# Why Are We All Obsessed With Unhinged Women Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bibliofilles-7704872/why-are-we-all-obsessed-with-unhinged-women Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bibliofilles-7704872/why-are-we-all-obsessed-with-unhinged-women.md Podcast: [The Bibliofilles](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bibliofilles-7704872) Published: 2026-06-29T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/LPS5773254366.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/LPS5773254366.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bibliofilles-7704872/episodes/why-are-we-all-obsessed-with-unhinged-women Duration seconds: 2660 ## Resource We sat down with the incredible Imani Thompson to talk about her debut novel Honey and wow, did it deliver! πŸ―πŸ“š We talked about how she crafted Yrsa as a loveable, relatable, yet terrifying protagonist (think Villanelle from Killing Eve), why she leaned so heavily into humour to explore such dark themes, and how she wove critical race theory and Afropessimism naturally into a propulsive, page-turning plot. We also get into the real world inspirations behind the book from incel culture and the manosphere to Audre Lorde's landmark essays on anger and the influence of Jamaica Kincaid's writing. Imani also opens up about her experience working at Daunt Books while editing the manuscript, her late night writing process, and gives us a very exciting first look at her second novel, set in Dorset and inspired by the Bibby Stockholm asylum seeker barge. Before the interview, Sophie and Chaya also sit down to discuss this month's classic pairing Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys and why its themes of race, colonialism, and female identity connect so powerfully with Honey. In this episode we chat about: πŸ“– What inspired Honey & the creative process behind it 😀 Female rage, the manosphere & incel culture in fiction πŸŽ“ Cambridge as a setting & intersectionality in literature 🌊 Why we paired it with Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys ✍️ Imani's late night writing habits & what's coming next πŸ—“οΈ Next Month's Book Club Picks: - People in Love by Claire Daverley - Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler πŸ“Œ If you enjoyed this episode, please like, subscribe and leave us a review it really helps! 🎧 Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube πŸ‘ Like, subscribe, and turn on notifications for more bookish conversations with Chaya & Sophie. #BookClub #ImaniThompson #Honey #FemaleRage #BookTok #BookReco… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bibliofilles-7704872/episodes/why-are-we-all-obsessed-with-unhinged-women/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bibliofilles-7704872/why-are-we-all-obsessed-with-unhinged-women.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.