The Bitches are heading to Dinétah, the traditional homeland of the Diné (Navajo) people, following Maggie Hoskie, a kick-ass monster hunter and her companion Kai Arviso a smooth-talking medicine man. Together they navigate tricksters, witchcraft, and post-apocalyptic society in Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe bitches are back under the bell jar looking into the mind of Mrs. Elsie Bainbridge, the main character of Laura Purcell's novel, the Silent Companions. Is Elsie mad or are the haunting visions and suspicious murders the fault of the the silent, wooden companions she finds in the attic of the Bridge?
Read MoreYou 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 MoreThe 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 MoreLong time, no...whatever! The Bitches are back in a special catch up episode. Raven and Ginnye talk about what they've been up to since Ginnye moved to Florida.
Read MoreThe Bitches this week are toeing the line with spoilers this week as they discuss Leigh Bardugo's Ninth House! We've got magic, mythology, frat house shenanigans, and so much more for you in this episode.
Read MoreGRAB 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.
The Bitches are taking on another F*CK BOI, and this time they aren't holding anything back. Raven and Ginnye discuss the potentially podophilic genius, Alexander Pushkin and his novel, Eugene Onegin.
Read MoreThe 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 MoreAdd 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 MoreThe Bitches are gushing on moms this episode. From the amazing Maya and her equally amazing mother Vivian, to the moms in Dragon Ball-Z, to the moms in Red at the Bone, to their own mothers! Join Ginnye and Raven for a discussion on Maya Angelou’s autobiographical novel, Mom & Me & Mom.
Read MoreThe Bitches aren't complaining about a writer's two-timing butt head of a husband? That's what we call character growth! Ginnye and Raven are talking about the lyrical genius Sylvia Plath's semi-autobiographical novel, the Bell Jar.
Read MoreThe 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 MoreWow, 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 More“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 MoreThere 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 MoreHappy "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 MoreThe 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 MoreOur 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.
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