Shelf Motivated
Shelf Motivated is a library book chat podcast from Mt. Lebanon Public Library. Join librarians Sharon, Sarah, and Eric as they discuss books and reading - what they're currently reading and what they want to read next - book recommendations, and all things library related.
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Episode 26
04/21/2025
Episode 26
Come for the second-ever GUEST on Shelf Motivated and stay for the poetry! In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Shelf Motivated crew invited local poet and force behind Mt Lebanon Public Library’s own poetry writing group, The Nebby Poetry Society, Angela Petsis to sit down and chat about poetry with us. We share some of our favorites, read a few poems, and share some notable to-be-reads. Happy National Poetry Month! Books discussed: Mary Olver - Devotions Maja Haderlap – Distant Transit Katrina Porteous – Rhizodont Peter Gizzi – In Defense of Nothing Louise Gluck – The Wild Iris Natasha Trethewey – Native Guard John Brehm ed. – The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Joy Kamo no Chomei – Hojoki Roger Reeves – Best Barbarian Brandon Som – Tripas: Poems Diane Seuss – Wolf Lake, White Gown Blown Open To-Be-Reads: Miguel Algarin and Bob Holman eds. – Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Café Anne Carson – Wrong Norma Jorie Graham – To 2024
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Episode 25
03/11/2025
Episode 25
Celebrate Small Press Month with us on Shelf Motivated! Come for the strange coming of age stories, stay for the 500-page Icelandic translation that features a gravestone with a Kierkegard quote, and a playlist! Sarah talks about Teethmarks on my Tongue by Eileen Battersby from Dalkey Archive Press, Eric talks about some of his favorite small presses in general, and Sharon talks about Your Absence Is Darkness by Jon Kalman Stefansson from Biblioasis. TBR Killoyle: An Irish Farce by Roger Boylan Appalachian Spring by Marcia Bonta
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Episode 24
02/06/2025
Episode 24
Come for the discussion of romance as a genre, stick around for our first ever guest of the podcast, Flannery! We discuss romance, whatever it was that Sharon read that is arguably romance adjacent, hockey romance, jobs dealing with the genre, and much more! Books discussed: The Mystery Guest: A True Story by Grégoire Bouillier Charm City Rocks by Matthew Norman Affinity by Sarah Waters TBR: Cozy: The Trouble with Magic by Madelyn Alt The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt In Search of Lost Time: Within a Budding Grove by Marcel Proust The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honoree Fannone Jeffers Cuddy by Benjamin Myers
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Episode 23
01/17/2025
Episode 23
Come for the 2024 reading review, stay for what we’re looking forward to in 2025! We navigate the vicissitudes of Good Reads vs a paper journal vs some kind of voice recorder that Sharon wants to utilize. Hear what Sarah calls “a Sharon book, through and through,” what the elder millennials are reading, and what historical fiction that Eric loved. All this, and more as we kick off 2025! Books discussed: The Alphabetical Diaries by Sheila Heti Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte Passage West by Rishi Reddi Books we’re excited about in 2025: Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata We Pretty Pieces of Flesh by Colwill Brown The Catastrophe Hour by Meghan Daum Cozy Mysteries to look for in 2025: Requiem for a Mouse by Miranda James The Chow Maniac by Vivien Chien
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Episode 22
11/21/2024
Episode 22
Come for the comfort reads, stay for uncomfortable to-be-reads! This time on the podcast Sarah dives into a kids’ book from the 1930s, and a book about bookshops, Eric slows down with a local writer, and a master of 20th century literary fiction, and Sharon continues her love of Laurie Lee, and books about trips, among other things. Books about libraries, a 15th century mystery, and more! Books discussed this episode: The Children Who Lived in a Barn by Eleanor Graham Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee The Bookshop by Evan Friss The Western Wind by Samantha Harvey A Thousand Feasts by Nigel Slater Emily, Alone by Stewart O’Nan Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor Summer Hours at the Robbers Library by Sue Halpern TBR: Sneaker Wars by Barbara Smit The Road by Cormac McCarthy
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Episode 21
10/16/2024
Episode 21
Come for the local color, stay for the HORROR! It’s our annual spooky season episode, and this time around we discuss everything from classics of American lit that have a horror/gothic angle, to contemporary horror in translation, to pulp horror from the 80s care of the Paperbacks from Hell! We have a basic fall cozy, Sarah’s take on one of the most anticipated books of the year (our one non-horror diversion), and plenty of to-be-reads (some horror and some not!). Break out a bag of candy and dig in! Happy Halloween! Books discussed: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson Katie by Michale McDowell The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorn The Reaping by Bernard Taylor Four by Four by Sara Mesa translated by Katie Whittemore Help the Witch by Tom Cox The Villager by Tom Cox (non-spooky season brief discussion) Intermezzo by Sally Rooney Cozy: Pumpkin Spice Peril by Jenn McKinlay TBR The Cunning Folk by Tabitha Stanmore Hadriana in All My Dreams by Rene Depestre translated by Kaiama L. Glover The Vegetarian by Han Kang The Auctioneer by Joan Samson
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Episode 20
09/26/2024
Episode 20
Come for memories via Istanbul, stay for satire via Norway! This time around on the show we get into the subject of re-reading, Sharon’s inability to picture anyone other than David Mitchell as Proust, Eric reading a proto-cozy-thriller (and a weird book about Shakespeare for good measure), and Sarah’s dawning realization that satire in 2024 reads more like… well, a regular novel. All this, the cozy corner, our ever-growing pile of To-Be-Reads, and more on Episode 20! Books discussed: Ghostwriter: Shakespeare, Literary Landmines, and an Eccentric Patron’s Royal Obsession by Lawrence Wells The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie Cozy: The Big Chili by Julia Buckley TBR: The Book of the Dead by Muriel Rukeyser Within a Budding Grove: In Seach of Lost Time Vol. II by Marcel Proust Translated by C.K. Scott Moncrieff Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk Translated by Maureen Freely The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance by Edmund De Waal Europe in Sepia by Dubravka Ugresic Translated by David Williams TBR: James by Percival Everett The Goodby People by Gavin Lambert Natural Causes by Nina Lykke TBR: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
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Episode 19
08/06/2024
Episode 19
Come for the contemporary thrillers, stay for the Marcel Proust and the Teapot Dome Scandal! This time around on the podcast Sharon digs deep into Proust’s Swann’s Way, while Eric gets into more Dad books on the Teapot Dome scandal, along with Douglas Coupland’s Generation X. So, while Sharon gets into 100-year-old 500-page books on art, life, and the mind, and Eric splits his time between weird books about Gen X and arguably weirder books on American history of the 1920s, Sarah keeps us on point with what normal people read during the summer…new thrillers! Books discussed: Swann’s Way by Marcel Proust Paintings in Proust by Eric Karpeles How Proust Can Change Your Life by Alain de Botton The Winner by Teddy Wayne God of the Woods by Liz Moore Generation X by Douglas Coupland The Teapot Dome Scandal by Laton McCartney Harlem Shadows by Claude McKay TBRs: Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal Emily, Alone by Stuart O’Nan The Big Rewind by Libby Cudmore We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America by Roxanna Asgarian How To Say Babylon: A Memoir by Safiya Sinclair Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon King: A Life by Jonathan Eig Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean by Susan Casey
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Episode 18
06/25/2024
Episode 18
Come for the discussion of the Jason Statham shark movie The Meg, stay for Dad Book Watch 2024! Join us this time on the podcast for Summer Reading goals (Sarah as a Book Tube judge [again!], Sharon takes on Proust, and Eric finally sets out to read Passage to India), how the youth do book groups, and much more. Books discussed: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton The Garden Against Time by Olivia Laing Second Star by Phillepe Delerm Drive Your Plough Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk Modern Nature by Derek Jarman From Punk to Monk by Ray Raghunath Cappo You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe Cozy: A Many Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh TBR: North Woods by Daniel Mason The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Swann's Way by Marcel Proust Paintings in Proust by Eric Karpeles Empty Spaces by Jordan Abel The Teapot Dome Scandal by Laton McCartney
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Episode 17
05/22/2024
Episode 17
This time on the podcast we span the globe! From wading into the folk tales and literary essays of Appalachia, to swimming in the waters of the Booker International Prize, books on classic American cinema, poetry in translation, and of course a cozy mystery with a glorious title. Stick around for our ever-growing list of to-be-read books and hear about the deterioration of Sarah’s email formality. It’s all on Episode 17 of Shelf Motivated! Books discussed: John the Balladeer by Manly Wade Wellman The House on Via Gomito by Domenico Starnone Undiscovered by Gabiela Wiener What I’d Rather Not Think About by Jente Posthuma The Brush by Eliana Hernandez-Pachon Daughter of the Dragon by Yunte Huang What Are People For? Essays by Wendell Berry Cozy: Cremains of the Day by Misty Simon TBRs: The Garden Against Time by Olivia Laing I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue Passage West by Rishi Reddi Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban
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Episode 16
04/02/2024
Episode 16
Come for the Crested Grebes, stay for the conspiracy theories! This time around on the podcast we check in with our own book-prize judge Sarah as her current Book Tube judging comes to an end, we get into the difficulty of discussing short story collections in book clubs, and broach the topic of the “glacially beautiful” in literature. Sharon provides a raft of Irish Writers for March, and Eric reads books debunking conspiracy theories, and a novel about the end of the home video rental era. Oh, and also… cats! Books discussed include: Long Time, No See by Dermot Healy Bliss Montage by Ling Ma Minka and Curdy by Antonia White Seven Steeples by Sara Bayme Wild Embrace by Anja Murray Trust the Process by Will Sommar Republic of Lies by Anna Merlan Last Days of Video by Jeremy Hawkins Cozy: Magical Bakery Mysteries by Bailey Cates TBR: Song for a New Day by Sara Pinsker James by Percival Everett
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Episode 15
03/05/2024
Episode 15
You know what they say… “Genre, genre, genre!” Well, OK, maybe nobody is saying that, but on this episode, we discuss genre, A LOT! Come for the genre, but stick around for a check-in on Sarah’s Book Tube judging, multiple literary trips to Italy, the book-as-object and how disgruntled book people get about certain things publishers do (“that should be illegal!”), analog and digital, and who gets described as “a long-winded Elizabeth Strout.” Books discussed include: Grove: A Field Novel by Esther Kinsky Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri Angel of Oblivion by Maja Haderlap Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler Winter Love by Suyin Han Divine Days by Leon Forrest At the Café by Errico Malatesta The Revenge of Analog by David Sax The Last Days of Video by Jeremy Hawkins Hiss Me Deadly by Miranda James
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Episode 14
02/07/2024
Episode 14
This time around on the podcast we venture from 1800s Lowell Mass., to 2093 Hawaii, discuss books that feature reading the diaries of the Regency Era, books about people who want to save the old things, books that are nature writing, and more! Join us as we discuss the age-old question of why do we read what we read, along with navigating BookTube and the awards therein, and a particularly cheesy (in a good way!) cozy mystery. Books discussed include: To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov Troy Chimneys by Margaret Kennedy A Box of Matches by Nicholson Baker Factory Witches of Lowell by C.S. Malerich World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil Trust by Hernan Diaz Erasure by Percival Everett Ulysses by James Joyce Cozy: Cheddar off Dead by Korina Moss
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Episode 13
12/13/2023
Episode 13
Our End of the Year Reading Extravaganza! We talk about our 2023 reading goals (ones we met, and some that weren't meant to be), and what we're looking forward to in terms of reading (and shelf design and organization!) in 2024. We talk about everything from Herman Melville, Flannery O'Connor, and Duff McKagen, to Zou Jingzhi, Gary Indiana, what we mean when we say we've "read a book," the difficulty of nonstandard punctuation, reading what we already own, noticing Sharon's penchant for light and dark in books, and more! We also discuss The Pepsi Cola Addict by June Gibbons Septology by Jon Fosse TBR Goth: A History by Lol Tolhurst Lord Jim at Home by Dinah Brooke Osebol: Voices from a Swedish Village by Marit Kapla Cozy TBR: A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh
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Episode 12
11/14/2023
Episode 12
Jolabokaflod and navigating the tricky waters of giving books as gifts, Nobel Laureate Jon Fosse, Britney Spears, 20th Century Romanian poetry, Eric sings Paula Cole, and new and different cozy adventures! Books discussed: Dandelions by Thea Lenarduzzi Wheel with a Single Spoke and Other Poems by Nichita Stanecsu trans. by Sean Cotter Eastbound by Maylis de Kerangal trans. by Jessica Moore Tremor by Teju Cole The Librarianist by Patrick DeWitt The Woman in Me by Britney Spears Cozy: Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree TBR: Upside-Down World by Benjamin Moser Gen X Pittsburgh by Davis Rullo It Did Happen Here ed. by Moe Bowstern et al. The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez
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Episode 11
10/24/2023
Episode 11
Our Spooky Season Special! We talk about how we started reading horror, reading age appropriate (and possibly age inappropriate) books, and everything from Jewelle Gomez to Stephen King to William Butler Yates. Come for the dramatic interpretation of the Paperbacks from Hell cover of Stage Fright, stay for the Louise Gluck poem at the end. As always, a cozy mystery recommendation, and our ever-growing list of to-be-reads (all horror this time). Happy Halloween! The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez The Valencourt Book of World Horror Vol 1 ed by James Jenkins and Ryan Cagle Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix Stage Fright by Garret Boatman The Manningtree Witches by AK Blakemore Terrifying Transformations: An Anthology of Victorian Werewolf Fiction ed by Shannon Scott and Alexis Easley The Other by Thomas Tryon Lolly Willowes or The Loving Huntsman by Sylvia Townsend Warner Caught Dead Handed (Witch City Books #1) by Carole J. Perry TBR: Crota by Owl Goingback John the Balladeer by Manly Wade Wellman Damnable Tales: A Folk Horror Anthology ed by Richard Wells RIP Louise Gluck
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Episode 10
09/29/2023
Episode 10
Join us as we discuss Fall and Winter reading, our takes on what gets published when, and some of Sarah's least favorite things about how books look. Sarah discusses: The Bee Sting by Paul Murray The Fraud by Zadie Smith Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward Rouge by Mona Awad TBR: Dracula by Bram Stoker Paperbacks From Hell series, particularly The Nest of Nightmares by Lisa Tuttle Eric discusses: The Last Devil to Die (A Thursday Murder Club book) by Richard Osman TBR: Julia by Sandra Newman Prophet Song by Paul Lynch The 272 by Rachel Swarns Secret Hours by Mick Herron Sharon discusses: Covid Reads: The Hopkins Manuscript by R.C. Sherriff Landscapes of the Detectorists edited by Innes M. Keighren and Joanne Norcup Akenfield by Ronald Blythe I Could Read the Sky by Timothy O'Grady and Steve Pyke TBR: Return to Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village in the 21st Century by Craig Taylor Fortnight in September by R.C. Sherriff Briefly Mentioned: The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius by George Orwell Wifedom by Anna Funder Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit Backlisted podcast
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Episode 9
08/22/2023
Episode 9
Summer Reading is drawing to a close. On this episode we talk whaling, nature writing, southern gothic novels, and housecats. We discuss some exciting to-be-reads, and as always, a cozy mystery. Books discussed in this episode: Sharon On Lighthouses by Jazmine Barrera trans. by Christina McSweeney The Outermost House by Henry Beston The Whale by Philip Hoare TBR- Soundings by Doreen Cunningham Sarah The Lion in the Livingroom by Abigale Tucker The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell - Robert Dugoni TBR - The Murderer by Roy Heath Eric The Violent Bear It Away - Flannery O'Connor Wise Blood - Flannery O'Connor Cozy- Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Ann Lindsey TBR - The Notebooks 1936-1947 by Victor Serge
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Episode 8
07/18/2023
Episode 8
Deep into the summer reading season we discuss how bookstores and libraries find their way into our vacation plans. Sarah pays tribute to the recently deceased, editor extraordinaire, Robert Gottlieb through her recent reading of his autobiography Avid Reader: A Life. Eric talks about a summer reading recommendation from Sharon and shares another great reading experience from UK independent press, Uniform books that takes us on a jog through England's southeastern coastal South Downs (the chalk hills). Sharon discusses a few books that she read from Sarah's curated Summer Reading List (not your typical beach reads) and provides a progress report on her Moby Dick summer reading plan. Sarah: An Avid Reader: A Life by Robert Gottlieb Anybody Home? by Michael J. Seidlinger The Donut Legion by Joe R. Lansdale Eric: A Month in the Country J.L. Carr A Downland Index by Angus Carlyle Misfortune Cookie by Vivian Chien Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff Vandermeer Sharon: Shy by Max Porter Dive Deeper Journeys with Moby Dick by George Cotkin Why Read Moby Dick? by Nathaniel Philbrick Ahab's Wife, Or the Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter Naslund Last Call at Coogan's: The Life and Death of a Neighborhood Bar by Jon Michaud
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Episode 7
06/13/2023
Episode 7
Librarians Eric and Sharon discuss their reading plans for the summer, re-reading books from our past and the mental health benefits of slow and deliberate reading. Eric's Summer Reading List: Flannery O'Connor - The Complete Short Stories, and The Violent Bear it Away Sarah Orne Jewett - The Country of the Pointed Firs Recent Readings: Ronald Johnson - The Book of the Green Man Shelf Inflicted TBR: Arkady and Boris Strugatsky - Roadside Picnic Sharon's Summer Reading List: Herman Melville--Moby Dick Philip Hoare-The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea and Albert and the Whale Sena Jeter Naslund-Ahab's Wife, Or, The Star Gazer Virginia Woolf--To the Lighthouse Jazmina Barerra--On Lighthouses Recent Readings: Kevin Parr-Quiet Moon Katherine May-Enchantment: Reawakening Wonder in Anxious Age Shelf Inflicted TBR: Pirkko Saisio, translated by Mia Spangenberg-Red Book of Farewells Recommended Podcast: — KATHERINE MAY (katherine-may.co.uk)
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Episode 6
05/16/2023
Episode 6
Eric, Sarah and Sharon discuss the eternal reader's dilemma "to finish or not to finish" a book once begun. Sarah discusses a recent Joyce Carol Oates selection as a comfort read and questions Sharon's gift of a book about a woman on the eve of her wedding having second thoughts as she is approaching her big day. Sharon reviews books from her month of reading Booker International Prize nominations, and Eric has some "deep" revelations from the world of cozies. Sharon: The Ninth Building by Zou Jingzhi, translated by Jeremy Tiang While We Were Dreaming by Clemens Meyer, translated by Katie Derbyshire Stillborn by Guadalupe Nettel, translated by Rosalind Harvey Boulder by Eva Baltasar, translated by Julia Sanches TBR: Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan, translated by Chi-Young Kim; The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier, translated by Daniel Levin Becker Sarah: Frontlist: 48 Clues Into the Disappearance of My Sister by Joyce Carol Oates Backlist: Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer by Rax King TBR: Cheerful Weather for the Wedding by Julia Strachey Eric: Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole Slow Horses - Mick Herron Dead Lions - Mick Herron The Deep Dish Mysteries by Mindy Quigley TBR: Middlemarch by George Eliot
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Episode 5
04/12/2023
Episode 5
Sarah, Sharon and Eric discuss strategies on how to read outside your comfort zone. Eric treats us to a beautiful reading from Sarai Walker's Cherry Robbers, and Sharon discusses the magic of folklore. Eric The Cherry Robbers by Sarai Walker The Taliban Cricket Club: a Novel by Timeri N. Murari The Kebab Kitchen Mysteries by Tina Kashian The Year of Reading Dangerously by Andy Miller Sarah Frontlist--Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller by Oliver Darkshire Backlist--Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel TBR--Whale by Cheon Myeong-Kwan, translated by Chi-Young Kim Sharon The Other Irish Tradition Edited by Rob Doyle Wild: Tales from Early Medieval Britain by Amy Jeffs Orlam by PJ Harvey Also Referenced:
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Episode 4
03/21/2023
Episode 4
A discussion of reading journeys followed by a productive shelf motivated month of reads with some cracked open TBR's (To Be Reads). Hooray for the cold months! Sharon: A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East by Laszlo Krasznahorkai Cold Enough to Snow by Jessica Au TBR: The Colony by Audrey Magee Sarah: Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth Secret History by Donna Tartt TBR: Babel R.F. Kuang Eric: Empty Mansions by Bill Dedman Soul Food (A Books and Biscuits Mystery) by Abby Collette TBR: The Fascist Groove Thing: A History of Thatcher's Britain in 21 Mixtapes by Hugh Hodges
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Episode 3
02/13/2023
Episode 3
We discuss Colson Whitehead's John Henry Days and other books that we have been enjoying in February. John Henry Days by Colson Whitehead; Rattlebone by Maxine Clair; Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au; The Employees by Olga Raven, Translated by Martin Aitken; My Kind of Girl Buddhadeva Bose by Arunava Sinha; The First Edition Library Mysteries by Marty Wingate; The Survivalists by Kashana Cauley; The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
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Episode 2
01/24/2023
Episode 2
With a new year of reading in mind, we discuss our love/hate relationship with reading challenges, our best reads of 2022 and our reading aspirations for the early part of 2023.
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Episode 1
12/22/2022
Episode 1
This episode we discuss what kinds of books we read most, A Christmas Carol, reading to our partners, and our ever-growing to-be-read lists. Books include Rock Crystal: A Christmas Story by Adalbert Stifter (translated by Marianne Moore), True Biz by Sara Nivoc, A Killing in Costumes by Zac Bissonnette, The Great Beanie Baby Bubble by Zac Bissonnette, Twelve Nights by Urs Faes (translated by Lee Searle), The Evenings: A Winter's Tale by Gerard Reve (translated by Sam Garret).
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