Feminist Book Club: The Podcast

Shoshana, Nox, and Jordy, all avid audiobook listeners, chat about the Annual Audies, the National Audiobook Awards. In this spoiler-free conversation, they share some of their opinions about the winning titles, the capitalism of it all, and the financial challenges to winning big in the audiobook industry.    Books and Resources Mentioned: Audiobooks: Libro.FM 2026 Audie Award Finalists Playlist   Audiobooks: Libro.FM Audie Hall of Fame Winners    Audiobook of the Year  Audiobook: Sunrise on the Reaping By Suzanne Collins  Audiobook: The Devil Reached Toward the Sky By Garrett M. Graff  Audiobook: King of Ashes By S. A. Cosby  Audiobook: Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen and Lulu Raczka (Audible only 🙁)  Audiobook: Shield of Sparrows: Book 1 By Devney Perry  Audiobook: Wild Dark Shore By Charlotte McConaghy    New Voice Award: Judges Category Winner  Audiobook: The River Has Roots By Amal El-Mohtar  Audiobook: Bog Queen By Anna North  Audiobook: The Devil Is a Southpaw By Brandon Hobson  Audiobook: The Emperor of Gladness By Ocean Vuong  Audiobook: We Don't Talk About Carol By Kristen L. Berry    Horror Category  Audiobook: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter By Stephen Graham Jones  Audiobook: Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng By Kylie Lee Baker  Audiobook: Breathe In, Bleed Out By Brian McAuley  Audiobook: Coffin Moon By Keith Rosson  Audiobook: They Bloom at Night By Trang Thanh Tran    Mystery Category  Audiobook: Gone Before Goodbye By Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben  Audiobook: Gray Dawn By Walter Mosley  Audiobook: The Queens of Crime By Marie Benedict  Audiobook: Secret Sister By Sarah A. Denzil (Audible only 🙁)  Audiobook: Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) By Jesse Q. Sutanto    Romance Category  Audiobook: King of Envy By Ana Huang  Audiobook: Great Big Beautiful Life By Emily Henry  Audiobook: Looking for Group By Alexis Hall  Audiobook: Plus Size Player By Danielle Allen  Audiobook: Say You'll Remember Me By Abby Jimenez    Audiobook: Judge Stone by James Patterson & Viola Davis  Audiobooks: JD Robb  Resource: 2026 Audie Awards Winners - full list of finalists and winners by category   Resource: Audie Awards Past Winners - full list of winners from 1996 onwards    Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Shoshana: Storygraph // Instagram  Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads Follow Nox: Instagram // TikTok // Threads 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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

What makes a beach read? Not a beach, in our opinion. Tune in because your summer reading list is here, and not a single book requires sand between your toes. Renee's on the podcast to share five feminist reads so engrossing you will forget you are on vacation.    Books mentioned: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang   Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry The Best Little Motel in Texas by Lyla Lane  Love You to Death by Christina Dotson  Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson   This episode is supported by Bloody Powerful by Brooke Vandermolen and Cambridge University Press.   Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph    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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Last week, our team shared that we've all been *Going Through It* and are using books as a coping tool. This week, we wanted to spread the love! Join Renee, Nox, Jordy, Mariquita, and UyenThi for some recommendations of books that just make us feel a little less shitty.   Books mentioned: Table for Five - Izzy Bromley Arsenic & Adobo - Mia P. Manansala The Kamagawa Food Detectives - Hisashi Kashiwai What Happened to Belen - Ana Elena Correa His & Hers - Alice Feeney The Lust Crusade - Jo Segura Play Nice - Rachel Harrison You Gotta Eat - Margaret Eby A Brief History of Montmaray - Michelle Cooper Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead - Emily Austen Scorched Grace - Margot Douaihy     Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph Follow Nox: Instagram // TikTok // Threads Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads // Pagebound.co  Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads // Storygraph // Bluesky Follow UyenThi: utranmyhre.com  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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

Join Renee, Nox, Jordy, Mariquita, and UyenThi in a discussion about how they're using books to cope with the state of the world and their own personal crises. You'll hear some of our favorite genres for these times (and they are all wildly different!). Next week, stay tuned for some specific book recommendations!     Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph Follow Nox: Instagram // TikTok // Threads Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads // Pagebound.co  Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads // Storygraph // Bluesky Follow UyenThi: utranmyhre.com  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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

MINI POD! Casey is back with another Non-Fiction Nook segment. In order to dive deeper into her current hyperfixation of medieval life and the women who existed in it, Casey shares the non-fiction books that helped illuminate medieval feminism. She also discusses Medieval Times dinner and the personification of virtues!  Books mentioned: Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It by Janina Ramirez The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society by Eleanor Janega The Book of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan   Support and follow our host!  Follow Casey: Instagram   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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

Mariquita welcomes Sarah Knickerbocker, the host behind Eugene, Oregon's Horrible Bingo, as they discuss shifting the lens on horror to find the threads of feminism, examine how the genre uniquely showcases women's stories, and to untangle why horror fans are so frequently wonderfully queer. For an extra bonus and to exponentially grow your TBR, check the show notes for more books recommended by Sarah.   Books/Resources Mentioned: Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer  Men, Women, and Chainsaws by Carol J. Clover Scream With Me: Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism (1968-1980) by Eleanor Johnson Other recommended books from Sarah: It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror edited Joe Vallese Corpses, Fools, and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema by Willow Maclay and Caden Gardner Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt Brainwyrms  by Alison Rumfitt Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski Negative Space by B.R. Yeager   Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Sarah Knickerbocker: Instagram // Website  Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads // StoryGraph   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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

CW: Child death, Miscarriage, Infertility, Blood, Grief, Death of Parent, Dementia    Marlena and Mariquita discuss Mother is Watching, the horror debut by Karma Brown. In this spoiler-free conversation, they explore how the novel uses horror to amplify everyday anxieties around motherhood, bodily autonomy, and identity. Together, they unpack the emotional stakes at the heart of the story, examining how art, obsession, and pregnancy intertwine to blur the line between psychological unease and the supernatural. Along the way, they reflect on the ways domestic life becomes a site of tension, control, and quiet terror and why this chilling read lingers long after the final page.     Books mentioned: Mother is Watching by Karma Brown Play Nice by Rachel Harrison   Support and follow our host and guest! Follow Marlena: Instagram // Blog   Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads // Storygraph // Bluesky   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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

Casey Ballard, long time lover of feminist retellings of classic stories, interviews B.K. O'Connor about her new novel, Eve, a retelling of John Milton's Paradise Lost, that expands on the notion that eternity spent in ignorance is no life to live. Casey and Becky discuss Eve as an intellectual feminist, the bridging of cultures, and why people should still read the classics.  .   Books and resources mentioned: Eve by B. K. O'Connor Paradise Lost by John Milton Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes Drawing Down the Moon by Margot Adler Circe by Madeline Miller The Chalice and the Blade by Riane Eisler Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche     Support and follow our host and guest! Follow B.K. O'Connor: Instagram // Website  Follow Casey: Instagram   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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

Nox and Shoshana talk about Reality Check, the recent documentary series that revisits America's Next Top Model. They share their experiences watching the show growing up, reflect on the broader reality TV culture of the time, and discuss how these portrayals of women's bodies shaped their perspectives. Along the way, they unpack the complicated mix of nostalgia, criticism, and cultural impact tied to both the original series and the documentary. If you've been thinking about the legacy of ANTM and what it meant to grow up with shows like it, this conversation is for you.   Books and resources mentioned: RAINN - National Sexual Assault Hotline NEDA - National Eating Disorders Association  You Wanna Be on Top? A Memoir of Makeovers, Manipulation, and Not Becoming America's Next Top Model by Sarah Hartshorne     Support and follow our host and guest! Follow Nox: Instagram // TikTok // Threads Follow Shoshana: Storygraph // Instagram // Bluesky    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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Black History Month may be over, but our joy of reading Black literature has no expiration date! In this episode, Renee shares a new-to-her cozy mystery series featuring a Black single mom investigating mysteries around her daughter's school. Then Casey is back with her Non-Fiction Nook segment, this time highlighting books of Black resistance     Books mentioned: It's Elementary by Elise Bryant The Game Is Afoot by Elise Bryant Brooding Over Bloody Revenge: Enslaved Women's Lethal Resistance by Nikki M. Taylor  We Refuse A Forceful History of Black Resistance by Kellie Carter Jackson        Support and follow our host and guest! Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph // Threads Follow Casey: Instagram   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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

Looking for a book club pick that is certain to conjure up good conversation? In this episode, Renee and Mariquita discuss You'll Never Forget Me by Isha Raya. Described as a sapphic thriller akin to Killing Eve, our podcasters are completely divided on this one. Tune into an almost spoiler-free discussion (the spoiler is clearly identified ahead of time!) and let us know if you pick it up for your next book club pick!     Books mentioned: You'll Never Forget Me by Isha Raya     Support and follow our host and guest! Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph // Threads Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads // Storygraph // Bluesky   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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Marlena is joined by Dr. Kenesma D. John to talk about her novel Hair Diaries: My Hair Evolution, a reflective and visually rich exploration of hair, identity, and Black girlhood. In this spoiler-free conversation, they discuss what inspired John to use hair as the lens for the story, the blend of autobiography and fiction, and her choice to tell Charisma's journey through reflections and illustrated images. Together, they unpack how hair becomes deeply emotional and political, touching on colorism, community, and intergenerational exchange.      Books mentioned: Hair Diaries: My Hair Evolution by Kenesma D. John, Ph.D.     Support and follow our host and guest! Follow Dr. Kenesma D. John: Instagram // Website  Follow Marlena: Instagram // Blog     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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

MINI POD! In this quick episode, Casey talks about three non-fiction books which have been helpful in her resistance, and maybe helpful to yours! Covering police abolition, disability justice, and eloquent ways to textually fight back when cornered by a hate-spewing Christian Nationalist. Books mentioned: We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariame Kaba   Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care by Kelly Hayes & Mariame Kaba     Care-Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha    Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds  by John Fugelsang        Support and follow our host!  Follow Casey: Instagram   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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Have you seen the trend of "going analogue" taking over social media lately? From ditching smartphones to rediscovering film cameras, paper planners, and offline hobbies, it's popping up everywhere—and it's clearly striking a nerve. Mhairie and Nox wanted to dig into this shift a little more deeply to understand what "going analogue" really means, where it came from, and why so many people are drawn to it right now.   Book and resources mentioned: 75 booked Emily Paige This story ain't over: insta // youtube Anti brain rot reading challenge The analog life project Stationery articleHobonichi Japan (explanation of types)      Support and follow our hosts! Follow Mhairie: Instagram // Bookstagram Follow Nox: Instagram // TikTok // Threads   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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

MINI POD! In this quick episode, Jordy shares why she loves The Glass Scientists trilogy by S. H. Cotugno, a gothic graphic novel series where so-called monsters challenge the rigid systems built to control them. Through mad science, queer selfhood, and breathtaking art, this episode explores who gets labeled dangerous, who gets erased, and what happens when marginalized people refuse to stay hidden and start cracking institutions from the inside out. Books mentioned: The Glass Scientists, Volume 1 by S. H. Cotugno The Glass Scientists, Volume 2 by S. H. Cotugno The Glass Scientists, Volume 3 by S. H. Cotugno   Support and follow our host!  Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads // Pagebound.co   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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Our contributors teamed up to tell one another about their favorite books of the year. Renee and Nox round out this podcast series with their cozy, feel-good favorites. If you need a book that's like a warm hug (and who doesn't right now?), tune in!     Book and resources mentioned: Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton The Baby Dragon Cafe by AT Qureshi Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis What Happened to Belen? by Ana Elena Correa The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club by Gloria Chao Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez     Support and follow our hosts! Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph Follow Nox: Instagram // TikTok // Threads   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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

MINI POD! Jordy and Renee discuss their creative obsession: junk journaling! They chat about the origins of the junk journal and how they adapt this creative activity to suit their needs. This is a two-part series. See more spreads and the video of this conversation in our Mighty Network community!   Resources mentioned: Jessica Swift's online retreats Skillshare Buy Nothing PangoBooks Art Scraps   Support and follow our hosts!  Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads // Pagebound.co Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph   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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Our contributors have teamed up to tell one another about their favorite books of the year over the next couple of weeks! Casey and UyenThi come together to discuss their top 5 reads of 2025. From memoirs, to romance, to translated fiction, to dark academia, these are the stories we read in 2025 that we feel need to be on everyone's TBR.    Book and resources mentioned: James by Percival Everett The Simple Art of Killing a Woman by Patricia Melo Feeding Ghosts by Tessa HullHijab Butch Blues by Lamya H. The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan The Night Eaters by Marjorie Liu Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor #PouredOver interview with Nnedi Okorafor  I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman Katabasis by R. F. Kuang I'll Tell You When I'm Home: A Memoir by Hala Alyan Angelica and the Bear Prince by Trung Le Nguyen Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros     Support and follow our hosts! Follow Casey: Instagram Follow UyenThi: utranmyhre.com    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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

As access to abortion is being increasingly restricted, trustworthy resources for abortion care and loving someone through an abortion can be difficult to find. Becca Rea-Tucker has written the go-to manual for just that. Whether you're considering an abortion for yourself or know someone who might need support, The Abortion Companion should be on every feminist's bookshelf.    *Join us for a community-wide online Q&A with Becca on January 25, 2026. Your first week in our community is free, sliding scale available: Join the FBC community!     Book and resources mentioned: The Abortion Companion by Becca Rea-Tucker Baking by Feel by Becca Rea-Tucker Relinquished by Gretchen Sisson Baking the Resistance with Our Favorite Sweet Feminists (Becca's previous appearance on the pod!) Find abortion resources: ineedana.com National Network of Abortion Funds See Becca on her book tour!       Support and follow our hosts! Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph Follow Becca Rea-Tucker: Instagram // Substack    

Our contributors have teamed up to tell one another about their favorite books of the year over the next couple of weeks! In this episode, Mariquita and Jordy reflect on their favorite books of 2025, celebrating stories that lingered long after the final page. From fierce heroines and sharp social commentary to swoony romance and dark intrigue, they unpack the reads that made them feel, think, and stay up way too late turning pages.      Book and resources mentioned: Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson  Silver Elite by Dani Francis  Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver  This Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman  Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas  The Phoenix King by Aparna Verma  The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith  A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon  Minor Detail by Adania Shibli  Play Nice by Rachel Harrison  How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina Swamidoss McConigley  The Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas  Bad Cree by Jessica Johns  All We Want is Everything by Soraya Chemaly   Unbearable: The Perils of Pregnancy in America by Irin Carmon    Podcasts referenced:   Unbearable: A Discussion with Irin Carmon on Pregnancy in America  Bread and Roses (The Rose Bargain)  Thrills & Chills (Tourist Season)  Damsel? Never heard of her (This Princess Kills Monsters)        Support and follow our hosts! Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads // Storygraph // Bluesky Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads // Pagebound.co    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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Our contributors have teamed up to tell one another about their favorite books of the year over the next couple of weeks! First up, Shoshana and Mhairie share a spoiler free gush session of their favorite books of 2025. This conversation includes books from every genre and format, a sure bet to please these long winter nights. Take care of yourself, friends, be sure to check the content warnings before reading.      Book and resources mentioned: Shoshana's Books  5. He's to Die For by Erin Dunn  4. The Black Gods Drums by P Djeli Clark  3. ZomRomCom by Olivia Dade  2. I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming  1. A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna     Mhairie's Books  5. The Book of Witching by C J Cooke  4. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent  3. Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon  2.  What Hunger by Catherine Dang  1. Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett    Bonus Books from Shoshana:  Check Please # 1 and Check Please #2 by Ngozi Ukazu   The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe  Faking It: the Lies Women Tell about Sex--And the Truths They Reveal by Lux Alptraum  Alchemised by SenLinYu   A Murder of Crows by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett  Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen  Looking for Group by Alexis Hall    Bonus Books from Mhairie:  Blood Relay by Devon Mihesuah - Publishes 2026  Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones  The rest of the Emily Wilde series by Heather Fawcett (Encyclopedia of Faeries and Map of the Otherlands)  The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean by Susan Casey (read in 2024 but I have bought this as a gift no less than 3 times and keep recommending it. Def my top non fiction of the last couple years. Hella interesting.)      Support and follow our hosts! Follow Shoshana: Storygraph // Instagram // Bluesky  Follow Mhairie: Instagram // Bluesky // Storygraph   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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

New to fanfic? Not sure where to start or whether you even should? We got you! In this episode, Jordy, Mhairie, and Shoshana explore the world of fanfiction, its fandom roots, its role in uplifting marginalized voices, and why it remains a powerful feminist space. They also dig into the ethical complications of engaging with fanworks inspired by harmful or problematic creators. Together, they unpack how fanfiction becomes a site of creativity, community, and cultural resistance.        Book and resources mentioned: Alchemised Discussion in the Feminist Book Club community Alchemised by SenLinYu  Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon  Article on fandom culture - https://www.teenvogue.com/story/2021-year-in-fandom   https://archiveofourown.org/   AO3 Diversity statement - https://archiveofourown.org/diversity   AO3 FAQ on tagging - https://archiveofourown.org/faq/tags?language_id=en   Article of the brief history of LGBTQIA+ fanfiction - https://www.themarysue.com/first-published-slash-fanfiction/     TV Shows Mentioned  Stargate SG - 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate   Star Trek - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek   Teen Wolf - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Wolf_(2011_TV_series)   The Night Agent - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Agent       Support and follow our hosts! Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads // Pagebound.co  Follow Shoshana: Storygraph // Instagram // Bluesky  Follow Mhairie: Instagram // Bluesky // Storygraph   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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

MINI POD! Jordy dives into two books: A Beautiful and Terrible Murder and Dream by the Shadows. Both books follow women who refuse to be silenced by corrupt institutions. From Oxford's secretive halls to a dream-haunted kingdom, these stories are full of clever rebellion, dark intrigue, and empowered women.   Books mentioned: A Beautiful and Terrible Murder by Claire M. Andrews Dream by the Shadows by Logan Karlie   Support and follow our host!  Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads // Pagebound.co   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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Mariquita, Jordy, and Nox get together to explain the controversies around Emerald Fennell's adaptation of Wuthering Heights, weigh in on whether they think the uproar is valid (spoiler: they do!), and provide their opinions on just how romantic literature's first romance book really is. CW: intimate partner violence, child abuse, animal abuse, sexual assault, generational trauma, maternal mortality, child abandonment.     Books mentioned: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte   Support and follow our hosts! Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads // Storygraph // Bluesky Follow Jordy: Instagram // TikTok Follow Nox: Instagram // TikTok // Threads   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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

MINI POD! Jordy dives into the magic of holiday romances and the tradition of finding "home" in books. From friends-swapping vacations to chaotic family gatherings and second-chance love, this episode explores how these festive reads bring comfort, joy, and cheer to even the loneliest holiday season.   Books mentioned: The Holiday Honeymoon Switch by Julia McKay Most Wonderful by Georgia Clark A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams   Support and follow our host!  Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads // Pagebound.co   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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Not every book we read will skyrocket to the top of our lists. Casey, Jordy, and Nox discuss this and more regarding Cleopatra's story in I Am Cleopatra by Natasha Solomon. Nox DNF'd it, and Jordy and Casey felt it left the reader wanting more, especially regarding Cleopatra's power and influence. All three agree that Solomon's prose is lush and worth reading, though! Light (yet hilarious) spoilers when Jordy reveals gasp Caesar dies.   Books mentioned: I Am Cleopatra by Natasha Solomon Cleopatra by Saara El-Afiri The Royal Diaries: Cleopatra VII by Kristiana Gregory (book on CD linked, but check your library!) Cleopatra: A Life by Sarah Schiff   Support and follow our hosts! Follow Casey: Instagram Follow Jordy: Instagram // TikTok Follow Nox: Instagram // TikTok // Threads   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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

  MINI POD! Nox discusses two instances of disrespect towards powerful Mexican women in recent news: The treatment of Fatima Bosch (Miss Mexico) by the Miss Universe executive director, and the public groping of Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, the current President of Mexico. Nox digs into these stories and the importance of women working together/   Books mentioned: Liliana's Invincible Summer by Cristina Rivera Garza What Happened to Belen by Ana Elena Correa     Support and follow our host!  Follow Nox: Instagram // Substack // TikTok // Threads // YouTube   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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

We're not joking when we say this one is required listening. Mariquita talks with author and activist Soraya Chemaly about her latest book, All We Want is Everything: How We Dismantle Male Supremacy. Soraya explains how male supremacy is the structure upon which all of our systems are built, whether they be close to home or on a global scale. Together, Soraya and Mariquita give suggestions for how to create a different environment and patterns of behavior both individually and collectively and emphasize that the work of educating men on the burdens and breadth of male supremacy is not the onus of women but is the responsibility of men.   Soraya's books: All We Want is Everything: How We Dismantle Male Supremacy Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger The Resilience Myth: New Thinking on Grit, Strength, and Growth After Trauma     Support and follow our guest and host!  Follow Soraya Chemaly: Instagram // Threads // Website  Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads // StoryGraph 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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

Mariquita talks with Jen Percy about her recent book, Girls Play Dead: Acts of Self-Preservation. Based on her article, What People Misunderstand About Rape, Girls Play Dead expands the conversation about the myriad responses to sexual assault and rape, weaving in personal stories and historical context. Their conversation covers the common reactions of tonic and collapsed immobility, evolutionary ways humans have evolved to survive trauma, and how colonialism and individualism can stymy recovery for some survivors who instead would benefit from collectivism and community care. CW: Sexual assault, sexual abuse, rape, child abuse, chronic illness, addiction, medical malfeasance   Support and follow our guest and host!  Follow Jen Percy: Instagram // Facebook // Website Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads // StoryGraph 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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

MINI POD! Jordy dives into the worlds of Lyla Sage, where small towns meet big emotions, and love is both fierce and tender. This episode explores how Sage's stories remind us that feminism can hold grace and grit in equal measure, and that choosing yourself can be the bravest kind of love story.    Books by Lyla Sage mentioned: Done and Dusted   Swift and Saddled  Lost and Lassoed  Wild and Wrangled  Soul Searching      Support and follow our host!  Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads // Pagebound.co @jordymac   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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

Join Jordy and Nox as they dive into Sister Wife, the new memoir from TLC's Sister Wives star Christine Brown Wooley. What begins as a story about reality TV and polygamy transforms into a conversation about faith, autonomy, and liberation. Together they unpack Christine's courageous decision to leave not only her marriage but an entire belief system, and what it means to reclaim your story.    Support and follow our hosts!  Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads // Pagebound.co @jordymac Follow Nox: Instagram // TikTok // Threads // YouTube    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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

MINI POD! Luxury ships, love triangles, and late-state capitalism, oh my! In this mini episode, Jordy dives into An Ocean Apart by Jill Tew, a feminist dystopia that asks what happens when the world's elite sail away from the chaos they've created, and one girl decides to sink the system from within.   Support and follow our host!  Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads // Pagebound.co @jordymac   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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Mariquita talks with author Irin Carmon about her newest book, Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America. Their discussion covers the racist roots of ob/gyn medicine in America, provides context for the current state of reproductive care, and ties in vital personal stories of families that have been affected by the legacy of racism and lack of safe, equitable treatment for women of color, which treatment has disproportionately had fatal consequences. CW: Discussions of maternal mortality, Black maternal mortality, maternal death, abortion, miscarriage, medical violence, racism, grief/loss, infertility   Books and Resources Mentioned:   Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America by Irin Carmon The Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik Alabama Birth Center and Dr. Yashica Robinson A Deadly Epidural, Delivered by a Doctor with a History of Mistakes - NYT on the death of Sha-Asia Semple At 30, She Died in Childbirth. It Shredded Her Brooklyn Family - NYT on the death of Christine Fields Anarcha Lucy Betsey: The Mothers of Gynecology Monument National Network of Abortion Funds - Seeking funds National Network of Abortion Funds - Donate Today       Support and follow our guest and host!  Follow Irin Carmon: Instagram // Website Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads 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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

MINI POD! Who are some of your must-read authors? Renee shares one of hers, Sarah Gailey. You can always count on Gailey to write the most outlandish, unusual books. Today, Renee shares four for your shelves.   Support and follow our host!  Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph   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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

Grab your magnifying glass, don your monocle and trench coat, because we're talking murder mysteries today! First, Shoshana and Mariquita define the mystery genre, subgenres, and key terms. They also share some of their favorite mystery books for your TBR. Then Renee dives into her favorite sub-sub-genre of mysteries: cozy food mysteries by and about women of color. Happy reading!   Books and Resources Mentioned:   The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman The Maid by Nita Prose Sex, Murder, and a Double Latte by Kyra Davis Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke The Princess of Burundi by Kjell Eriksson All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby To Have and to Heist by Sara Desai Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker We Don't Talk About Carol by Kirsten L. Berry Murder with Peacocks by Donna Andrews The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz IQ by Joe Ide Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala Mango, Mamba, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes Against the Currant by Olivia Matthews Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-Opoku Detective Auntie by Uzma Jalaluddin Ill-Fated Fortune by Jennifer J. Chow Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chen      Support and follow our hosts!  Follow Shoshana: Storygraph // Instagram // Bluesky  Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads Follow Renee: Instagram // StoryGraph   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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

MINI POD! We love a hyper-niche genre, and today Jordy dives into three books she's categorizing as satirical feminist fairytales and mysteries. This episode explores how feminism isn't about rejecting the notion of fairytales, but rather rewriting them to our standard.   Mentioned:  This Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales A Terribly Nasty Business by Julia Seales Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall   Support and follow our host!  Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads // Pagebound.co @jordyrmac 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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

Feeling ghoulish? We have an expertly curated reading list for you! Mhairie and Mother Horror herself, Sadie Hartmann, share some of their horror book recommendations, using the format and trope categories from Sadie's new book, Feral and Hysterical.    Books and Resources Mentioned:  Feral and Hysterical Mother Horror's Ultimate Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Women - Sadie Hartmann   House of Hunger - Alexis Henderson  101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered - Sadie Hartmann  What Hunger by Catherine Dang. Simon and Schuster 2025. 288 pages. Trope: Eat Your Vegetables  Her Little Flowers by Shannon Morgan. Kensington 2023. 368 pages. Trope: If These Walls Could Talk  The Hunger We Pass Down by Jen Sookfong Lee. Penguin Random House. 384 Pages. Trope: Exposing Historical Erasure  Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker. Mira (US)/ Hodden (UK) 2025. 298 pages. Trope: Exposing Historical Erasure  Root Rot by Saskia Nislow. Creature Publishing 2025. 140 pages. Trope: Swampcore and Sporror  The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery by Clarence A Haynes. Legacy Lit 2025. 230 pages. Trope: I See Dead People  The Witch of Willow Sound by Vanessa F. Penney. ECW Press 2025. 288 Pages. Trope: Women Vs the Cult and Sisterhood  Sour Cherry by Natalie Theodoridou. Tin House Books 2025. 312 pages. Trope: Folklore and Fairytales         Support and follow our host and guest!  Follow Mhairie: Instagram // Bluesky // Bookstagram Follow Mother Horror: Instagram // Nightworms    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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

MINI POD! Rah can't stop thinking about the book I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman. Tune in to hear why this book has been stuck on their brain.     Mentioned:  Carmen Maria Machado's "'I Who Have Never Known Men' Is A Warning" in the New Yorker I Who Have Never Known Men by Jaqueline Harpmen, Translated by Ros Schwartz, with an introduction by Carmen Maria Machado    Support and follow our host!  Follow Rah: StoryGraph // Instagram    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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

It may be Swiftemonium out there, but we're still thinking about Sabrina Carpenter. Nox and Ashley wrap up their two-part conversation on Sabrina Carpenter's latest album, Man's Best Friend. They dive into how the music itself compares with the album's rollout, reflect on their favorite tracks, and unpack the growing trend of shorter songs in pop music. The conversation doesn't stop with the music—they also bring in book recommendations that explore themes of music, playlists, and algorithms. Together, they consider how technology influences the way we listen, discover, and connect with art.   Books and Resources Mentioned:  Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist by Liz Pelly This is What it Sounds Like by Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas  Part 1 of this conversation: Man's Best Friend? Why Does Everything Sound Like an Audition Song for the Voice - Rolling Stone  Girl, all of these playlists? - Ashley's Substack  The Necessity of Music Videos - Feminist Book Club       Support and follow our hosts!  Ashley's Instagram I Substack  Nox's Instagram I Substack I TikTok I Threads  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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

MINI POD! In this short episode, Jordy shares three fall reads that range from haunting suspense to dark romance and cozy mystery. Whether you're craving a thriller, a morally gray serial killer love story, or a nostalgic whodunnit, this line-up has your fall TBR covered.   Books Mentioned:  Jackal by Erin E. Adams  Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver  Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver  Murder by Cheesecake: A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery by Rachel Ekstrom Courage  Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn    TV shows mentioned:  Dexter  Only Murders in the Building  The Golden Girls    Movies mentioned:   Get Out  Mr. & Mrs. Smith    Resources:   Sirens, Selkies, and Mermaids, oh my! A discussion with Rachel Ekstrom Courage         Support and follow our host!  Follow Jordy: Bookworm Reads // Instagram   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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

This week we're sailing into magical realms and creeping through gothic shadows! First up, Shoshana and Jordy gush about all things fantasy — what makes the genre so enchanting, why we can't get enough, and a few favorite books to add to your TBR. Then Ashley chats with author Kathleen Kaufman about feminist gothic horror, the Scottish roots behind her novel The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora Grey, and how women's struggles past and present intertwine. Grab your headphones and let's get fantastical! Books and Resources Mentioned:  The Lord of the Rings Series by J.R.R. Tolkien   Guilty Pleasures: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel by Laurell K. Hamilton  Lost (TV Series)   Dread Nation by Justina Ireland  Sourdough Or, Lois and Her Adventures in the Underground Market: A Novel by Robin Sloan  Happily Ever After for All podcast  Favorite Books of the Year Podcast  A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel  Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland (The Broken Blades series)  Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron  Enchantra by Kaylie Smith  Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper  River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey   That Time I got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly Lemming  A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna  Upon a Burning Throne by Ashok K. Banker   Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker  Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison  The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora Grey by Kathleen Kaufman     Support and follow our guest and hosts!  Follow Shoshana: Storygraph // Instagram // Bluesky  Follow Jordy: Bookworm Reads // Instagram   Follow Ashley: Instagram // Substack Follow Kathleen Kaufman: Instagram 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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

MINI POD! This short episode is a quick hit of memoirs by former and current women's basketball players in celebration of the current WNBA Play-Offs. Books mentioned: They Better Call Me Sugar by Sugar Rodgers (cw: family death and incarceration) Catch a Star by Tamika Catchings Dear Black Girls by A'ja Wilson Love & Justice by Maya Moore Irons and Jonathan Irons (cw: incarceration) You Let Some Girl Beat You? by Ann Meyers Drysdale (cw: miscarriage and family death) My Shot by Elena Delle Donne Hoop Muses by Seimone Augustus and Kate Fagan Inaugural Ballers by Andrew Maraniss Coming Home by Brittney Griner Sum It Up by Pat Summitt Uncommon Favor by Dawn Staley     Support and follow our host! Follow Ashley: Instagram // Substack   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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

The romance genre is what keeps the book industry afloat, but where do you start if you're not typically a romance reader? Join Renee, Mhairie, and Shoshana for a quick introduction to some of the terms used in the romance genre, plus recommendations for folks who don't typically read romance. This episode is perfect for readers new to romance, confused by romance, or long-time romance readers looking for some fresh recommendations! Books mentioned: Seven Days in June by Tia Williams  Happy Place by Emily Henry  Psyche and Eros by Lucy McNamara  The Cottage Around the Corner by DL Soria  A Fellowship of Bakers and Magic by J Penna  Ladies in Hating by Alexandra Vasti  Out on the Ice by Kelly Farmer Matzah Ball Surprise by Laura Brown  Big Bad Wolf by Suleikha Snyder  The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake Circe by Madeline Miller Naked Coffee Guy by Crissi Langwell To Catch a Raven by Beverly Jenkins Indigo by Beverly Jenkins Born in Fire by Nora Roberts The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole The Duke Who Didn't by Courtney Milan Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny by Rebekah Weatherspoon Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha     Resources mentioned: Smart Bitches, Trashy Books book finder Love's Sweet Arrow (Tinley Park, IL) The Ripped Bodice (Brooklyn and Los Angeles) The Velvet Chapter (Petaluma, CA) Steamy Lit (FL)     Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph Follow Shoshana: Storygraph // Instagram // Bluesky  Follow Mhairie: Instagram // Bluesky   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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

The 'ber months are here, so that means we're reading horror. You know we read horror all year round, but we brought in the expert - Mother Horror herself! Tune in to hear Mhairie chat about horror books, women in horror, becoming an accidental author, and good old fashioned vibes reading.   Books mentioned: Feral and Hysterical Mother Horror's Ultimate Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Women- Sadie Hartmann  Ghost Story- Peter Straub 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered- Sadie Hartmann Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil- V. E. Schwab This House is Haunted- John Boyne The Doll Factory- Elizabeth Macneal (Audio) The Red Knot- Monique Asher (Audio) Born a Crime- Trevor Noah (Audiobook is an Audible exclusive so we won't link it, screw you Amazon!) The Bewitching- Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Audio) The Buffalo Hunter Hunter- Stephen Graham Jones (Audio) The Salvage- Anbara Salam  The Hounding- Xenobe Purvis Resources mentioned: Nightworms The StorygraphNoveList Plus (Through your library, search: novelist library) FBC's Vampires of El Norte discussion  Other authors mentioned: Anne Rice Stephen King John Sandford Patricia Cornwell Agatha ChristieGrady Hendrix Isabel Cañas Alexis Henderson   Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Mhairie: Instagram // Bluesky Mother Horror: Instagram // Nightworms     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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

In this episode, Mhairie, Ashley, and Nox dive into the bold and provocative album art for Sabrina Carpenter's Man's Best Friend. The conversation explores the layered imagery, the cultural reception, and how it intersects with themes of power, desire, and kink. From feminist critique to playful banter, the hosts unpack how art can spark dialogue around pleasure, performance, and pushing boundaries.   Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Ashley: Instagram // Substack  Follow Mhairie: Instagram // Bluesky Follow Nox: Instagram // TikTok // Threads     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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Join hosts Ashley, Mhairie, and Mariquita as they return for the much-anticipated follow-up to their deep dive into Girl on Girl by Sophie Gilbert. In this episode, the conversation moves beyond pop culture's impact on women and digs into the murky intersection of porn, commodification, and the market's influence on sexual agency. Prepare for a thoughtful and candid exploration of what it means to possess—and reclaim—real agency in a world that often packages sex and desire as products.   Books Mentioned:  Girl on Girl by Sophie Gilbert   Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Ashley: Instagram // Substack  Follow Mhairie: Instagram // Bluesky  Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads     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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Ashley sits down with Jacob Tobia to discuss their book Before They Were Men. Together, they explore why Jacob avoids the phrase "toxic masculinity," what healthier models of masculinity could look like, and how the different places Jacob has lived have shaped their views on gender and gender nonconformity.   Books Mentioned:  Before They Were Men: Essays on Manhood, Compassion, and What Went Wrong by Jacob Tobia   Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Jacob: Instagram Follow Ashley: Instagram // Substack      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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Mariquita, Mhairie, and Ashley dive into Girl on Girl by Sophie Gilbert, unpacking its most thought-provoking themes. In Part I, they explore how reality TV and social media have shaped generational beauty standards, question the pitfalls of so-called "empowerment" movements, and discuss how media literacy can equip the next generation to be both powerful and protected.   Books Mentioned:  Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves by Sophie Gilbert   Support and follow our hosts! Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads Follow Mhairie: Instagram // Bluesky  Follow Ashley: Instagram // Substack        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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

Looking for your next beloved memoir? Rah and Ashley dive into The Hollow Half: A Memoir of Bodies and Borders by Sarah Aziza—a lyrical, layered exploration of queerness, family, conflict, and the passage of time. They unpack how Aziza weaves these themes into a deeply personal yet universally resonant narrative, and why savoring the book slowly made all the difference. Content Warnings: disordered eating, sexual assault, self-harm, social justice conflict    Books Mentioned:  All the Parts We Exile by Roza Nozari Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad     Support and follow our hosts and guest! Follow Ashley: Instagram Follow Rah: Instagram // TikTok // The StoryGraph     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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Our feminisms contain multitudes. First, Jordy shares some books and tv shows to ingest if you don't want to watch The Summer I Turned Pretty on Amazon but still want the sweet nostalgic summer vibes. Then, Kenesma chats with Idrys Creed about her forthcoming book 14 Flags, a dystopian novel inspired by current events in the spirit of Octavia Butler.     The Summer I Turned Pretty, minus the Bezos (0:22) Join Jordy for a jam-packed episode of book and TV show recommendations that give The Summer I Turned Pretty vibes without supporting Amazon. If you're craving summer swoons, emotional drama, and a sprinkle of teen angst (minus the Prime subscription), she's got you covered with stories full of romance, nostalgia, and self-discovery.    14 Flags with Idrys Creed  (7:06) In this episode, Kenesma sits down with writer Idrys Creed for an intimate conversation about her forthcoming novel, 14 Flags. Set in a near-future America marked by fear, surveillance, and silence, 14 Flags is a political thriller that doubles as a timely mirror to our world. Idrys shares her inspiration for the story, her thoughts on truth-telling in dangerous times, and why she believes resistance can be found in the smallest choices. It's a powerful preview of a book that's sure to challenge, provoke, and spark conversation.  If you'd like to be a beta reader for this book, email Idrys at [email protected] and let her know Feminist Book Club sent you!       Books Mentioned:  Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado  Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler  To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han  Every Summer After by Carley Fortune  Happy Place by Emily Henry  The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston  The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther  Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren  Heartstopper by Alice Oseman Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler    TV shows mentioned:  Heartstopper on Netflix  XO, Kitty on Netflix  Never Have I Ever on Netflix  The Sex Lives of College Girls on Max    Movie mentioned:   To All of the Boys I Loved Before on Netflix    Resources:   Happy Place Discussion  The Seven Year Slip Interview          Support and follow our hosts and guest! Follow Jordy: Instagram // TikTok Follow Idrys: Instagram // Substack  Follow Kenesma: Instagram      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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.