Reading Women

Reading Women releases new episodes every Wednesday. Each month features two episodes on the same theme—one highlighting a range of titles and one discussing two titles more in depth—and two author interviews with women writers whose work we’ve loved.


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Ep. 36.5 | Friendlier Collab

Today’s episode is part of a podcast collaboration with Friendlier, a podcast for friends who love to talk. In our episode, we chat about the social aspects of reading and how social media has changed how we find books. In their episode, Friendlier…

Ep. 36 | Most Anticipated New Releases of 2018 Pt. 1

We’re back, bookish friends! With our first regular episode, we chat about some of our most anticipated releases of 2018. News New theme song—thank you Isaac and Sarah Greene. The Reading Women Challenge has started! We redesigned the Reading Women…

Interview with Chloe Benjamin

Autumn and Kendra chat with Chloe Benjamin about her latest novel, The Immortalists. They discuss the inspiration for The Immortalists, living life vs. merely surviving, and the nature of fate. Author Bio Chloe Benjamin is the author of the novel…

Ep. 35 | Reading Women Awards 2017

We finally announce the winners of the 2017 Reading Women Awards! News Introducing the 2018 Reading Women Challenge You can buy Reading Women Award seals in our new store! Books Mentioned Nonfiction Shortlist Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by…

Ep. 34.5 | Crossover Episode with the Reading Envy Podcast

Here’s our first collab with another bookish podcast! We had a chat with Jenny Colvin from the Reading Envy podcast about some of our favorite books by or about women that we’ve read this year. Books Mentioned The Mothers by Brit Bennett (Riverhead)…

Ep. 34 | Reading Women Award 2017 – Nonfiction Shortlist

It’s here! In this episode, we announce the 2017 Reading Women Award Nonfiction Shortlist!  Books Mentioned Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir by Thi Bui Tell Me Everything You Don’t Remember:…

Interview with Jen Campbell

Autumn and Kendra chat with Jen Campbell about her short story collection The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night (Two Roads), her love of fairy tales, and how fact can often be stranger than fiction. Buy the Book | Jen’s Website You can…

Ep. 33 | Reading Women Award 2017 – Fiction Shortlist

It’s here! In this episode, we announce the 2017 Reading Women Award Fiction Shortlist! The nonfiction shortlist will be released on November 15th and the winners will be announced December 6th. Books Mentioned The Weight of Him (St….

Interview with Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

Autumn and Kendra interview Margaret Wilkerson Sexton about her debut novel A Kind of Freedom, which was longlisted for the National Book Award. You can find Margaret on Twitter, Facebook, or on her website.  Be sure to subscribe to our…

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