Megan Jayne Crabbe is the pastel-clad queen behind the BodyPosiPanda Instagram handle. For years, she has used her platform to uplift women, promote body positivity, and speak about feminism. In 2017, she published "Body Positive Power", which was one of the first books to contribute to the discourse of body positivity in the 21st century. In this episode, Megan opens up about her journey, her life online, her knowledge of the toxic beauty industry and how it thrives on consumer discomfort, and how body positivity fits into modern feminism. You won't want to miss this thoroughly empowering, life-affirming episode!

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Megan Jayne Crabbe (BodyPosiPanda): Body Positivity, Toxic Beauty Standards, and Self-Love

Welcome to this spooky edition of the Books That Matter podcast! It was our sincere pleasure to be joined by Carmen Maria Machado, author of October's chosen read, Her Body and Other Parties. We talked to her about short stories, writing, queer and feminist content, and more! 

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Halloween Special: Carmen Maria Machado

In this spectacularly exciting episode, we were joined by Man Booker nominee, Sophie Mackintosh, author of The Water Cure, at a live podcast recording at Bird and Blend. We were hosting our first Feminist Book Club event there, and chatted with Sophie all about dystopia, her favourite place to write, and the future of feminist literature. We know you're going to love this one! 

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Ana Sampson: She is Fierce, Exclusion in Publishing, and Women's Poetry

Did you know there are books throughout history that have been banned? They've been eliminated from shelves in libraries, schools, and even shops. Did you know that the large majority of these books are by women, and even more by women of colour? I chatted with author Rachel Edwards about The Color Purple, Beloved, Fun Home, and the banned books society didn't want us to read. 

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Rachel Edwards: Banned Books and Silencing Women

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