Episode 28 - Talking of the Shrews #2
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The Talking of the Shrews volume II! Join the bitches once again as they take a break from literary criticism to discuss what's new in their life, pop culture, and the world.
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Episode 26 - The Talking of the Shrews #1
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You read that right. It's the Talking of the Shrews! No, Raven didn't get the episode title wrong. We join the bitches as they take a break from literary criticism to discuss what's new in their life, pop culture, and the world.
Read MoreEpisode 25 - "Homegoing"
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The Bitches are traveling this episode—from Ghana to Baltimore to Harlem to Edweso to Alabama, as they discuss the brilliant and poignant novel, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.
Read MoreEpisode 23 - "Never Let Me Go"
/GRAB YOUR TISSUES. The Bitches are getting real deep and real melancholy this episode as they discuss Kazuo Ishiguro’s poignant and bittersweet novel, Never Let Me Go.
Ginnye and Raven discuss the humanistic toll of scientific advancement; Mono No Aware, the Japanese concept of impermanence; and who did it better, the book or the movie.
Book & Bitch is a bi-weekly podcast that combines all the juicy bits of the book with the insightfulness of the forward. Highlighting author backstories with cultural context and writing theory, we’re the book club you’ve always wanted to join. A reader lives thousands of lives. And we bitch about them all.
Episode 21 - Swamplandia!
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The Bitches are heading to the Florida Everglades this week to visit one of Ginnye’s favorite books—Swamplandia! by Karen Russell. Join them as they bitch about ghosts, Birdman, color symbolism, how this novel compares to Where the Crawdads Sing, and magical realism.
Read MoreEpisode 20 - "A Woman of No Importance"
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Add another one to your list of Book&Bitch fuck-boys! The Bitches are discussing Lord Illingworth and Oscar Wilde's A Woman of No Importance. Is any white male of proper birth safe from our hosts Raven and Ginnye. The answer will always be "no."
Read MoreEpisode 16 - "I'll Be Gone in the Dark"
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The Bitches are finally getting into the True Crime game. We hear that's where all the money is. Raven introduces her love of true crime nonfiction to Ginnye, and Ginnye has had trouble sleeping ever since! Our girls are discussing Michelle McNamara's swan song, I'll Be Gone in the Dark.
Read MoreEpisode 15 - "The Secrets We Kept"
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Wow, what a week! The Bitches kick off the episode with their clearings about COVID-19 (aka coronavirus) and how they're dealing. But they don't let that stop them from discussing the powerful and interesting women in The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott.
Read MoreEpisode 14 - "Rebecca"
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“I dreamed of Manderley again.” Words that still haunt readers over 80 years later...join the Bitches as they discuss Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. A ghost story without an actual ghost!
Read MoreEpisode 13 - "The Last Wish" of the Witcher Series
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There is no lesser evil this week because there is a new episode of Book and Bitch! Ginnye and Raven are discussing the first set of short stories in the Witcher series, the Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski.
Read MoreEpisode 12 - "Emma"
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Happy "Galentine's" Day! We are discussing the master matchmaker, Emma, from the novel of the same name by Jane Austen! We couldn't think of a better novel for the Valentine's Day season. Emma prides herself on her excellent matches for her friends, but can she overcome her biggest challenge yet? Her own heart?
Read MoreEpisode 11 - "Save Me the Waltz"
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The Bitches are back! And they have their shit together! Well, maybe only a little. We start season 2 off with a lot of Benadryl and F. Scott Fitzgerald bashing. 2020 begins with Zelda Fitzgerald's "Save Me the Waltz" a semi-autobiographical story about Alabama Beggs and her struggle as a wife and mother in the Jazz Age.
Read MoreEpisode 10 - "Red at the Bone"
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Our final episode of 2019 is our Jacqueline Woodson's stellar 2019 release, Red at the Bone. This book weaves an intricate tale that reminded Raven of her childhood and Ginnye of her favorite books.
Read MoreEpisode 9 - "Sunshine"
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This can’t be right...Ginnye chose a vampire romance? And Raven doesn’t want to discuss baking?? Join the bitches this week as they discuss one of Ginnye’s favorite books, Sunshine by Robin McKinley.
Read MoreEpisode 8 - "The Turn of the Screw"
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Thought we were done with ghost stories just because October is over? Think again! This week the bitches mull over one of the most opaque horror stories in English literature—The Turn of the Screw!
Read MoreEpisode 7 - "Frankenstein"
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They're creepy and they're kooky. Mysterious and spooky. They're all together ooky. It's the Book & Bitch podcast! Our October Spookapalooza continues with our discussion of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein. We got your science, we got nature vs. nurture, we got bangin' on top of your mother's grave! I mean, what more could you want?
Read MoreEpisode 6 - "Neverwhere"
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October is finally here and Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman is the first book of many this month that features the strange, the spooky, and the fantastical. We honestly say "fantastical" too many times this episode, but it is true. We loved this read, and how Neil Gaiman is a true master craftsman when it comes to developing a world out of the mundane London landscape.
Read MoreEpisode 5 - "The Big Sleep"
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Happy fall book lovers! This episode, the bitches go noir and discuss Raymond Chandler’s “The Big Sleep”. This canonical detective novel follows Chandler’s Philip Marlowe, a hardboiled gumshoe that starts out investigating a blackmail scheme and ends in murder, lies, and betrayals.
Read MoreEpisode 4 - "The Flamethrowers"
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This week, we dive into the capricious art world of 1970s New York and discuss Rachel Kushner’s “The Flamethrowers”. We start with a strange timelines, random scenes, questionable art projects, and confusing names.
Read MoreEpisode 3 - Stephen King's "IT"
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Your wildest horrors come true this week as we discuss Stephen King's "IT." We take a step out of Ginnye's comfort-zone and delve right into Raven's fucked up mind with this pick. Raven introduces her best friend to this nightmare inducing novel, which is the subject of a mini-series and an extremely popular film reboot (IT Chapter 2 comes out September 6th).
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