In this episode, Maggie and Harmony kick off a month full of comic books, starting with cult favorite, Saga. They discuss anti-P.C. and soldier culture, colonization, weird sex kinks, alternative family structures and more. This episode is definitely not for children. 

What we're reading: 

The Vine Witch by Luanne G. Smith

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781542008389

Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country by Rosalind Miles

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780609806500

The Secret History by Donna Tartt 

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781400031702

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Maggie and Harmony continue their new series, Bite-Sized Bits Through the Ages, in which they review smaller pieces of literature over the last century through a feminist lens. In this episode, they talk about the poetry of Helene Johnson, a Harlem Renaissance writer. Maggie and Harmony dissect the poems "Sonnet to a Negro in Harlem" and  "A Missionary Brings a Young Native to America" and explore the difference between articulating beautiful thoughts for yourself versus publishing them for others. Check out more of Helene's work here https://www.literaryladiesguide.com/classic-women-authors-poetry/11-poems-by-helene-johnson/

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781558495722

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Hi everyone, We're on break this week as we prepare for a month full of comic book content. Join us next week for our series Bite-Sized Bits Through the Ages, 1930 when we focus on the poetry of Helene Johnson. 

Go here to find several poems we'll be referencing throughout the episode. 

https://www.literaryladiesguide.com/classic-women-authors-poetry/11-poems-by-helene-johnson/ 

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781558495722

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In Maggie's words, "Valentine's Day sucks," so why not curl up with your favorite feminist read and a delightful alcoholic concoction? Maggie and Harmony get together in this silly episode to discuss 10 book and cocktail pairings. 

Books and Drinks: 

The Witches of New York by Ami McKay 

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780062359926 

Drink: Dark and Stormy 

Difficult Women by Roxane Gay 

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780802127372 

Drink: Stout Sangaree 

The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente Annie Wu (Illustrations)

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781481459358

Drink: Apothic Brew Cold Brew Coffee 

The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781328915788 

Drink:  Pinot Noir (or your favorite drink) 

Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power by Pam Grossman 

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781982100704

Drink: Hot Toddy 

Educated by Tara Westover

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780399590504 

Drink: Viognier  

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781514640807

Drink: Hot Cocoa and Brandy

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780525620778

Drink:  Paloma  

The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs by Katherine Howe 

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781250304865 

Drink: Lavender Tea Milk Punch 

https://gathervictoria.com/2017/01/27/recipe-lavender-milk-punch-to-toast-the-returning-light/ 

Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter Naslund 

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780060838744 

Drink: Mulled Wine 

This episode is sponsored by Ro Gallery. Check it out at https://rogallery.com/ 

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Maggie and Harmony finish Lilith's Brood with their exploration of Imago. In this novel, they discuss codependency within relationships, toxic power dynamics, coercion and the monsters in the Sci-fi genre.  

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What we're reading: 

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780143119685

 The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates 

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780399590597 

Obsidio by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff 

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780553499223  

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In this episode, Maggie and Harmony revisit Difficult Women by Roxane Gay and dive into the short story "I am a Knife" they explore the feminist ideal of the independent woman, the hardship of miscarriage, the relationship between life and death, and the ways people cope with trauma. 

Check out the promo for Brook Reading in this episode. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-brook-reading-podcast/id1341507643 

What we're reading: 

The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb 

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780553575644 

Obsidio by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff 

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780553499223 

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Maggie and Harmony continue their post-apocalyptic journey through the Xenogenesis series by Octavia Butler with Adulthood Rites. In this novel, we meet Akin an inquisitive human and Oankali hybrid. Maggie and Harmony discuss the story's take on gender and masculinity, human aversion to difference, human's cultural concept of individuality, and access to true intimacy. 

Check out the promo for Some Kind of Brown in this episode. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/some-kind-of-brown-podcast/id1431744270 

What we're reading: 

The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden 

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781101885987 

The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo 

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780062227331 

The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs by Katherine Howe 

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781250304865 

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Maggie and Harmony unveil a new series of episodes looking at content from a feminist lens over the last century. They start the series off at 1920, with the first chapter of Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. In this episode, our hosts explore masculine ideals for women and heterosexual relationships among the 19th century's New York elite.  They also grapple with the age-old question of whether Wharton was a feminist. Tune in for Newland Archer's F**k boiery and ageism 

What we're reading: 

A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe, Cynthia Sundberg Wall https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46730.A_Journal_of_the_Plague_Year 

Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab 

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780062983404 

The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb 

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780553575637

The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo 

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780062227331 

The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs by Katherine Howe 

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781250304865

Check out the promo in our episode:  https://thedarkroastpod.podbean.com/ 

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Two hundred years in the future after World War III a woman is Awoken on an alien spaceship. Maggie and Harmony start their deep dive into the Xenogenesis Series by Octavia E. Butler with its first novel, Dawn. They contend with the meaning of human hierarchy and its relationship to toxic masculinity and the importance of consent in this episode.

In this episode: Butler's biography https://octaviabutler.org/files/bio.html https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/octavia-e-butler-black-science-fiction-writer-bloodchild-xenogenesis-parable-a8411566.html 

What we're reading:

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff  

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780553499148

The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780316388702

The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780062227331

The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden

https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781101885987 

Check out the promo in our episode:  https://notyourlittlelady.libsyn.com/ 

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Over the holidays, Harmony dragged her high school friends, Bethanie and Kevin, to see the new Little Women movie. The three of them discuss their gripes with characters and general impressions of the new film. Listen in for a whole new type of RGBC episode. To follow our episode schedule go here https://medium.com/rebel-girls-book-club/read-along-with-the-show-bde1d80a8108 

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