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Kendra talks to Jami Attenberg about her latest novel, All This Could Be Yours, which is out now from HMH. 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 All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg Sarah Recommends We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom The Revisioners by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Author: Jami Attenberg: Website | 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 kick off the 2020 season, Kendra talks to Sarah Moss about her latest novel, Ghost Wall, which is out now in paperback from Picador. This episode is sponsored by SideTrak, an ultra-portable USB monitor that attaches to the back of your laptop for a more productive workday whether you are at home, at the office, in a coffee shop, or on-the-go! Get 10% using sidetrack.com/discount/readingwomen. Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Books Mentioned Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss Sarah Recommends Elmet by Fiona Mozley Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson South Riding by Winifred Holtby Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë The Tenant at Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë Author: Sarah Moss: 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 goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA

As our last episode of the year, Kendra and special guest Amanda Nelson talk about bookish spreadsheets, stats, and goals! 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 SideTrak, an ultra-portable USB monitor that attaches to the back of your laptop for a more productive workday whether you are at home, at the office, in a coffee shop, or on-the-go! Get 10% using sidetrack.com/discount/readingwomen. Holiday T-Shirt Campaign!In honor of the holiday season, we're bring back our “Reclaim Half the Bookshelf” t-shirts! Show your support for women's voices with this limited edition t-shirt. Grab one before they're gone! Book Blind Date Sale!Get 20% off our hardback Book Blind Dates this holiday season with the discount code HOLIDAYDATE20! New Totes!Reclaim half the bookshelf w

Kendra and Autumn announce the winners of the 2019 Reading Women Award! You can find the complete show notes and transcript for this episode over on our website. Learn More about the 2020 Reading Women Challenge! Find out more about the Reading Women Award! This episode is sponsored by SideTrak, an ultra-portable USB monitor that attaches to the back of your laptop for a more productive workday whether you are at home, at the office, in a coffee shop, or on-the-go! Get 10% using sidetrack.com/discount/readingwomen. Holiday T-Shirt Campaign! New Totes! Get 20% off our hardback Book Blind Dates this holiday season with the discount code HOLIDAYDATE20! Nonfiction Shortlist The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob I’m Telling the Truth, But I’m Lying by Bassey Ikpi My Time Among the Whites: Notes from an Unfinished Education by Jennine Capó

Autumn and Kendra talk with Maaza Mengiste about her new novel The Shadow King. You can find the complete show notes and transcript for the episode on our website. New Totes! Reclaim half the bookshelf with this one-of-a-kind Reading Women tote bag! Perfect for the next excursion to your library or local bookstore, this navy, canvas tote has a flat bottom designed to carry all your favorite books, and sturdy, woven handles that ensure your comfort as you peruse endless bookshelves. This episode is sponsored by SideTrak, an ultra-portable USB monitor that attaches to the back of your laptop for a more productive workday whether you are at home, at the office, in a coffee shop, or on-the-go! Get 10% using sidetrack.com/discount/readingwomen. Books Mentioned Beneath the Lion’s Gaze by Maaza Mengiste The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste Maaza Recommends The Parking Lot Attendant by Nafkote Tamirat Meron Hadero Daughters of Silence by Rebecca Fisseha Mahtem Shiferraw Author Maaza Mengiste: Website | Twitter

Autumn and Kendra announce the 2019 Reading Women Award Shortlist for Fiction. You can find the complete show notes and transcript for this episode over on our website. 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 Award Info Page Interview with Namwali Serpell Interview with Miriam Toews Interview with Carolina De Robertis Books Mentioned Women Talking by Miriam Toews (Bloomsbury) The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell (Hogarth) The Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli (Knopf) Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis (Knopf) Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson (Riverhead) Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson (Grove) CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Musi

Autumn and Kendra talk with Mira Jacob about her new memoir Good Talk, which is out now from One World. Good Talk was also shortlisted for the 2019 Reading Women Award for Nonfiction! You can find the complete show notes and the transcript of this episode on our website. The sponsor of this episode of Reading Women is the Hingston and Olsen short story advent calendar. Order your copy today, from shortstoryadventcalendar.com, and enter the promo code READINGWOMEN at checkout to get 10% off your purchase. Books Mentioned Good Talk by Mira Jacob The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob Mira Recommends The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris What It Is by Lynda Barry Syllabus by Lynda Barry Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong Author Mira Jacob: Website | Twitter | 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 P

Autumn and Kendra announce the 2019 Reading Women Award Shortlist for Nonfiction. You can find the complete show notes and transcript for this episode over on our website. 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! The sponsor of this episode of Reading Women is the Hingston and Olsen short story advent calendar. Order your copy today, from shortstoryadventcalendar.com, and enter the promo code READINGWOMEN at checkout to get 10% off your purchase. Things Mentioned Reading Women Award Honorable Mentions Interview with T Kira Madden Interview with Tressie McMillan Cottom Discussion of The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang Interview with Mira Jacob Books Mentioned The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang (Graywolf) Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madde

To kick off Reading Women Award season, our co-hosts Sachi Argabright, Jaclyn Masters, and Sumaiyya Naseem share their Honorable Mentions for 2019! 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! The sponsor of this episode of Reading Women is the Hingston and Olsen short story advent calendar. Order your copy today, from shortstoryadventcalendar.com, and enter the promo code READINGWOMEN at checkout to get 10% off your purchase. Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Things Mentioned The Nobel Prize in Award Booker Prize Winners Books Mentioned This Time Will Be Different by Misa Sugiura (HarperTeen) The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose (Algonquin) To Keep the Sun Alive by Rabeah Ghaffari (Catapult) Know My Name by Chanel Miller (Viking) The Yellow House by Sarah M. B

Autumn and Kendra talk with Miriam Toews about her new novel Women Talking, which is out now from Bloomsbury. You can find the complete show notes and transcript of this episode over on our website. This episode is sponsored by Novellic. Learn more about Novellic over on their website. Books Mentioned Women Talking by Miriam Toews Miriam Recommends Margaret Atwood Nicole Brossard Joan Thomas Marina Endicott Lynn Coady Miriam Toews: 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

To close out our month on Cross-Cultural Dualities, Kendra and Sumaiyya chat about this month’s discussion picks. 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 MentionedOur Women on the Ground: Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World edited by Zahra HankirThe Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk with Kalisha Buckhanon about her new novel Speaking of Summer, which is out now from Counterpoint. The sponsor of this episode of Reading Women is TheNewsWorthy. Search for TheNewsWorthy wherever you listen to your podcasts or go to thenewsworthy.com to check it out. Books MentionedSpeaking of Summer by Kalisha Buckhanon Kalisha RecommendsRicanness by Sandra RuizBecoming by Michelle ObamaThe Yellow House by Sarah M. BroomBrother, I’m Dying by Edwidge Danticat About the Author: Kalisha Buckhanon: Website | Twitter | Facebook | 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 WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For October’s  theme, Kendra, Sumaiyya, and new Reading Women contributor Bezi discuss books that feature characters experiencing cultural dualities. You can find the complete show notes and transcript over on our website. 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 MentionedThe JCB Prize for LiteratureThe National Book Award Books MentionedOther Words for Home by Jasmine WargaThe Pact We Made by by Layla AlAmmarOur Women on the Ground: Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World edited by Zahra HankirThe Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob Guest PicksBeneath the Lion’s Gaze by Maaza MengisteThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin Currently ReadingThe Confession by Jessie BurtonI’m Telling the Truth But I’m Lying by Bassey Ikpi Our Guest: Bezi Yohannes: Instagram | Twitter Ques

Autumn and Kendra talk with Carolina De Robertis about her new novel Cantoras, which is out now from Knopf. This episode is sponsored by Novellic. Learn more about Novellic over on their website. Books MentionedCantoras by Carolina De Robertis Carolina RecommendsDominicana by Angie CruzSpider Love Song and Other Stories by Nancy Au Carolina De Robertis: Website | Twitter | 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 WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To close out our month on Indigenous women writers from around the world, Kendra and Jaclyn chat about this month’s discussion picks. The sponsor of this episode of Reading Women is TheNewsWorthy. Search for TheNewsWorthy wherever you listen to your podcasts or go to thenewsworthy.com to check it out. 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“Joy Harjo’s New Poetry Collection Brings Native Issues to the Forefront” (Smithsonian)Blak History Month Website Books MentionedAn American Sunrise by Joy HarjoGrowing Up Aboriginal in Australia edited by Dr. Anita Heiss 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.

Autumn and Kendra talk with Kira Jane Buxton about her debut novel Hollow Kingdom, which is out now from Grand Central Publishing. You can find the transcript and the complete show notes for this episode over on our website. This episode of Reading Women is sponsored by HealthTea Book Crate. Use code “ReadingWomen” to get 10% off any of their subscription options. Books MentionedHollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton Kira RecommendsDevotions by Mary OliverThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverMy Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteI Was Told There’d Be Cake by Sloane CrosleyBossypants by Tina Fey Yes Please by Amy PoehlerCirce by Madeline MillerDogs and Men by Mary AnsellThis Is How It Always Is by Laurie FrankelLove Water Memory by Jennie ShortridgeThe Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George About Kira Jane Buxton: Website | Twitter | 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 an

For September’s  theme, Kendra, Jaclyn, and special guest Mallory Whiteduck discuss books by Indigenous women from around the world. Things MentionedReading Prize for FictionDr. Brittany Jock on Getting Curiousnative-land.ca Books MentionedAn American Sunrise by Joy HarjoGrowing Up Aboriginal in Australia edited by Dr. Anita HeissTrail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseBlack Marks on a White Page edited by Witi Ihimaera and Tina MakeretiJaclyn first found this title via @ns510reads on Instagram Guest PicksLove Medicine by Louise ErdrichMy Body Is a Book of Rules by Elissa Washuta Currently ReadingBirdie by Tracey LindbergDani’s Review of Birdie on @thunderbirdwomanreads on InstagramMullumbimby by Melissa Lucashenko 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 WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Mu

Autumn and Kendra talk with Tina Kover, the translator of Disoriental by Négar Djavadi. Books Mentioned Translated by Tina KoverDisoriental by Négar DjavadiOlder Brother by Mahir GuvenIn the Shadow of the Inferno by Hervé Le Corre Tina RecommendsThe Remainder by Alia Trabucco Zerán, Translated by Sophie HughesFlights by Olga Tokarczuk, Translated by Jennifer CroftHomesick by Jennifer Croft Tina Kover:  Website | 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 WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To close out our month on chronic illness and mental health, Kendra and Sachi chat about this month’s discussion picks. You can find the show notes and transcript for this episode over on our website. 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 MentionedInterview with Esmé Weijun Wang on the Asian American Writers' Workshop Podcast Books MentionedAsk Me About My Uterus by Abby NormanThe Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn and Kendra talk with Madhuri Vijay about her debut novel The Far Field, which is out now from Grove Press. You can find the complete show notes and transcript for this episode over on our website.The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay About the Author: Madhuri Vijay | 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 goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices