In this episode of the New Books Network podcast, hosted by Stentor Danielson, Masaya Llavaneras Blanco and Damien P. Gock discuss DAWN’s book Pandemic Policies and Resistance: Southern Feminist Critiques in Times of COVID-19 (Bloomsbury, 2025). They reflect on the process of selecting country case studies for the book, the importance of a Southern feminist perspective on pandemic responses. The conversation also explores how restrictions impacted labour mobility, how social movements in the global South mobilised for change, and why making the book open access was key to its mission. The episode concludes with insights into DAWN’s Pandemic Policies and Resistance: Southern Feminist Toolkit for Activism and its potential to support feminist movements worldwide.