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We love supporting women’s righteous anger… and let’s be real, it feels really good to be angry from time to time. In this episode, join Kenesma as she speaks with Defne Suman about her new book Summer Heat and the themes of anger, reconciliation, and family during Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus. Then stay tuned to hear Ashley and Rah thoughtfully discuss their experience watching the new film Furiosa: A Mad Max Story.
Summer Heat: An Interview with Defne Sumner (1:03)
One of our book club moderators Kenesma sat down with Defne Suman to discuss her latest novel Summer Heat, recently translated from Turkish into English and publishing in the US in a couple of weeks. This book is set alternately between 2003 and 1974 and follows Melike and her lovers, as the reader experiences the personal and the political through her eyes.
Furiosa Frenzy (27:49)
Ashley and Rah are back with another film discussion! This time, they're diving into the recently released film, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Join them as they share their thoughts on the action-packed prequel, explore the depth beyond the explosions, and celebrate the portrayal of the female lead. Whether you're a longtime fan or new to the Mad Max Universe, this episode promises insights for this thrilling installment.
Books/Resources Mentioned:
Summer Heat by Defne Suman
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Today’s episode is sponsored by The Murder After the Night Before by Katy Brent from HQ Digital, an imprint of HarperCollins. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting independent feminist media.
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
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Pride Month is here and we've got our queerly beloveds on our minds. In this double header, you'll first hear Rah and Jordy discuss their favorite sapphic romances and why they love a good WLW love story. Then, Ashley and Mhairie tackle the question of whether we can ever separate a piece of art (such as a certain nostalgic magical series) from the artist when they actively harm the people we love.
Queerly Beloved - Sapphic Stories to Light Up Your Pride Month (1:47)
Happy Pride Month! We don’t need an excuse to read sapphic romances, but if you're looking for one, this is the perfect month to dive in! Tune into this segment where Rah and Jordy discuss a few of their favorite sapphic romances and books with sapphic romances in the background. Get ready to have your TBR list bursting with books that showcase some delightful WLW antics.
The FBC Community asks, Can we separate art from the artist? (20:46)
Ashley and Mhairie delve into a question from a Feminist Book Club community member posed in our online community : how do you deal with authors whose beliefs go against your own yet their books were some of the most meaningful to you? The conversation includes what cancel culture means, accountability culture, and if you can separate art from the artist.
Books/Resources Mentioned:
Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake
Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake
Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake
The Fiance Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Outdrawn by Deanna Grey
No Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall - (listen to Nox’s Review here!)
Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest to Track Down the Last Remaining Lesbian Bars in America by Krista Burton
Chlorine by Jade Song
Payback’s a Witch and In Charm’s Way by Lana Harper
Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun
Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings
Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma Alban
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake
Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
Here we go again Alison Cochrun
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Today’s episode is sponsored by Thank You, More Please by Lily Womble from Legacy Lit and The Murder After the Night Before by Katy Brent from HQ Digital, an imprint of HarperCollins. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting independent feminist media.
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
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We’re truly in the golden age of book adaptations but move over, Reese Witherspoon, Patricia Highsmith is the reigning queen. Tune in to listen to Renee, Ashley, and Mariquita thoughtfully and hilariously discuss the 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, as well as the 1999 film, and the new Netflix series. They compare and contrast the three texts, dive into the enduring themes of queerness in each, why the book withstands the test of time, Matt Damon vs. Andrew Scott, and all the aspects they loved in the latest series. Finally, they attempt to answer the question, “What the hell is Mr. Ripley’s talent anyhow?”
Books/Resources Mentioned:
The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999 film)
Ripley (2024 Netflex series)
The Guest by Emma Cline
Sociopath by Patric Gagne
Mindhunter (TV series)
Sugar (TV series)
Bad Sisters (TV series)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (film)Support this episode’s hosts and guests:
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Today’s episode is sponsored by Thank You, More Please by Lily Womble from Legacy Lit and The Murder After the Night Before by Katy Brent from HQ Digital, an imprint of HarperCollins. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting independent feminist media.
Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
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When Sally mentioned in our team Slack that she was considering reading the six books on the short list for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction, Renee chimed in that she’d already read two of them. Like the true feminist nerds they are, they teamed up to read three each. In this podcast episode, Sally and Renee rank the six books and make a prediction for which one will win the prize later this week.
Books/Resources Mentioned:
Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death by Laura Cumming
Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita Murgia
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles
A Flat Place: Moving Through Empty Landscapes, Naming Complex Trauma by Noreen Masud
Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
Special thanks to Melville House for providing a complementary copy of A Flat Place.
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Today’s episode is sponsored by Thank You, More Please by Lily Womble from Legacy Lit and Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America by Shefali Luthra from Doubleday. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting independent feminist media.
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
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Beach read season is upon us! There are lots of definitions of beach reads out there but to us, a good beach read is something that is smart, sexy, funny, and full of heart. Tune in to hear Jordy and Mariquita discuss This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune and then stick around for Renee’s review of The Husbands by Holly Gramazio.
This Summer Will Be Different discussion (0:23)
Jordy and Mariquita sit down to discuss Carley Fortune’s newest book, This Summer Will Be Different. This is a heavy-hitting romance novel that explores the love we receive from friendships, found family, and romantic partners. You’ll laugh, cry, swoon, and get into all your feels with this summer read.
Renee’s Review Corner: The Husbands (25:33)
Lauren comes home from a bachelorette party to find her husband waiting up for her. But she doesn’t have a husband. It turns out, she has a magic attic. If you like funny books that are smart but irreverent, listen to Renee’s review of The Husbands by Holly Gramazio.
Books/Resources Mentioned:
This Summer Will be Different by Carley Fortune
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Happy Place by Emily Henry
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
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Today’s episode is sponsored by Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America by Shefali Luthra from Doubleday. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting independent feminist media.
Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
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Today’s episode features two seemingly disparate segments with a lot in common. Alternate titles included Wisdom from the Windy City, Voices of Chicago Youth and Elders, Notes on Compassion, or something about absurdism and groundedness. Mariquita, Rah, and Renee discuss the new book Kittentits by Holly Wilson, then Ashley interviews Chaz Ebert about her book It’s Time to Give a FECK.
Kittentits and the Absurd (1:40)
Mariquita, Rah, and Renee discuss Kittentits by Holly Wilson and grapple with elements of the absurd. Mariquita shows off her pop culture knowledge by pointing out millions of references to Return to Oz that went way over Rah’s and Renee’s heads and also schools us on the Chicago World’s Fair of 1992 that never was. Renee shares a bit about absurdist philosophy and Rah straps in for a good time.
It’s Time to Give a FECK with Chaz Ebert (27:50)
Ashley spoke with Chaz Ebert about her book, It’s Time to Give a FECK: Elevating Humanity through Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion, and Kindness. The conversation includes writing the personal stories with the research and how FECK can be better shown in the media.
Books/Resources Mentioned:
Kittentits by Holly Wilson
Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
It’s Time to Give a FECK: Elevating Humanity through Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion, and Kindness by Chaz Ebert
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Follow Rah: Instagram // TikTok // The StoryGraph
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Follow Chaz Ebert: Instagram
Today’s episode is sponsored by The Unboxing of a Black Girl by Angela Shanté from Page Street YA and Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America by Shefali Luthra from Doubleday. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting independent feminist media.
Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.
Check out our online community here!
This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.
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Is anyone else just generally Going Through It? Here at Feminist Book Club, we all kind of feel like life is a lot at the moment. So today we’re here with some feminist brain candy to keep you company when the going gets rough. Renee shares some books she’s read recently, then Ashley and Rah discuss the new film Challengers.
What to Read When Everything Sucks (1:40)
When times feel especially heavy, Renee leans on genre fiction and what she calls “feel-good literary fiction.” In this segment, she shares a bunch of the lighthearted books that have been keeping her sane while the world feels like it’s on fire.
Challengers: More Than a Horny Tennis Movie (12:18)
Ashley and Rah both scored discounted tickets to see Challengers recently so they teamed up to discuss what they thought about this film and Zendaya’s breakout leading role.
Books/Resources Mentioned:
Comedic Romantasy is My Self-Care by Steph on the FBC Blog
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
The Kielbasa Killer by Geri Krotow
Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
Glory Be by Danielle Arcenaux
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
You’re Invited by Amanda Jayatissa
My Sweet Girl by Amanda Jayatissa
The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez
The Society of Shame by Jane Roper
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
Support this episode’s hosts and guests:
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Follow Rah: Instagram // TikTok // The StoryGraph
Today’s episode is sponsored by The Unboxing of a Black Girl by Angela Shanté from Page Street YA and Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America by Shefali Luthra from Doubleday. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting independent feminist media.
Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.
Check out our online community here!
This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.
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We love to celebrate women who defy gender roles and today we’re celebrating two groups of fascinating women. First, Ashley gives an update on all the exciting happenings in women’s sports around the country. Then, Renee chats with Laura Carroll about her book A Special Sisterhood, a collection of profiles on women in history who chose not to have children. Tune in to celebrate women athletes and child-free women!
Ashley Is Back in Her Women’s Sports Bag (1:40)
Ashley shares her experience attending an Angel City Football Club game. She also shares exciting updates on WNBA partnerships (including over-the-counter birth control!), this year’s draft, and Candace Parker’s retirement from the WNBA.
A Special Sisterhood of Child-Free Women (13:10)
Renee sits down with Laura Carroll to talk about women who choose not to have children. They discuss Laura’s long history of researching and writing about child-free women, some child-free icons from history, and the importance of celebrating the lives we choose.
Books/Resources Mentioned:
WNBA announces multi-year partnership with Opill
A Special Sisterhood by Laura Carroll
The Baby Matrix by Laura Carroll
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Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph
Follow Laura Carroll: Website // Instagram // Facebook // X
Today’s episode is sponsored by The Unboxing of a Black Girl by Angela Shanté from Page Street YA and Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America by Shefali Luthra from Doubleday. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting independent feminist media.
Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
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Here at FBC, we wanna diversify your bookshelf in all sorts of ways and we’re here to remind you that reading Black stories doesn’t just mean reading literary fiction about pain or suffering. Genre fiction, or popular fiction that falls into certain predictable categories, is full of incredible Black women writing at the tops of their games. In this episode, we recommend two in particular, one romance author and one thriller author.
Renee’s Reading Corner: A Love Song for Ricki Wilde (1:47)
The hill Renee will die on is that fans of Emily Henry need to be reading Tia Williams’ books. In this segment, she compares Henry and Williams to make a case for more white women to read Tia Williams’ romances, specifically her newest book A Love Song for Ricki Wilde.
While We Were Burning and Messy Black Women (8:48)
Tayler has a chat with Sara Koffi, author of the novel While We Were Burning, a domestic thriller. Tayler and Sara chat about unlikeable Black women, how that shows up in Sara’s book, some of their favorite unlikeable Black women in pop culture, and who gets to tell those stories.
Books/Resources Mentioned:
Funny Story by Emily Henry
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
While We Were Burning by Sara Koffi
Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra
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Follow Sara Koffi: Instagram // X // Website
Today’s episode is sponsored by Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannan and Moral Code by Lois and Russ Melbourne. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting independent feminist media.
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
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We believe good books help us feel a little less alone, whether that’s a book that reassures us that we’re not the only ones falling for logical fallacies or it’s a picturesque audiobook experience that complements the landscape around us. Join Renee for a review of The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell then stick around to hear Jordy discuss the books she listened to, the bookstores she visited, and the books she purchased on her cross-country roadtrip.
Renee’s Reading Corner: The Age of Magical Overthinking (1:48)
Renee is a huge fan of Amanda Montell’s work and relates to it on a deep level. In this review of Montell’s latest book, The Age of Magical Overthinking, Renee shares what this book does really really well and where it falls short.
Cross Country Bookish Endeavors (7:30)
Jordy sits down to discuss her experience driving cross-country from San Francisco, California to Lyme, Connecticut. Along the way she shares about the bookstores she stopped at, the books she picked up, and the audiobooks that kept her company on the journey.
Books/Resources Mentioned:
The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality by Amanda MontellThat Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
American Mermaid by Julia Langbein
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
Witches: The Transformative Power of Women Working Together by Sam George-Allen
Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban
The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden
Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
Red String Theory by Lauren Kung Jessen
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynn Weaver
Opium and Absinthe by Lydia Kang
The Mayor of Maxwell Street by Avery Cunningham
Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories edited by Sandra Proudman
I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me by Jamison Shea
Book Passage (San Francisco, CA)
City Light Books (San Francisco, CA)
Sundance Books and Music (Reno, NV)
King’s English Bookshop (Salt Lake City, UT)
Reading in Public (West Des Moines, IO)
Brain Lair Books (South Bend, IN)
RJ Julia Booksellers (Madison, CT)
Support this episode’s hosts
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Follow Jordy: Instagram
Today’s episode is sponsored by Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannan and Moral Code by Lois and Russ Melbourne. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting independent feminist media.
Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.
Check out our online community here!
This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
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We’re big fans of getting uncomfortable with your reading life, whether that be reading about a topic that has been misunderstood for most of history or reading translated literature in a whole new format. In this episode, our contributors share two ways to get a little outside your comfort zone when it comes to reading.
Reframing and Reclaiming: Using Horror to Come into Power (1:47)
Mariquita talks with V. Castro about her latest book, Immortal Pleasures, which reframes the life of La Malinche, the Nahua woman who translated for Cortes. Their discussion covers the role of horror in holding a mirror to the atrocities carried out against indigenous people and people of color, reclaiming the stories of women that heretofore had only been told by their abusers, and how telling our own stories can give us power.
CW include rape, sexual content, and sexual violence
Manga Mania (18:17)
Jordy, Rah, and Mhairie sit down to discuss their varying degrees of love and experience when it comes to all things manga and anime. In this discussion, they delve into a brief history of manga - including an overview of the genres, how they each got into manga, and a bookish discussion on the first volume of the Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama.
Books/Resources Mentioned:
Immortal Pleasures by V. Castro
The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro
Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome ShirahamaCreepy Cat by Cotton Valent
Ghostly Things by Ushio Shirotori
My Cat is Such a Weirdo by Tamako TamagoyamaSailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi
Demon Slayer by Koyoharu Gotouge.
InuYasha by Rumiko Takahashi
Full Metal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
Fruit Baskets by Natsuki Takaya
Happy Marriage by Maki Enjōji
How Manga Took Over American Bookshelves - from It’s Lit! on PBS
A Brief History of Manga by Merri Kiwi
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Today’s episode is sponsored by Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannan and Moral Code by Lois and Russ Melbourne. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting independent feminist media.
Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.
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If there’s one thing Feminist Book Club does well, it’s demonstrating how beautifully complex and multifaceted feminists are. In this episode, you’ll hear Ashley and Tayler’s thoughts on the juggernaut that is Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter (is it a country album?) and then you’ll learn a thing or two about how the government collects demographic data with our resident civil servant and data geek Natalia.
Giddy Up for Cowboy Carter (1:47)
Ashley and Tayler kick us off with a discussion about Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Act II. The conversation includes their favorite songs on the album, the online chatter around Beyoncé’s version of Jolene, and whether celebrities are or should be activists. Come for the pop culture, stay for the critiques.
Data Collection is Feminist (24:17)
Natalia talks about recent updates to how the government collects demographic data, what information is NOT collected and why any of this matters to you.
Also mentioned: Are Middle Eastern People Really "White"? by Yasi Agah for Feminist Book Club
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Today’s episode is sponsored by Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannan and Moral Code by Lois and Russ Melbourne. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting independent feminist media.
Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
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We're not saying Feminist Book Club is as culturally important to the Western world as The Golden Girls, but we're also not not saying that. In this episode, you’ll hear FBC founder Renee chat with Executive DIrector Sally about some of the struggles selecting our books of the month. Then you’ll hear Ashley review a little known Golden Girls spinoff called The Golden Palace.
Trials and Tribulations of Selecting FBC Books of the Month (1:47)
If you’re just a podcast listener, you may not realize Feminist Book Club is a real book club! We have a subscription service where you can join us and receive our non-fiction and fiction picks every month in the mail or via audiobooks. That may seem straightforward, but it recently dawned on Renee just how complicated the process is while she was training Sally to be our new Executive Director.
The Golden Palace is a Golden Sitcom (23:37)
Then Ashley talks about The Golden Palace, the spinoff to the sitcom The Golden Girls, and why the show cements itself as a comedic gold mine. Check out Ashley’s blog article about Designing Women here.
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Today’s episode is sponsored by Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannan and Moral Code by Lois and Russ Melbourne. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting independent feminist media.
Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
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Today’s episode is all about feeling a part of something, whether that’s a family lineage or a community of gamers. We all want to feel like we belong to something more, and our contributors today take that feeling in two totally different (but somehow complementary?) directions.
Intuition and Lineage with Chanel Cleeton (0:17)
Ashley speaks with Chanel Cleeton, author of The House on Biscayne Bay. This conversation includes how Chanel wrote the main characters to grow with intuition, the unique world-building in this story, and the influence of her own family’s history on the book.
Women in TTRPGs (11:44)
Then listen in as Nox shares her experiences participating in tabletop role-playing games (aka TTRPGs) and how the new book The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall felt so familiar to her own experiences in this community.
Books mentioned in this episode:
The House on Biscayne Bay by Chanel Cleeton
The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall
Also mentioned:
Girls Run These Worlds
Hoards of Tales
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Today’s episode is sponsored by Broadleaf Books. Pre-order your copy of We Refuse to Be Silent: Women’s Voices on Justice for Black Men, edited by Angela P. Dodson today!
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
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Not every book is a slam dunk, but we’re going to discuss them anyways. However, when a book is good, it’s really good. In this two-part episode, you’ll hear Jordy, Mariquita, and Nox discuss a book that wasn’t quite their cup of tea as well as a glowing review from Renee of a recent release.
Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan mini book club discussion (01:56)
First up, Jordy, Mariquita, and Nox sit down to discuss the romance (with a sprinkling of fantasy) book, Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan. This conversation dives into the believability of the romance between the two main characters, can our protagonist really smell a curse, and what’s with curse-breaking sex?
Review: Say Hello to My Little Friend by Jennine Capó Crucet (19:38)
Then listen in as Renee shares her thoughts on a recently released book that’s not getting nearly the attention it deserves. Say Hello to My Little Friend is (hilariously and accurately) described as Moby Dick meets Scarface. Renee shares why she loved it, how it’s feminist, and a hyper-specific niche it fits into.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan
The Roommate by Rosie Danan
Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura
Say Hello to My Little Friend by Jennine Capó Crucet
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
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In this double feature, we’re sharing a moving author interview as well as a review of an important non-fiction book.
Family Dynamics, Women’s Rage, and Korean-American Womanhood with Gina Chung (01:54)
First up, Mariquita interviews author Gina Chung about her new collection of short stories, Green Frog. Along the way they discuss how women’s rage is acceptable only within certain parameters and never for women of color, how stereotypes of Asian women stifle full expression, and just what we owe our parents (and what they owe us).
Review: Against Technoableism by Ashlew Shew (26:16)
Then listen in as Nox (and her sweet kitty Hazel!) shares her thoughts on the book Against Technoableism by Ashley Shew. This review will shed light on her opinions as a disabled person of not just this book but also the world, and how we can all do better for disabled people.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Sea Change by Gina Chung
Green Frog by Gina Chung
Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement by Ashley Shew
My Body is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church by Amy Kenny
Support this episode’s hosts and guest:
Follow Mariquita: Instagram
Follow Gina Chung: Instagram // Website // Twitter
Follow Nox: Instagram // Twitter // TikTok
Today’s episode is sponsored by Broadleaf Books. Order your copy of Black Women, Ivory Tower: Revealing the Lies of White Supremacy in American Education by Jasmine L. Harris today!
Today’s episode is also sponsored by Blessed Water by Margot Douaihy. Get your copy today!
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
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Do you love books? Do you love movies? Do you love to celebrate and/or complain about book-to-movie adaptations? This is the episode for you!
In anticipation of the 96th Academy Awards, Sally watched all of the nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay… and then read all the books they were adapted from. She’ll never get those 60+ hours of her life back, but she’s here to share the books worth reading, the movies worth watching, and her pick for who should win Best Adapted Screenplay.
Books Mentioned:
American Prometheus by Kai Bird & Martin J. Sherwin
Erasure by Percival Everett
Poor Things by Alasdair Gray
The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis
The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan
Support this episode’s hosts
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Today’s episode is sponsored by Blessed Water by Margot Douaihy. Get your copy today!
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
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Four Graphic Novels for 2024 (0:22)
Looking for a graphic novel to pick up? In this segment Rah shares four graphic novels that are making their way onto shelves in 2024.
Recommended in this segment:
Freshman Year by Sarah Mai
Tender by Beth Hetland
Full of Myself by Siobhán Gallagher
Mothballs by Sole Otero
Black Feminists Who Helped Me Unlearn My White Feminism (8:42)
As a white woman raised in a white community, Renee’s feminism wasn’t very intersectional until she got to grad school. In this segment, she shares some of the key Black feminist writers who helped her unlearn her white feminism.
Recommended in this segment:
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde
Ain’t I A Woman by bell hooks
Abolition. Feminism. Now. by Angela Y. Davis, Gina Dent, Erica R. Meiners, and Beth E. Richie
Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center by bell hooks
This Will Be My Undoing by Morgan Jerkins
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall
We Do This ‘Til We Free Us by Mariame Kaba
Unapologetic by Charlene A. Carruthers
White Feminism by Koa Beck
Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown
Do Better by Rachel Ricketts
Rest Is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
Podcast episodes mentioned:
Morgan Jerkins + Renee
Morgan Jerkins + Natalia
Koa Beck + ReneeRachel Ricketts + Renee
Support this episode’s hosts
Follow Rah: Instagram // TikTok // The StoryGraph
Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph
Today’s episode is sponsored by Blessed Water by Margot Douaihy, out March 12 from Gillian Flynn Books. Get your copy today!
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Check out our online community here!
This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
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Tayler (she/her) sits down with Shayla Lawson (they/them), author of the new book How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir. Tune in as Shayla talks about Blackness as nonbinary, shares an argument for lowercasing the b in Black, and so much more on the African Diaspora.
Get a copy of How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir by Shayla Lawson here!
Check out Shayla’s other books:
This is Major: Notes on Diana Ross, Dark Girls, and Being Dope (2020)
I Think I’m Ready to See Frank Ocean (2018)
Books that Shayla is reading:
Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin
Take Care of Yourself by Sophie Calle
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
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Tune in to this episode where Renee and Rah take a moment to reflect on a couple of reads that took them by surprise and earned a 5-star rating.
Books Mentioned by Renee:
Psyche and Eros by Luna McNamara
The Wishing Pool and Other Stories by Tananarive Due
The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel
Books Mentioned by Rah:
Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest To Hunt Down The Last Remaining Lesbian Bars In America by Krista Burton
Dry Humping: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze by Tawny Lara
Support our hosts!
Renee: Instagram // Twitter // The StoryGraph
Rah: Instagram // Twitter // TikTok // The StoryGraph
Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday
Check out our online community here!
This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by @iam.onyxrose
Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.
This episode was sponsored by Sweetpea by C.J. Skuse! Read more here and get your copy today!
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