Introducing Proust Curious!
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We pop back in from the void to tell you about a new project we've been working on: . It's a podcast about the experience of reading Marcel Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu – all seven volumes. Hosted by Hannah and Cambridge professor Emma Claussen with Michael producing, it's a fun, deeply-considered dive into one of the most intimidating novels in the canon. Please check it out at , on , or . And, for old times' sake, enjoy some book chat.
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TBC: What We Actually Read, 2021!
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Our year-end survey. What the hell did we read in 2021???
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RIP Eve Babitz (Rebroadcast: Bicoastal Season, Episode 3)
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RIP Eve Babitz. Here's her episode from September 2020.
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RIP Anne Rice (Rebroadcast: Season 2, Episode 1)
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Re-releasing this episode in tribute to our vampire queen! RIP, Anne.
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Ayn Rand Pt. 2 (Pseudonym Season, Episode 6)
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In Part 2 of our Rand investigation, we figure out what the deal is with Rand’s magnum opus, Atlas Shrugged.
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Ayn Rand, Pt. 1 (Pseudonym Season, Episode 5)
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Sifting through the life of objectivist Ayn Rand.
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Stephen King/Richard Bachman (Pseudonym Season, Episode 4)
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The man who launched a thousand screams and his alter-ego who launched a thousand "wait, who?"s. It’s Stephen King/Richard Bachman day! Happy scary season, everyone!
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Nancy Drew/The Hardy Boys (Pseudonym Season, Episode 3)
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A dive into the hiveminds behind Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys.
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Alice Sheldon/James Tiptree Jr. (Pseudonym Season, Episode 2)
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Sci-fi savant James Tiptree Jr. had accolades, admirers and many, many pen pals. Problem was, he didn't exist.
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Stacey Abrams/Selena Montgomery (Pseudonym Season, Episode 1)
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Our Pseudonym Season kicks off with a look into political miracle-worker Stacey Abrams' other life as romance author Selena Montgomery.
info_outlineBlack Lives Matter. How we’re going to do better. Plus books by black authors we’re excited to read.
Books mentioned:
- Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon, The Bluest Eye
- Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half
- Brandon Taylor, Real Life
- Claude McKay, Romance in Marseille
- James Baldwin, Giovanni's Room
- Octavia Butler, Kindred
- Samuel R. Delany, The Einstein Intersection
- N.K. Jemisin, The City We Became
- André Leon Talley, The Chiffon Trenches
- Rebecca Carroll, Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir
- Jasmine Guillory
- Alyssa Cole
Links:
- Molly Young on Romance in Marseille (Vulture)
- Jeremy O. Harris on Real Life (NYT)
- Rebecca Carroll on The Chiffon Trenches (NYT)
- The Bronx’s Lit. Bar
- Black-owned bookstores
- Anti-Racism Resources
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