Author Interview, Blog, Podcast Shownotes

Forbidden Love & Arranged Marriages with Mansi Choksi + The Red, White & Blues

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In this episode Niba interviews Mansi Choksi about her debut book, The Newlyweds: Rearranging Marriage in Modern India. The Newlyweds is a literary investigation into India as a society in transition through the lens of forbidden love, as three young couples reject arranged marriages and risk everything for love in the midst of social and […]

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Author Interview, Blog, Podcast Shownotes

Media and Activism in Women’s Sports + Designated POC: Tokenism in Film with Marin Lepore

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In the first half of this episode Annie and Ashley continue the conversation about women’s sports. This time, the conversation leads more into athletes admired for their activism, what speaking about mental health on a grand stage means, and double standards amidst sports. A quick apology about the barks of Annie’s dog, Tobin Keith! His

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Author Interview, Blog, Book Reviews, Bookish Life, Podcast Shownotes

Best New Releases + Women in Music with Dr. Susan Rogers

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Do you ever get to the end of the year and wish you had read just a few more new releases? Sally’s here to help! She’s read over 50 releases from 2022 and has sifted through her reviews to pull out her top five new releases (so far). Then, in honor of our Women in

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Our contributors:

Author Interview, Blog, Podcast Shownotes

Anthropology & Adapting Stories with Tess Gerritsen + Capitalism, Community & Coming-of-Age with Sarah Thankam Mathews

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Two author interviews wrapped up in one episode!  First, Ashley interviews Tess Gerritsen about her novel, Listen to Me, the latest in the Rizzoli & Isles novel series. The conversation includes Tess’ work as an anthropology undergraduate student and as a physician, writing women in power, how she writes victims and survivors, and adapting her

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Author Interview, Blog, Podcast Shownotes

Double Header: Tess Gunty and Jamie Brenner

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In this double header, Renee discusses “dying” post-industrial rust belt cities with Tess Gunty, author of The Rabbit Hutch. Tess and Renee share a hometown, so they chat about the misconceptions of these towns and how Tess depicted a similar setting in her debut novel. Then Ashley chats with Jamie Brenner, who just released Gilt

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Author Interview, Blog, Podcast Shownotes

Artist Advocacy and Flowers with Harold Green III

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Feminism is truly for everybody. In this episode Ashley interviews Harold Green III about his books, BLACK OAK and BLACK ROSES. The conversation includes honoring powerful Black people, being an artist advocate, attending Grambling State University, and being a Black man of faith.  Bookstore mentioned:  Semicolon Bookstore for BLACK OAK Semicolon Bookstore for BLACK ROSES 

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Podcast Shownotes

The Economy of Sisterhood with Salma El-Wardany

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Ashley interviewed Salma El-Wardany about her debut novel, THESE IMPOSSIBLE THINGS. Ashley asked Salma about writing characters who experience disappointment and ambition, societal conversations about religion, sex, and culture, why she chose post-college as the novel’s time period, and how she is building a fantastic presence as an advocate on Instagram.  Book content warning: rape,

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Author Interview, Blog, Podcast Shownotes

Girls, Gay, Theys & The Music Industry + Dreams & Dating with Angie Hockman

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We have a two part episode today! In the first segment Alana speaks with Jordan, the CEO & Founder of Analogue Records, about representation in the music industry, Berklee College of Music, and the importance of community within the industry. In conversation, Alana and outline discuss sexism within TikTok comments and what the future of

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Blog, Bookish Life, Podcast Shownotes

Who’s the Siren and Who’s the Muse? + Self Publishing with Reilly Vore

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Sometimes a recently released book is so good that multiple people need to get in on the discussion. In this episode Lillie, Mariquita, and Rah discuss the book, Sirens & Muses by Antonia Angress that was released July 12, 2022 and takes place during the deep recession and Occupy Wallstreet movement in 2011 at a

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