1.4 Female Friendships with Bonnie

Welcome back! This week, I sat down with Bonnie (who also featured in episode 1) and we discussed our favourite female friendships in books. From Matilda and Miss Honey to Anne Shirley and Diana Barry, female friendships in books are so important and wonderful, and we loved recording this episode for you. Let us know your favourite female friendships in books!

Listen to the episode here!

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Join me next week for a discussion on Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan!

Books mentioned (in order of their mentioning)

• Art Matters by Neil Gaiman, illustrations by Chris Riddell

• Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan

• Matilda by Roald Dahl

• Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison

• Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson

• Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

• The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken

• Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

• Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

• Emma by Jane Austen

• Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery

• The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark

• The Women In Black by Madeleine St John

Rik and Milly’s podcast: Yonks Ago

• My Instagram, Twitter, Blog, and Goodreads

• The Community Library’s Instagram and Goodreads

• Cover artwork is by Ashley Ronning

• Ashley’s Instagram, website, and printing studio website

Featured image: This is a picture of Bonnie and me in early 2016. We've been friends for six years, and I've seen Bonnie rock many different hairstyles during that time. The shaved head was one of the most iconic ones. My hair has basically stayed the same.