Feminist Book Club: The Podcast

Our contributors have teamed up to tell one another about their favorite books of the year over the next couple of weeks! In this episode, Mariquita and Jordy reflect on their favorite books of 2025, celebrating stories that lingered long after the final page. From fierce heroines and sharp social commentary to swoony romance and dark intrigue, they unpack the reads that made them feel, think, and stay up way too late turning pages.      Book and resources mentioned: Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson  Silver Elite by Dani Francis  Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver  This Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman  Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas  The Phoenix King by Aparna Verma  The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith  A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon  Minor Detail by Adania Shibli  Play Nice by Rachel Harrison  How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina Swamidoss McConigley  The Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas  Bad Cree by Jessica Johns  All We Want is Everything by Soraya Chemaly   Unbearable: The Perils of Pregnancy in America by Irin Carmon    Podcasts referenced:   Unbearable: A Discussion with Irin Carmon on Pregnancy in America  Bread and Roses (The Rose Bargain)  Thrills & Chills (Tourist Season)  Damsel? Never heard of her (This Princess Kills Monsters)        Support and follow our hosts! Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads // Storygraph // Bluesky Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads // Pagebound.co    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.

Our contributors have teamed up to tell one another about their favorite books of the year over the next couple of weeks! First up, Shoshana and Mhairie share a spoiler free gush session of their favorite books of 2025. This conversation includes books from every genre and format, a sure bet to please these long winter nights. Take care of yourself, friends, be sure to check the content warnings before reading.      Book and resources mentioned: Shoshana's Books  5. He's to Die For by Erin Dunn  4. The Black Gods Drums by P Djeli Clark  3. ZomRomCom by Olivia Dade  2. I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming  1. A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna     Mhairie's Books  5. The Book of Witching by C J Cooke  4. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent  3. Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon  2.  What Hunger by Catherine Dang  1. Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett    Bonus Books from Shoshana:  Check Please # 1 and Check Please #2 by Ngozi Ukazu   The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe  Faking It: the Lies Women Tell about Sex--And the Truths They Reveal by Lux Alptraum  Alchemised by SenLinYu   A Murder of Crows by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett  Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen  Looking for Group by Alexis Hall    Bonus Books from Mhairie:  Blood Relay by Devon Mihesuah - Publishes 2026  Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones  The rest of the Emily Wilde series by Heather Fawcett (Encyclopedia of Faeries and Map of the Otherlands)  The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean by Susan Casey (read in 2024 but I have bought this as a gift no less than 3 times and keep recommending it. Def my top non fiction of the last couple years. Hella interesting.)      Support and follow our hosts! Follow Shoshana: Storygraph // Instagram // Bluesky  Follow Mhairie: Instagram // Bluesky // 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.

New to fanfic? Not sure where to start or whether you even should? We got you! In this episode, Jordy, Mhairie, and Shoshana explore the world of fanfiction, its fandom roots, its role in uplifting marginalized voices, and why it remains a powerful feminist space. They also dig into the ethical complications of engaging with fanworks inspired by harmful or problematic creators. Together, they unpack how fanfiction becomes a site of creativity, community, and cultural resistance.        Book and resources mentioned: Alchemised Discussion in the Feminist Book Club community Alchemised by SenLinYu  Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon  Article on fandom culture - https://www.teenvogue.com/story/2021-year-in-fandom   https://archiveofourown.org/   AO3 Diversity statement - https://archiveofourown.org/diversity   AO3 FAQ on tagging - https://archiveofourown.org/faq/tags?language_id=en   Article of the brief history of LGBTQIA+ fanfiction - https://www.themarysue.com/first-published-slash-fanfiction/     TV Shows Mentioned  Stargate SG - 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate   Star Trek - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek   Teen Wolf - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Wolf_(2011_TV_series)   The Night Agent - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Agent       Support and follow our hosts! Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads // Pagebound.co  Follow Shoshana: Storygraph // Instagram // Bluesky  Follow Mhairie: Instagram // Bluesky // 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.  

MINI POD! Jordy dives into two books: A Beautiful and Terrible Murder and Dream by the Shadows. Both books follow women who refuse to be silenced by corrupt institutions. From Oxford's secretive halls to a dream-haunted kingdom, these stories are full of clever rebellion, dark intrigue, and empowered women.   Books mentioned: A Beautiful and Terrible Murder by Claire M. Andrews Dream by the Shadows by Logan Karlie   Support and follow our host!  Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads // Pagebound.co   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.

Mariquita, Jordy, and Nox get together to explain the controversies around Emerald Fennell's adaptation of Wuthering Heights, weigh in on whether they think the uproar is valid (spoiler: they do!), and provide their opinions on just how romantic literature's first romance book really is. CW: intimate partner violence, child abuse, animal abuse, sexual assault, generational trauma, maternal mortality, child abandonment.     Books mentioned: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte   Support and follow our hosts! Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads // Storygraph // Bluesky Follow Jordy: Instagram // TikTok 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.