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We talk with Peng Shepherd, the author of The Book of M, which is out now from William Morrow! Books Mentioned The Book of M by Peng Shepherd Author Bio Prior to her earning her Creative Writing MFA from NYU on a full scholarship, Peng earned an MA in International Studies and Diplomacy from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. She worked for several years in the private security industry in both London and Washington DC, where she helped provide protective services to companies operating in hostile environments and war zones, even completing a short-term deployment to Iraq. This experience has given Peng a diverse perspective that she uses to highlight compelling, complex characters from around the globe—India, Iran, etc.—to create a dynamic cast. 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 and get insider goodies!   CONTACT Qu

For our month about memoirs, we discuss Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot and Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson. A special thanks goes to Bombas socks for sponsoring this episode. We love these soft yet durable socks. Head to bombas.com/ReadingWomen and use the code READINGWOMEN to get 20% off your first order! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Jennifer P. and Stephanie W. 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 “These Writers Are Launching A New Wave Of Native American Literature” (Buzzfeed News) Interview with Terese Marie Mailhot on The Daily Show Books Mentioned Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot There There by Tommy Orange Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson Oranges Are Not the Only Frui

One of our favorite Reading Women specials is here—our most anticipated new releases! In this episode, we talk with Elizabeth Khuri Chandler, the co-founder of Goodreads, about some of the most popular upcoming fall reads. Books Mentioned August 14th Severance by Ling Ma (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) September 4th Sadie by Courtney Summers (Wednesday Books) Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs (Grove Press) September 11th The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing by Merve Emre (Doubleday) September 18th Washington Black by Esi Edugyan (Knopf) September 25th Transcription by Kate Atkinson (Little, Brown) October 9th The Witch Elm by Tana French (Viking) October 16th Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another month means another theme! For September, we're reading memoirs. A special thanks goes to Bombas socks for sponsoring this episode. We love these soft yet durable socks. Head to bombas.com/ReadingWomen and use the code READINGWOMEN to get 20% off your first order! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Jennifer P. and Stephanie W. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our bonus episode this month, we talk with Jean, the host of That's Ancient History, the podcast for all things classical, old and new. As a classics scholar and avid literature lover, Jean shares some of her perspective on the universality and relevance of classic Greek stories to today's literature and wider culture. Be sure to check over on That's Ancient History's podcast feed for part 2 of our collaboration! (Out September 3rd, 2018) Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Angie, E., Jennifer P., Carley T., and Stephanie W. 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 Jean's Guide to Classical Myth Retellings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You, our dear listeners, have followed along as we've interviewed authors from a wide range of backgrounds who've written different stories set all around the globe. But recently we realized we'd never talked about a book featuring our own home region—Appalachia. In this interview, we chat with Elizabeth Catte, the author of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia, and discuss the history of the region, Appalachia's role in contemporary U.S. politics, and the influence of J.D. Vance's Hillbilly Elegy. We hope you learn as much as did and encourage everyone to go out and get copy of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia for yourselves! We are having a special deal in our Etsy store! Use the code promo code NOBELWOMEN for 15% off a book blind date or a Reading Women tote! We're having a meet up at the AJC Decatur Book Festival! Sign up for updates about times and locations here and check out the official website for the festival here. (Note: our meet up is not an official festival event.) Books Mentio

We discuss The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck and Beloved by Toni Morrison.  We are having a special deal in our Etsy store! Use the code promo code NOBELWOMEN for 15% off a book blind date or a Reading Women tote!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We chat with Crystal Hana Kim about her debut novel If You Leave Me, which is out now from William Morrow! We are having a special deal in our Etsy store! Use the code promo code NOBELWOMEN for 15% off a book blind date or a Reading Women tote! We're having a meet up at the AJC Decatur Book Festival! Sign up for updates about times and locations here and check out the official website for the festival here. (Note: our meet up is not an official festival event.) Books Mentioned If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim Author Bio Crystal Hana Kim holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University and an MS in Education from Hunter College. She has received numerous awards, including PEN America’s Story Prize for Emerging Writers, along with fellowships and support from the Bread Loaf’s Writers Conference and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. She is currently a writing instructor for Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America and a contributing editor at Apogee Journal. Born and raised in New York

August is all about women who have won the Nobel Prize in Literature! We may have had only 14 authors to choose from (thank you, patriarchy), but we are thrilled to promote these amazing women writers. We also have another special guest on the show who recommends two of her favorite Nobel winners. Books Mentioned Dear Life by Alice MunroThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckBeloved by Toni MorrisonSelected Poems of Gabriela Mistral by Gabriela Mistral, Langston Hughes (Translator) Guest Picks Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War by Svetlana Alexievich, Julia Whitby (Translator), Robin Whitby (Translator)Poems New and Collected by Wisława Szymborska, Clare Cavanagh (Translator) Currently Reading The Incendiaries by R.O. KwonFruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas ContrerasThe Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography by Deborah Levy About Our Guest Jennifer Helinek is a book reviewer and shower opera singer who works in New York. She also runs a BookTube channel, Insert Literary Pun Here, where she

We discuss My Life in France by Julia Child and Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee. Visit our store! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Amy B., Carley T., Deborah W., and Stephanie W. 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 My Life in France by Julia ChildFree Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee  CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We chat with Lucy Tan about her debut novel What We Were Promised, which is out now from Little, Brown! Books Mentioned What We Were Promised by Lucy Tan Author Bio Lucy Tan grew up in New Jersey and has spent much of her adult life in New York and Shanghai. She received her B.A. from New York University and her M.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she was awarded the 2016 August Derleth Prize. Her fiction has been published in journals such as Asia Literary Review and Ploughshares, where she was winner of the 2015 Emerging Writer's Contest. This is her first novel. 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 fur child 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 “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene   Learn m

All July, we're talking about books all about food! Grab a snack, sit down, and have a listen! Things Mentioned 2018 Newbery Medal: Hello, Universe, written by Erin Entrada Kelly, published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins PublishersKamila Shamsie Wins Women's Prize for Fiction for her novel Home FireGolden Man Booker AwardWomen Writers Series, Curated by Kamila Shamsie and Penelope Livley Books Mentioned Soy Sauce for Beginners by Kirstin Chen (Amazon Publishing/New Harvest)Crazy Salad and Scribble Scribble by Nora Ephron (Vintage)My Life in France by Julia Child (Knopf)Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee (Warner/Hachette) Guest Picks Eat Up: Food, Appetite and Eating What You Want by Ruby Tandoh (Serpent's Tail)Big Bones by Laura Dockrill (Hot Key Books) Currently Reading Florida by Lauren Groff (Riverhead)Visible Empire by Hannah Pittard (HMH) About Our Guest Lauren and the Books | Lauren runs a BookTube channel where she shares her favourites reads as well as making videos with

Today we chat with Alice Bolin about her essay collection Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession.  Books Mentioned Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession Author Bio Alice Bolin's nonfiction has appeared in many publications including ELLE, the Awl, theLA Review of Books, Salon, VICE's Broadly, The Paris Review Daily, and The New Yorker's Page-Turner blog. She is an assistant professor of creative nonfiction at the University of Memphis. For more from the author please visit www.alicebolin.com or @alicebolin on Twitter.  Website|  Twitter |Buy the Book   Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child 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 “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho

We discuss Educated by Tara Westover and The Idiot by Elif Batuman. AND we reveal next month's theme! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Amy B., Carley T., Deborah W., and Stephanie W. 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 Educated by Tara Westover, Narrated by Julia WhelanThe Idiot by Elif Batuman, Narrated by the Author  CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We were thrilled to chat with Gail Honeyman, author of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine. Gail shares a little about the origin of the memorable title character and what it's been like publishing her debut novel. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Amy B., Carley T., Deborah W., and Stephanie W. 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 Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Author Bio Gail Honeyman is a graduate of the universities of Glasgow and Oxford. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine won the Costa First Novel Award and was short-listed for the Lucy Cavendish College Fiction Prize. This is Honeyman’s debut novel and she lives in Glasgow, Scotland. U.S. Tour Cities Wellesley, MAMilwaukee, WIWinnetka, ILWichita, KSAustin, TXHouston, TXManhattan Beach, CASan D

June is audiobook month, and here at Reading Women we're celebrating by featuring some of our favorite listens. AND we're premiering a brand new segment on the podcast! Things Mentioned Olga Tokarczuk and Translator Jennifer Croft Win the Man Booker International Prize for the novel FlightsDon't forget to check out Reading Women Month! Books Mentioned Back Talkby Danielle Lazarin, Narrated by Reba BuhrThe Book of Unknown Americansby Cristina Henriquez, Narrated by VariousEducated by Tara Westover, Narrated by Julia WhelanThe Idiotby Elif Batuman, Narrated by the Author Guest Picks American Fireby Monica Hesse, Narrated by Tanya EbyA Year of Living Danishlyby Helen Russel, Narrated by Lucy Price-Lewis Currently Reading Mr. Flood’s Last Resortby Jess KiddBelly Upby Rita Bullwinkel About Our Guest Jaclyn Masters is an Australian lawyer who recently relocated to Texas. She reviews books on her blog and YouTube channel, Six Minutes for Me. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On June 1st, 2016, we published our first episode of Reading Women. Little did we know that two years later we would have reached our 70th episode, including author interviews and bonus content featuring everything from new releases to book recommendations. #ReadingWomenMonth Like last year, we're holding a month-long birthday celebration all about books by or about women! Join in by participating in our photo-a-day challenge, entering giveaways, and reading amazing women writers. AND for the first time, we're holding a Reading Women Readathon over on BookTube! To learn more about how you can celebrate with us through the month of June, check out the Reading Women Month page. Learn More Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Amy B., Jennifer P., Carley T., Deborah W., and Stephanie W. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more

We have a chat with Meaghan O'Connell about her new memoir And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready. Meaghan discusses the romanticized expectations surrounding birth and early motherhood, the process of she coming to terms with the reality of her own birth experience, and how her feminism interacts with her new life as a mom. And Now We Have Everything is out now from Little, Brown! Buy a copy using the link below or wherever books are sold! Books Mentioned And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready by Meaghan O'Connell Author Bio Meaghan O'Connell's writing has appeared in New YorkMagazine, Longreads, and The Billfold, where she was an editor. She lives in Portland, OR, with her husband and young son.  Website| Twitter | Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene   Learn more about your ad

We talk about our discussion books for May, The Life to Come by Michelle de Kretser and A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, AND we share a special announcement about next month's plans! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Amy B., Jennifer P., Carley T., and Stephanie W. 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 Life to Come by Michelle de Kretser (Catapult) A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (Square Fish)   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We chat with Chibundu Onuzo about her novel Welcome to Lagos, which is out now from Catapult.  Books Mentioned Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo The Spider King's Daughter by Chibundu Onuzo Everything Good Will Come by Sefi Atta The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso Longthroat Memoirs: Soup, Sex, and Nigerian Taste Buds by Yemisi Aribisala Author Bio Chibundu Onuzo was born in 1991 in Lagos, Nigeria. She studied history at King's College London and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in history at the same institution. Her short stories have been commissioned by BBC Radio, and she writes for The Guardian, with a special interest in Nigeria. Instagram | Twitter | Buy the Book   Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child 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 “Reading Women” C