Feral and Hysterical: In conversation with Mother Horror
Feminist Book Club: The Podcast
Release Date: 09/16/2025
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[MINI POD] The Monsters Were Never the Problem
Feminist Book Club: The Podcast
MINI POD! In this quick episode, Jordy shares why she loves The Glass Scientists trilogy by S. H. Cotugno, a gothic graphic novel series where so-called monsters challenge the rigid systems built to control them. Through mad science, queer selfhood, and breathtaking art, this episode explores who gets labeled dangerous, who gets erased, and what happens when marginalized people refuse to stay hidden and start cracking institutions from the inside out. Books mentioned: by S. H. Cotugno by S. H. Cotugno by S. H. Cotugno Support and follow our host! Follow Jordy: // // ...
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2025 Favorites from Renee & Nox
Feminist Book Club: The Podcast
Our contributors teamed up to tell one another about their favorite books of the year. Renee and Nox round out this podcast series with their cozy, feel-good favorites. If you need a book that’s like a warm hug (and who doesn’t right now?), tune in! Book and resources mentioned: Support and follow our hosts! Follow Renee: // Follow Nox: // // This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our , , shop our , and...
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[MINI POD] Junk Journaling as Creative Rebellion
Feminist Book Club: The Podcast
MINI POD! Jordy and Renee discuss their creative obsession: junk journaling! They chat about the origins of the junk journal and how they adapt this creative activity to suit their needs. This is a two-part series. See more spreads and the video of this conversation in our ! Resources mentioned: ’s online retreats Support and follow our hosts! Follow Jordy: // // Follow Renee: // This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our , ,...
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2025 Favorites from Casey & UyenThi
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Our contributors have teamed up to tell one another about their favorite books of the year over the next couple of weeks! Casey and UyenThi come together to discuss their top 5 reads of 2025. From memoirs, to romance, to translated fiction, to dark academia, these are the stories we read in 2025 that we feel need to be on everyone’s TBR. Book and resources mentioned: #PouredOver with Nnedi Okorafor Support and follow our hosts! Follow Casey: Follow UyenThi: This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the...
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The Abortion Companion with Becca Rea-Tucker
Feminist Book Club: The Podcast
As access to abortion is being increasingly restricted, trustworthy resources for abortion care and loving someone through an abortion can be difficult to find. Becca Rea-Tucker has written the go-to manual for just that. Whether you’re considering an abortion for yourself or know someone who might need support, should be on every feminist’s bookshelf. *Join us for a community-wide online Q&A with Becca on January 25, 2026. Your first week in our community is free, sliding scale available: Book and resources mentioned: (Becca’s previous appearance on...
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2025 Favorites from Mariquita & Jordy
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: by Holly Jackson by Dani Francis by Brynne Weaver by Ry Herman by Aiden Thomas ...
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2025 Favorites from Shoshana & Mhairie
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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. by Erin Dunn 4. by P Djeli Clark 3. by Olivia Dade 2. by Kimberly Lemming 1. ...
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Is Fanfiction Feminist?
Feminist Book Club: The Podcast
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: by SenLinYu by Samantha Shannon Article on...
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[MINI POD] Burning Down the Systems That Cage Us
Feminist Book Club: The Podcast
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: Support and follow our host! Follow Jordy: // // This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our , , shop our , and...
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Controversy on the Moors: What’s up with Emerald Fennell and Wuthering Heights?
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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: Support and follow our hosts! Follow Mariquita: // // // Follow Jordy: // Follow Nox: // // This episode was...
info_outlineThe ‘ber months are here, so that means we’re reading horror. You know we read horror all year round, but we brought in the expert - Mother Horror herself! Tune in to hear Mhairie chat about horror books, women in horror, becoming an accidental author, and good old fashioned vibes reading.
Books mentioned:
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Feral and Hysterical Mother Horror’s Ultimate Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Women- Sadie Hartmann
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Ghost Story- Peter Straub
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101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered- Sadie Hartmann
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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil- V. E. Schwab
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This House is Haunted- John Boyne
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The Doll Factory- Elizabeth Macneal (Audio)
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The Red Knot- Monique Asher (Audio)
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Born a Crime- Trevor Noah (Audiobook is an Audible exclusive so we won’t link it, screw you Amazon!)
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The Bewitching- Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Audio)
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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter- Stephen Graham Jones (Audio)
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The Salvage- Anbara Salam
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The Hounding- Xenobe Purvis
Resources mentioned:
Nightworms
The Storygraph
NoveList Plus (Through your library, search: novelist library)
FBC’s Vampires of El Norte discussion
Other authors mentioned:
Anne Rice
Stephen King
John Sandford
Patricia Cornwell
Agatha Christie
Grady Hendrix
Isabel Cañas
Alexis Henderson
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Mother Horror: Instagram // Nightworms
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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
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