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In this episode of Femme On Creatives, author Kuchenga Shenjé speaks to Tonya about Bohemian life, colonization of the mind, the value of Virgos, and how she went about slipping truth into fiction for her debut novel The Library Thief. Kuchenga's Links: Website: https://kuchenga.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kuchenga Buy The Library Thief: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-library-thief-kuchenga-shenj/1144095064 https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-library-thief/kuchenga-shenj/9781408726846

Join us on #IWD25 as we speak with the amazing Dena Moes RN CNM about her new book, It's Your Body: The Young Woman's Guide to Empowered Sexual Health. Dena is a nurse-midwife with 26 years' experience in reproductive health and her book fills information gaps on all things contraception, sexual health and abortion, for teens and young adults in Trump's America. We discuss how Dena's book is an essential resource for all everyone, but mostly to help young women make decisions about their bodies, their fertility, and their lives. It really is an incredible chat. Dena is inspiring, funny, and empathetic. Fins out more about Dena and her incredible book and work: https://itsyourbody.net/

In honour of the release of Onyx Storm, Literature for Life is coming out early! Yes, listen to Jess, Brigitte and Ria discuss the second book in The Empyrean, Iron Flame. They talk shadow daddies (of course), friendship and a couple of predictions for Onyx Storm. Come and have fun with the Thirsty Three!

Poetry Theatre is back! And what an episode. Ada speaks with Chelsey Pippin Mizzi, a tarot skeptic turned professional tarot reader and creativity consultant about her book Tarot for Creativity: A Guide to IgnitingYour Creative Practice (Chronicle, October 1, 2024) is the new guidebook for generating creative intuition, generating anew, and a new way to get unstuck. They discuss using the tarot to navigate seasons in our creative lives (from The Wands’ representing passionate new ideas, to The Swords’ capturing stretches of insecurity and struggle with our work), how to harness the tarot as a tool to plan for the seasons of your creative life, and why a tarot ritual can help build and sustain a creative practice. Find out more about Chelsey: Instagram: http://instagram.com/pipcardstarot Website: https://www.chelseypippin.com/

Alyson and Ria speak with Jo-Ann Ficklestein, PhD, about her book Sexism and Sensibility. Jo-Ann shares how she intended to write a book for girls and young women but instead ended up writing a parenting book, and her hope that the book would help heal everyone who reads it. They discuss how Sexism and Sensibility wasn't written to shame parents and how Jo-Ann shares her own experiences throughout the book. Find out more about Jo-Ann: Website: https://www.joannfinkelstein.com/ Substack: https://joannfinkelstein.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joannfinkelstein.phd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086974203277 Thanks for listening to our little podcast, we appreciate you all!

In Never Cross a Highlander, author Lisa Rayne manages to seamlessly weave between topics like African gods and Christianity, slavery and scandalous sex, while teaching readers a forgotten history and still offering them a great happily-ever-after love story. This episode of Femme On Creatives reveals the way the universe guided Lisa to start a writing career, what prompted her to focus her story on a Black Highlander, and how she finds her way out of research rabbit holes. Lisa's Links Website: https://lisarayne.com Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/26aee0cd3b58/author-lisa-rayne-newsletter-signup Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorrayne Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlisarayne TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authorrayne Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14157975.Lisa_Rayne Buy Lisa's Books Never Cross a Highlander: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Cross-Highlander-Lisa-Rayne/dp/B0CCCX5BD7 Untamed Pre-order: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5RCCKR4

Ria and Alyson sit down with the insightful, funny and awesome Celeste Davis to discuss her substack article The men who like women and the men who don't. Yes we can tell. Based on an essay by Anne Helen Peterson called A Unified Theory of Glen Powell, we have a interesting discussion about men in media, how the patriarchy prioritises male-centred media, how famous women are held to different standards to famous men, and Taylor Swift!

Tonya speaks with literary agent Cole Lanahan about her devotion to veterans, how her interest in dogs inspired her advocacy, and the ways her work as a literary agent allows her to flex her activist muscles. Links for Cole Lanahan: https://gotyoursixsupportdogs.org https://x.com/LanahanCole https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/cole-lanahan/

Jess gets worked up about naked chests in The Merry Gentlemen, whilst Ria is convinced that the FMC is way too good for Chad Michael Murray. Listen as they discuss Netflix Christmas film, The Merry Gentlemen and slowly lose their minds.

Welcome to Femme On Film. Join Ria and Jess as, once again, they watch the HOTTEST Christmas films available in streaming. In this episode they discuss future Christmas classic (according to Ria), Hot Frosty. SNOW NIPPLES. Did you enjoy Hot Frosty? Let us know! Also, be amazing and rate, subscribe and all of that stuff. We love our listeners! Music: Christmas Spirit by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Continuing their chats about romantasy fiction, Jess is joined by Femme On producer Ria and romantasy lover Brigitte to discuss the incredibly popular ACOTAR (A Court of Thorns and Roses) by Sarah J Maas. Ria goes off on one about Feyre while Brigitte shares her wisdom about character growth and shadow daddies. Jess simply tags along for the fun. Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe if you haven't already. Happy listening, friends!

Alyson and Ona Gritz (author of, most recently, a memoir entitled Everywhere I Look and a YA Novel in Verse, Take a Sad Song) discuss a moment in the film adaptation of Judy Blume’s beloved book, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. The moment they discuss is when Rachel McAdams’s character, Barbara, notices a bird out the window and is struck by creative inspiration only to be interrupted by the doorbell. This moment speaks to both Ona and Alyson and really anyone who is trying to balance a creative life with all of the concerns of everyday life. Ona and Alyson have a beautiful discussion about the book and movie and how this adaptation created a world and a character arc for Barbara and what a welcome addition that was. Join us! Ona’s Website Ona’s Instagram: @onagritz Alyson’s Instagram: @byalysonshelton Alyson’s Website

Lit for Life is back! Our host Jess invites producer of the podcast Ria and smut-lover Brigitte to chat about Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. We talk sex, dragon riders and how enjoyable the characters are in this romantic fantasy favourite. We save spoilers for the end, in case you're worried! If you love this, keep your eyes and ears peeled for more chats about romantasy novels. And don't forget to rate, review, subscribe and follow - all the good things! happy listening.

n this episode, Tonya's guest Dr. Wendy Wimmer (author of the short story collection Entry Level) explains Plot Candy, reveals her discovery of Mr. Collins as a salty snack, and goes on a Ria-style Rant about her beef with Percy Bysshe Shelley. Wendy's book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60557291-entry-level Wendy's website: http://www.wendywimmer.com/ Wendy’s Social media: https://www.instagram.com/wendy_wimmer/ https://www.facebook.com/wmwimmer https://bsky.app/profile/wendywimmer.bsky.social BixQuestions: https://www.facebook.com/thatsmybix

Ria's questions is back!!!!!! It's another burning question from Ria's brain! There is a clear divide in the collective between the normal people who like fridge cold chocolate (Ria and Tonya) or the weirdos who eat room temperature chocolate (Alyson, Ada and Jess). Tell us, would you rather eat fridge cold chocolate or room temperature chocolate. Read more of Ria's questions here: https://www.riasquestions.com/

In this AMAZING episode of Femme on Film, fantastic and talented Jessica Petelle and Alyson Shelton take the lead to discuss their short film, To Hold The Night. Ria speaks with them about how they made the film and how they managed to make water so utterly terrifying! About the film: Set in the 1960's, Nadine (Anwen O'Driscoll), a young flight attendant, wakes up in her childhood home on her wedding day. Not only does she not remember getting there, she doesn't remember the groom or their courtship. To Hold The Night was written by Alyson Shelton and directed by Jessica Petelle. To Hold The Night instagram: @toholdthenight

In this episode of Femme on TV, it was Alyson's turn to recommend a TV show to Ria, and so they discuss Michelle Buteau and Danielle Sanchez-Witzel's Survival of the Thickest. Once again, Ria over uses the word 'joy' and Alyson brings fun and thoughtful commentary on this hilarious Netflix show.

Tonya speaks with Donna Dees Thomases about the Million Mom March, her role in helping to reunite families after Hurricane Katrina, and her award-winning short film “Snowdrops for the Bairns," which shares how the grassroots petitions that emerged after a 1996 school shooting in Dunblane, Scotland changed the gun laws in the UK. Trailer for Snowdrops for the Bairns: https://vimeo.com/906099379 Donna's Book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1579549977/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1 To join a Brady chapter www.bradyunited.org To learn how to lobby quick and easy, NewtownActionAlliance.org To send a tweet to your congressional rep. www.shotline.org

Today’s book: Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (2020) Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited Prose Banned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and the value in reading them. Guest Links: Lisa Rayne https://lisarayne.com/ Instagram: @authorrayne https://www.bookbub.com/profile/lisa-rayne Alyson Shelton https://alysonshelton.com/ Instagram: @byalysonshelton https://www.reburncomic.com/ Host: Tonya Todd Video Producer: JP Butler Audio Producer: Ria Carrogan Graphics: Mike Burton

Today’s book: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (2005) Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited Prose Banned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and the value in reading them. Guest Links: Wendy Wimmer Entry Level - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60557291-entry-level Social Media: @wendywimmer http://www.wendywimmer.com/ Brandon Mead https://www.fiercestorytelling.com/ Instagram: @fiercestorytelling Kat Fieler https://www.kjfieler.com/ Writer 2 Writer Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@KatFieler Host: Tonya Todd Video Producer: JP Butler Audio Producer: Ria Carrogan Graphics: Mike Burton