Ep. 34 - Hannah Zimmerman and Amelia Reesor: A Literary Gang of Merry Millennials

Our guests today are members of a group they comicly refer to as a “literary gang”, a book club called The Monstrous Regiment, a name based on a book by author Terry Pratchett that features a feminist manifesto.

Hannah Zimmerman and Amelia Reesor started the group 3 ½ years ago with a focus on female-centric books, although as you will soon realize, every rule is meant to be broken in this high energy crowd of both male and female 20 and 30 somethings.

Hannah and Amelia talk to us about the difference between being a group that is female-centric versus feminist, why having male members adds interesting insights to their book discussions, and how they were surprised that the group has gone from a typical book club to a supportive social network.

Books Mentioned in this Episode

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
The Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
Beloved by Toni Morrison
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Power by Naomi Alderman
The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Medallion Status by John Hodgman
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Winter's Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

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