Babes in Bookland: Your Women's Memoir Podcast
Women have always written extraordinary memoirs. We just haven't always talked about them loudly enough — until now. Babes in Bookland is a podcast dedicated entirely to memoirs by women, for women who are hungry for honest storytelling, big feelings, and real lives on the page. Each episode is part book discussion, part cultural conversation, and entirely unapologetic about centering women's experiences. Think of us as your most well-read friend who always knows exactly which book you need next.
Podcasting since 2024 • 56 episodes
Babes in Bookland: Your Women's Memoir Podcast
Latest Episodes
True Colors // Christina Applegate's "You with the Sad Eyes"
A memoir can feel like a mirror you didn’t ask for. We opened Christina Applegate’s and found an unvarnished account of survival: a child actor who worked to live, a dancer who prayed with her body, an artist who hid behind “Christ...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 7
•
1:05:00
Pain into Power // Demi Moore's "Inside Out"
Think you know Demi Moore? Think again. My friend, Mackenzie, and I peel back the tabloid myths to trace a far more gripping arc: a child who found safety in hospital routines because home was chaos, a teenager forced to protect her...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 6
•
1:23:40
BONUS: Elyse Myers' Memoir: Humor, Hype, and Lots of Holes
Ever picked up a buzzy memoir and felt the heart was missing beneath the hype? I sit down with Ryley from the Little Miss Podcast to unpack Elyse Myers’ debut: the charming illustrations, a few resonant lines on anxiety and connecti...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 5
•
54:09
BSB: Gisele Pelicot's "A Hymn to Life"
What does it mean to move shame back where it belongs? We dive into Gisele Pelicot’s A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides—a memoir that confronts sexual violence, courtroom language, and public accountability while fiercely protecting the ...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 4
•
21:06
AUTHOR CHAT: Deborah J. Cohan's "Welcome to Wherever We Are"
Can you hold two truths at once? I sit down with author and sociologist Deborah J. Cohan to explore her memoir, Welcome to Wherever We Are, a clear-eyed look at psychological abuse, loyalty, and the quiet heroics of careg...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 3
•
46:18