Reading Women

It’s finally here! The first ever Reading Women Awards! We are thrilled to announce the winners in two categories: nonfiction and fiction. But first! The runners-up.

Nonfiction Runner-up: Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape by Peggy Orenstein

Fiction Runner-up: The Mothers by Brit Bennett

And the winners are:

Nonfiction Winner: All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister

Fiction Winner: Shelter by Jung Yun

If you would like one of our Reading Women Award seals for your copies of All the Single Ladies and Shelter, email us at [email protected].

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A bonus Wednesday in the month means a bonus episode from the Reading Women! This time, we’re discussing THE OTHER EINSTEIN and other books in the “wives of famous people” sub-genre.

• THE PARIS WIFE by Paula McLain
• THE OTHER EINSTEIN by Mary Benedict
• Z: A NOVEL OF ZELDA FITZGERALD by Therese Anne Fowler
• UNDER THE WIDE AND STARRY SKY by Nancy Horan
• WOMEN IN SCIENCE: 50 Peerless Pioneers Who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky
• WONDER WOMEN by Sam Maggs
• BAD GIRLS THROUGHOUT HISTORY: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World by Ann Shen

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In this episode Autumn and Kendra discuss The Elegance of the Hedgehog and My Brilliant Friend. Do protagonists have to be likable? What role does education play in the lives of Elena and Lina in My Brilliant Friend? Listen and join the conversation on Goodreads or other social media!

• The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
• Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery
• My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
• The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante
• Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante
• The Lost Child by Elena Ferrante

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This week starts our focus of women in translation. After months of prep, (Autumn will explain why on this one ;) ), we are finally ready to talk about #FerranteFever and giant tomes of female glory. So sit back and get ready for The Man Booker Prize, this month’s selections new books, and more!

• The Sellout by Paul Beatty
• Hot Milk by Deborah Levy
• His Bloody Project by Roderick Macrae
• Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
• All That Man Is by David Szalay
• Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
• The Sea by John Banville
• The Life of Pi by Yann Martell
• The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
• The Big Green Tent by Lyudmila Ulitskaya
• The Vegetarian by Han Kang
• The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
• My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
• The Scapegoat by Sofia Nikolaidou
• Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
• The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
• Victoria by Julia Baird
• Swing Time by Zadie Smith

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In this episode, Autumn, Kendra, and special guest Dylan discuss Fun Home and Nimona. Get ready to thrill in the wonders of graphic novels and comics!

Books Mentioned

• Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
• Fun Home by Alison Bechdel

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For the month of October, we’re talking about our favorite graphic novels and comics! But first, it’s time to talk about the most wonderful time of the year–award season!! AND check out all the new books we’re excited about for this fall.

• National Book Award
• Kirkus Prize for Fiction
• Man Booker Shortlist

• Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton
• Ms Marvel by G. Willow Wilson
• Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
• Fun Home by Alison Bechtel
• This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki
• Giants Days by John Allison

• I’ll Tell You In Person by Chloe Caldwell
• The Mothers by Brit Bennett
• Wants vs The World by Jade Chang
• Swing Time by Zadie Smith
• Hag-seed by Margaret Atwood

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In this episode, Autumn and Kendra discuss two of their favorite works of Souther literature: Mama Day and The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. Warning! There are *spoilers*

• Mama Day by Gloria Naylor
• Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor
• The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

• Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
• Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

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It’s September! A new month means a new theme. This time around, it’s Southern Literature!! Autumn’s favorite! Prepare yourself for a month filled with all things that remind us of the American South.

Autumn went to see Jesmyn Ward talk about the new book she edited, The Fire This Time.

• Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
• Mama Day by Gloria Naylor
• The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
• Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neal Hurston
• The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
• The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

• Moo by Sharon Creech
• Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
• The Tea Planter’s Wife by Dinah Jefferies
• Little Nothing by Marisa Silver
• The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride

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There are five Wednesdays this month, and you know what that means–our book rec show!

Cool Bookish News

• #women_writers Twitter chat
• Decatur Book Festival

Book Recommendations

Question 1: I’m looking for a classic novel that deals with the struggle to be a modern woman and one who abides by familial/societal expectations. - Jay

• Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
• Evelina by Fanny Burney

Question 2: I love fiction books about communal living, living off the grid, back to the earth basics, farming, mountain life, etc. I’d love to hear some fiction recommendations!- Melissa

• Saints at the River by Ron Rash
• Arcadia by Lauren Groff

Question 3: The best newly published book from this year… . I haven’t been reading a whole lot but I just started the diary of henrik 84 ¼ old. It’s hilarious. - Mary

• Shelter by Jung Yun
• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Question 4: What about your #1, must-read, basics for beginnings book about food? [It’s] for someone who’s never heard of Michael Pollan or Joel Salatin and has never watched a food documentary  - Claire

• Cooked and Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
• Consider the Fork: How Technology Transforms the Way We Eat by Bee Wilson

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Autumn and Kendra discuss their fierce love and adoration for Hermione Granger and her planning skills.

Books Mentioned in this Podcast

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
  
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  
• Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince
  
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
  
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Many thanks to the Witch, Please podcast for inspiring this episode. Check to their complete backlist of episodes for all things Hermione Granger and Harry Potter.

You can contact us at [email protected] or on our website readingwomenpodcast.com.

You can also find on Litsy as @autumnprivett and @kdwinchester. We <3 Litsy!!

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