Feminist Book Club: The Podcast

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  
 
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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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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 



 
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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 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.
 
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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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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
 
 
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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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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!
 
 
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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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