Broads And Books

This week we're looking at heroes. Do they exist? Why do they often fail us? When should we be our own damn heroes? Our fiction, nonfiction, and pop culture picks point the way. Also in this episode, we reveal what happens when you give us fake eyelashes and fake tans. It's not pretty. Listen to "Holding Out for a Hero," the song from Bonnie Tyler that inspired this week's theme. _____Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 98: Holding Out for a HeroNovels:Amy: Ariadne, Jennifer Saint Erin: The Turnout, Megan Abbott Other Books:Amy: Is Rape a Crime? A Memoir, an Investigation, and a Manifesto, Michelle Bowdler (Nonfiction)Erin: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, Alison Bechdel (Graphic memoir)Pop Culture: Amy: Cruella (Disney+)Erin: Girls5eva (Peacock)_____Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life! Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true cri