Episode 5: (Some of) Our Favorite Female Writers

America's favorite bibliotwins are back (hah!) with another freewheeling episode of the Book XChange 'cast, in which we share some of our favorite all-time writers who happen to be female. This was a fun discussion covering 19th century British fiction, a smattering of poetry, medieval epics from Norway, contemporary genre fiction and more. Looking forward to hearing some of your voices as we continue "The Great Conversation"!

BOOKS DISCUSSED/MENTIONED/RECOMMENDED IN THIS EPISODE:

From Jude

Current read: The Overstory, Richard Powers

Recommended female writers/books: Jane Austen; Toni Morrison (Beloved, Song of Solomon, The Bluest Eye); Jennifer Egan; Flannery O'Connor (Wise Blood, The Violent Bear it Away); Hilary Mantel (the Thomas Cromwell trilogy)

Next read: Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression, Morris Dickstein

From John

Current read: Cry, the Beloved Country, Alan Paton

Recommended female writers/books: Sigrid Undset (The Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy); Mary Oliver; George Eliot (Middlemarch); Ursula K. Le Guin; P.D. James

Next read: The War of the Saints, Jorge Amado