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Babes in Bookland
by Alex Frnka - Bookclub Host
Babes in Bookland is the book club podcast for women who love women's stories. We read the memoirs, dissect the narratives, and celebrate the writers brave enough to put it all on the page. Great books, honest conversation, and a whole lot of love for women's voices in literature. Think of us as your most well-read friend who always knows exactly which book you need next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Nadia Bowers on Her Memoir "Dear Dealer"
What do you do when the person who destroyed your family is also, undeniably, a human being? That's the question at the center of Nadia Bowers's Dear Dealer, and it's the question we sit with for this entire conversation. Nadia's sister Sasha died in 2015 after taking drugs laced with fentanyl…
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Ariel Fitz-Patrick on Her Memoir "Imma See for Myself"
What happens when you finally stop believing something just because you were told to, and start asking if it's actually true? TikTok creator, singer, and now memoirist Ariel Fitz-Patrick joins me on Babes in Bookland to talk about her new memoir I See for Myself, which takes her viral catchphrase...
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Women Taking Care of Women // Dr. Mary Fariba Afsari's Memoir "Labor"
What is your ripple effect? This week I'm joined by bookstagrammer and journalist Ashley Kritzer (@ashleykrtizer on instagram!) to talk about LABOR by Dr. Mary Afsari, a memoir Ashley championed hard-- and once I read it, I understood exactly why. In under 200 pages, Mary tells two intertwined...
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Claire Stapleton on Her Memoir "Don't Be Evil"
What happens when the company that promises to change the world asks you to disappear into it? Claire Stapleton spent twelve years at Google, first as the internal voice known as the company's Bard, then as one of the organizers of the 20,000-person walkout that made international headlines. In...
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TEASER: Almost a Reckoning // Hayden Panettiere's "This Is Me"
What happens when a memoir promises a reckoning but delivers armor instead? In this Babes in Bookland bonus episode, I'm joined by my friend Lizzie to dig into Hayden Panettiere's memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning. Lizzie listened to the audiobook first, and warned me it was painful, so I braced…
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Sarah May on Her Memoir "She Journeys"
What does it take to finally name the thing that happened to you? Sarah is the author of She Journeys, a memoir about a military marriage that devolved into betrayal, a helicopter crash, and years of numbness before she could even recognize her own trauma for what it was. We talk about leaving an...
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BSB: Janet Fash's Memoir "Lifeguard: A Love Story"
What happens when the person hired to keep you safe is fighting a system that would rather look the other way? This week's bite-sized episode dives into Lifeguard, A Love Story, the memoir from Janet Fash, one of the first female lifeguard chiefs in New York City history, co-written with Cleo...
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Gaelynn Lea on Her Memoir "It Wasn't Meant to be Perfect"
What happens when the world tells you no, and someone decides to say yes instead? Gaelynn Lea is a folk musician, Broadway composer, and Tiny Desk Contest winner whose memoir It Wasn't Meant to Be Perfect is as funny and warm as she is, even when she's writing about near-death experiences…
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Yesteryear // Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Pioneer Girl" & "Little House on the Prairie"
What if the coziest story of your childhood was only cozy because someone decided what to leave out? This week Brett is back for a book club chat on Little House on the Prairie and the real manuscript behind it, Pioneer Girl. We get into how Laura Ingalls Wilder's actual life story got rewritten…
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Author Chat: Libby Ward's Memoir "Honest Motherhood"
What happens when the "honest mom" finally tells you the parts she's never posted? This week I'm talking with Libby Ward about her memoir, Honest Motherhood. Libby built an audience of over 2 million by naming the mental load, the mother wound, and the impossible pressure to be everything. But…
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Babes in Bookland's 2nd Birthday!
Thank you for being here! Today, we look back on a few of my favorite clips from the past three seasons! xx, Alex Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Author Chat: Dorothy Roberts' Memoir "The Mixed Marriage Project"
What questions should you be asking the people you love while you still can? That's the thread running through this conversation with Dorothy Roberts, whose memoir The Mixed Marriage Projectstarted with a stack of boxes. After her parents passed, Dorothy opened them and found nearly 500…
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Objectify Her // Lauren Fleshman's Memoir "Good for a Girl"
What would it mean to build women's sports around women's bodies? This week, my friend Becca returns to discuss Lauren Fleshman's memoir "Good for a Girl". What starts as a running memoir quickly reveals itself as something far bigger: an investigation into the science of female puberty and...
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Author Chat: Jessica Zucker's Memoir "I Had a Miscarriage" & "Normalize It"
What would change if women stopped being silent about the hardest parts of their lives? This week, I sit down with psychologist, author, and advocate Dr. Jessica Zucker, the woman behind the viral #IHadAMiscarriage movement, to discuss her memoir I Had a Miscarriage and her newest book Normalize...
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TEASER: Missed Opportunity // Lena Dunham's Memoir "Famesick"
This week, Brett is back for a bonus episode and we are getting into "Famesick", Lena Dunham's new memoir about illness, ambition, Hollywood, and whether any of it was worth it. Brett isn't just any reader here — she worked closely with Lena during the Girls era at United Talent Agency, which…
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BSB: Belle Burden's Memoir "Strangers"
Belle Burden's divorce memoir, Strangers, is the book everyone's talking about! She's a Harvard-educated lawyer, a Vanderbilt heiress, a hedge fund husband, and a life that unraveled with a single voicemail. But why are we so obsessed with this woman's problems? On this Bite-Sized Babes, I break...
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Beyond Survival Mode // Parvati Shallow's Memoir "Nice Girls Don't Win"
Can nice girls win? You know her as one of the most iconic players in Survivor history, but Parvati Shallow's memoir, Nice Girls Don't Win, reveals the story behind the strategy. My friend, Diliana, joins me as we dive deep into Parvati's remarkable journey from growing up in a cult-like commune...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Babes in Bookland is the book club podcast for women who love women's stories. We read the memoirs, dissect the narratives, and celebrate the writers brave enough to put it all on the page. Great books, honest conversation, and a whole lot of love for women's voices in literature. Think of us as your most well-read friend who always knows exactly which book you need next.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HOSTED BY
Alex Frnka - Bookclub Host
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Babes in Bookland is the book club podcast for women who love women's stories. We read the memoirs, dissect the narratives, and celebrate the writers brave enough to put it all on the page. Great books, honest conversation, and a whole lot of love for women's voices in literature. Think of us as...
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Babes in Bookland is created and hosted by Alex Frnka - Bookclub Host.
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