Feminist Book Club: The Podcast

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  Morfran, Dark Lord Reformed 01.10.2026 16分

  In this episode, Jordy discusses one of her favorite books of the year – Morfran, Dark Lord Reformed by S.B. West. Tune in to hear why this once villainous leader and his little hoard of goats has captured Jordy's heart, as well as for some humorous feminist fantasy recommendations.   Books/Resources Mentioned: Morfran, Dark Lord Reformed by S.B. West  Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer  This Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman  The Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming   [MINI POD] Fairytales in Their Queer Era    [MINI POD] The Monsters Were Never the Problem   [MINI POD] Damsel? Never Heard of Her.  Support and follow our host! Follow Jordy: Instagram // Pagebound.co  ✨Join our community on Bindery Books!✨ This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by Amarissa    
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  [MINI POD] Fairytales in Their Queer Era 17.09.2026 9分

  MINI POD! In this episode, Jordy and Shoshana dive into some of their favorite queer fairytale retellings, from reimagined princesses to stories that completely turn the original happily-ever-after on its head. Tune in for plenty of recommendations, a little fairytale chaos, and hopefully a few new books for your TBR!   Books Mentioned: This Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman  A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow  A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow  The Secret World of Briar Rose by Cindy Pham  Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron Year of the Mer by L. D. Lewis Ash by Malinda Lo Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao   Support and follow the host! Follow Jordy: Instagram // Pagebound.co Follow Shoshana: Storygraph // Instagram // Bluesky   Become a Feminist Book Club member here. This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by Amarissa  
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  What Makes a Story Gothic? With Cynthia Gomez 10.09.2026 41分

  Nox is joined by Cynthia Gómez, author of Muñeca, to talk about all things Gothic literature. What makes a novel Gothic? Is it an itemized list of 14 requirements? Do women always have to be victimized in it? How do we get around these Eurocentric conventions? Nox and Cynthia discuss all of this and more in today's episode.   Books Mentioned: Muñeca by Cynthia Gómez Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett V.C. Andrews - start with Flowers in the Attic Isabel Cañas - start with The Hacienda The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe Antifa Splatterpunk edited by Kathe Koja  The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo Pour One for the Devil by Theodore Van Alst The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros  Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia Never Whistle At Night Part II: Back for Blood edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore Van Alst   Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Nox: Instagram // Substack // Threads // TikTok // YouTube Follow Cynthia: Website    ✨Join our community on Bindery Books!✨   This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by Amarissa  
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  Women in Translation 03.09.2026 21分

  August is Women in Translation Month and Casey is here with a big ol' stack of books from her personal library to share with you! All are translated by women, spanning languages like Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Croatian. Additionally, Casey discovers she needs more adjectives to describe when she appreciates a book. Any suggestions?  Books: Death Takes Me by Cristina Rivera Garza, Translated by Robin Myers and Sarah Booker Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin, Translated by Megan McDowell Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez, Translated by Megan McDowell The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez, Translated by Megan McDowell A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez, Translated by Megan McDowell Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez, Translated by Megan McDowell Cautery by Lucia Lijtmaer, Translated by Maureen Shaughnessy Elena Knows by Claudia Pineiro, Translated by Frances Riddle The Simple Art of Killing a Woman by Patricia Melo, Translated by Sophie Lewis Eartheater by Dolores Reyes, Translated by Julia Sanches Segu by Maryse Conde, Translated by Barbara Bray I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, Translated by Ros Schwartz Catherine the Great and the Small by Olja Knezevic, Translated by Paula Gordon and Ellen Elias-Bursac What are the Blind Men Dreaming? By Noemi Jaffe, Translated by Julia Sanches and Ellen Elias-Bursac My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel, Translated by Katherine Silver Las Biuty Queens by Ivan Monalisa Ojeda, Translated by Hannah Kauders Also mentioned: @coffeeandcuentos  Support and follow our host! Follow Casey: Instagram   This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by Amarissa    
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  Cards on the Table with Lana Harper & Jilly Gagnon 27.08.2026 28分

  In this episode, Jordy talks to Lana Harper and Jilly Gagnon about their upcoming novel, Cards on the Table. This is a witchy, atmospheric mystery that explores family, self-trust, and the power we discover within ourselves. Today, we'll be diving into what it means to claim your power, trust your instincts, embrace who you are, and push back against the voices, both internal and external, that make you doubt yourself.    Support and follow our hosts! Follow Jordy: Instagram // Pagebound.coFollow Jilly: Instagram // website   Follow Lana: Instagram // website  This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by Amarissa ✨Join our community on Bindery Books!✨
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  [MINI POD] Top 10 Silvia Moreno-Garcia Novels 20.08.2026 15分

  MINI POD! Prolific Mexican-Canadian author Silvia Moreno-Garcia is Renee's favorite, and she's counting down her top 10. Which is your favorite? Join the discussion on our Discord!      Books Mentioned:  Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Untamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Intrigue by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells Siren Queen by Nghi Vo The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith     Support and follow our host!  Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph   Become a Feminist Book Club member here. This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by Amarissa  
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  Snail Mail Miracles 13.08.2026 14分

  MINI POD! In this episode, Jordy dives into the hidden wonders of snail mail clubs: what they are, who's sending them, and why they bring so much joy. Tune in to discover new artists and creatives deserving of your support.   Books/Resources Mentioned:  The Mossheart Mail Club website // Instagram  Naomi VanDoren, Tales from the Isles of Antarah website // Instagram  Brambletown Mail Club website // Instagram   Writings from the Wild website // Instagram   xoClementine website // Instagram   The Moonlight Mail Club website // Instagram   Tabby Mail website // Instagram   Katie Mai Mail Club website // Instagram        Support and follow our host!  Follow Jordy: Instagram // Pagebound.co   This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by Amarissa  
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  Big announcement + Summerween Recs! 06.08.2026 28分

  Renee spills the beans on where we've been and what we're working towards. Then Jordy and Mhairie recommend a few of their favorite summerween books. Books mentioned: The Reformatory- Tananarive Due Japanese Gothic- Kylie Lee Baker    Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng - Kylie Lee Baker Something in the Walls- Daisy Pearce Eventide- Sarah Goodman The Year of the Witching- Alexis Henderson Slewfoot- Brom The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night, Book 1- Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Graphic Novel) Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstrom Courage (and Death on the Lanai) Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver (as well as Harvest Season, Hunting Season, Butcher & Blackbird, Leather & Lark, Scythe & Sparrow) The Glass Scientist by SH Cotugno (volumes 1-3)   A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales (and A Terribly Nasty Business) Support and follow our hosts! Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm ReadsFollow Mhairie: Instagram // Bookstagram   This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by Amarissa  
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  Non-Fiction Nook: Don't Fear the Reaper 02.06.2026 20分

  Death LITERALLY happens to everything, so why is it still so awkward? Casey (she/her/hers) hops on to discuss some of the books that have helped her prepare for her OWN grief around death. She mentions her Father's recent passing, the necessity of death rituals and challenging the taboo, google being trash, and reads an excerpt from "The Buried Soul: How Humans Invented Death" by Timothy Taylor.    Books and Resources Mentioned: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty    From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty    Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions From Tiny Mortals About Death by Caitlin Doughty    The Buried Soul: How Humans Invented Death by Timothy Taylor     Caitlin Doughty's Instagram      Support and follow our host! Follow Casey: Instagram   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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.
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  Capitalism at the Audies 12.05.2026 37分

  Shoshana, Nox, and Jordy, all avid audiobook listeners, chat about the Annual Audies, the National Audiobook Awards. In this spoiler-free conversation, they share some of their opinions about the winning titles, the capitalism of it all, and the financial challenges to winning big in the audiobook industry.    Books and Resources Mentioned: Audiobooks: Libro.FM 2026 Audie Award Finalists Playlist   Audiobooks: Libro.FM Audie Hall of Fame Winners    Audiobook of the Year  Audiobook: Sunrise on the Reaping By Suzanne Collins  Audiobook: The Devil Reached Toward the Sky By Garrett M. Graff  Audiobook: King of Ashes By S. A. Cosby  Audiobook: Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen and Lulu Raczka (Audible only 🙁)  Audiobook: Shield of Sparrows: Book 1 By Devney Perry  Audiobook: Wild Dark Shore By Charlotte McConaghy    New Voice Award: Judges Category Winner  Audiobook: The River Has Roots By Amal El-Mohtar  Audiobook: Bog Queen By Anna North  Audiobook: The Devil Is a Southpaw By Brandon Hobson  Audiobook: The Emperor of Gladness By Ocean Vuong  Audiobook: We Don't Talk About Carol By Kristen L. Berry    Horror Category  Audiobook: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter By Stephen Graham Jones  Audiobook: Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng By Kylie Lee Baker  Audiobook: Breathe In, Bleed Out By Brian McAuley  Audiobook: Coffin Moon By Keith Rosson  Audiobook: They Bloom at Night By Trang Thanh Tran    Mystery Category  Audiobook: Gone Before Goodbye By Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben  Audiobook: Gray Dawn By Walter Mosley  Audiobook: The Queens of Crime By Marie Benedict  Audiobook: Secret Sister By Sarah A. Denzil (Audible only 🙁)  Audiobook: Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) By Jesse Q. Sutanto    Romance Category  Audiobook: King of Envy By Ana Huang  Audiobook: Great Big Beautiful Life By Emily Henry  Audiobook: Looking for Group By Alexis Hall  Audiobook: Plus Size Player By Danielle Allen  Audiobook: Say You'll Remember Me By Abby Jimenez    Audiobook: Judge Stone by James Patterson & Viola Davis  Audiobooks: JD Robb  Resource: 2026 Audie Awards Winners - full list of finalists and winners by category   Resource: Audie Awards Past Winners - full list of winners from 1996 onwards    Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Shoshana: Storygraph // Instagram  Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads Follow Nox: Instagram // TikTok // Threads 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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  
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  Five Feminist Beach Reads 05.05.2026 25分

  What makes a beach read? Not a beach, in our opinion. Tune in because your summer reading list is here, and not a single book requires sand between your toes. Renee's on the podcast to share five feminist reads so engrossing you will forget you are on vacation.    Books mentioned: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang   Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry The Best Little Motel in Texas by Lyla Lane  Love You to Death by Christina Dotson  Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson   This episode is supported by Bloody Powerful by Brooke Vandermolen and Cambridge University Press.   Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph    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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.
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  Coping through Literature: Our Recommendations 22.04.2026 19分

  Last week, our team shared that we've all been *Going Through It* and are using books as a coping tool. This week, we wanted to spread the love! Join Renee, Nox, Jordy, Mariquita, and UyenThi for some recommendations of books that just make us feel a little less shitty.   Books mentioned: Table for Five - Izzy Bromley Arsenic & Adobo - Mia P. Manansala The Kamagawa Food Detectives - Hisashi Kashiwai What Happened to Belen - Ana Elena Correa His & Hers - Alice Feeney The Lust Crusade - Jo Segura Play Nice - Rachel Harrison You Gotta Eat - Margaret Eby A Brief History of Montmaray - Michelle Cooper Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead - Emily Austen Scorched Grace - Margot Douaihy     Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph Follow Nox: Instagram // TikTok // Threads Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads // Pagebound.co  Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads // Storygraph // Bluesky Follow UyenThi: utranmyhre.com  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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  
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  Coping through Literature: A Roundtable Discussion 14.04.2026 17分

  Join Renee, Nox, Jordy, Mariquita, and UyenThi in a discussion about how they're using books to cope with the state of the world and their own personal crises. You'll hear some of our favorite genres for these times (and they are all wildly different!). Next week, stay tuned for some specific book recommendations!     Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph Follow Nox: Instagram // TikTok // Threads Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads // Pagebound.co  Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads // Storygraph // Bluesky Follow UyenThi: utranmyhre.com  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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.
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  [MINI POD] Non-Fiction Nook: Medieval Feminists 26.03.2026 21分

  MINI POD! Casey is back with another Non-Fiction Nook segment. In order to dive deeper into her current hyperfixation of medieval life and the women who existed in it, Casey shares the non-fiction books that helped illuminate medieval feminism. She also discusses Medieval Times dinner and the personification of virtues!  Books mentioned: Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It by Janina Ramirez The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society by Eleanor Janega The Book of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan   Support and follow our host!  Follow Casey: Instagram   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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  
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  Whose Monster: Feminism, Othering, and Queer and Trans Representation in Horror 24.03.2026 33分

  Mariquita welcomes Sarah Knickerbocker, the host behind Eugene, Oregon's Horrible Bingo, as they discuss shifting the lens on horror to find the threads of feminism, examine how the genre uniquely showcases women's stories, and to untangle why horror fans are so frequently wonderfully queer. For an extra bonus and to exponentially grow your TBR, check the show notes for more books recommended by Sarah.   Books/Resources Mentioned: Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer  Men, Women, and Chainsaws by Carol J. Clover Scream With Me: Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism (1968-1980) by Eleanor Johnson Other recommended books from Sarah: It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror edited Joe Vallese Corpses, Fools, and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema by Willow Maclay and Caden Gardner Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt Brainwyrms  by Alison Rumfitt Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski Negative Space by B.R. Yeager   Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Sarah Knickerbocker: Instagram // Website  Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads // StoryGraph   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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.
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  Maternal Hauntings and Surveillance in Mother is Watching 17.03.2026 20分

  CW: Child death, Miscarriage, Infertility, Blood, Grief, Death of Parent, Dementia    Marlena and Mariquita discuss Mother is Watching, the horror debut by Karma Brown. In this spoiler-free conversation, they explore how the novel uses horror to amplify everyday anxieties around motherhood, bodily autonomy, and identity. Together, they unpack the emotional stakes at the heart of the story, examining how art, obsession, and pregnancy intertwine to blur the line between psychological unease and the supernatural. Along the way, they reflect on the ways domestic life becomes a site of tension, control, and quiet terror and why this chilling read lingers long after the final page.     Books mentioned: Mother is Watching by Karma Brown Play Nice by Rachel Harrison   Support and follow our host and guest! Follow Marlena: Instagram // Blog   Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads // Storygraph // Bluesky   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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  
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  All about EVE: A Feminist Retelling of Paradise Lost 10.03.2026 27分

  Casey Ballard, long time lover of feminist retellings of classic stories, interviews B.K. O'Connor about her new novel, Eve, a retelling of John Milton's Paradise Lost, that expands on the notion that eternity spent in ignorance is no life to live. Casey and Becky discuss Eve as an intellectual feminist, the bridging of cultures, and why people should still read the classics.  .   Books and resources mentioned: Eve by B. K. O'Connor Paradise Lost by John Milton Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes Drawing Down the Moon by Margot Adler Circe by Madeline Miller The Chalice and the Blade by Riane Eisler Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche     Support and follow our host and guest! Follow B.K. O'Connor: Instagram // Website  Follow Casey: Instagram   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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  
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  Reality Check: ANTM's Lasting Impact 05.03.2026 43分

  Nox and Shoshana talk about Reality Check, the recent documentary series that revisits America's Next Top Model. They share their experiences watching the show growing up, reflect on the broader reality TV culture of the time, and discuss how these portrayals of women's bodies shaped their perspectives. Along the way, they unpack the complicated mix of nostalgia, criticism, and cultural impact tied to both the original series and the documentary. If you've been thinking about the legacy of ANTM and what it meant to grow up with shows like it, this conversation is for you.   Books and resources mentioned: RAINN - National Sexual Assault Hotline NEDA - National Eating Disorders Association  You Wanna Be on Top? A Memoir of Makeovers, Manipulation, and Not Becoming America's Next Top Model by Sarah Hartshorne     Support and follow our host and guest! Follow Nox: Instagram // TikTok // Threads Follow Shoshana: Storygraph // Instagram // Bluesky    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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.
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  Black History 365 04.03.2026 16分

  Black History Month may be over, but our joy of reading Black literature has no expiration date! In this episode, Renee shares a new-to-her cozy mystery series featuring a Black single mom investigating mysteries around her daughter's school. Then Casey is back with her Non-Fiction Nook segment, this time highlighting books of Black resistance     Books mentioned: It's Elementary by Elise Bryant The Game Is Afoot by Elise Bryant Brooding Over Bloody Revenge: Enslaved Women's Lethal Resistance by Nikki M. Taylor  We Refuse A Forceful History of Black Resistance by Kellie Carter Jackson        Support and follow our host and guest! Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph // Threads Follow Casey: Instagram   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 Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.  
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  A Divisive Book Club Pick 24.02.2026 27分

  Looking for a book club pick that is certain to conjure up good conversation? In this episode, Renee and Mariquita discuss You'll Never Forget Me by Isha Raya. Described as a sapphic thriller akin to Killing Eve, our podcasters are completely divided on this one. Tune into an almost spoiler-free discussion (the spoiler is clearly identified ahead of time!) and let us know if you pick it up for your next book club pick!     Books mentioned: You'll Never Forget Me by Isha Raya     Support and follow our host and guest! Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph // Threads Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads // Storygraph // Bluesky   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 Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.