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  • Feminist Book Club: The Podcast

    Non-Fiction Nook: Don't Fear the Reaper

    02/06/2026 | 20 mins.
    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 
     



     
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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

    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.
  • Feminist Book Club: The Podcast

    Capitalism at the Audies

    12/05/2026 | 37 mins.
    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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    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.
  • Feminist Book Club: The Podcast

    Five Feminist Beach Reads

    05/05/2026 | 25 mins.
    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 mins.
    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 mins.
    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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Feminist Book Club is the premier online hub for intersectional readers and anyone who wants to infuse their bookshelves with social justice. We encourage resistance through reading with our blog, podcast, events, and our signature monthly subscription box.
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