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Renee sits down with one of her favorite YA authors Samira Ahmed to discuss revolutionary girls, YA thrillers, the wisdom of teenagers, and the nature of truth. Be sure to check out Samira’s latest book HOLLOW FIRES, out now from Little, Brown and Company for Young Readers. Books mentioned:  Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed Internment by Samira Ahmed Mad, Bad, & Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed Love, Hate, & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Samira: Instagram // Twitter // Website  Follow Renee: Instagram // Twitter   Click here to join our online book club community! Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   This episode was edited by Rah Hernandez 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, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

First Renee shares everything about our June Trans Voices box, including stories about our featured trans businesses and trans artists. Then Ashley interviews Stephanie Wrobel for her second novel, THIS MIGHT HURT, about sisters Natalie and Kit who are tied into a cult fashioned as a luxurious retreat that pulls at their secrets. Stephanie shares what she needs to be her maximized self as a writer, creating foundational relationships between sisters, and writing the principles that define the story.  Books mentioned:  Detransition Baby by Torrey Peters (part of our June box!) Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon (part of our June box!) This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel   Support and follow our guest and hosts! Follow Renee: Instagram // TwitterFollow Stephanie: Twitter // Instagram // stephaniewrobel.com Follow Ashley: ashleypaulpen.com Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   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, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Mariquita talks with Emily Henry about her latest book, Book Lovers, a title just perfect for rom-com cynics and true believers alike. They also discuss the tightrope women are expected to walk in society and why the “cold, bitchy woman” stereotype deserves another look. Books mentioned:  Book Lovers by Emily Henry Beach Read by Emily Henry People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry   Support and follow our guests and host! Follow Emily: Instagram Follow Mariquita: Instagram   Support our sponsor - My Pride Store Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   This episode was edited by Rah Hernandez 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, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

Ashley interviews Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson, authors of the young adult novel, THE AGATHAS. They discuss class, including the media as a perspective, screen names, and of course… how Agatha Christie is generational. The conversation is fruitful, full of laughs, and a mystery solved in the middle of the podcast!    Book content warnings: Domestic abuse, teenage dating violence   The Agathas by Liz Lawson and Kathleen Glasgow   Bookstores mentioned:  Bookstores Antigone Books Mostly Books One More Page, East City Bookshop   Support and follow our guests and host! Follow Kathleen: Website | Twitter | Instagram Follow Liz: Website | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok Follow Ashley: Website | Twitter Support our sponsor - My Pride Store Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   This episode was edited by Rah Hernandez 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, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

Rah sits down with Danica Roem, the nation’s first out-and-seated transgender state legislator, to discuss her memoir, Burn the Page: A true story of torching doubts, blazing trails, and igniting change. They touch on why it’s important to get involved in politics and what it means to flip the script and write your own story.    Check out Danica’s Memoir: Burn The Page: A true story of torching doubts, blazing trails, and igniting change   Other Resources mentioned:    Metalheads with kazoos drown out Westboro Baptist Church: https://www.virginiamercury.com/blog-va/metalheads-with-kazoos-drown-out-westboro-baptist-church-at-capitol/   Democratic Training for Women & the LGBTQ community:  https://emergeamerica.org/   Follow Danica: Website | Twitter | Facebook Follow Rah: Instagram | TikTok Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   This episode was edited by Rah Hernandez 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, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Ashley speaks with Colleen Hubbard about her debut novel, Housebreaking. The story follows Del, a 24-year-old who inherits a home after her mother died and dismantles it to move across the pond during one winter. In the conversation, Ashley and Colleen’s discussion includes age and milestones, welcoming humor amidst grief, and writing fulfilling gay men amidst the AIDS crisis.    Bookstores & Resources Mentioned Purchase Housebreaking here RJ Julia Green Apple Books   Asian Health Services Follow and support our host and guest:    Follow Ashley: WebsiteFollow Colleen Hubbard: Website Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   This episode was edited by Rah Hernandez 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, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

Ashley sits down with Dolen Perkins-Valdez to talk about her third novel, Take My Hand. This thoughtful conversation includes naming the story, the power of the main character’s name, writing about Black girls, and the Relf sisters' case that inspired the novel’s story about the sterilization of Black girls. Content warning: abortion, forced sterilization, racism, depression Follow and support our host and guest:    Follow Ashley: WebsiteFollow Dolen: Instagram // Twitter Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   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, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Mariquita takes a moment to talk about The Wonders, the debut novel by Spanish poet, Elena Medel. The Wonders is a gorgeous exploration of family, security, politics, and independence, and it will leave you in a daze. Then Renee walks us through the May Feminist Book Club book pick and box items.   Books mentioned:The Wonders by Elena MedelConsumed by Aja Barber (sign up for our May box by May 9!) Follow and support our hosts:    Follow Mariquita: InstagramFollow Renee: Instagram // Twitter Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   This episode was edited by Sarah Hernandez and Renee Powers 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, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

In this episode Mariquita talks with Juli Berwald about the future of coral reefs, a new inventive way of helping to ease climate change, and why it is important to talk about the lack of diversity in academia.   Books mentioned: Spineless by Juli Berwald Life on the Rocks: Building a Future for Coral Reefs by Juli Berwald Follow and support our host and guest:    Follow Juli Berwald: Website Follow Mariquita: Instagram Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   This episode was edited by Sarah Hernandez 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, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

In this episode Ashley interviews Kimberley Baker Guillemet about her memoir, Black Prep: Life Lessons of a Perpetual Outsider. In the interview, Ashley and Kimberley discuss family lineage, writing about childhood, being a Black girl receiving an outstanding education, and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination.    Books mentioned: Black Prep: Life Lessons of a Perpetual Outsider by Kimberley Baker Guillemet Follow and support our host and guest:    Follow Kimberley Baker Guillemet: Website Follow Ashley: Website Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   This episode was edited by Sarah Hernandez 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, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

A fun way to look at Audiobooks + Readathon FAQ answered.  Do you enjoy audio books? Perhaps you just enjoy reading with a community? In this two segment episode you can clearly see that we're not here for audible and how much we love the Readathon. Up first, Mariquita talks about the different available audiobook platforms and highlights a few of her favorites. Then stick around as Renee answers some frequently asked questions like, “What even is the Readathon?” “Is it free?” and “How do I win?” as we prep for the upcoming readathon weekend on April 22-24, 2022.  Books mentioned: Shit, Actually by Lindy West One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki Intimations by Zadie Smith Also Mentioned:  Libby (app) and libro.fm Sign up for the FBC Readathon   Follow and support our host and guest:    Follow Mariquita: Instagram  Follow Renee: Instagram Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   This episode was edited by Sarah Hernandez 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, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  

Mariquita interviews Kate Moore to discuss her most recent book, The Woman They Could Not Silence, and the ways in which pejoratives for mental illness are still used against women today to discredit them. Following the interview, Mariquita offers a review of the book, including a short synopsis.   Books mentioned: Radium Girls by Kate Moore The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore Follow and support our host and guest:    Follow Mariquita: Instagram  Follow Kate:  Website | Facebook | Twitter  Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   This episode was edited by Sarah Hernandez 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, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

It's April Fools Day but we're not here to prank you. We've teamed up with the podcast Vocal Fries for Operation Switcheroo. You may notice a few of your indie podcasts doing this! Today's episode is actually one of The Vocal Fries' episodes. We know you're here because you love learning and youre probably a word nerd like me. I genuinely love this podcast and hope you all enjoy this special episode. Megan and Carrie talk with the cohosts of Maintenance Phase, Michael Hobbes and Aubrey Gordon, about wellness, diet culture, fatness and how not to be an asshole to fat people. Buy Aubrey's book. Transcript   Don't forget to follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/vocalfriespod/, on Tumblr at https://vocalfriespod.tumblr.com/, and on Twitter and Instagram at @vocalfriespod, and our website is www.vocalfriespod.com.

To close out Women’s History Month, Renee invited on Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, author of When Women Invented Television, to discuss the early pioneers of our second favorite medium (after books, of course). Before Lucy, Mary Tyler Moore, and Carol Burnett, we had Irna, Hazel, Betty, and Gertrude breaking barriers and setting the standard for the media landscape we know and love today.   Books mentioned: When Women Invented Television: The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered the Way We Watch Today by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong Seinfeldia: How a Show about Nothing Changed Everything by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong Sex and the City and Us: How Four Single Women Changed the Way We Think, Live, and Love by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted: And Al the Brilliant Minds Who Made the Mary Tyler Moore Show a Classic by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Petersen Follow and support our host and guest:    Follow Renee: Instagram  Follow Jennifer: Website // Instagram // Twitter   Support our sponsor: Get 10% off your WLDOHO safety razor using code PODCORN10 at https://wldoho.com/. Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   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, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Sarah sits down to discuss Kenya Nelson’s debut novel, UNGRATEFUL. Listen in as they chat about Kenya’s process when developing characters, the #metoo movement, and the alternative rock industry.  Books and Resources mentioned:   Ungrateful by Kenya Nelson The Ungrateful Book Trailer @TheBruig on Instagram @BlackWomeninRock on Instagram Follow and support our host and guest:    Follow Kenya: Instagram | Website |  Artwork Instagram Page Follow Sarah: Instagram | TikTok Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   This episode was edited by Sarah Hernandez 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, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Renee and Mariquita, both superfans of Kali Fajardo-Anstine, chat about her first novel Woman of Light, coming out June 7, 2022 from Penguin Random House. In this spoiler-free conversation, they share some of their favorite quotes from the book, some themes that stuck out to them, and why Fajardo-Anstine’s writing is so beloved. Books mentioned: Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine (preorder now!)Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia   Listen to Renee’s interview with Kali Fajardo-Anstine from 2019 Follow and support our host:   Follow Renee: Instagram  Follow Mariquita: Instagram Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   This episode was edited by Sarah Hernandez 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, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Renee drags Facebook (and Patreon a little, too) to explain why we moved our virtual community off of the platform. She also shares a little bit about the April Afrofuturism box, a collaboration with Sistah SciFi.   Join the new and improved FBC Community!   Follow and support our host: Renee: Instagram    Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   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, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Ashley speaks with Destiny O. Birdsong about her debut novel, NOBODY’S MAGIC. The conversation speaks on writing about Shreveport, sexuality, and intentionally writing about people with albinism.  Bookstores referenced Parnassus Books The Book Shop Kindred Stories    Books/short stories mentioned as Destiny’s inspiration: I AM A KNIFE by Roxane Gay SULA by Toni Morrison THE AWAKENING by Kate Chopin NECTAR IN A SIEVE by Kamala Markandaya  Follow and support our host and guest:   Follow Ashley: Website Follow Destiny: Twitter | Instagram | Linktree Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   This episode was edited by Sarah Hernandez 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, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Renee chats with her business finance coach Jamie Trull to discuss her feminist approach to small business finance. We promise it’s not nearly as scary as it sounds.    This is a replay of the Money Mindset webinar recorded liven March 2, 2022. Resources Mentioned:  Financial Fitness Basics Financial Fitness Formula Quiz: Your next steps to make more profit The PROFFIT Plan download Books mentioned: Get Good with Money: Ten Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole by Tiffany Aliche We Should All Be Millionaires: A Woman’s Guide to Earning More, Building Wealth, and Gaining Economic Power by Rachel Rodgers Follow and support our host and guest:   Follow Renee: Instagram  Follow Jamie: Instagram Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   This episode was edited by Sarah Hernandez 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, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

On this International Women’s Day, we’re discussing influential women not in the U.S. First, Renee walks us through Pussy Riot’s activism and how they have been a delicious thorn in Putin’s side for many years. Then, Mariquita reviews Andrea Yaryura Clark’s debut novel, On a Night of a Thousand Stars, and talks about how it was framed by Argentina’s Dirty War of the 70s and early 80s. Books Mentioned:  Read & Riot: A Pussy Riot Guide to Activism by Nadya Tolokonnikova What About Tomorrow?: An Oral History of Russian Punk from the Soviet Era to Pussy Riot by Alexander Herbert Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot by Masha Gessen On a Night of a Thousand Stars by Andrea Yaryura Clark Cantoras by Carolina de Robertiis   Also mentioned: Yasi’s TikTok about the history of Ukraine and Russia Steph’s blog post: My Riot and Riot Grrrl Nostalgia RollingStone article: “Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova: ‘Fuck Putin. I Hope He Dies Soon’” Andrea Yaryura Clark’s Instagram: @andreaclarkbooks Follow and support our hosts:   Follow Renee: Instagram  Follow Mariquita: Instagram Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   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, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.