Cool Authors Doing Cool Shit

Is this real life? We are honored to be chatting with three amazing authors that we happen to admire so much! Sally chats with Jamie Raines and his wife Shaaba to discuss our November book of the month, The T in LGBT. Then Renee invites KJ Dell’Antonia back on the show to discuss the adaptation of her 2020 book The Chicken Sisters.   The Trans Experience and Allyship (0:22) We’re heading into November, where our book club theme is Trans Voices and our non-fiction book is The T in LGBT. Sally sat down with the author, Jamie Raines, and his wife and collaborator, Shaaba, to talk about the wide range of trans experience, allyship, creating boundaries around social media, and more.   From Page to Screen with KJ Dell’Antonia (20:04) Four years ago, KJ Dell’Antonia’s first novel The Chicken Sisters was a New York Times bestseller and a Reese’s Book Club pick. Now it’s been adapted for television and is currently airing on the Hallmark Channel! Renee chats with KJ about the experience adapting this book, why it resonates, and why Hallmark is the surprisingly perfect place for it. Books/Resources Mentioned The T in LGBT by Jamie Raines (our November nonfiction book of the month!) The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell’Antonia Renee’s first interview with KJ Dell’Antonia from 2021 Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Renee’s interview with Bonnie Garmus Playing the Witch Card by KJ Dell’Antonia     Support this episode’s hosts Follow Sally: Instagram // The StoryGraph Follow Jamie: YouTube // Instagram Follow Shaaba: Instagram // YouTube Follow Renee: Instagram // The StoryGraph Follow KJ: Instagram // Substack Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.   Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by @iam.onyxrose   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.