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Feminist Book Club is the premier online hub for intersectional readers and anyone who wants to infuse their bookshelves with social justice. We encourage resistance through reading with our blog, podcast, events, and our signature monthly subscription box.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    Margo's Got Money Troubles

    Join Sam, Mariquita, and Ashley for a roundtable discussion on one of our favorite books of the year, Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe. They discuss the themes of motherhood, sex work, addiction and recovery, as well as the narrative perspective of Margo herself. Don’t let the heavy topics fool you – this book is hilarious, warm, and full of heart.    Support this episode’s hosts Follow Sam: Twitter // Instagram  Follow Mariquita: Instagram  Follow Ashley: Instagram // Twitter // Website Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.   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 @iam.onyxrose Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

    25 min

  2. 10 SEPT

    Learning Through Fact and Fiction

    While we love a good fluffy book, there’s just something about diving deep into a specific subject. At FBC, we know we can do that through both fiction and non-fiction. In this episode, Nox shares a non-fiction book about reproductive health that opened her eyes to how much learning she has to do. Then Renee talks to Monique Roffey about femicide in the Caribbean in her new book Passiontide.    It’s Not Hysteria: A Review (0:21) Nox discusses It’s Not Hysteria by Karen Tang, an important (and gender-inclusive!) book about the reproductive system. Tune in to hear why this book was so meaningful to her and how it empowered her to learn more.   Femicide in the Caribbean (10:50) Renee chats with Monique Roffey, author of the new book Passiontide, about femicide in the Caribbean. Passiontide is a fictional novel inspired by women’s protests in Trinidad after a Japanese steel pan player was murdered in 2016. Monique shares startling statistics about the murder of women globally but particularly in Trinidad and why it was so important to her to write about this issue.   Mentioned in this episode: It’s Not Hysteria by Karen Tang, MD, MPH Passiontide by Monique Roffey The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey The Web of Meaning by Jeremy Lent The Living Goddesses by Marija Gimbutas Support this episode’s hosts and guests: Follow Nox: Instagram // Twitter // TikTok Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph Follow Monique Roffey: Instagram Today’s episode is sponsored by Gretchen Sisson, author of Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood. Your support helps keep feminist media independent!   Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.   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 @iam.onyxrose Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

    35 min

  3. 3 SEPT

    From Summer to Fall: Seasonal Stories

    It’s the week after Labor Day when it still feels like summer but we’re starting to get the itch for fall. So today’s episode celebrates this liminal space. First, Ashley shares her thoughts on summer blockbuster films led by women. Then Renee shares her five must-read BIPOC thriller authors and her favorite books by each one.    Twisters: A Female Led Summer Blockbuster (0:21) Ashley shares her thoughts on the film Twisters, which amplifies women in STEM and a female-centered story, plus the impact of woman-led films during this summer blockbuster season.   Five BIPOC Thriller Authors for Fall (9:04) Gillian Flynn gave us the unreliable narrator and female rage, Jordan Peele gave us white supremacy as the real horror, and these five BIPOC authors weave all of these elements together to create books you’ll never want to put down. Grab your favorite sweater and your chai latte, and tune into Renee’s review of these must-read thrillers.   Mentioned in this episode: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole One of Us Knows by Alyssa Cole My Sweet Girl by Amanda Jayatissa You’re Invited by Amanda Jayatissa Island Witch by Amanda Jayatissa Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett White Horse by Erika T. Wurth The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas Support this episode’s hosts and guests: Follow Ashley: Instagram // Twitter // Website Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph Today’s episode is sponsored by Gretchen Sisson, author of Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood. Your support helps keep feminist media independent!   Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.   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 @iam.onyxrose   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

    25 min

  4. 28 AUG

    Gross Rebels

    We’re not sure what this episode says about us as a team, but we like gross shit and we look up to rebels. In the first segment, listen in as Rah and Mariquita tell one another about some books they love that just gave them the ick. Then stick around for Sam’s review of Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hanna. Somehow Kathy Acker is name dropped twice in this episode and that just feels right.   We Like to Feel Grimy: Books That Gross Us Out (0:22) Join Rah and Mariquita as they dive into the books that leave us feeling, well... gross. These are the reads that make you say, “What the f***?” or leave a lingering, unsettling feeling long after you’ve turned the last page. Please note that many of these books do come with content warnings, so please take care of yourself and check the warnings before diving into the book.  Rebel Girls: Kathleen Hanna’s New Memoir and the People She’s Inspired (21:26) Sam talks about Kathleen Hanna’s new memoir, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk, and how it is darker, deeper, and more insightful than its cover might lead you to believe. This bookand the review mention sexual assault.   Mentioned in this episode: Kittentits by Holly Wilson (tune into our discussion on the podcast here) Earthlings by Sayaka Murata The Guest by Emma Cline Raw Dog by Jamie Loftus Tender by Beth Hetland Chlorine by Jade Song Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Sam Irby (or really anything by Sam Irby) Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hanna Riot Grrrl History Support this episode’s hosts and guests: Follow Rah: Instagram // TikTok // The StoryGraph Follow Mariquita: Instagram  Follow Sam: Twitter // Instagram  Today’s episode is sponsored by Gretchen Sisson, author of Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood. Your support helps keep feminist media independent!   Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.   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 @iam.onyxrose Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

    27 min

  5. 20 AUG

    The Big Review Episode!

    Sometimes our contributors just want to tell you about the delightful books they’ve read recently, so tune in for four book reviews on some recent releases.   What’s in this episode: The Backtrack by Erin LaRosa, reviewed by Mariquita (0:21) Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve by Drew Afualo, reviewed by Renee (3:25) Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner, reviewed by Sam  (11:45) The Coven by Harper L. Woods, reviewed by Mhairie (15:30) (Trigger warnings: dubious consent, forced feeding, graphic violence, rough and explicit sexualcontent, forced proximity, betrayal, references to past abuse inc child abuse and reactions to triggering stimuli, knife violence, blood, physical harm to the FMC, bullying, murder, death of a parent, death, confinement.)   Support this episode’s hosts and guests: Follow Mariquita: Instagram  Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph Follow Sam: Twitter // Instagram  Follow Mhairie: Instagram Today’s episode is sponsored by Gretchen Sisson, author of Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood. Your support helps keep feminist media independent!   Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.   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 @iam.onyxrose   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

    26 min

  6. 13 AUG

    Madwomen: Is It Trauma or a Curse?

    Renee shares some of her favorite mental health memoirs and Mariquita interviews author Anamely Salgado Reyes, all in a search for the answer to an age-old question: Are we mad or is it just trauma?   Renee’s Reading Corner: Mental Health Memoirs (0:21) Instead of a longer review of one book, Renee shares six mental health memoirs that made a last impression on her. From C-PTSD to depression, from sociopathy to anxiety, this segment covers a lot of ground.   You Will Make Mistakes: Finding Home and Family in My Mother Cursed My Name (12:19) Mariquita interviews author Anamely Salgado Reyes about her debut novel, My Mother Cursed My Name. They discuss the legacy of trauma passed along by family who did their best, what it means to feel othered, how to define home, and just how, exactly, you can break a curse.     Books and Resources Mentioned: Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo A Flat Place by Noreen Masud The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction Short List - podcast episode with Sally and Renee The Valedictorian of Being Dead by Heather B. Armstrong Sociopath by Patric Gagne Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh My Mother Cursed My Name by Anamely Salgado Reyes Support this episode’s hosts and guests: Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph Follow Mariquita: Instagram  Follow Anamely: Instagram   Today’s episode is sponsored by Gretchen Sisson, author of Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood. Your support helps keep feminist media independent!   Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.   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 @iam.onyxrose   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

    27 min

  7. 6 AUG

    Reclaiming Our Narratives: Crisis in the Philippines and Love in Indian Country

    The phrase “own voices” gets tossed around the bookish internet a lot, but have you ever paused to think about why it truly matters? Today’s podcast sheds light on the importance of reading stories told by the people within those communities. From the political crisis in the Philippines from an intrepid Filipino journalist to the first traditionally-published romance novel by a Native author featuring Native characters, we spotlight why #OwnVoices is more than just a hashtag.   Renee’s Reading Corner: Some People Need Killing (0:21) Renee shares one of her favorite non-fiction books of the year so far, Some People Need Killing by Patricia Evangelista. Even if you think the deadly politics of the Philippines has no impact on your day-to-day life, tune in to hear why you should absolutely read this book. If nothing else, it’s a feat of longform journalism that you won’t want to miss.   The Bridget Jones of Indian Country (8:40) We’ve waited until 2024 to have our first traditionally-published romance by a Native author featuring Native characters, but it was worth the wait! Sally chats with Danica Nava, author of The Truth According to Ember, about Native stereotypes and discrimination, her favorite romcoms, characters, and tropes, and her book, which we’ll gladly deem “the Bridget Jones of Indian Country.”     Books and Resources Mentioned: Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country by Patricia Evangelista The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction Short List - podcast episode with Sally and Renee The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava Bridget Jones’ Diary by Helen Fielding Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen Reservation Dogs Legally Blonde How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days The Hating Game by Sally Thorne I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte   Support this episode’s hosts and guests: Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph Follow Sally: Instagram // The StoryGraph Follow Danica: Instagram // Threads   Today’s episode is sponsored by Gretchen Sisson, author of Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood. Your support helps keep feminist media independent!   Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.   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 @iam.onyxrose   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

    33 min

  8. 30 JUL

    Media That Makes Us: Judy Blume, The Bachelor, and Reality TV

    Get your TBRs ready because we’re discussing three books you won’t want to miss! Jordy reviews Made For You by Jenna Satterthwaite, Renee reviews All This and More by Peng Shepherd, and Mariquita sits down with Rachelle Bergstein to chat about her book The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us. This episode will have you thinking about the kinds of entertainment media that makes us all who we are.   Made For You – AI Women and The Bachelor (0:21) Jordy sits down to discuss Made for You by Jenna Satterthwaite. This book is The Bachelor meets artificial intelligence meets murder mystery. This story will have you ponder the ethics and morality of creating humanlike robots all while feeling empowered by reclaiming individual autonomy.     Renee’s Reading Corner: All This and More (5:40) If you’re feeling a little nostalgic for the Choose Your Own Adventure books we had growing up, you’ll want to check out Peng Shepherd’s latest novel All This and More. Renee reviews the book and shares why you might love it too.   What a Friend We Have in Judy (9:11) Mariquita interviews author Rachelle Bergstein about her book The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us. Over the course of the discussion they cover the importance of Blume’s ability to destigmatize menstruation and masturbation, the evergreen relevance of censorship and book bans, and where accountability ends and censorship begins.    Books and Resources Mentioned:   Made for You by Jenna Satterthwaite  If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy  The Villain Edit by Laurie Devore  All This and More by Peng Shepherd The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us by Rachelle Bergstein  Women from the Ankle Down by Rachelle Bergstein  Brilliance and Fire by Rachelle Bergstein  Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret by Judy Blume  Deenie by Judy Blume  Forever by Judy Blume  Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe   All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson  Superfudge by Judy Blume  Then Again Maybe I Won’t by Judy Blume  Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer    Support this episode’s hosts and guests: Follow Jordy: Instagram // TikTok  Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph Follow Rachelle: Instagram // website // twitter  Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads  Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.   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 @iam.onyxrose   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

    33 min
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Feminist Book Club is the premier online hub for intersectional readers and anyone who wants to infuse their bookshelves with social justice. We encourage resistance through reading with our blog, podcast, events, and our signature monthly subscription box.

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    www.feministbookclub.com
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    2017 - 2024
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