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. 8 | The Dear Diverse South

In this episode, Autumn and Kendra discuss two of their favorite works of Souther literature: Mama Day and The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. Warning! There are *spoilers* Books Discussed – Mama Day by Gloria Naylor

Ep. 7 | The Autumn Show

It’s September! A new month means a new theme. This time around, it’s Southern Literature!! Autumn’s favorite! Prepare yourself for a month filled with all things that remind us of the American South. News

Ep. 6.5 | Bonus Book Rec Show 2.0

There are five Wednesdays this month, and you know what that means–our book rec show! Cool Bookish News – #women_writers Twitter chat Decatur Book Festival – Book Recommendations Question 1: I’m looking for a classic novel that deals with the …

Ep. 6 | Hermione Granger and the Two Useless Boys

Autumn and Kendra discuss their fierce love and adoration for Hermione Granger and her planning skills. Books Mentioned in this Podcast – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Ep. 5 | Attempting to Fill the Harry Potter Void

In this episode, the Reading Women discuss the books they read to try to fill the Harry-shaped void in their lives. Books Mentioned in This Podcast The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Charlie Bone Series by Jenny NimmoCharmed Life by Diana Wynne …

Ep. 4 | Motherhood, Mythology, and Marjane

This week, the Reading discuss Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward and Persepolis by Majane Satrapi. Books Mentioned in this Podcast – Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward Persepolis by Marjane Satropi Sex Object by Jessica Valenti

Ep. 3 | So Many Author Crushes

A new month means a new theme on the Reading Women podcast. July is all about books by women of color. We wanted to include SO many more titles, but we narrowed it down to six books that particularly helped us broaden our perspectives of the world.

Ep. 2.5 | Fangirling Is an Art

Bonus Book Rec Show!! So how this works is that you, our listeners, send us requests for book recommendations, and we give you our answers. For example, if you have no idea what to get your father-in-law for Christmas or what book to read after Fates …

Ep. 2 | A South of One’s Own

In this episode of Reading Women, co-hosts Autumn and Kendra nerd out about some of their favorite books, Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own and Flannery O’Connor’s Mystery and Manners.BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST

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