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Autumn and Kendra discuss The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden and The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. Books Mentioned The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden You can find the full show notes on our website and all the books mentioned in this episode can be found in our bookstore.     Make sure you're signed up for our newsletter to get the latest news, author interviews, and books recs! Join the discussion on our Goodreads group, and you can find us on Patreon.   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected].  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram   Music: "Stickybee" by Josh Woodard

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Autumn and Kendra chat with Sarah Perry about her book The Essex Serpent, which was one of Kendra's favorite books last year. Don't worry. She manages to keep the fangirling to a minimum. ;)

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For July, we're discussing fictional universes. From fantasy to books about books, we're stretching this theme as far as it will go.

• The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
• A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
• Mikhail and Margarita by Julie Lekstrom Himes
• The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
• Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
• The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
• The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden
• The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
• Himself by Jess Kidd
• Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny

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We adore ice cream—have we mentioned that yet? Our love of America's favorite dessert inspired us to chat with Amy Ettinger, the author of Sweet Spot, which chronicles her journey to taste ice cream from all across the nation. Amy told us all about her adventures researching her new books, including a car hijacking, water buffalo gelato, and ice cream wars in the streets of New York. 

About: Amy Ettinger is an essayist, journalist, and editor. She has written for the New York Times, New York magazine, The Washington Post, Salon, and the Huffington Post. She lives in Santa Cruz, California, with her husband and daughter.

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Reading Women continues its birthday celebrations with the second of two anniversary episodes. Today Autumn and Kendra discuss The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry and The Weight of Him by Ethel Rohan.

• The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
• The Weight of Him by Ethel Rohan

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Happy Birthday to the Reading Women podcast! On June 1st, 2016, we posted our very first episode. For this anniversary episode, Autumn and Kendra talk about books around the theme: "co-host's choice." Hear which books Autumn and Kendra having been dying to pick up this year, and what they're currently reading!

• The Leavers by Lisa Ko
• The Weight of Him by Ethel Rohan
• The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
• The Clay Girl by Heather Tucker
• The Clasp by Sloan Crosley
• The Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea (with translation assistance from Marilyn Booth)
• The Border of Paradise by Esmé Weijun Wang
• The Address by Fiona Davis

You can find all the books featured in this episode in the Reading Women Bookstore! Find complete interactive show notes on our website: readingwomenpodcast.com 

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Autumn and Kendra interview Emily Bitto, author of The Strays, which won Australia's 2015 Stella Prize. Emily talks about her writing process, novel research, and some of the places and and people that inspired her novel.

Australian Authors Mentioned

 Christina SteadShirley HazzardElizabeth Harrower 

Emily Bitto is the author of Stella Prize winning novel The Strays (Affirm Press, and Twelve, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, US), which was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript, the Indie Prize and the Dobbie Award, and won the 2015 Stella Prize. Emily has a Masters in literary studies and a PhD in creative writing from the University of Melbourne. She lives in Melbourne where she co-owns the Carlton winebar, Heartattack & Vine.

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Autumn and Kendra discuss Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri and In the Country by Mia Alvar.

• Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
• In the Country by Mia Alvar

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Autumn and Kendra talk about books news, short story collections, and what they're currently reading. BOOKS MENTIONED Difficult Women by Roxane Gay A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? by Kathleen Collins What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri In the Country by Mia Alvar You can find all the books mentioned in this podcast in our brand new online bookstore! https://www.readingwomenpodcast.com/store/2017-books/ Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Contact [email protected] Social Media: @thereadingwomen You can find the full show notes for this episode on our website: readingwomenpodcast.com/blog

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We couldn't be more excited to interview Heather O'Neill, the author of THE LONELY HEARTS HOTEL (Riverhead). Heather tells us what it's like to be longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction, gives us some behind-the-scenes info about THE LONELY HEARTS HOTEL, and talks about some of her favorite authors. Buy the Book: http://amzn.to/2otRGxC Follow Heather on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lethal_heroine Full Show Notes on readingwomenpodcast.com CONTACT [email protected] Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Litsy: @thereadingwomen Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard

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