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Babes in Bookland
Babes in Bookland is the book club podcast for women who love women's stories. We read the memoirs, dissect the narratives, and celebrate the writers brave enough to put it all on the page. Great books, honest conversation, and a whole lot of love for women's voices in literature. Think of us as your most well-read friend who always knows exactly which book you need next.
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Episodes
Babes in BooklandAngela Nissel on Her Memoir "Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom Is Dead"
What if laughing at the funeral is the most honest thing you can do? This week we sit down with Angela Nissel, the television writer behind Scrubs, The…
Babes in BooklandTarajia Morrel on Her Memoir "Desire Feeds the Feast"
What are you really hungry for? This week we sit down with food writer Tarajia Morrell, author of Desire Feeds the Feast. Raised in a one-bedroom Manhattan…
Babes in BooklandFriday Fiction: Karen Winn's "The Society" & Michelle Maryk's "The Found Object Society"
What really happens behind the closed doors of a secret society, and what would you risk to find out? This Friday Fiction, we sit down with Michelle Maryk…
Babes in BooklandBarbara Latinka on Her Memoir "Spells for Surviving a Haunted Childhood"
What if the magic you were waiting for was inside you all along? This week we sit down with Barbara Latinka, author of the three-part memoir Spells for…
Babes in BooklandBONUS TEASER: Good for Her, Not for Me // Amy Poehler’s Memoir "Yes Please"
Does a celebrity memoir owe us its vulnerability, or can it simply be a pleasant afternoon with a funny friend? In this bonus episode, we finally tackle Amy…
Babes in BooklandJowita Bydlowska on Her Memoir "Unshaming"
What if every relapse was also a moment of hope? In this episode, we sit down with Jowita Bydlowska, author of the groundbreaking memoir Drunk Mom and her new…
Babes in BooklandHow to Save Yourself // Sarah Polley's "Run Towards the Danger"
What happens when the moments you've spent years avoiding are the very ones you need to face? This week, my friend Nadia returns to discuss Run Towards the…
Babes in BooklandCaptain Nia Gilliam on Her Memoir "Cleared for Takeoff"
What does it take to climb back into the cockpit after one of the most traumatic days in our nation's history? This week we sit down with airline captain Nia…
Babes in BooklandFriday Fiction: Jessica Knoll's "Helpless"
What happens if we pay attention to our darkest fantasies? This week Ashley and I sit down with Jessica Knoll, author of Luckiest Girl Alive and Bright Young…
Babes in BooklandBONUS TEASER: Redemption or Just Lip Service? // Lisa Rinna's "You Better Believe We're Going to Talk About it"
Is reality TV ever really real, and what do the women who star in it owe us? This week, Brett joins me for a bonus episode on Lisa Rinna's memoir, You Better…
Babes in BooklandThe Cost of Girl Power // Melanie Chisholm's "The Sporty One"
What did the Spice Girls teach you about being a girl, and what did it cost the women who taught it? This week, Page joins me to talk about Melanie Chisholm's…
Babes in BooklandHERstory // Kamala Harris' "107 Days"
Who was the first female politician you ever became aware of? My friend Ashley encouraged me to pick up Kamala Harris' 107 Days-- despite knowing how it all…
Babes in BooklandMaeve Dunigan on Her Memoir "Read This to Look Cool"
Do you ever look back at everything you did to seem cool growing up and just have to laugh? This week I sit down with Maeve Dunigan, author of Read This to…
Babes in BooklandNadia Bowers on Her Memoir "Dear Dealer"
What do you do when the person who destroyed your family is also, undeniably, a human being? That's the question at the center of Nadia Bowers's Dear Dealer…
Babes in BooklandAriel Lawhon on "The Pirate Queen"
What does it take to reclaim a woman's story when history itself was written by people who had every reason to erase her? That's the question at the center of…
Babes in BooklandEmilee Hackney on Her Memoir "All That's Unseen"
What does it cost to love a place and a faith that shaped you, even after they've hurt you? This week I sit down with Emilee Hackney, author of the New York…
Babes in BooklandFriday Fiction: Rachel Hochhauser's "Lady Tremaine"
What if the woman we've been taught to hate for six centuries was just doing what it took to survive in a world that gave her almost no options? That's the…
Babes in BooklandMallary Tenore Tarpley on Her Memoir "SLIP"
What if recovery was never meant to be a finish line? Mallary Tenore Tarpley spent over twenty years writing and rewriting the story that became Slip: Life in…
Babes in BooklandTEASER: UnReliable? // Jodie Sweetin's Memoir "UnSweetined"
Is a sobriety memoir still honest if the author was relapsing while she wrote it? That's the question Suz and I couldn't shake after reading and listening to…
Babes in BooklandBSB: Isabel Klee's Memoir "Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried About"
What happens when a book gives you everything you want on the surface and still leaves you wanting more underneath? I'm back with a mini review of Dogs, Boys…
Babes in BooklandAriel Fitz-Patrick on Her Memoir "Imma See for Myself"
What happens when you finally stop believing something just because you were told to, and start asking if it's actually true? TikTok creator, singer, and now…
Babes in BooklandWomen Taking Care of Women // Dr. Mary Fariba Afsari's Memoir "Labor"
What is your ripple effect? This week I'm joined by bookstagrammer and journalist Ashley Kritzer (@ashleykrtizer on instagram!) to talk about LABOR by Dr. Mary…
Babes in BooklandClaire Stapleton on Her Memoir "Don't Be Evil"
What happens when the company that promises to change the world asks you to disappear into it? Claire Stapleton spent twelve years at Google, first as the…
Babes in BooklandTEASER: Almost a Reckoning // Hayden Panettiere's "This Is Me"
What happens when a memoir promises a reckoning but delivers armor instead? In this Babes in Bookland bonus episode, I'm joined by my friend Lizzie to dig into…
Babes in BooklandSarah May on Her Memoir "She Journeys"
What does it take to finally name the thing that happened to you? Sarah is the author of She Journeys, a memoir about a military marriage that devolved into…
Babes in BooklandBSB: Janet Fash's Memoir "Lifeguard: A Love Story"
What happens when the person hired to keep you safe is fighting a system that would rather look the other way? This week's bite-sized episode dives into…
Babes in BooklandGaelynn Lea on Her Memoir "It Wasn't Meant to be Perfect"
What happens when the world tells you no, and someone decides to say yes instead? Gaelynn Lea is a folk musician, Broadway composer, and Tiny Desk Contest…
Babes in BooklandYesteryear // Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Pioneer Girl" & "Little House on the Prairie"
What if the coziest story of your childhood was only cozy because someone decided what to leave out? This week Brett is back for a book club chat on Little…
Babes in BooklandAuthor Chat: Libby Ward's Memoir "Honest Motherhood"
What happens when the "honest mom" finally tells you the parts she's never posted? This week I'm talking with Libby Ward about her memoir, Honest Motherhood…
Babes in BooklandBabes in Bookland's 2nd Birthday!
Thank you for being here! Today, we look back on a few of my favorite clips from the past three seasons! xx, Alex Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
Babes in BooklandTrans Joy // RE-RUN: Geena Rocero's Memoir "Horse Barbie"
How can you reclaim your truth and your power? We’re diving into Horse Barbie, Geena Rocero’s radiant and illuminating memoir that shows her journey from a…
Babes in BooklandAuthor Chat: Dorothy Roberts' Memoir "The Mixed Marriage Project"
What questions should you be asking the people you love while you still can? That's the thread running through this conversation with Dorothy Roberts, whose…
Babes in BooklandObjectify Her // Lauren Fleshman's Memoir "Good for a Girl"
What would it mean to build women's sports around women's bodies? This week, my friend Becca returns to discuss Lauren Fleshman's memoir "Good for a Girl"…
Babes in BooklandAuthor Chat: Jessica Zucker's Memoir "I Had a Miscarriage" & "Normalize It"
What would change if women stopped being silent about the hardest parts of their lives? This week, I sit down with psychologist, author, and advocate Dr…
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TEASER: Missed Opportunity // Lena Dunham's Memoir "Famesick"
This week, Brett is back for a bonus episode and we are getting into "Famesick", Lena Dunham's new memoir about illness, ambition, Hollywood, and whether any…
Babes in BooklandBSB: Belle Burden's Memoir "Strangers"
Belle Burden's divorce memoir, Strangers, is the book everyone's talking about! She's a Harvard-educated lawyer, a Vanderbilt heiress, a hedge fund husband…
Babes in BooklandBeyond Survival Mode // Parvati Shallow's Memoir "Nice Girls Don't Win"
Can nice girls win? You know her as one of the most iconic players in Survivor history, but Parvati Shallow's memoir, Nice Girls Don't Win, reveals the story…
Babes in BooklandAuthor Chat: Cassidy Gard's Memoir "Cosmic Goodness"
One good choice can re-route an entire life, but only if you trust yourself enough to make it. I sit down with memoirist Cassidy Gard to talk about the real…
Babes in BooklandTEASER: The Lie? // Amy Griffin's Memoir "The Tell"
A glossy, star-studded book launch. A memoir that rockets past 100,000 copies. Then a wave of silence from major reviewers, an investigative report, and a…
Babes in BooklandAuthor Chat: Alexandra Grabbe's Memoir "Seeing Joy"
Is it possible to see joy in life's hardest moments? I sit down with memoirist Alexandra to talk about her memoir, Seeing Joy: A Story of Life, Death, and What…
Babes in BooklandFRIDAY FICTION: Kate Quinn, NYT Bestselling Author!
Kate Quinn has a rare talent. She can drop you into another time period so completely that you forget you’re reading, then hit you with a detail that makes you…
Babes in BooklandAuthor Chat: Andrea Leeb's Memoir "Such a Pretty Picture"
Some stories don’t just break the silence, they explain how silence gets built in the first place. This week, I’m joined by author Andrea Leeb to talk about…
Babes in BooklandAUTHOR CHAT: Kerry Docherty's "Selfish"
Are you selfish? “Selfish” is supposed to be the insult that ends the conversation, especially for women who were raised to be helpful, agreeable, and…
Babes in BooklandThe Low and the High Notes // Brandy's "Phases"
Brandy Norwood’s memoir, Phases, is the kind of celebrity memoir that makes you grateful for the music and furious about the machine behind it. My friend Kate…
Babes in BooklandAUTHOR CHAT: Linda Rhodes' "Breaking The Barnyard Barrier"
She graduates near the top of her veterinary class and still couldn't get hired... because she’s a woman! That’s where our conversation with memoirist Linda…
Babes in BooklandAUTHOR CHAT: Katya Dunko's "I Drank From the Nile"
Is life destiny or choice? "Drink from the Nile" is a phrase in Egypt that promises if you drink from the Nile river, you’re destined to return. Katya Dunko's…
Babes in BooklandBSB: Liza Minnelli's Memoir "Kids, Wait Till You Hear This"
How do you break free of one legacy to cement your own? We’re back with a bite-sized Babes in Bookland mini review of Liza Minnelli’s memoir “Kid, Wait Till…
Babes in BooklandAUTHOR CHAT: Ayana Lage's "Missing Me"
Author Ayana Lage joins the show to talk about Missing Me, her memoir of postpartum psychosis and the long road back. We talk about perfectionism as a coping…
Babes in BooklandTrue Colors // Christina Applegate's "You with the Sad Eyes"
A memoir can feel like a mirror you didn’t ask for. We opened Christina Applegate’s and found an unvarnished account of survival: a child actor who worked to…
Babes in BooklandPain into Power // Demi Moore's "Inside Out"
Think you know Demi Moore? Think again. My friend, Mackenzie, and I peel back the tabloid myths to trace a far more gripping arc: a child who found safety in…
Babes in BooklandBONUS: Elyse Myers' Memoir: Humor, Hype, and Lots of Holes
Ever picked up a buzzy memoir and felt the heart was missing beneath the hype? I sit down with Ryley from the Little Miss Podcast to unpack Elyse Myers’ debut…
Babes in BooklandBSB: Gisele Pelicot's "A Hymn to Life"
What does it mean to move shame back where it belongs? We dive into Gisele Pelicot’s A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides—a memoir that confronts sexual…
Babes in BooklandAUTHOR CHAT: Deborah J. Cohan's "Welcome to Wherever We Are"
Can you hold two truths at once? I sit down with author and sociologist Deborah J. Cohan to explore her memoir, Welcome to Wherever We Are, a clear-eyed look…
Babes in BooklandAUTHOR CHAT: Amanda McCracken's "When Longing Becomes Your Lover"
What if the high you’re chasing isn’t love at all, but the thrill of uncertainty? On pub day, we sit down with author Amanda McCracken to unpack limerence (the…
Babes in BooklandLet's Talk About Death, Baby // Alua Arthur's "Briefly, Perfectly, Human"
Are you living your most authentic life? Mortality has a way of cutting through noise. My friend, Cara, and I open season three with Alua Arthur’s memoir…
Babes in BooklandMoon Math and Quiet Confidence // Katherine Johnson's "My Remarkable Journey"
How far could you go if you believed in yourself? Katherine Johnson’s memoir My Remarkable Journey is more than a space-age origin story; it is a study in how…
Babes in BooklandBONUS: "The Holiday" Deep Dive with Jackie and Danielle of the No More Late Fees Podcast!
Ready for a holiday watch that actually holds up? We close the year with Jackie and Danielle from No More Late Fees and dig into why Nancy Meyers’ The Holiday…
Babes in BooklandAUTHOR CHAT: Danilyn Rutherford on Her Memoir "Beautiful Mystery"
Does love need words? I sit down with anthropologist and author, Danilyn Rutherford, to explore Beautiful Mystery, her memoir about raising Millie, a luminous…
Babes in BooklandAUTHOR CHAT: Ashley Russell's "What's Cooking Good Looking"
How do you honor the ones you love? Our guest, author and maker Ashley Russell, brings her grandmother, Wanda’s, kitchen back to life with a cozy, retro-modern…
Babes in BooklandChoosing Hope // Michelle Obama's "Becoming"
What does it take to keep becoming? We dive into Michelle Obama’s memoir with a candid, hopeful conversation about where identity starts, how it stretches, and…