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To close out our month on Cross-Cultural Dualities, Kendra and Sumaiyya chat about this month’s discussion picks.

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Books MentionedOur Women on the Ground: Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World edited by Zahra HankirThe Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob

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Autumn and Kendra talk with Kalisha Buckhanon about her new novel Speaking of Summer, which is out now from Counterpoint.

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Books MentionedSpeaking of Summer by Kalisha Buckhanon

Kalisha RecommendsRicanness by Sandra RuizBecoming by Michelle ObamaThe Yellow House by Sarah M. BroomBrother, I’m Dying by Edwidge Danticat

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For October’s  theme, Kendra, Sumaiyya, and new Reading Women contributor Bezi discuss books that feature characters experiencing cultural dualities. You can find the complete show notes and transcript over on our website.

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Things MentionedThe JCB Prize for LiteratureThe National Book Award

Books MentionedOther Words for Home by Jasmine WargaThe Pact We Made by by Layla AlAmmarOur Women on the Ground: Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World edited by Zahra HankirThe Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob

Guest PicksBeneath the Lion’s Gaze by Maaza MengisteThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

Currently ReadingThe Confession by Jessie BurtonI’m Telling the Truth But I’m Lying by Bassey Ikpi

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Autumn and Kendra talk with Carolina De Robertis about her new novel Cantoras, which is out now from Knopf.

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Books MentionedCantoras by Carolina De Robertis

Carolina RecommendsDominicana by Angie CruzSpider Love Song and Other Stories by Nancy Au

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To close out our month on Indigenous women writers from around the world, Kendra and Jaclyn chat about this month’s discussion picks.

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Things Mentioned“Joy Harjo’s New Poetry Collection Brings Native Issues to the Forefront” (Smithsonian)Blak History Month Website

Books MentionedAn American Sunrise by Joy HarjoGrowing Up Aboriginal in Australia edited by Dr. Anita Heiss

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Autumn and Kendra talk with Kira Jane Buxton about her debut novel Hollow Kingdom, which is out now from Grand Central Publishing. You can find the transcript and the complete show notes for this episode over on our website.

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Books MentionedHollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton

Kira RecommendsDevotions by Mary OliverThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverMy Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteI Was Told There’d Be Cake by Sloane CrosleyBossypants by Tina Fey Yes Please by Amy PoehlerCirce by Madeline MillerDogs and Men by Mary AnsellThis Is How It Always Is by Laurie FrankelLove Water Memory by Jennie ShortridgeThe Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George

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For September’s  theme, Kendra, Jaclyn, and special guest Mallory Whiteduck discuss books by Indigenous women from around the world.

Things MentionedReading Prize for FictionDr. Brittany Jock on Getting Curiousnative-land.ca

Books MentionedAn American Sunrise by Joy HarjoGrowing Up Aboriginal in Australia edited by Dr. Anita HeissTrail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseBlack Marks on a White Page edited by Witi Ihimaera and Tina MakeretiJaclyn first found this title via @ns510reads on Instagram

Guest PicksLove Medicine by Louise ErdrichMy Body Is a Book of Rules by Elissa Washuta

Currently ReadingBirdie by Tracey LindbergDani’s Review of Birdie on @thunderbirdwomanreads on InstagramMullumbimby by Melissa Lucashenko

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Autumn and Kendra talk with Tina Kover, the translator of Disoriental by Négar Djavadi.

Books Mentioned Translated by Tina KoverDisoriental by Négar DjavadiOlder Brother by Mahir GuvenIn the Shadow of the Inferno by Hervé Le Corre

Tina RecommendsThe Remainder by Alia Trabucco Zerán, Translated by Sophie HughesFlights by Olga Tokarczuk, Translated by Jennifer CroftHomesick by Jennifer Croft

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To close out our month on chronic illness and mental health, Kendra and Sachi chat about this month’s discussion picks. You can find the show notes and transcript for this episode over on our website.

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Things MentionedInterview with Esmé Weijun Wang on the Asian American Writers' Workshop Podcast

Books MentionedAsk Me About My Uterus by Abby NormanThe Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang

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Autumn and Kendra talk with Madhuri Vijay about her debut novel The Far Field, which is out now from Grove Press. You can find the complete show notes and transcript for this episode over on our website.The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay

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