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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! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. 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 Fam

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 MentionedHow 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 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

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. Many 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! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Things MentionedOur 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 CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us he

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. Thanks to our sponsors! A Farewell to Arms, Legs and Jockstraps by Diane Shah Get $10 off your purchase of a Skylight Frame go to SkylightFrame.com/READING and enter code READING. EveryPlate 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 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 CONTACT Questions? Comments?

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 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 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

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. 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 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 Heart

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 CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading

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! 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 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 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 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 MentionedWhen 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 CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitte

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 Li

Kendra talks to Emily St. John Mandel, the author of The Glass Hotel, which is out now from Knopf. Book Blind Date Sale: Get 15% off our hardback and paperback book blind dates! 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! Author: Emily St. John Mandel: Twitter | Instagram | 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

To close out our month on Women in History, Kendra and Jaclyn discuss These Truths by Jill Lepore and The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson. This episode is sponsored by Book of the Month. Get your first month for just $9.99 with 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 Mentioned These Truths by Jill Lepore The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson The Knowledge Solution: Australia History: What Place Does History Have in a Post-Truth World? edited by Anna Clark The History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter She Came To Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman by Erica Armstrong Dunbar The ReVisioning History Series A Queer History of the United States by Michael Bronski A Disability History of the United States by Kim E. Nielsen An African Ameri

Kendra talks to Abi Daré, the author of The Girl with the Louding Voice, which is out now from Dutton. Many thanks to today’s sponsors: The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi and Writers & Lovers by Lily King! 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 Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré Abi Recommends Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀̀ Our Q&A with Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀̀ A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini 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 March’s theme, Kendra, Jaclyn, and Bree discuss book about women in history. 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! Many thanks to today’s sponsors: The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi and Writers & Lovers by Lily King! Things Mentioned The Stella Prize Longlist “Romance Novels Are Feminist” TedTalk Books Mentioned Australianama: The South Asian Odyssey in Australia by Samia Khatun These Truths by Jill Lepore The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Social Upheaval by Saidiya Hartman Scandal Takes the Stage by Eva Leigh Temporary Wife Temptation by Jayci Lee Currently Reading Blueberries by Ellena Savage Rust: A Memoir of Steel and Grit by Eliese Colette Goldbach CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomen

Kendra talks to Nicole Chung, the Editor in Chief of Catapult Magazine and one of the co-editors of A Map Is Only One Story, which is out now from Catapult. Right now, for a limited time Blinkist has a special offer just for our audience: Go to Blinkist.com/WOMEN try it FREE for 7 days AND save 25% off your new subscription. Get 20% off of our book blind dates over in our store! 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 Catapult Magazine A Map Is Only One Story edited by Nicole Chung and Mensah Demary All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung 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

To close out our month on Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism, Kendra, Sachi, and Bezi discuss Afrofuturism and Parable of the Sower. Get 20% off of our book blind dates over in our store! 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 Afrofuturism Discussion Page for the Reading Women Challenge Nnedi Okorafor’s TED Talk Books Mentioned Afrofuturism by Ytasha L. Womack Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler 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 Kiley Reid about her debut novel, Such a Fun Age, which is out now from Putnam. 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 Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Sarah Recommends Long Bright River by Liz Moore Uneasy Street: The Anxieties of Affluence by Rachel Sherman The Nanny by Leila Slimani Jillian by Halle Butler The Little Friend by Donna Tartt Author: Kiley Reid: Website | Instagram | Twitter 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 Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

For February’s theme, Kendra, Sachi, and new Reading Women contributor Bezi discuss Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism! Get 20% off of our book blind dates over in our store! 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 'Binti' Adaptation From Michael Ellenberg in the Works at Hulu  ‘Wild Seed’ Drama Series Based On Sci-Fi Book In Works At Amazon From Viola Davis & Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions Nnedi Okorafor’s Definition of Africanfuturism Q&A with Bethany C. Morrow Books Mentioned Binti by Nnedi Okorafor Dread Nation by Justina Ireland Afrofuturism by Ytasha L. Womack The Chaos by Nalo Hopkinson Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler How Long ‘Til Back Future Month by N.K. Jemisin Further Reading Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diasp

Kendra talks to Tishani Doshi about her latest novel, Small Days and Nights, which is out now from W.W. Norton. 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 Small Days and Nights by Tishani Doshi Sarah Recommends Sleeping on Jupiter by Anuradha Roy When I Hit You: Or, A Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife by Meena Kandasamy Author: Tishani Doshi: Website | Instagram | 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 Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra and Joce talk about their most anticipated books for the first half of 2020. 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 Majesties by Tiffany Tsao (Atria, Jan. 21st) The Third Rainbow Girl by Emma Copley Eisenberg (Hachette. Jan. 21st) Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong (One World, Feb. 24th) Witches of Ash and Ruin by E Latimer (Freeform, March 3rd) So We Can Glow by Leesa Cross-Smith (Grand Central Publishing, March 10th) Conjure Women by Afia Atakora (Random House, March 17th) Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby (Vintage, March 31st) You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat (Catapult, June 9th) CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn