Albert and I love films as much as we love books, so we thought we'd do a special episode today: a movie review! The Boy and the Heron is Hayao Miyazaki's latest film. As Albert confesses, he fell asleep during his first watch, and I don't think he's the only one. The lack of exposition means that many probably walked away from this rather abstract movie confused. We're here to break it down for you, and hopefully, help you recognize this movie for the work of genius that it is! 

Welcome to our second episode! Today we discuss the historical fiction novel, Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea. We couldn’t put down this gritty, dark, and moving work of literature that explores the life of Shek Yeung, who’s considered by some historians to be one of the most successful pirates to have ever lived. Join us as we travel back to 1800s Asia and explore what it might have been like to be a woman who is both a slave and a conquerer of tragic circumstances. 

For our first ever episode, we discuss Nobel Prize-winning, Japanese British author's The Remains of the Day. Join us as we discuss Ishiguro's mastery of subtlety, the psychological layers of the protagonists, if we think this is a book you should read, and much more.