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Happy Women's History Month everyone! To celebrate, Jess and Lauren are exclusively reading books written by women all month long, and to kick things off, they are starting with some of their favourite Feminist Dystopian reads! This episode is brought to you by Wild, the UK's number one natural deodorant company that focuses on performance, sustainability and style! Their long lasting deodorants are free of aluminium and parabens, whilst also be cruelty free and vegan. For 15% off your order head to Wearewild.com and use code BOOKS at checkout. Books Mentioned in this Episode: Femlandia by Christina Dalcher, Vox by Christina Dalcher, The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, The Farm by Joanne Ramos and The Power by Naomi Alderman. Competition Time: We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram. Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: bookreccos@gmail.com Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos
Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles. Our special guest this week is Joe O'Rourke who is the Adult Services and Collection Coordinator for the Delaware County District Library. We speak with him today about his work with the Delaware Genealogical Society and how he manages the various collections around the library. Recommendations include The Farm by Joanne Ramos, A Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer, Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph Bruchac, and There, There by Tommy Orange. Read more about today's episode here. Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/ This episode originally aired on November 26, 2021
This week Maggie has a reading list for you all. Let's talk about reproductive justice with a mix of fiction and non-fiction books that explore abortion, IVF, eugenics, and more. We've got long-form journalism, think pieces, and oh yeah: a bunch of dystopias to explore. In This Episode: Red Clocks by Leni Zumas: https://bookshop.org/books/red-clocks/9780316434782?aid=9908&listref=season-two Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdich: https://bookshop.org/books/future-home-of-the-living-god/9780062694065?aid=9908&listref=maggie-s-irl-reading-list The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot: https://bookshop.org/books/the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks/9781400052189?aid=9908&listref=maggie-s-irl-reading-list Outlawed by Anna North: https://bookshop.org/books/outlawed-9781635575422/9781635575422?aid=9908&listref=maggie-s-irl-reading-list Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty by Dorothy Roberts: https://bookshop.org/books/killing-the-black-body-race-reproduction-and-the-meaning-of-liberty/9780679758693?aid=9908&listref=maggie-s-irl-reading-list Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organizing for Reproductive Justice by Loretta Ross, Jael Silliman, Marlene Garber Fried, Elena Gutiérrez https://bookshop.org/books/undivided-rights-women-of-color-organizing-for-reproductive-justice/9781608466177?aid=9908&listref=maggie-s-irl-reading-list The Farm by Joanne Ramos: https://bookshop.org/books/the-farm-9781984853752/9781984853776?aid=9908&listref=maggie-s-irl-reading-list To follow our episode schedule, go here https://rebelgirlsbook.club/read-along-with-the-show/ Follow our social media pages on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. Rebel Girls Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rgbc/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rgbc/support
Happy Asian American - Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Looking for a book that makes you question your ethics and morals? What about broaching the topic of immigration and surrogacy? Did you try watching or reading the Handmaid’s Tale and wanted something a bit more tame? On today’s show we talk about all of this and then SOME! Listen as your hosts talk about their favorite parts of The Farm by Joanne Ramos and which parts they wish would have been improved. One thing is certain, there needs to be more books like this one! Thanks for tuning in! We would love for you to subscribe and leave us a review. Find us at www.outtafivestars.com Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok we're @OuttaFiveStars. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
What to Read Wednesdays comes at you every other Wednesday and is your one stop for reading, watching and listening recommendations from your favorite library staff members! This week's episode features book recommendations from Mark Stevens at the Powell Branch, Nicole Fowles at the Delaware Branch, and host Annie Pasma. Books discussed include The Farm by Joanne Ramos, Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie. Read more about this episode here. To request any of these titles, just click here. Email us with book recommendations, suggestions, & feedback at whattoread@delawarelibrary.org
Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles. In this episode, we talked to Children's Librarian George Morrison from our Delaware Branch. Books recommended include The Farm by Joanne Ramos and You Choose book series. Read more about today's episode here: https://libraryaware.com/299VKP Listen live every Friday morning at 9am https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/ This episode originally aired on March 12, 2021.
Joanne chats about her debut book The Farm and why it is important for all readers (people) to begin to see each other. She takes a trip down memory lane and chats about her experience before Princeton and how she develops the characters in her books. Instagram: Website: https://joanneramos.com/ Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/joafarm
What if you could spend your days on an idyllic, luxury compound and get paid for it? Would you choose this life? For the women at Golden Oaks they do just that–working as a paid surrogate for wealthy mothers-to-be. The Farm is a complex look at surrogacy, meritocracy and the multifaceted world of motherhood. Joanne Ramos sat down with the Titas for a lively discussion about The Farm, motherhood, privilege and the American Dream. Joanne was in town for Vancouver Writer's Fest last October. Special thanks to: Joanne Ramos (the author of the Farm), Rebecca Peng (ZG Communications), Vancouver Writers Fest, Maria Braeckel (Penguin Random House), Patricia Kells (Penguin Random House), the volunteers of VWF & Granville Island Hotel, Brad Dyck who edited each episode of the podcast
God debut om surrogati som kjapp løsning for styrtrike New Yorkere, en tendensroman som mangler litt på den litterære fronten
Joanne Ramos, author of NY Times bestselling novel The Farm, breaks down motherhood, money and meritocracy with Aurora + Kelly this week. From dormitory housing for domestic workers, to a luxury retreat for surrogates to penthouse apartments for .0001%ers, Joanne knows just how to hook you into her imaginative world while questioning systems of privilege and deprivation. Buy The Farm by Joanne Ramos here. Find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @theoptin.TwitterInstagramFacebookProduced by Rachel IshikawaMusic by Jordan McCreeHosted by Aurora Archer and Kelly Croce SorgIf you enjoyed this conversation and would like to support Aurora + Kelly curating more conversation to propel your introspection, growth and being better a human, we invite you to consider donating a minimum of $8 to our Patreon account or the sky-is-the-limit for our Venmo and Paypal accounts at theopt-in.com! If we connect with you, please subscribe, rate + review The Opt-In podcast, It takes all of us together to make transformational change. Visit us at www.theopt-in.com to stay tuned in. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-opt-in/support
This month we're reading The Farm - the much-hyped debut novel from Joanne Ramos, and we're wondering if we can borrow your high school ethics textbook? Thanks so much. The Blurb: Nestled in the Hudson Valley is a sumptuous retreat boasting every amenity: organic meals, private fitness trainers, daily massages—and all of it for free. In fact, you get paid big money. The catch? For nine months, you belong to the Farm, as you dedicate yourself to the all-consuming task of producing the perfect baby for your überwealthy clients. This is a book about class, race, privilege, and how far a woman will go to secure a future for herself and her family. Get reading, Bookworms, and we'll see you back here at the end of November.
From two new emerging voices in fiction — these page-turning debut novels show us the power and transcendence of storytelling. In The Farm, Joanne Ramos gives us a gripping, provocative, and heartbreaking narrative on immigration, motherhood, money, and merit. And in the bestselling The Incendiaries, R.O. Kwon delivers a powerful, darkly glittering novel of violence, love, faith, and loss — and what can befall those who lose what they love most.
Meg Mundell is a New Zealand-born writer and academic based in Melbourne. Her first novel, Black Glass, was shortlisted for two Aurealis Awards, the Barbara Jefferis Award and the Norma K. Hemming Award. She joins host Mel Cranenburgh to discuss her new book, The Trespassers.Joanne Ramos’ novel The Farm is described by The New York Post as ‘brilliant’ and by NPR as ‘heady [and] chilling’. She joins Mel to discuss her work which pushes to the extremes our thinking on motherhood, money, and merit and raises crucial questions about the trade-offs women will make to fortify their futures and the futures of those they love.
Plus: Claire G Coleman explores the Stolen Generations through intergalactic warfare, and Joanne Ramos fictionalises surrogacy in her native Philippines.
In a round up of some books we think you might pack in your suitcase, we listen back to ... Stuart Turton on 'The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle' (Starts at 1.18) Joanne Ramos on 'The Farm' (7.31) Bart Van Es on 'The Cut Out Girl' (18.45) C.J. Tudor on 'The Chalk Man' and 'The Taking of Annie Thorne' (28.12) Lucy Foley on 'The Hunting Party' (36.40) And for the first time ever, Robert asks Red for The Books of His Life. (49.10)
Joanne Ramos, a debut author whose journey from the Philippines to Princeton informed her story, wrote an AMAZING first novel. THE FARM is not only an inside look at a surrogacy facility but it's also an inside look at the world of nannies, baby nurses and more. We spoke about the lottery of life, how caregivers are able to compartmentalize their own private lives, what "make yourself at home" really means, the windy path of writing and so much more.
In this episode, Abbe talks about what she's been reading: The Chelsea Girls, a brand new work of historical fiction from Fiona Davis. Then, she sits down with author Joanne Ramos to discuss her debut novel, The Farm. Finally, we hear from book critic and podcast host, Maris Kreizman, about what books she's loving this summer and what she can't wait to read this fall.
"I never set out to write a dystopia. What I really wanted to write about were these ideas from being an outsider throughout my life. One in particular is this idea that America is a meritocracy." - Joanne Ramos Joanne Ramos was born in the Philippines and moved to Wisconsin when she was six. She graduated with a B.A. from Princeton University. After working in investment banking and private-equity investing for several years, she became a staff writer at The Economist. She currently serves on the board of The Moth. Her debut novel, The Farm, is a national bestseller in the United States and Canada. Connect with Joanne on her website or Instagram @joanneramosthefarm. Joanne's book recommendation: Women Talking by Miriam Toews ENTER TO WIN OVER $200 worth of books and goodies from woman-owned businesses. Check out our first birthday SALE! -- Website: http://www.feministbookclub.com Instagram: @feministbookclubbox Twitter: @fmnstbookclub Facebook: /feministbookclubbox Email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dINNkn -- Logo and web design by Shatterboxx Editing support from Phalin Oliver Original music by @onyxrose.music Transcript for this episode: bit.ly/FBCtranscript31 Get $5 off your Feminist Book Club Box with the code PODCAST at feministbookclub.com/shop.
Gayle and Nicole share their reading highlights from the first half of 2019, report on upcoming paperback releases and talk about some good book mail Nicole just got from Gayle. They also have their spoiler-y book club discussion of https://amzn.to/2J5b4Zh (The Farm) by Joanne Ramos. Books mentioned: https://amzn.to/2YbJijZ (Searching for Sylvie Lee) by Jean Kwok https://amzn.to/2YaqeTx (Bad Blood) by John Carreyrou https://amzn.to/2Y83O4Z (Evvie Drake Starts Over) by Linda Holmes https://amzn.to/2RxYkOG (Sunburn) by Laura Lippman https://amzn.to/2J2xOt1 (City Of Girls) by Elizabeth Gilbert https://amzn.to/2J2UdXa (Three Women) by Lisa Taddeo https://amzn.to/2J2UdXa (The Two Lila Bennetts) by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke https://amzn.to/2YcDTt0 (Trust Exercise) by Susan Choi https://amzn.to/2J8LnXX (A Good Neighborhood) by Therese Anne Fowler https://amzn.to/2Ja60mi (The Family Upstairs) by Lisa Jewell https://amzn.to/2RzosIN (Becoming) by Michelle Obama https://amzn.to/2Npygaf (The Great Believers) by Rebecca Makkai https://amzn.to/2J8NPO3 (Our Souls At Night) by Kent Haruf https://amzn.to/2Rv6kQs (Inheritance) by Dani Shapiro https://amzn.to/2J8LHpD (The Girl He Used To Know) by Tracy Garvis Graves https://amzn.to/2WXfAhu (Evvie Drake Starts Over) by Linda Holmes https://amzn.to/2J5OK1B (Bitcoin Billionaires) by Ben Mezrich https://amzn.to/2XqJoY7 (The Night Before) by Wendy Walker https://amzn.to/2YdhXOC (Devotion) by Madeline Stevens https://amzn.to/2J4Y5qA (American Spy) by Lauren Wilkinson https://amzn.to/2XxGrow (Good Talk) by Mira Jacob https://amzn.to/2Y9ShSY (My Year Of Rest And Relaxation) by Ottessa Moshfegh https://amzn.to/2X2kMkb (The Shortest Way Home )by Miriam Parker https://amzn.to/2Y8QRYZ (Mary B). by Katherine Chen https://amzn.to/2J8PiUz (Florida) by Lauren Groff https://amzn.to/2Na3Ok1 (American Prison) by Shane Bauer https://amzn.to/2Na3Ok1 (The Dinner List) by Rebecca Serle https://amzn.to/2Na3Ok1 (The Other Woman) by Sandie Jones https://amzn.to/2X5DKLm (Her First Mistake) by Sandie Jones https://amzn.to/2FrOR6v (Before We Were Yours) by Lisa Wingate https://amzn.to/2NaWkgV (Small Fry) by Lisa Brennan Jobs https://amzn.to/2J2ORuQ (The Farm) by Joanne Ramos https://amzn.to/2NarwfY (Where The Crawdads Sing) by Delia Owens *Books linked above are our affiliate links. There's no additional expense you, but if you make a purchase through us a small portion of that contributes to the costs associated with making our podcast. Thanks so much for listening and for your support! Please help support the podcast and take a few minutes to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-readerly-report/id1141898658?mt=2 (leave a review and/or rating) for the podcast on https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1141898658?i (iTunes), a commenton https://soundcloud.com/user-399446357 (Soundcloud) or interact wherever you listen to podcasts and talk about books. Connect With Us We'd love to hear from you at any and all places that you love to talk about books. You can find us at the spaces bel Support this podcast
This week, Ursula Buchan takes us Beyond The Thirty-Nine Steps to reveal the remarkable life of her grandfather John Buchan. (Starts at 1.02) Joanne Ramos asks what price would you pay for a new life in her extraordinary debut novel ‘The Farm’. (19.40) We bring you news of 'Pen & Inc' a new magazine dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusivity in children’s literature. (33.50) And a return to Ursula Buchan for the books of her life (46.50)
Joanne Ramos was born in the Philippines and moved to Wisconsin when she was six. She graduated with a BA from Princeton University. After working in investment banking and private-equity investing for several years, she wrote for the Economist as a staff writer. Her debut novel is The Farm. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Amy Baker chats to Joanne Ramos, author of The Farm. They discuss how Joanne's experience of straddling two worlds helped her to write her novel, training yourself in the habit of writing and choosing your characters to best convey the issues you want to cover. Music: www.bensound.com
Author Nicola Upson has imagined the life of Stanley Spencer from the viewpoint of his maidservant. Ella Parry-Davies researches the lives of women from the Philippines who work as domestic and care workers. The novel The Farm by Joanne Ramos imagines a surrogacy service provided by Filippina women for wealthy American clients. Gulzaar Barn researches the ethics of surrogacy. Naomi Paxton presents. Nicola Upson has turned from novels featuring Josephine Tey as a detective to write a potrait of the British artist Stanley Spencer, his relationships with his wives Hilda Carline and Patricia Preece and her partner Dorothy Hepworth in her novel called Stanley and Elsie. Joanne Ramos was born in the Philippines and moved to Wisconsin when she was six. The Farm, her first novel, imagines the lives of Hosts at a surrogacy service. New Generation Thinker Gulzaar Barn is at King's College London working on the ethics of surrogacy. You can hear her Free Thinking Festival Essay https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0003t1w New Generation Thinker Ella Parry-Davies has just returned from a research trip in Lebanon. Hear more from the 2019 New Generation Thinkers in this broadcast from the Free Thinking Festival https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p036y2hb/members/all Producer: Robyn Read
First Draft interview with Joanne Ramos, author of The Farm.
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We explore the origins and enduring appeal of red lipstick with beauty journalist Rachel Felder and Florence Adepoju the founder of the lipstick brand MDMflow.What do women voters think about the two new political parties: Change UK and the Brexit Party? We hear from Jane Green a Professor of Politics at Nuffield College, Oxford who is also co-director of the British Election Study and Deborah Mattinson the founding partner of research and strategy consultancy, Britain Thinks.The journalist and author Joan Smith tells us about the links she's found between domestic violence and terrorism. Three women, who all have a parent who has transitioned tell us about their experiences.Joanne Ramos on her debut novel, The Farm about a luxury retreat where women are paid handsomely to produce babies. Sally Wainright tells us about her new BBC One Sunday night drama Gentleman Jack about the Victorian landowner Anne Lister. Anne Choma the author of The Real Anne Lister tells us about the coded diaries which revealed her lesbian relationships.As part of a series of interviews on complex mental health we hear from Hannah who has been diagnosed with Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder or Borderline Personality Disorder.Presented by Jane Garvey Produced by Rabeka Nurmahomed Edited by Jane Thurlow
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Today’s author interview guest is Joanne Ramos, author of The Farm. Life is a lucrative business, as long as you play by the rules. People Book of the Week • “[Joanne] Ramos’s debut novel couldn’t be more relevant or timely.”—O: The […]
Joanne Ramos, Class of 1995, tackles issues that are both timely and eternal in her powerful new novel exploring surrogacy as big business. She shines a light on social class, immigration, and the trade-offs women often make to secure independence and their children’s future. Joanne’s plot imagines a world just over the horizon from existing surrogacy … Continue reading "Joanne Ramos: On motherhood, literature and her fictional debut"
This year has seen ongoing turmoil at Westminster, the date on which Britain leaves the EU deferred and two new political parties founded and fielding candidates – Change UK and the Brexit Party. It is frequently claimed that we are seeing a realignment in British politics. But is that claim borne out among women voters? And, how do the varied concerns of women fit into a conversation that is so often dominated by men? We look at what light electoral research, opinion polling and focus groups might shed on the way different groups of women voters are currently thinking. As part of a BBC season about mental health, tomorrow we hear from a 40 year old woman who lives with Dissociative Identity Disorder. We're calling her Melanie and she was first diagnosed aged 22. She explains her diagnosis as being like a set of Russian dolls. She, Melanie, is the main doll and inside her are lots of other dolls, her alternative personalities. She feels her DID helped her as a child when she suffered repeated sexual abuse but living with it as an adult is challenging. The Farm, the title of Joanne Ramos's debut novel, refers to a Golden Oaks, a luxury retreat where women get the very best of everything provided they dedicate themselves to producing the perfect baby. For someone else. Joanne Ramos joins Jane to talk about the rights and wrongs of surrogacy, being an immigrant, nannies who rarely get to see their own children and the myths and reality of the American dream. Presenter: Jane Garvey Interviewed guest: Deborah Mattinson Interviewed guest: Jane Green Interviewed guest: Joanne Ramos Reporter: Ena Milller Producer: Lucinda Montefiore
Hosted by acclaimed author Cathy Rentzenbrink, the sixth edition of The Bookseller Podcast features an exclusive interview with author of two novels Kerry Hudson about her first work of non-fiction “Lowborn”, where she reflects on her experiences of growing up working class. The Bookseller's Alice O'Keeffe and Tom Tivnan talk about the big titles coming out in May. Alice shares some of her favourite debuts being released this month, while Tom talks about midwives, memoirs and a mysterious Malamander. Hear what The Book Doctors – two of the British Isles' best indie bookshops – recommend for readers up and down the country. This episode it's Emma Corfield-Walters from Bookish in Crickhowell and Sue Porter from Linghams in Heswall on the Wirral. As BookGig is now part of The Bookseller family, we recommend the very best book and author events coming up this month, across the UK. And playing us out – an extract from “The Farm” written and read by Joanne Ramos.
When things get difficult and quitting feels like the only option, don't! God will give us the strength to take the next step. Don't give up!
Session 1 - Mark 2:1-12, Luke 12 Jesus was on mission and calls us to do the same. Unfortunately many of His followers are stuck paralyzed in their own problems that they cannot even fathom being on mission. In order to do mission we need to walk in Jesus’ freedom, living not out of a condition but out of His calling. We must see how God has gone on mission after us and then calls us to go on mission in the world.
Session 2 - Mark 2:1-12, Luke 12 Jesus was on mission and calls us to do the same. Unfortunately many of His followers are stuck paralyzed in their own problems that they cannot even fathom being on mission. In order to do mission we need to walk in Jesus’ freedom, living not out of a condition but out of His calling. We must see how God has gone on mission after us and then calls us to go on mission in the world.
FRIDAY NIGHT- ONE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE- PASTOR JOANNE RAMOS
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