Reading Women

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Reading Women releases new episodes every Wednesday. Each month features two episodes on the same theme—one highlighting a range of titles and one discussing two titles more in depth—and two author in... more

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June 03, 2020Ep. 89 | Caribbean Heritage Month
For June’s theme, Kendra, Jaclyn, and special guest Laura discuss books for Caribbean Heritage Month!
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Penguin Random House Audio

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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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May 27, 2020Interview 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.
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A Farewell to Arms, Legs and Jockstraps by Diane Shah
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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

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May 20, 2020Ep. 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
Books Mentioned
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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May 13, 2020Interview 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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EveryPlate
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Books Mentioned
by 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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May 06, 2020Ep. 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!
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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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April 29, 2020Ep. 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

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April 22, 2020Ep. 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.
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This episode is also sponsored by Kobo Audiobooks. Learn more at kobo.com/READINGWOMEN.
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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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April 15, 2020Interview 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

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April 08, 2020Interview 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

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April 01, 2020Ep. 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!
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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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