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. 21 | Whatever Happened to the Manuals for Difficult Women?

Autumn and Kendra talk about books news, short story collections, and what they’re currently reading. – BOOKS MENTIONED Difficult Women by Roxane Gay A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?

Interview with Heather O’Neill

We couldn’t be more excited to interview Heather O’Neill, the author of THE LONELY HEARTS HOTEL (Riverhead). Heather tells us what it’s like to be longlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, gives us some behind-the-scenes info about THE LONE…

Ep. 20 | Quiet Ocean, Loud Woman

Autumn and Kendra discuss Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West and The Veins of the Ocean by Patricia Engel. – Trigger Warning: In this podcast we discuss hate speech, threats, and violence against women. – BOOKS MENTIONED

Ep. 19 | Not Your Grandma’s Book Club

Autumn and Kendra chat about the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist, some of their favorite Book of the Month picks, and what they’re currently reading. – BOOKS MENTIONED The Wangs vs the World by Jade Chang http://amzn.to/2ozRkF2

Interview with Jung Yun, Winner of the 2016 Reading Women Award for Fiction

We couldn’t be more excited to interview Jung Yun, the winner of the inaugural Reading Women award for fiction. Her novel Shelter blew us away with its gorgeous writing and depth. – In our chat with Jung, she answers all of the burning questions we’d …

Interview with Min Jin Lee

Autumn and Kendra chat with Min Jin Lee, author of PACHINKO out now from Grand Central Publishing. – Buy the Book http://amzn.to/2mGfzMt – FOLLOW MIN Website: https://www.minjinlee.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/minjinlee11

Ep. 18 | Fifty Shades of Pink

In this episode of Reading Women, Autumn and Kendra discuss HIDDEN FIGURES by Margot Lee Shetterly and CINDERELLA ATE MY DAUGHTER by Peggy Orenstein. – Books Mentioned HIDDEN FIGURES by Margot Lee Shetterly http://amzn.to/2mXvz1b

Ep. 17 | Women in Nonfiction

Hello listeners! For Women’s History Month, we’re featuring six nonfiction books by six amazing women. – Books Mentioned in this Episode – The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher http://amzn.to/2lw5K4b Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff http://amzn.

Interview with Christine Hyung-Oak Lee

We’re beyond thrilled to talk with Christine Hyung-Oak Lee about her book TELL ME EVERYTHING YOU DON’T REMEMBER (Ecco). At 33, Christine had a stroke that changed her life. Simple everyday tasks became impossible,

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