov Empress: A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna" by C.W. Gortner with readalike "The Secret Daughter of the Tsar" by Jennifer Laam. The graphic novel series "Alias" by Brian Michael Bendis. "The Color Purple" by Alice Waker. "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas. "Cold Mountain" by Jennifer Frazier.

Movies and TV shows mentioned:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, Directors Niels Arden Oplev and Daniel Alfredson

Promising Young Woman, Director Emerald Fennell

Jessica Jones, Netflix

Agent Carter, ABC

The Color Purple, Director Steven Spielberg

The Help, Director Tate Taylor

The Hate U Give, Director George Tillman Jr.

Cold Mountain, Director Anthony Minghella

Read Brit Marling's opinion piece: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/opinion/sunday/brit-marling-women-movies.html

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