Ep. 121 | Looking Back: Author Interviews

In Reading Women’s final episode, Kendra and a very special guest reminisce about episodes across Reading Women’s six seasons. Things Mentioned Team Page Books Mentioned Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey Binti by Nnedi Okorafor CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us [email protected].  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Joce talks with Helen Hoang about her latest novel, The Heart Principle, which is out from Berkley Books. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang The Bride Test by Helen Hoang The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang About the Author Helen Hoang is that shy person who never talks. Until she does. And the worst things fly out of her mouth. She read her first romance novel in eighth grade and has been addicted ever since. In 2016, she was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in line with what was previously known as Asperger’s Syndrome. Her journey inspired THE KISS QUOTIENT. She currently lives in San Diego, California with her husband, two kids, and pet fish. Website | Instagram | Twitter CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us [email protected].  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Joce talks with Denise Williams about her latest novel, The Fastest Way to Fall, which is out from Berkley Romance. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams About the Author Denise Williams wrote her first book in the 2nd grade. I Hate You and its sequel, I Still Hate You, featured a tough, funny heroine, a quirky hero, witty banter, and a dragon. Minus the dragons, these are still the books she likes to write. After penning those early works, she finished second grade and eventually earned a PhD. After growing up a military brat around the world and across the country, Denise now lives in Iowa with her husband, son, and two ornery shih-tzus who think they own the house. How to Fail at Flirting was her debut novel and she can usually be found reading, writing, or thinking about love stories. Website | Instagram | Twitter CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us [email protected].  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Kyle Lucia Wu about her book, Win Me Something, which is out from Tin House. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Win Me Something by Kyle Lucia Wu Kyle Recommends Such a Fun Age by Kylie Reid Overpour by Jane Wong Ghost Forest by Pin-Shuen Fung The Atmosphereians by Alex McElroy About the Author Kyle Lucia Wu, author of Win Me Something, has received the Asian American Writers’ Workshop Margins Fellowship and residencies from Millay Arts, The Byrdcliffe Colony, Plympton’s Writing Downtown Residency, and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center. She is the Programs & Communications Director at Kundiman and has taught creative writing at Fordham University and The New School. She lives in New York City. Website | Instagram | Twitter CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us [email protected].  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, we look back at past author interviews throughout the years, and Kendra shares some behind-the-scenes memories around some of her most memorable interviews. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned Interview | Min Jin Lee Interview | Leesa Cross-Smith Interview | Carolina De Robertis Interview | Alice Wong Interview | Talia Hibbert Interview | Elizabeth Miki Brina Interview | Zakiya Dalila Harris Books Mentioned All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister Pachinko by Min jin Lee Whiskey & Ribbons by Lessa Cross-Smith Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong Alice Wong’s Podcast Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert Speak, Okinawa by Elizabeth Miki Brina The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us [email protected].  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Myriam J. A. Chancy about her book, What Storm, What Thunder, which is out from Tin House. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam J. A. Chancy Framing Silence: Revolutionary Novels by Haitian Women by Myriam J. A. Chancy Myriam Recommends Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys The One-Armed Sister Sweeps the House by Cherie Jones The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline About the Author Myriam J. A. Chancy is a Haitian-Canadian-American writer, the HBA Chair in the Humanities at Scripps College in Claremont, California, and a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Website | Instagram CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us [email protected].  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Joce talks with Jung Yun about her novel, O Beautiful, which out now from St. Martin’s Press. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Shelter by Jung Yun O Beautiful by Jung Yun Jung Recommends The Evening Hero by Marie Myung-Ok Lee The Apology by Jim Han Author Bio Jung Yun was born in Seoul, South Korea and grew up in Fargo, North Dakota. Her debut novel, Shelter was long-listed for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize, a finalist for the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, and a semi-finalist for Good Reads’ Best Fiction Book of 2016. A 2018 MacDowell fellow, her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post,Tin House, and others. She lives in Baltimore, and serves as an assistant professor at the George Washington University. Website | Twitter | Instagram Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us [email protected].  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Jen Campbell about her book, The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers, which is out from Thames & Hudson. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers: And Other Gruesome Tales by Jen Campbell The Girl Aquarium by Jen Campbell Franklin’s Flying Bookshop by Jen Campbell Jen Recommends Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig Disability Invisibility edited by Alice Wong Growing Up Disabled in Australia edited by Carly Findlay Disfigured by Amanda Leduc Mrs. March by Virginia Feito The Talented Mrs. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith About the AuthorJen Campbell is a bestselling author and award-winning poet. She's written ten books for both adults and children, spanning nonfiction, poetry, short stories and children's books. Her podcast BOOKS WITH JEN is an iTunes top 100 podcast. She reviews books on BBC Radio, runs a book club for TOAST, and has a Youtube channel where she talks about books, the history of fairy tales, and the representation of disfigurement and disability. www.jen-campbell.co.uk Website | Youtube | Workshops | Twitter | Instagram CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us [email protected].  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Kendra and Sumaiyya discuss Quicksand and The Unquiet Dead. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned The JCB Prize for Literature Interview with Alice Bolin, Dead Girls Video Interview with Ausma Zehanat Khan Books Mentioned The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan Quicksand by Malin Persson Giolito Translated from Swedish by Rachel Willson-Broyles Further Reading Revenge by Yoko Ogawa The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley A Death in Shonagatchhi by Ritual Das CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us [email protected].  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Joce talks with Alexis Daria about her novel, A Lot Like Adios, which out now from Avon. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned A Lot Like Adios by Alexis Daria You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria Alexis Recommends The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo With Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo Author BioAward-winning, bestselling author Alexis Daria is a lifelong New Yorker who writes stories celebrating the lives and loves of Latinx characters. Her 2020 release, You Had Me At Hola, was a national bestseller, New York Times Editor's Choice Pick and featured on several “Best of” lists for the year. Website | Twitter | Instagram Buy the Book CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us [email protected].  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices