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- Ep. 89 | Caribbean Heritage Month
For June’s theme, Kendra, Jaclyn, and special guest Laura discuss books for Caribbean Heritage Month!
Many thanks to our sponsor!
- Penguin Random House Audio
Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews!
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Things Mentioned
- It’s Reading Women Month! Check out more details over on our info page all about this month’s events.
- Check out our new Bonfire Store with our new T-shirts and Mugs
- The New Zealand Books Awards
- The Miles Franklin Awards
- #BookstaPride Initiative
- #ReadCaribbean by Cindy of @BooksofCinz
- #CaribAThon
- Interview with Tara June Winch (Coming Soon!)
- Sara Collins’ Waterstones Shelfie interview (what inspired the novel)
- Sara Collins (true crime video)
Books Mentioned
- Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta
- These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card
- The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins
- Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid
Guest Picks
- My Mother’s House by Francesca Momplaisir
- Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat
Currently Reading
Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe- Muslim Women Are Everything: Sterotype-Shattering Stories of Courage, Inspiration, and Adventure by Seema Yasmin, Illustrated by Fahmida Azim
Our Guest: Laura | Instagram | Spoonie Challenge
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37 min - Interview with C Pam Zhang
Kendra Winchester talks to C Pam Zhang about her debut novel How Much of These Hills Is Gold, which is out now from Riverhead.
Thanks to our sponsor!
- A Farewell to Arms, Legs and Jockstraps by Diane Shah
Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews!
Books Mentioned- How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang
Roshani Recommends
- Days of Distraction by Alexandra Chang
- Lakewood by Megan Giddings
- Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid
Author: C Pam Zhang Twitter | Instagram | Website | Buy the Book
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36 min - Ep. 88 | The Woman Warrior and Minor Feelings
To close out our month on API Heritage Month Nonfiction, Kendra and Sachi discuss The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston and Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong.
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- A Farewell to Arms, Legs and Jockstraps by Diane Shah
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Things Mentioned- Our coverage of Pacific Islander Titles on Instagram
- Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong
- The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston
Further Reading- Dear Girls by Ali Wong
- Malaya by Cinelle Barnes
- Not My White Savior by Julayne Lee
- Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden
- Our Interview with T Kira Madden
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59 min - Interview with Roshani Chokshi
Kendra talks to Roshani Chokshi about her latest novel Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes, the third book in her Pandava series, which is out now from Rick Riordan Presents.
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- A Farewell to Arms, Legs and Jockstraps by Diane Shah
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Books Mentionedby Roshani Chokshi
- Aru Shah and the End of Time
- Aru Shah and the Song of Death
- Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes
- The Star-Touched Queen
- The Crown of Wishes
- The Gilded Wolves
Roshani Recommends
- The Serpent’s Secret by Sayantani DasGupta
- Mirage by Somaiya Daud
- The Beautiful by Renee Ahdieh
Author - Roshani Chokshi: Twitter | Instagram | Website
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38 min - Ep. 87 | Nonfiction Books for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
For May’s theme, Kendra, Sachi, and RuthAnn discuss nonfiction books for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Book Blind Date Sale: Get 15% off our hardback and paperback book blind dates!
Many thanks to our sponsors!
- Kobo Audiobooks. Learn more at kobo.com/READINGWOMEN.
- Get $10 off your purchase of a Skylight Frame go to SkylightFrame.com/READING and enter code READING.
- Novel Gazing, a Podcast from Book Riot
- A Farewell to Arms, Legs and Jockstraps by Diane Shah
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Things Mentioned
- Our special episode all about Cleveland!
- Shop for today’s book picks on Bookshop.org
- Virtual Indie Bookstore Day
- The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels
- How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang
- Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevado
- Libro.fm Socks
- Y’all Stay At Home Book Festival
- Weekend of Words Virtual Book Festival
- Short Clip from 1990 Documentary Discussing MHK’s THE WOMAN WARRIOR
- Discussion with Celeste Ng and MHK in August 2019
Books Mentioned
- Whiter: Asian American Women on Skin Color and Colorism edited by Nikki Khanna
- The Magical Language of Others: A Memoir by E.J. Koh
- Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong
- The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston
- The Making of Asian America: A History by Erica Lee
- Not Quite Not White: Losing and Finding Race in America by Sharmila Shen
Currently Reading
- How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang
- The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel
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1 hr 2 min - Ep. 86.5 | Rust Belt Women, with Raechel Anne Jolie and Eliese Colette Goldbach
In a special edition of Reading Women, we’re featuring women from Cleveland, Ohio! Kendra Winchester talks Raechel Anne Jolie, author of Rust Belt Femme, and Eliese Colette Goldbach, author of Rust: A Memoir of Steel and Grit, about their memoirs, and Reading Women co-host Sachi Argabright shares her experience growing up and living in the greater Cleveland area.
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Books Mentioned- Rust Belt Femme by Raechel Anne Jolie
- Rust: A Memoir of Steel and Grit by Eliese Colette Goldbach
Raechel Recommends
- Midwest Futures by Phil Christman
- The Last Children of Mill Creek by Vivian Gibson
- Adrian Murray Brown
Eliese Recommends
- Anne Trubek, Belt Publishing
- Heartland by Sarah Smarsh
Sachi Recommends
- Beloved by Toni Morrison
- Little Fire Everywhere by Celeste Ng
- You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson
Eliese Colette Goldbach: Buy the Book | Website
Raechel Anne Jolie: Instagram | Website | Buy the Book
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1 hr 15 min - Ep. 86 | A Pure Heart and Love from A to Z
To close out our month on Marriage Stories, Kendra and Sumaiyya discuss A Pure Heart by Rajia Hassib and Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali.
Many thanks to our sponsors!
- This episode is also sponsored by Kobo Audiobooks. Learn more at kobo.com/READINGWOMEN.
- Get $10 off your purchase of a Skylight Frame go to SkylightFrame.com/READING and enter code READING.
Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews!
Books Mentioned- It’s Not About the Burqa edited by Miriam Khan
- Our episode about It’s Not About the Burqa
- A Pure Heart by Rajia Hassib
- Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali
The Pleasure Seekers by Tishani Doshi- Marriage of Thousand Lies by S.J. Sindu
- Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀̀
- Q&A with Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀̀
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52 min - Interview with Samantha Irby
Kendra talks to Samantha Irby about her essay collection Wow, No Thank You, which is out now from Vintage. Book Blind Date Sale: Get 15% off our hardback and paperback book blind dates!
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Books Mentioned- Meaty by Samantha Irby
- We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby
- Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby
Author: Samantha Irby: Twitter | Instagram | Website | Buy the Book
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40 min - Interview with Meena Kandasamy
Kendra talks to Meena Kandasamy about her novel When I Hit You; Or the Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife, which is out now from Europa. Book Blind Date Sale: Get 15% off our hardback and paperback book blind dates!
This episode is sponsored by Book of the Month. Get your first month for just $9.99 with code READINGWOMEN.
This episode is also sponsored by Kobo Audiobooks. Learn more at kobo.com/READINGWOMEN.
Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews!
Books Mentioned- When I Hit You: Or, a Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife by Meena Kandasamy
Meena Recommends
- Kamala Suraiyya Das
- Arundhati Roy
- Desires Become Demons translated by Meena Kandasamy
Author: Twitter | Website | Buy the Book
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42 min - Ep. 85 | Marriage Stories
Things have been rough out in the world recently, so we have an EXTENDED episode for you today. For April’s theme, Kendra, Sumaiyya, and Joce discuss Marriage Stories! Book Blind Date Sale: Get 15% off our hardback and paperback book blind dates!
This episode is sponsored by Kobo Audiobooks. Learn More at kobo.com/READINGWOMEN.
Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews!
Things Mentioned
- Shop for today’s book picks on Bookshop.org!
- Old Town Books - Check out their writing classes!
Books Mentioned
Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik- Brown, White, Black by Nishta J. Mehra
- A Pure Heart by Rajia Hassib
- Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali
- The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa K. Adams
- Permanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi
Currently Reading
- Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall
- Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
- The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
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