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Rebel Girls Book Club

Rebel Girls Book Club

By Harmony Birch and Maggie Collins

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/rgbc/subscribe Are you tired of reading the same angsty hero narrative over and over again? So are we. That's why we're examining stories that feature rebellious heroines through an intersectional feminist lens. In this podcast, we will go deep into the latest bestsellers, comic books, and English class-worthy literature without taking ourselves too seriously. It's a book club for feminist literary nerds. So, grab a cup of tea, a cozy blanket, and come gab with us about your new favorite read.
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Kaikeyi, Part 2

Rebel Girls Book ClubAug 30, 2023

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Kaikeyi, part 1

Kaikeyi, part 1

Maggie and Harmony explore the first half of a retelling of the Hindu Epic Ramayana, Kaikeyi by Vashnavi Patel. They talk about manipulation, the ethics of power quests, and the necessity of community when it comes to building new power structures.

What we're reading:

The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais We Unleash the Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia


To follow our episode schedule, go here: ⁠https://rebelgirlsbook.club/the-syllabus⁠. Follow our social media pages on Instagram  ⁠https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/⁠ Facebook  ⁠https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/⁠ Goodreads⁠ https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-reb…⁠ and Twitter  ⁠https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1⁠ , Or you can email us at ⁠RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com⁠. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis.

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Amari and the Night Brothers
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Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
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The Cherry Robbers Interview with Sarai Walker
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Honor Interview with Thrity Umrigar
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House of Hunger
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Light From Uncommon Stars
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Elatsoe

Elatsoe

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 on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter  https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. Rebel Girls Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

Jun 21, 202242:15
On Opium interview with Carlyn Zwarenstein

On Opium interview with Carlyn Zwarenstein

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/books/O/On-Opium

Listen to the audiobook internationally:

https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781773058801

For more on the effectiveness and safety of current opioid use disorder treatment options check out these studies:

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32022884/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33320266/

Follow Carlyn's work:

 http://carlynzwarenstein.com

And on Twitter at @CarlynZwaren

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  https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter  https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. Rebel Girls Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!


Jun 06, 202201:05:13
Displacement

Displacement

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 https://rebelgirlsbook.club/read-along-with-the-show/ Follow our social media pages on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter  https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. Rebel Girls Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

May 23, 202242:43
A Show For Two Interview with Tashie Bhuiyan

A Show For Two Interview with Tashie Bhuiyan

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/rgbcpod/ Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter  https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. Rebel Girls Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

May 16, 202250:57
Reproductive Justice: "Saraswati praises your name even when you have no choice"
May 11, 202248:57
Fantasy Tropes Book Tag

Fantasy Tropes Book Tag

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. Danforth

The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow

Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake

...and many more!

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  https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter  https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. Rebel Girls Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

May 02, 202221:43
Parenthesis

Parenthesis

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://rebelgirlsbook.club/read-along-with-the-show/ Follow our social media pages on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter  https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. Rebel Girls Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

Apr 25, 202241:58
10 Books Challenge

10 Books Challenge

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 

Booth by Karen Joy Fowler

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Fate of Stars by S.D Simper

Mangos and Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera 

Teach Me by Olivia Dade

Don't Cry For Me by Daniel Black

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

and more!

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  https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter  https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. Rebel Girls Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

Apr 18, 202222:23
Clap When You Land

Clap When You Land

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://rebelgirlsbook.club/read-along-with-the-show/ Follow our social media pages on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter  https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. Rebel Girls Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

Apr 11, 202236:15
Spring Cleaning Book Tag

Spring Cleaning Book Tag

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 Peters

Storm Front by Jim Butcher

The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd

The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova

The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

and more!

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  https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter  https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. Rebel Girls Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

Apr 04, 202218:49
Mexican Gothic
Mar 28, 202240:58
Women's History Month Book Tag

Women's History Month Book Tag

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 City of Brass by S.A Chakraborty 

How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

The Passion of Mary Magdalen by Elizabeth Cunningham 

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor 

Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

No Light to Land on by Yara Zgheib

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

...and more!

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  https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter  https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. Rebel Girls Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

Mar 21, 202226:29
Women, Race and Class: An Activist Perspective by Angela Davis
Mar 14, 202247:04
Booth Interview with Karen Joy Fowler

Booth Interview with Karen Joy Fowler

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 pages on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter  https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. Rebel Girls Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

Mar 07, 202241:54
Lucy Parsons "I Am An Anarchist"

Lucy Parsons "I Am An Anarchist"

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 Lucy Parsons

What We're Reading:

How To Find A Princess by Alyssa Cole

Teaching to Transgress by bell hooks

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  https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter  https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. Rebel Girls Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

Feb 28, 202232:23
Never Have I Ever Book Tag

Never Have I Ever Book Tag

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 historian.

Editor's Note: A moment that was cut from the episode involves Maggie promising Harmony that they will one day read Charlotte's Web on the podcast. I'm promising here in writing that this will happen. You can hold me to it. 

What We're Reading:

A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

Mutual Aid by Dean Spade

Teaching to Transgress by Bell Hooks

Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar

You Are Here by Ryan M. Milner and Whitney Phillips

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  https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter  https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. Rebel Girls Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

Feb 21, 202230:32
Honey Girl
Feb 14, 202244:14
The Romance Reader Book Tag

The Romance Reader Book Tag

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 Dunmore

The Brown Sisters Trilogy by Talia Hibbert

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

....and many more!

What We're Reading:

Euphoria by Lily King

The Between by Tananarive Due

You Are Here: A Field Guide for Navigating Polarized Speech, Conspiracy Theories, and Our Polluted Media Landscape by Whitney Phillips and Ryan M. Milner

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  https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter  https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. Rebel Girls Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

Feb 07, 202220:21
The Brown Sisters Trilogy
Jan 31, 202201:03:24
Learning from your media
Jan 24, 202222:23
One Last Stop
Jan 17, 202250:14
2022 Reading Goals
Jan 10, 202223:08