First Edition September 2023 It Book Knockout & The History of Women's Words
In this episode, Rebecca Schinsky helps me decide on the "it" book of the month after much consternation. Then, Professor Jenni Nuttall comes on to discuss her new book, Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words.
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Discussed in this episode:
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
The Devil Makes Three by Ben Fountain
The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab
Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang
The Wolves of Eternity by Karl Ove Knausgaard
The Book of (More Delights) by Ross Gay
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Word by Jenni Nuttall
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