The International Booker Prize celebrates translated literature from across the world that have been published in the UK or Ireland in the last year. In this episode, Mhairie and Nox split the six shortlisted titles, read them, and share their thoughts with one another. If reading more translated lit is on your bookish bucket list, […]
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Get those TBRs ready because we’re about to melt your library card. In this episode, romance lovers will hear Jordy’s review of the new Ali Hazelwood novel, Deep End. Then stick around for Shoshana’s podcast debut as she chats with Nox about this year’s Audie Award winners. Stick around for some excellent insight into the
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This post may include affiliate links, which means we make a small commission on any sales. This commission helps Feminist Book Club pay our contributors, so thanks for supporting small, independent media! I can’t escape the story of the bad art friend. Again and again, she pops up in the books I read. It’s never
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This post may include affiliate links, which means we make a small commission on any sales. This commission helps Feminist Book Club pay our contributors, so thanks for supporting small, independent media! cw: eating disorders Piglet and Filling the Cracks When Things Fall Apart Lottie Hazell’s Piglet is a sharp, gripping read about betrayal, identity,
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This post may include affiliate links, which means we make a small commission on any sales. This commission helps Feminist Book Club pay our contributors, so thanks for supporting small, independent media! I am not a poetry person and yet here I am, reviewing my second book of poetry. This time, it’s The Worst of
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This post may include affiliate links, meaning we make a small commission on sales. This commission helps the Feminist Book Club pay our contributors, so thanks for supporting small, independent media! The Lion Women of Tehran Marjan Kamali’s The Lion Women of Tehran is a captivating novel that skillfully intertwines history, culture, and personal struggle.
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Trigger warnings: death, pandemic/plague, descriptions of sick/dead people This post may include affiliate links, which means we make a small commission on any sales. This commission helps Feminist Book Club pay our contributors, so thanks for supporting small, independent media! It is officially spooky season, so it’s time to start reading about witches and magic
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This post may include affiliate links, which means we make a small commission on any sales. This commission helps Feminist Book Club pay our contributors, so thanks for supporting small, independent media! Sally Mercedes, Executive Director of Feminist Book Club, first introduced me to The Plan by Kendra Adachi. Sally reached out to me because
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This post was sponsored by Gretchen Sisson and includes affiliate links which means we make a small commission on any sales. All opinions are my own. Partnerships like these help us to pay our staff and to keep feminist media independent! I often find myself skeptical when someone describes a book as “important.” It gets
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Nosy Neighbors is perfect for cozy mystery aficionados and fans of Hulu’s, Only Murders in the Building. Welcome to Shelley House: a historic old apartment building in the quaint English town of Chalcot where 25-year-old Kat Bennett and 77-year-old Dorothy Darling reside. Kat and Dorothy are notorious enemies—Dorothy sees Kat as prickly and unapproachable, a
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Imagine my delight when a friend sent me a video of a woman espousing feminist rage in iambic pentameter with a broad Scottish accent. That, was how I was introduced to the work of Len Pennie. Originally shared with me in part due to the aforementioned feminist rage but also because of our shared Scottish
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My curiosity into Beverly Jenkins’ work In Beverly Jenkins’ novels, dozens written over three decades, Black women come first in their work, personal life, and pleasure. Jenkins’ mostly historical romances are typically set during periods of American history which tend to exclude the perspective and voice of Black people. Her novels provide deeper complexities and triumph
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