Rebel Girls Book Club

This week Harmony and Maggie interview Louise Hare, author of Miss Aldridge Regrets. We talk about racism and sexism in the United Kingdom, the complexity of women's friendships, the effects of classism on crafting a murder mystery, and so much more.  In this episode: Miss Aldridge Regrets by Louise Hare Follow Louise's work here: https://louisehare.com/ and on Twitter here: https://twitter.c...

Welcome to Season Four! We're kicking this season off with Ryka Aoki's Light From Uncommon Stars. We talk about art, personal agency, how to face down the end plague, and so much more! In this episode: Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki   To follow our episode schedule, go here https://rebelgirlsbook.club/the-syllabus Follow our social media pages on Instagram   https://www.instagram...

It's the last episode of the season! This year, we're leaving you by reading Chapter 1 of Carole Boyce Davies' book Left of Karl Marx: The Political Life of Black Communist Claudia Jones. This chapter is entitled "Women's Rights/Workers Rights/Anti-Imperialism: Challenging the Superexploitation of Black Working-Class Women."  In this episode: Left of Karl Marx: The Political Life of Black Com...

This week Harmony and Maggie read Elastoe by Darcie Little Badger. We talk about family history, what it means to be a responsible community member, abuse of power, and so much more!  In this episode: Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger (author) and Rovina Cai (illustrator) To follow our episode schedule, go here https://rebelgirlsbook.club/read-along-with-the-show/ Follow our social media pages...

This week Harmony interviews Carlyn Zwarenstein about her book On Opium Pain, Pleasure, and Other Matters of Substance. We talk about the war on drugs and its relationship to capitalism, chronic pain and the struggle to get treatment, and the particular stigmas and drug policies lobbied against opium and opioid users. Buy the book in print (or via ebook if you're in Canada): https://alllitup.ca/bo...

This week Harmony and Maggie read the graphic novel Displacement by Kiku Hughes. We talk about generational and community trauma, the erasure of history, and healing.  In This Episode: Displacement by Kiku Hughes What We're Reading: Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson She Gets The Girl by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick To follow our episode schedule, go here h...

This week Maggie interviews author Tashie Bhuiyan about her brand new release A Show For Two. We talk about New York, the diaspora experience, finding yourself, and more!  In This Episode: A Show For Two by Tashie Bhuiyan To follow our episode schedule, go here https://rebelgirlsbook.club/read-along-with-the-show/ Follow our social media pages on Instagram   https://www.instagram.com/rgb...

Sorry for the late episode. Harmony was busy finishing her Master's program. She's done now (yay!). This week Maggie and Harmony throw out their schedule to discuss reproductive justice and abortion access. They ground their discussion with the poem "Saraswati praises your name even when you have no choice" by Purvi Shah. In this episode: "Saraswati praises your name even when you have no choice"...

This week Maggie is flying solo, and left to her own devices talks about fantasy. Who is surprised? No one. This week she does the Fantasy Tropes Book Tag created by One's Peculiar . Maggie digs into why she thinks hyping feminist fantasy is so important, why she's not into the mind control trope, and recommends some of her favorite feminist fantasy. In This Episode: Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M....

Maggie and Harmony read Parenthesis by Élodie Durand. We talk about the relationship between art and text in graphic novels, disability and illness, our relationships to our bodies and minds, and more!  In This Episode: Parenthesis by Élodie Durand What We're Reading: Most Ardently by Susan Mesler-Evans An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon To follow our episode schedule, go here https://...

This week Harmony and Maggie do the 10 Books Challenge which we found on Zezee With Books but whose creator we could not find. If you know who made this tag, let us know! We talk about the books we've re-read the most, books that make us want to travel, and more! Also, Harmony reveals that she is open to Feeling All the Feels.  What We're Reading:  Against White Feminism by Rafia Zakaria...

This week Harmony and Maggie read Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo. We talk about grief, sisterhood, and the many nuances of identity.  In this episode:  Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo What We're Reading: The Fate of Stars by S.D Simper Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy To follow our episode schedule, go here https://rebelgirl...

This week Maggie and Harmony do the Spring Cleaning Book Tag which we found on Zezee With Books , and was created by booktuber Jen @ Book Syrup, though the video has since been deleted! Harmony wants to rewrite the bee scene in Bridgerton Season Two (iykyk). Maggie is not an Ursula K. Le Guin fan. Hot takes abound.  In this episode: Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers Detransition, Baby by Torrey Pet...

This week Maggie and Harmony read Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. We dive into colonialism, eugenics, and the craft of creating a character whose activism feels authentic to their historical time period.  In this episode:  Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia What We're Reading: A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner T...

This week Harmony and Maggie do the Women's History Month Book Tag created by Weird Zeal . We talk about some key historic figures in women's history and answer questions based on their legacies. We talk about education, capitalism, and so much more!  In this episode:  The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova Educated by Tara Westover Teaching to Transgress by bell hooks The...

This week Harmony and Maggie discuss Angela Davis's 1982 Keynote Address delivered at the Fourth National NWSA Convention. We dive into communism, changing rhetoric over the last forty years, and nuclear disarmament. Harmony and Maggie also talk about education - and why it's the most powerful tool when you take control of it.  In This Episode: Women, Race and Class: An Activist Perspective b...

This week Harmony and Maggie interview Karen Joy Fowler about her upcoming novel Booth. Booth is an intimate family saga following the lives that surrounded one of America's most infamous historical figures: John Wilkes Booth.  In this episode:  Booth by Karen Joy Fowler To follow our episode schedule, go here https://rebelgirlsbook.club/read-along-with-the-show/ Follow our social media...

This week Harmony and Maggie discuss Lucy Parsons' speech "I am An Anarchist" which we found (and you can check out!) on blackpast.org . We break down stereotypes about anarchism and discuss our thoughts on violence, the justice system, and more. In This Episode: Lucy Parsons "I Am An Anarchist" Examining Extremism: U.S. Militant Anarchists Latina heroine or black radical? The complicated story of...

This week Maggie and Harmony do the Never Have I Ever book tag which we found on Zezee With Books and which was created by Madame Writer/Anne With a Book (though it looks like the blogs have been deactivated!). Maggie scandalizes Harmony with the admission that she's burned a book before. Harmony has a lot of thoughts about skim reading. Maggie does not read history books for fun, despite being a...

This week Harmony and Maggie talk about Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers. Everyone is Going Through It. Harmony is comforted by the language and message of this book. Maggie gets distracted a little too often by lonely creatures.  In this episode: Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers What We're Reading: You Are Here: A Field Guide for Navigating Polarized Speech, Conspiracy Theories, and Our Polluted Media...

This week Maggie and Harmony do the Romance Reader Book Tag, originally created by The Bookish Knitter and Romance Queen of Booktube , and which we accessed through the Books Real When Shared blog. We talk about our favorite heroes and heroines. Harmony goes on a tangent about 17-year-old Maggie. Maggie talks too much about Emily Henry.  In this Episode:  Bringing Down the Duke by Evie D...

This week Harmony and Maggie talk about The Brown Sister Trilogy by Talia Hibbert. We're diving into our favorite hero tropes, what our favorite book in the series is, and why this trilogy is so empowering.  In This Episode Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert What I'm Reading Night of the Dragon by Julie Ka...

This week Harmony exploits this platform to talk about library school stuff. Maggie enables her and also shares beautiful insights about how she manages to keep a nutritious media diet without losing her mind. To follow our episode schedule, go here https://rebelgirlsbook.club/read-along-with-the-show/ Follow our social media pages on Instagram   https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook &n...

This week Harmony and Maggie talk about One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston. We cover our relationships with romance novels. We cover queer joy. We cover... sex on the subway in New York City?  In This Episode One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston What I'm Reading Sweet and Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley Soul of the Sword by Julie Kagawa Empire of Wild by Cherie Demaline The Whole Picture: The Colon...

Harmony and Maggie break down our reading goals for the year. Why is it so hard to unhaul books? Why is holding a physical book so comforting? We cover these philosophical questions and more in this episode. Also, we briefly talk about dinosaurs. And who doesn't love dinosaurs?  In This Episode: Against White Feminism by Rafia Zakaria The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of Their...