Feminist Book Club: The Podcast

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 Montell That 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 Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph 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 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.

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 Shirahama Creepy Cat by Cotton Valent Ghostly Things by Ushio Shirotori My Cat is Such a Weirdo by Tamako Tamagoyama  Sailor 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   Support this episode’s guest and hosts: Follow V. Castro: Instagram // TikTok // Website // Twitter Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads Follow Jordy: Instagram // TikTok  Follow Rah: Instagram // TikTok // The StoryGraph Follow Mhairie: 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   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.  

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 Support this episode’s hosts: Follow Ashley: Instagram // Website Follow Tayler: Instagram // TikTok // Threads Follow Natalia: 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   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.

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. Support this episode’s hosts: Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph Follow Sally: Instagram // The StoryGraph Follow Ashley: Instagram // Twitter // 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.   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.

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 Support this episode’s guest and hosts: Follow Chanel Cleeton: Instagram  Follow Ashley: Instagram // Twitter // Website Follow Nox: Instagram // Twitter // TikTok 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!   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.

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 Support this episode’s hosts: Follow Mariquita: Instagram  Follow Nox: Instagram // Twitter // TikTok Follow Jordy: Instagram // TikTok  Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph Today’s episode is sponsored by Broadleaf Books. Order your copy of Radiant Rebellion: Reclaim Aging, Practice Joy, and Raise a Little Hell by Karen Walrond today! Today’s episode is also sponsored by Blessed Water by Margot Douaihy. Get your copy today!   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.  

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!   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.  

  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 Follow Sally: Instagram // The StoryGraph   Today’s episode is sponsored by Blessed Water by Margot Douaihy. Get your copy today!   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.

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 + ReneeMorgan Jerkins + NataliaKoa Beck + Renee Rachel 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!   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.  

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  Support our hosts & guests: Follow Shayla - Substack | Instagram Follow Tayler: Twitter | Instagram | TikTok 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.

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!  

Get ready to dive into the fascinating world of one of the biggest pop stars of our time. In this episode of Feminist Book Club: The Podcast, Renee, Sally, and Rah gather around to share their thoughts on the newly released memoir, 'The Woman in Me' by none other than Britney Spears! For those of us who grew up in the '90s, Britney Spears was an icon whose journey we followed closely, from the heights of stardom, break ups with a certain someone, and the 13-year-long conservatorship. Join us as we discuss some highlights of The Woman in Me and wish Britney all the best as she charts her own path forward. Tune in for a candid conversation about the book, Britney's incredible journey, and the power of resilience. Get a copy of The Woman in Me by Brintey Spears here: Bookshop.org | Libro.FM Other books mentioned: Open book by Jessica Simpson: Bookshop.org | Libro.FM Finding Me by Viola Davis: Bookshop.org | Libro.FM Support our hosts: Renee: Instagram // Twitter // The StoryGraph Rah: Instagram // Twitter // TikTok // The StoryGraph Sally: Instagram // The StoryGraph Subscribe to our newsletter!: Our weekly round-up of content we shared delivered directly to your inbox every Friday Check out our online community here!  This episode was edited by Niba 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.

Renee shares a quick update on where our podcast has been, what's to come the next couple weeks, what to expect in the future. Contribute to our Co-Op Transition Fund here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/feministbookclub 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.

Join Mariquita, Mhairie, and Sam for a discussion about Isabel Cañas's genre-defying new release, Vampires of El Norte. Cañas's work seamlessly blends the chilling elements of horror, the tender allure of romance, and the rich tapestry of historical fiction into a single captivating narrative. In this episode, our hosts take a deep dive into this literary gem, exploring its multifaceted nature and its ability to transcend traditional genres.   But that's not all! The conversation extends beyond the book's pages as they explore the backdrop of 1840s Mexico. Discover the historical and sociopolitical climate that provide a compelling backdrop to Cañas's storytelling and compliments her background in history.    Get a copy of Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas here!    Support our hosts:  Mhairie: Instagram Mariquita: Instagram  Sam Paul: Twitter // Instagram   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 by Niba 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.

In this episode of Feminist Book Club: The Podcast, Jordy sits down with Ali Hazelwood – romance author, Ph.D in neuroscience holder, and former professor to discuss women in STEM. Ali shares some of her trials and triumphs in the field and in academia and how that has influenced the women she writes about in her novels.    Curious to find out what STEM and romance have in common? You’ll find out in this episode   Get a copy of Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood here!    Support our host & guest:   Ali Hazelwood: Instagram // Author Website  Jordy: Instagram   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 by Rah Hernandez 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.

Welcome to another exciting episode of Feminist Book Club: The Podcast! In this thought-provoking installment, we're delving into two dynamic segments starting with a book review of The Quickening by Elizabeth Rush. Then stay tuned to listen in as Renee and Ashley ask themselves, “Can I be a feminist football fan?”.    The Quickening: A Review (00:21)   Mariquita takes the reins as she reviews The Quickening by Elizabeth Rush. This book is an intellectual journey that explores the ethics of parenthood in the face of climate change, dives deep into the gender disparity within scientific pursuits, and takes readers on an exploration of the enigmatic continent of Antarctica. If you've ever dreamed of taking a literary adventure to the icy landscapes of Antarctica, this book may be your perfect companion.   Get a copy of The Quickening by Elizabeth Rush   Can I be a Feminist Football Fan? (07:04)   As you’re likely already aware, Renee and Ashley are big sports fans, from the WNBA to the NFL and the Indy 500. But being a sports fan can feel really disgusting sometimes, particularly for those of us who love (American) football. Renee and Ashley dig into the conundrum of being a fan while also being a critical feminist consumer of sports entertainment.**Spoiler alert: It’s messy.   Books mentioned: Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete by William C. Rhoden   Other resources: The Gist newsletter TOGETHXR   Support our hosts & guests: Follow Mariquita: Instagram    Follow Renee: Instagram // Twitter // The StoryGraph Follow Ashley: Instagram 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.

In this episode of Feminist Book Club: The Podcast, we have two segments that will have your TBR list flourishing with cozy mysteries and empowered women. First Renee chats with Mia P. Manasala about her recently released cozy mystery, Murder and Mamon. Then Ashley, Rah, and Mariquita sit down for a mini-book club discussion revolving around Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn   Cozy Mysteries with Mia P. Manasala (00:23)   If there were ever a perfect season for cozy mysteries, it’s right now. Author Mia P. Manansala joins Renee to discuss all things cozy mysteries, including Mia’s Tita Rosie’s Kitchen series (Murder and Mamon is out today!). They discuss where the cozy mystery genre began, where it’s going, and why we love it so much. Get your TBR ready, because this segment is packed with recommendations! Books mentioned: Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. ManansalaBlackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. ManansalaMissing White Woman by Kellye Garrett A Fatal Groove by Olivia Black Vivien Chien’s Noodle Shop series Board to Death by CJ Connor Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto   Also mentioned:  Crime Writers of Color What Happens to Assasins When They Retire?: A Mini book Club Discussion (22:10)   Ashley, Rah, and Mariquita are your companions on a journey through the thought-provoking themes of Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn. Brace yourself for a discussion that champions older women who wield agency and take action. Not only will you gain deep insights into this captivating book, but you'll also hear a little about their dream cast for a potential film or TV adaptation.    Get a copy of Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn here   Support our hosts & guests:   Follow our host and guests: Mia P. Manansala: Instagram // Website Renee Powers: Instagram // The Storygraph Ashley’s Instagram Mariquita: Instagram Rah’s Instagram, TikTok 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 by Rah Hernandez 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.  

Welcome to Feminist Book Club: The Podcast, where we explore media through a feminist lens. In this episode, we're diving into two diverse segments that promise an overview of Safe and Sound by Mercury Stardust and an analysis of the film Oppenheimer.   A Renters-Friendly Guide to home repair: An Enthusiastic Overview Mhairie introduces you to a renter-friendly guide to home repair by Mercury Stardust. Mhairie pre-ordered this book and could not be more thrilled with the final product. Listen in as she tells you why this book exceeded her expectations and outline a few of the thoughtful little touches you can find throughout.   Get a copy of Safe and Sound by Mercury Stardust here!   Donate a Copy Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair to the Transgender Law Center   Support Mercury Stardust!: Instagram // TikTok // Booktour Oppenheimer Through a Feminist Lens Ashley and Mariquita sit down to discuss the film, Oppenheimer. In this dynamic discussion, they explore the profound themes of mental anguish, the complex portrayal of women, the impact of patriotism, and engage in critical conversations about the lasting repercussions on Latinx, Native American residents in Los Alamos, and the Japanese community due to the devastating events surrounding the atomic bomb. This segment promises an eye-opening feminist perspective on a recently released film.   Natalia’s article: Latino vs. Latinx Axios article about Los Alamos   Support our hosts:   Follow Mhairie: Instagram   Ashley’s Instagram Mariquita’s Instagram   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 of Feminist Book Club: The Podcast will have you adding to your TBR. This episode is back to back author interviews sharing their insights on storytelling and  feminist perspectives. The Trifecta of Family Stories with Zelda Lockhart (00:21) Ashley engages in a conversation with acclaimed author Zelda Lockhart, the creative force behind Trinity. Together, they explore the art of crafting narratives that give voice to Black men, discuss the intricate process of weaving experiences into powerful stories, and dive deep into how the settings and locations become characters in their own right. Get a copy of Trinity by Zelda Lockhart here!  Book content: racism, physical abuse, suicide attempt, murder, death Her Story Garden Studios   Podcasters on Podcasting (18:55) In a full circle moment, Renee sits down with the hosts of Stuff Mom Never Told You, the podcast that inspired her to start this one. Hosts Anney Reese and Samantha McVey recently released their new book by the same name: Stuff Mom Never Told You: The Feminist Past, Present, and Future. In this segment, the three podcasters talk about the book, the writing process, but most of all, their experiences podcasting. If you’ve ever been curious what it’s like to host a podcast (especially one with many transitions!), this episode is for you. Get a copy of Stuff Mom Never Told You” The Feminist Past, Present, and Future here!  Listen to Renee on Stuff Mom Never Told You here!   Support our hosts & guests: Zelda Lockhart: Instagram //  Website Ashley: Instagram   Stuff Mom Never Told You: Instagram // Website Anney Reese: Instagram Samantha McVey: Instagram Renee Powers: Instagram // 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 by Rah Hernandez 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.  

Welcome to Feminist Book Club: The Podcast. In this episode we curated two bookish discussions that promise to expand your reading list and evoke some delightful nostalgia for those beloved 90s reading challenges. Romance, Spice, and Everything Nice: How Sex has Evolved in the Romance Genre (01:51) Join Jordy and Thien-Kim sit down to discuss the evolution of sex scenes in the romance genre, spanning from the '80s to the modern era. In this candid conversation, the hosts delve into the transformative impact of consent, protection, and representation on the genre, highlighting how these elements have paved the way for liberation and empowerment within its pages.    Books/Resources Mentioned: Authors Beverly Jenkins and Talia Hibbert Hate Crush by Angelina M. Lopez Happy Endings by Thien-Kim Lam Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean Hot Rabbi by Aviva Blakeman Gamification of Reading (17:45) Caroline and Nox embark on a delightful journey through the games, treats, and challenges that have not only transformed their reading lives but also added a sprinkle of nostalgia. Join them as they candidly discuss their unique experiences with neurodivergent reading roadblocks and the ingenious strategies they've employed to conquer them. Get ready for an engaging conversation that features everything from Dungeons and Dragons adventures to the simple joys of Pizza Hut personal pan pizzas and much more   Support our hosts & guests:   Follow Jordy: Instagram Thien-Kim: Instagram // Website   Nox: Blog // Instagram // TikTok // Twitter // YouTube Caroline: Instagram    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.