Episode 2: Page turners, performative men and why hating is deeply unchic

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The Read Room

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Welcome to The Read Room Podcast, brought to you by your co-hosts, Kya Buller and Sophia Wild! You may know us from Manchester's best and busiest book club: The Read Room, but outside of that, we’re also best friends with a lot to talk about. Join us as we sharing our favourite reads, the latest gossip (The Lore of Late, if you will) and our totally unsolicited opinions with all of you. Enjoy x

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Episode 2: Page turners, performative men and why hating is deeply unchic

The Read Room

27 minutes 5 seconds

2 months ago

Episode 2: Page turners, performative men and why hating is deeply unchic

The Read Room hosts Kya and Sophia are back with their two latest reads: Penance by Eliza Clark and Supper Club by Lara Williams. This episode, they unpack the rise of women’s anger in fiction, salute the brilliance of the party girl, and ask why certain books keep popping up in the hands of performative males everywhere. Plus, a PSA: being a hater in 2025? Deeply unchic.

Sources:

https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2025/08/it-girl-literary-heroines-are-all-cannibals-now

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025/aug/22/labubus-bell-jar-tampons-performative-male-attracts-attention

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