Reading Women

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Reading Women releases new episodes every Wednesday. Each month features two episodes on the same theme—one highlighting a range of titles and one discussing two titles more in depth—and two author in... more

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December 15, 2021Ep. 122 | Farewell, Dear Listeners
In Reading Women’s final episode, Kendra and a very special guest reminisce about episodes across Reading Women’s six seasons.
Things Mentioned
Team Page
Books Mentioned
Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

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December 12, 2021Interview with Helen Hoang
In this week’s episode, Joce talks with Helen Hoang about her latest novel, The Heart Principle, which is out from Berkley Books.
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Books Mentioned
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

About the Author
Helen Hoang is that shy person who never talks. Until she does. And the worst things fly out of her mouth. She read her first romance novel in eighth grade and has been addicted ever since.
In 2016, she was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in line with what was previously known as Asperger’s Syndrome. Her journey inspired THE KISS QUOTIENT.
She currently lives in San Diego, California with her husband, two kids, and pet fish.
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38min
December 08, 2021Interview with Denise Williams
In this week’s episode, Joce talks with Denise Williams about her latest novel, The Fastest Way to Fall, which is out from Berkley Romance.
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Books Mentioned
The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams
How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams

About the Author
Denise Williams wrote her first book in the 2nd grade. I Hate You and its sequel, I Still Hate You, featured a tough, funny heroine, a quirky hero, witty banter, and a dragon. Minus the dragons, these are still the books she likes to write. After penning those early works, she finished second grade and eventually earned a PhD. After growing up a military brat around the world and across the country, Denise now lives in Iowa with her husband, son, and two ornery shih-tzus who think they own the house. How to Fail at Flirting was her debut novel and she can usually be found reading, writing, or thinking about love stories.

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49min
December 01, 2021Interview with Kyle Lucia Wu
In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Kyle Lucia Wu about her book, Win Me Something, which is out from Tin House.
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Books Mentioned
Win Me Something by Kyle Lucia Wu
Kyle Recommends
Such a Fun Age by Kylie Reid
Overpour by Jane Wong
Ghost Forest by Pin-Shuen Fung
The Atmosphereians by Alex McElroy

About the Author
Kyle Lucia Wu, author of Win Me Something, has received the Asian American Writers’ Workshop Margins Fellowship and residencies from Millay Arts, The Byrdcliffe Colony, Plympton’s Writing Downtown Residency, and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center. She is the Programs & Communications Director at Kundiman and has taught creative writing at Fordham University and The New School. She lives in New York City.
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November 17, 2021Ep. 121 | Looking Back: Author Interviews
In this week’s episode, we look back at past author interviews throughout the years, and Kendra shares some behind-the-scenes memories around some of her most memorable interviews.
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Things Mentioned
Interview | Min Jin Lee
Interview | Leesa Cross-Smith
Interview | Carolina De Robertis
Interview | Alice Wong
Interview | Talia Hibbert
Interview | Elizabeth Miki Brina
Interview | Zakiya Dalila Harris
Books Mentioned
All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister
Pachinko by Min jin Lee
Whiskey & Ribbons by Lessa Cross-Smith
Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis
Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong
Alice Wong’s Podcast
Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
Speak, Okinawa by Elizabeth Miki Brina
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

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51min
November 10, 2021Interview with Myriam J. A. Chancy
In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Myriam J. A. Chancy about her book, What Storm, What Thunder, which is out from Tin House.
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Books Mentioned
What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam J. A. Chancy
Framing Silence: Revolutionary Novels by Haitian Women by Myriam J. A. Chancy
Myriam Recommends
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
The One-Armed Sister Sweeps the House by Cherie Jones
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

About the Author
Myriam J. A. Chancy is a Haitian-Canadian-American writer, the HBA Chair in the Humanities at Scripps College in Claremont, California, and a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
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41min
November 03, 2021Interview with Jung Yun Pt. 2
In this week’s episode, Joce talks with Jung Yun about her novel, O Beautiful, which out now from St. Martin’s Press.
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Books Mentioned
Shelter by Jung Yun
O Beautiful by Jung Yun
Jung Recommends
The Evening Hero by Marie Myung-Ok Lee
The Apology by Jim Han

Author Bio
Jung Yun was born in Seoul, South Korea and grew up in Fargo, North Dakota. Her debut novel, Shelter was long-listed for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize, a finalist for the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, and a semi-finalist for Good Reads’ Best Fiction Book of 2016. A 2018 MacDowell fellow, her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post,Tin House, and others. She lives in Baltimore, and serves as an assistant professor at the George Washington University.
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October 27, 2021Interview with Jen Campbell Pt. 2
In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Jen Campbell about her book, The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers, which is out from Thames & Hudson.
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Books Mentioned
The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers: And Other Gruesome Tales by Jen Campbell
The Girl Aquarium by Jen Campbell
Franklin’s Flying Bookshop by Jen Campbell
Jen Recommends
Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig
Disability Invisibility edited by Alice Wong
Growing Up Disabled in Australia edited by Carly Findlay
Disfigured by Amanda Leduc
Mrs. March by Virginia Feito
The Talented Mrs. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

About the Author
Jen Campbell is a bestselling author and award-winning poet. She's written ten books for both adults and children, spanning nonfiction, poetry, short stories and children's books. Her podcast BOOKS WITH JEN is an iTunes top 100 podcast. She reviews books on BBC Radio, runs a book club for TOAST, and has a Youtube channel where she talks about books, the history of fairy tales, and the representation of disfigurement and disability. www.jen-campbell.co.uk
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55min
October 20, 2021Ep. 120 | Quicksand and The Unquiet Dead
In this week’s episode, Kendra and Sumaiyya discuss Quicksand and The Unquiet Dead.
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Things Mentioned
The JCB Prize for Literature
Interview with Alice Bolin, Dead Girls
Video Interview with Ausma Zehanat Khan
Books Mentioned
The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan
Quicksand by Malin Persson Giolito
Translated from Swedish by Rachel Willson-Broyles
Further Reading
Revenge by Yoko Ogawa
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
A Death in Shonagatchhi by Ritual Das

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47min
October 13, 2021Interview with Alexis Daria
In this week’s episode, Joce talks with Alexis Daria about her novel, A Lot Like Adios, which out now from Avon.
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Books Mentioned
A Lot Like Adios by Alexis Daria
You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
Alexis Recommends
The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa
The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
With Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Author Bio
Award-winning, bestselling author Alexis Daria is a lifelong New Yorker who writes stories celebrating the lives and loves of Latinx characters. Her 2020 release, You Had Me At Hola, was a national bestseller, New York Times Editor's Choice Pick and featured on several “Best of” lists for the year.
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37min

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