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Share this episode with your favorite first-time voter! With the midterm elections fast approaching, Nox takes you step-by-step through the process of voting. From registering to finding your ballot, we hope that you find this guide informative and helpful as we get ready to vote. Even if you're a veteran voter, you might learn something new! Books/Resources Mentioned: Vote.gov - a government website where you can learn your state's voting laws and register to vote Ballotpedia.org - for your sample ballot Vote.org - where you can learn where your polling place is Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Nox: Instagram // Substack // Threads // TikTok // YouTube ✨Join our community on Bindery Books!✨ This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by Amarissa
In this episode, Jordy discusses one of her favorite books of the year – Morfran, Dark Lord Reformed by S.B. West. Tune in to hear why this once villainous leader and his little hoard of goats has captured Jordy's heart, as well as for some humorous feminist fantasy recommendations. Books/Resources Mentioned: Morfran, Dark Lord Reformed by S.B. West Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer This Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman The Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming [MINI POD] Fairytales in Their Queer Era [MINI POD] The Monsters Were Never the Problem [MINI POD] Damsel? Never Heard of Her. Support and follow our host! Follow Jordy: Instagram // Pagebound.co ✨Join our community on Bindery Books!✨ This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by Amarissa
MINI POD! In this episode, Jordy and Shoshana dive into some of their favorite queer fairytale retellings, from reimagined princesses to stories that completely turn the original happily-ever-after on its head. Tune in for plenty of recommendations, a little fairytale chaos, and hopefully a few new books for your TBR! Books Mentioned: This Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow The Secret World of Briar Rose by Cindy Pham Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron Year of the Mer by L. D. Lewis Ash by Malinda Lo Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao Support and follow the host! Follow Jordy: Instagram // Pagebound.co Follow Shoshana: Storygraph // Instagram // Bluesky Become a Feminist Book Club member here. This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by Amarissa
Nox is joined by Cynthia Gómez, author of Muñeca, to talk about all things Gothic literature. What makes a novel Gothic? Is it an itemized list of 14 requirements? Do women always have to be victimized in it? How do we get around these Eurocentric conventions? Nox and Cynthia discuss all of this and more in today's episode. Books Mentioned: Muñeca by Cynthia Gómez Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett V.C. Andrews - start with Flowers in the Attic Isabel Cañas - start with The Hacienda The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe Antifa Splatterpunk edited by Kathe Koja The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo Pour One for the Devil by Theodore Van Alst The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia Never Whistle At Night Part II: Back for Blood edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore Van Alst Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Nox: Instagram // Substack // Threads // TikTok // YouTube Follow Cynthia: Website ✨Join our community on Bindery Books!✨ This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by Amarissa
August is Women in Translation Month and Casey is here with a big ol' stack of books from her personal library to share with you! All are translated by women, spanning languages like Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Croatian. Additionally, Casey discovers she needs more adjectives to describe when she appreciates a book. Any suggestions? Books: Death Takes Me by Cristina Rivera Garza, Translated by Robin Myers and Sarah Booker Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin, Translated by Megan McDowell Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez, Translated by Megan McDowell The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez, Translated by Megan McDowell A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez, Translated by Megan McDowell Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez, Translated by Megan McDowell Cautery by Lucia Lijtmaer, Translated by Maureen Shaughnessy Elena Knows by Claudia Pineiro, Translated by Frances Riddle The Simple Art of Killing a Woman by Patricia Melo, Translated by Sophie Lewis Eartheater by Dolores Reyes, Translated by Julia Sanches Segu by Maryse Conde, Translated by Barbara Bray I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, Translated by Ros Schwartz Catherine the Great and the Small by Olja Knezevic, Translated by Paula Gordon and Ellen Elias-Bursac What are the Blind Men Dreaming? By Noemi Jaffe, Translated by Julia Sanches and Ellen Elias-Bursac My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel, Translated by Katherine Silver Las Biuty Queens by Ivan Monalisa Ojeda, Translated by Hannah Kauders Also mentioned: @coffeeandcuentos Support and follow our host! Follow Casey: Instagram This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by Amarissa
In this episode, Jordy talks to Lana Harper and Jilly Gagnon about their upcoming novel, Cards on the Table. This is a witchy, atmospheric mystery that explores family, self-trust, and the power we discover within ourselves. Today, we'll be diving into what it means to claim your power, trust your instincts, embrace who you are, and push back against the voices, both internal and external, that make you doubt yourself. Support and follow our hosts! Follow Jordy: Instagram // Pagebound.co Follow Jilly: Instagram // website Follow Lana: Instagram // website This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by Amarissa ✨Join our community on Bindery Books!✨
MINI POD! Prolific Mexican-Canadian author Silvia Moreno-Garcia is Renee's favorite, and she's counting down her top 10. Which is your favorite? Join the discussion on our Discord! Books Mentioned: Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Untamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Intrigue by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells Siren Queen by Nghi Vo The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith Support and follow our host! Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph Become a Feminist Book Club member here. This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by Amarissa
MINI POD! In this episode, Jordy dives into the hidden wonders of snail mail clubs: what they are, who's sending them, and why they bring so much joy. Tune in to discover new artists and creatives deserving of your support. Books/Resources Mentioned: The Mossheart Mail Club website // Instagram Naomi VanDoren, Tales from the Isles of Antarah website // Instagram Brambletown Mail Club website // Instagram Writings from the Wild website // Instagram xoClementine website // Instagram The Moonlight Mail Club website // Instagram Tabby Mail website // Instagram Katie Mai Mail Club website // Instagram Support and follow our host! Follow Jordy: Instagram // Pagebound.co This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by Amarissa
Renee spills the beans on where we've been and what we're working towards. Then Jordy and Mhairie recommend a few of their favorite summerween books. Books mentioned: The Reformatory- Tananarive Due Japanese Gothic- Kylie Lee Baker Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng - Kylie Lee Baker Something in the Walls- Daisy Pearce Eventide- Sarah Goodman The Year of the Witching- Alexis Henderson Slewfoot- Brom The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night, Book 1- Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Graphic Novel) Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstrom Courage (and Death on the Lanai) Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver (as well as Harvest Season, Hunting Season, Butcher & Blackbird, Leather & Lark, Scythe & Sparrow) The Glass Scientist by SH Cotugno (volumes 1-3) A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales (and A Terribly Nasty Business) Support and follow our hosts! Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads Follow Mhairie: Instagram // Bookstagram This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by Amarissa
Death LITERALLY happens to everything, so why is it still so awkward? Casey (she/her/hers) hops on to discuss some of the books that have helped her prepare for her OWN grief around death. She mentions her Father's recent passing, the necessity of death rituals and challenging the taboo, google being trash, and reads an excerpt from "The Buried Soul: How Humans Invented Death" by Timothy Taylor. Books and Resources Mentioned: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions From Tiny Mortals About Death by Caitlin Doughty The Buried Soul: How Humans Invented Death by Timothy Taylor Caitlin Doughty's Instagram 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.
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 article Hobonichi 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 Hull Hijab 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.