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To close out October’s theme, Kendra and Sumaiyya discuss Say Hello by Carly Findlay and If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha. 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 Say Hello by Carly Findlay If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha Further Reading Winter in Sokcho by Elise Shua Dusapin, Translated by Aneesa Abbas Higgins Betty by Tiffany McDaniel Whiter: Asian American Women on Skin Color and Colorism edited by Nikki Khanna Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture by Emma Dabiri Modesty: A Fashion Paradox by Hafsa Lodhi The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Modcloth. To get 20% off your purchase of $75 or more INCLUDING sale items, go to modcloth.com and enter code readingwomen at checkout. Promo code can not be combined w

Kendra talks to Cinelle Barnes, the editor of A Measure of Belonging: Twenty-One Writers of Color on the New South, which is out now from Hub City Press. Thanks to our sponsors: Wrong Kind of Woman For 15% off your first Aurate purchase, go to AurateNewYork.com/readingwomen and use promo code 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 MentionedA Measure of Belonging: Twenty-one Writers of Color on the New South edited by Cinelle Barnes Cinelle Recommends Jesmyn Ward Karen Good Marable Crystal Wilkinson Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art The Bitter Southerner Scalawag Author Cinelle Barnes: Website | Instagram | Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Musi

Kendra, Sumaiyya, and Joce talk about books around October’s theme, Beauty Privilege! 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 2020 Booker Shortlist Announced JCB Longlist National Book Award Longlists National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Books Mentioned My Past is a Foreign Country by Zeba Talkhani Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha Say Hello by Carly Findlay Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London Currently Reading The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah My Autobiography of Carson McCullers by Jenn Shapland CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Websi

Kendra talks to Julianne Clancy, an Assistant Marketing Director with Knopf! Julianne gives listeners a behind-the-scenes look at book marketing and answers listeners’ FAQs! 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 Knopf Doubleday’s Website Guest Bio Julianne Clancy is an Assistant Director of Marketing with Knopf, Pantheon, and Schocken. Prior to working with Knopf, she held positions within the marketing, copywriting, and production departments of Berkley, NAL, and Penguin Young Readers, as well as working as a freelance copywriter for numerous other publishers. Outside of her publishing career, Julianne is an amateur chef, Tar Heel alum, Nintendo aficionado, distance runner, wife, mother, kitty-mom, and certified Master of Horror, having received her M.Phil in Popular Litera

Kendra talks to Vicki Laveau-Harvie about her memoir, The Erratics, which is out now from Knopf. Thanks to our sponsor, The War of the North Saga! Find out more here. 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 The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie Vicki Recommends A Plea for Eros by Siri Hustvedt The Summer Without Men by Siri Hustvedt Between You and Me by Mary Norris The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion Author: Vicki Laveau-Harvie-Harvie: Instagram | Facebook | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by

To close out September, Kendra and Jaclyndiscuss About Us and Growing Up African in Australia edited by Maxine Beneba Clarke. 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! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Things Mentioned Patreon Episode For a brilliant review of this book check out Vuma’s IGTV review  @the_diaspora_reader Books Mentioned Growing Up African in Australia edited by Maxine Beneba Clarke About Us: Essays from the Disability Series of the New York Times edited Peter Catapano and Rosemarie Garland-Thomson Further Reading New Australian Fiction 2020 edited by Rebecca Starford  Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy  edited by Kelly Jensen Collisions: Fictions of the Future edited by Leah Jing McIntosh, Cher Tan, Adalya Nash Hussein and Hassan Abul (

Kendra talks to Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle about her debut novel, Even As We Breathe, which is out now from University of Kentucky Press. Read the Transcript 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 Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle Morgan Recommends Crooked Hallelujah by Kelly Jo Ford The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones When These Mountains Burn by David Joy F*ckface and Other Stories by Leah Hampton Author: Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle: Instagram | Twitter | Website | Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For September’s theme, Kendra, Jaclyn, and special guest Dani Roulette recommend anthologies! Many Thanks to Our Sponsors EveryPlate Miracle Country by Kendra Atleework 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 2020 Booker Longlist Announced International Booker Prize Winner Announced Nakkiah Lui has launched a publishing imprint called JOAN with Allen and Unwin Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction Shortlist Announced Teela Reid (co-founder of @blackfulla_bookclub on IG) won the Daisy Utemorrah Award for her manuscript Our Matriarchs Matter Past Coverage A Map Is Only One Story: Twenty Writers on Immigration, Family, and the Meaning of Home edited by Nicole Chung and Mensah Demary Interview with Nicole Chung Whiter: Asian American Women on Skin Color and Coloris

To close out August, Kendra and Sachi discuss The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa and Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami. 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! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Things Mentioned Women in Translation Month The Translators Aloud Project Q&A with Deborah Smith Interview with Tina Kover Books Mentioned The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, Translated by Stephen Snyder Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami, Translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd Further Reading Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami, Translated by Allison Markin Powell The Court Dancer by Kyung-sook Shin, Translated by Anton Hur Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, Translated by Megan Backus Human Acts by Han Kang, Translated by Deborah Smith CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us

As a special episode, here is a live show that Kendra and Jaclyn recorded at the Weekend of Words virtual book festival this spring. The episode is only lightly edited to give listeners the feel of really being there as the episode was recorded. A special thanks to the Shuffle Collective who hosted this event. 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! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Weekend of Words Live ShowLearn more about the Shuffle Collective Things Mentioned List of This Year’s Author Interviews Caribbean Heritage Month Episode Books Mentioned A Burning by Megha Majumdar Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deep Anappara Conjure Women by Afia Atakora The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah Black Sunday by Tola Rotimi Abraham Saltwater by Jessica Andrews The

Kendra talks to Morgan Jerkins about her latest book, Wandering in Strange Lands, which is out now from Harper. 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 Wandering in Strange Lands by Morgan Jerkins Morgan Recommends Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell The Yellow House by Sarah Broom Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson Black is the Body by Emily Bernard Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments by Saidiya Hartman Hazel Carby Henry Louis Gates Jr. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston About the Author: Twitter | Website Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider good

For August’s theme, Kendra, Sachi, and Joce share books by Asian authors for Women in Translation Month! 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 MentionedWomen in Translation Month Books Mentioned Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo, Translated by Jamie Chang Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin, Translated by Bonnie Huie The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, Translated by Stephen Snyder Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami, Translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd Almond by Won-pyung Sohn, Translated by Joosun Lee Bright by Duanwad Pimwana, Translated by Mui Poopoksakul Currently Reading Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West Running by Natalia Sylvester CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | We

Kendra talks to Leah Hampton about F*ckface: and Other Stories, which is out now from Henry Holt. 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! This Episode is sponsored by: EveryPlate - Promo Code: readingwomen3 HerStry Things MentionedInterview with Sarah Moss Books MentionedF*ckface: and Other Stories by Leah Hampton Leah Recommends Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle The Third Rainbow Girl by Emma Copley Eisenberg When These Mountains Burn by David Joy Clay’s Quilt by Silas House The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels About the Author: Leah Hampton Twitter | Website Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. V

Kendra talks to Alice Wong about Disability Visibility: First-person Stories from the 21st Century, a new essay collected she edited and published with Vintage. 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 Alejandra Ospina, the narrator of my audiobook The Disability Visibility Project Disability Visibility Podcast Disability Visibility Discussion Guide Plain Language Access for Disability Visibility Books Mentioned Disability Visibility: First-person Stories from the 21st Century edited by Alice Wong Alice Recommends Golem Girl by Riva Lahrer More Disability Recs from the Disability Book Circle CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about y

To close out July's theme, Fight Like a Girl, Kendra and Sumaiyya discuss The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar and A Burning by Megha Majumdar. 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 A Burning by Megha Majumdar The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar Further Reading The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf Say Hello by Carly Findlay The Baghdad Clock by Shahad Al Rawi Things We Didn’t Talk About When I Was A Girl by Jeannie Vanasco CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Jasmine Guillory about her book Party for Two, which is out now from Berkeley. 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 MentionedParty for Two by Jasmine Guillory Jasmine’s Recommends The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby by Vanessa Riley One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria Jasmine Guillory is the New York Times bestselling author of five romance novels, including The Wedding Date and The Proposal. Her work has appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine, Real Simple, and Cosmopolitan. She lives in Oakland, California. Twitter | Website Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn

For July’s theme, Kendra, Sumaiyya, and RuthAnn share books around the theme Fight Like a Girl. 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 Reading Women Month Books Mentioned Passage to the Plaza by Sahar Khalifeh A Burning by Megha Majumdar The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar I Am Nujood: Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali We Are Displaced by Malala Yousafzai Currently Reading Woman at Post Zero by Nawal El Saadawi The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra talks to Wayétu Moore about her book The Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir, which is out now from Graywolf Press. 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 MentionedThe Dragons, The Giant, The Women by Wayétu Moore Wayétu Recommends His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie Author BioWayétu Moore is the author of The Dragons, the Giant, the Women and She Would Be King, and is the founder of One Moore Book. She is a graduate of Howard University, Columbia University, and the University of Southern California. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Twitter | Website Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc

To close out Caribbean Heritage Month, Kendra and Jaclyn discuss Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid and The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins. 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! Black Lives Matter Resources https://blacklivesmatter.com US Bail Funds: https://bailfunds.github.io/?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-crookedmedia&utm_content=later-7527860&utm_medium=social&utm_source=instagram How to financially support the Black Lives Matter bail funds if you don’t have $: https://youtu.be/bCgLa25fDHM https://t.co/Zgdy82hNYF 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 #ReadCaribbean by Cindy of @BooksofCinz #CaribAThon Interview with Tara June Wi

Kendra talks to Marie Mutsuki Mockett about her book American Harvest: God, Country, and Farming in the Heartland, which is out now from Graywolf. 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 American Harvest: God, Country, and Farming in the Heartland by Marie Mutsuki Mockett Marie Recommends Heartland by Sarah Smarsh God Land by Lyz Lenz This Blessed Earth by Ted Genoways Apostles of Reason by Molly Worthen Author: Website | Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices