A Novel Podcast

The High King by Lloyd Alexander marks the final story in the Prydain Chronicles. Originally published in 1968, it was the 1969 Newbery Medal winner for excellence in American children's literature. This book gave our group so much to talk about, that we had to split the episode into two parts.

Today we'll be studying "A Man Called Ove," a Novel by Fredrik Backman. Published in 2012, it tells the story of a curmudgeonly man in a changing neighborhood. Ove learns to deal with new circumstances, and has something to say about it too.

In this episode we move on to part two of a three part series, where we will be discussing The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander. Today we discuss the third and forth books in the series, The Castle of Llyr, and Taran Wanderer, published in 1966 and 67 respectively. As with classic fantasy bildungsromans, we see the main character grow and mature, and his struggles become more challenging. The guests on today's show all share a passion for these stories, and each brings unique insights to the discussion.

In this episode we begin part one of a three part series, where we will be discussing The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander. Today we start with the first two in the series, The Book of Three & The Black Cauldron, published in 1964 and 65. The series is a classic fantasy bildungsroman, which pulls from ancient mythologies, and had a big influence on modern popular fantastic fiction. The guests on today's show all share a passion for these stories, and each brings unique insights to the discussion.

Today we’re discussing 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King. Originally published in 1975, it was King’s second novel to go to print, and King is often said that it is his favorite. We explore the similarities of the vampire theme with other popular fictions, and hear from one of our guests who never reads horror fiction.

In today's episode we discuss One for the Money; a novel by by Janet Evanovich. Released August 26th 1994, it's the first in a series, chronicling the escapades of protagonist Stephanie Plum.

This novel was named a New York Times Notable Book, a Publishers Weekly "Best Book of 1994," and a USA Today "Best Bet," and won for Evanovich the 1995 Dilys Award.

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All the Light We Cannot See is a novel written by American author Anthony Doerr, published by Scribner on May 6, 2014. It was the winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. This novel was quite popular with our group, very deep, with lots to discuss and an engaging story.

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Our first episode here had some audio quality issues, quality improves dramatically in the next episode.

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