Dec 2025

LIVE Best of the Year and Final Episode!

Ellen and Mom went live to give out their Best of the Year awards and to reminisce on the podcast for the last time. We sure have loved hanging with you guys for the past 8 years. NoYoMos for life!

1h 7m

Dec 2025

Final Free for All!

Ellen and Mom are joined by all of you to talk about what we have been reading and to reminisce on some good times shared together.Come hang out with us! Twitter/Instagram: @notyourmomsromFacebook Group: Not Your Mom's Facebook GroupEmail: notyourmomsromancebookclub@gmail.comNot ... Show More

1h 37m

Nov 2025

Cover Story by Mhairi McFarlane

Ellen and Mom discuss the insecurities, investigations, and iPads in Cover Story by Mhairi McFarlane. Plus, the end is nigh. Come hang out with us! Twitter/Instagram: @notyourmomsrom Facebook Group: Not Your Mom's Facebook Group Email: notyourmomsrom ... Show More

1h 31m

Jun 2012

Audio Book Club: Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel

Emily Bazelon, Dan Kois, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Alison Bechdel's comic memoir Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

47m 41s

Jun 2021

SMNTY Book Club: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

In honor of Pride Month, we discuss Alison Bechdel's graphic novel and memoir Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic and dig into themes of sexual identity, gender norms and dysfunctional family dynamics. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodca ... Show More

52m 5s

Aug 2021

Megan Collins - THE FAMILY PLOT

Megan and I discuss The Family Plot, exploring what it is about true crime that fascinates people, what that fascination does to a person and whether it can help or hurt them, plotting a thriller with all of the twists and turns, and much more. Megan’s recommended reads are: Wher ... Show More

30m 1s

Aug 2025

This House of Grief: Helen Garner on Empathy, Guilt & Writing Through The Unthinkable

What does it mean to truly bear witness – especially to something that defies comprehension? This month on the Service95 Book Club, Dua is joined by legendary Australian writer Helen Garner to discuss This House Of Grief – a haunting account of a father on trial for the murder of ... Show More

53m 18s

Oct 2021

Ep. 120 | Quicksand and The Unquiet Dead

In this week’s episode, Kendra and Sumaiyya discuss Quicksand and The Unquiet Dead. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscri ... Show More

46m 56s

Sep 2023

Power Play

This week, we drop in on a conversation between Mary Beard and two former TLS editors; and Anne Enright joins us to talk about turning poet in her new novel.'Emperor of Rome: Ruling the ancient Roman world', by Mary Beard'Big Caesars and little Caesars: How they rise and how they ... Show More

1h 5m

Feb 2020

Fated Mates And Lots Of Romance

Amanda and Jenn are joined by Sarah MacLean and Jen Prokop of the Fated Mates podcast in this romance special episode!This episode is sponsored by Book Marks, a customizable journal to record your reading life, Sourcebooks, and Two Lines Press.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Ap ... Show More

57m 52s

Jul 2016

Ep. 4 | Motherhood, Mythology, and Marjane

This week, the Reading discuss Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward and Persepolis by Majane Satrapi. Books Mentioned in this Podcast Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn WardPersepolis by Marjane SatropiSex Object by Jessica ValentiSex and Girls by Peggy OrgensteinAll the Single Ladies by ... Show More

39m 14s

Jul 2024

HEARTLESS HUNTER - June Book Club

Join your favorite book besties as they dive into the enchanting world of Kristen Ciccarelli's "Heartless Hunter." Discover their favorite and least favorite moments, as they dissect the intricate plot twists and compelling character arcs. The girls leave no stone unturned. Tune ... Show More

37m 43s

Dec 2021

Book Club: DubCon

For this book club, we dig into issues around consent and rape culture and how fanfiction can be a tool of cultural activism with Milena Popova's work DubCon: Fanfiction, Power and Sexual Consent. Through tropes like the Omegaverse, arranged marriage and Real Person Fiction, a ... Show More

58m 20s

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Meg...