Reading Women

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. Find a full version of this episode's show notes over on our website.

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Things MentionedQ&A with Claire G. ColemanTerra Nullius Shortlisted for the Reading Women AwardThe Stella Prize ShortlistWomen’s Prize for Fiction LonglistReading Women Challenge Discussion Board

Books MentionedTerra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman (Small Beer Press)Her Father’s Daughter by Alice Pung (Black Inc.)

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Autumn and Kendra talk with T Kira Madden about her memoir Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls, which is out now from Bloomsbury. See a full version of this episode's show notes over on our website.

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Books MentionedLong Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden

Kira RecommendsChronology of Water by Lidia YuknavitchLinda BerryThe Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun WangOrdinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz Mostly Dead Things by Kristen ArnettEnormous Changes at the Last Minute by Grace Paley

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For March, Jaclyn and Kendra, with special guest Winnie Loo, talk about women writers from Australia and the surrounding archipelago! Find a full version of the show for this episode on our website.

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Things MentionedThe Stella Prize

Books MentionedTerra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman (Small beer Press)

Q&A with Claire G. Coleman

Her Father’s Daughter by Alice Pung (Black Inc.)

Beautiful Revolutionary by Laura Elizabeth Woollett (Scribe)

Can You Tolerate This? by Ashleigh Young (Riverhead)

Ali Smith’s Lecture on Katherine Mansfield and Virginia WoolfGuest PicksEat First, Talk Later by Beth Yahp (Random House Australia)

The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster by Sarah Krasnostein (St. Martin’s) Currently ReadingHow Long ‘Til Black Future Month by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit)

Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli (Knopf)

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Autumn and Kendra talk with Katya Apekina about her debut novel The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish, which is out now from Two Dollar Radio. Find the full version of the show notes for this episode over on our website.

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Books MentionedThe Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish by Katya Apekina 

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For our month on love stories and romance novels, Kendra and Sachi discuss First Comes Marriage by Huda Al-Marashi and An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. Find the full version of this episode's show notes over on our website.

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Agata’s “9 Romance Novels for Beginners” PostLove Between the Covers Documentary7 Things I wish More People Understood about My Arranged MarriageVideo on Why Huda Wrote Her MemoirInterview with Huda: On Likeability in the MemoirBooks MentionedFirst Comes Marriage by Huda Al-MarashiAn American Marriage by Tayari Jones

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Autumn and Kendra talk with Soraya Chemaly about her new book Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women’s Anger. A full version of the show notes for this episode can be found over on our website.

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Books MentionedRage Becomes Her: The Power of Women’s Anger by Soraya ChemalyEloquent Rage: A Black feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney CooperGood and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger by Rebecca TraisterThe Power by Naomi AldermanFlorida by Lauren GroffBinti by Nnedi OkoraforCirce by Madeline MillerThe Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill LeporeThe Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon

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Kendra and Sachi discuss love stories and romance novels. You can find a full version of our show notes here.

Things MentionedThe Stella PrizeThe Ensemble Playlist on SpotifyCheck out our Patreon pageTressie McMillan CottomBooks MentionedThe Wedding Date by Jasmine GuilloryThe Ensemble by Aja GabelFirst Comes Marriage by Huda Al-MarashiAn American Marriage by Tayari JonesForbidden by Beverly JenkinsIndigo by Beverly JenkinsFlow by Kennedy RyanGrip by Kennedy RyanThe Collected Schizophrenias: Essays by Esmé Weijun WangThe Mango Bride by Marivi SolivenThick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom

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We couldn’t be more thrilled to introduce you to our new team members: Sachi Argabright, Jaclyn Masters, and Sumaiyya Naseem! In addition to learning more about our new contributors, you’ll hear a special segment from our intern, Kyra McConnell. Find the full version of our show notes over on our website.

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Meet Our New ContributorsSumaiyya NaseemJaclyn MastersSachi ArgabrightBooks MentionedA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfLifting the Veil by Ismat ChugtaiWoman Kind by Dr. Kirstin Ferguson and Catherine FoxCan We All Be Feminists? by edited by June Eric-UdorieLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgPachinko by Min Jin LeeA Special thanks to our intern, Kyra McConnell, for her work with us over the last month! For this bonus episode segment, Kyra discusses creative approaches to reading the works of Jane Austen! Namely, Sense and Sensibility.

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Today we have an interview with Anne Twomey and Nicole Caputo, the founders of She Designs Books, an organization that looks to promote, support and celebrate female designers in books. And happy birthday to She Designs Books, which turned 1 earlier this this month! Find the full version of this episode's show notes over on our website.

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Spine Magazine

Designers Mentioned

Kimberly Glyder

Nicolette Seeback

Na Kim

Jaya Miceli

Alison Forner

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She Designs Books was launched in January 2018 as an organization with a mission of celebrating women designers in book publishing. We feature books and covers by women designers on social media and host gatherings and educational talks to connect, support, lift and create community.

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We're back, bookish friends! With our first regular episode, we chat about some of our most anticipated releases of 2019. Find a full version of our show notes over on our website.

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Books MentionedJan. 8th - Sugar Run by Mesha Maren (Algonquin Books)

Jan. 29th - Black Is the Body by Emily Bernard (Knopf)

Feb. 5th - The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang (Graywolf Press)

Feb. 12th - Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli (Knopf)

March 5th - A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum (Harper Books)

March 5th - Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden (Bloomsbury)

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Note: Though Kendra says March 19th in the episode, the pub date is now March 5th.

March 12th -The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson (Grove Press)

April 16th - Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (FSG)

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