After an unfortunate delay, we’re back with further conversation about Hemingway’s twentieth century classic. This week we discuss the harrowing nature of this section, the bad moral luck of the characters, the rich spiritual contemplations at the heart of the novel, and much more. Happy listening!

Welcome back to our ongoing series about Shakespeare’s Henriad plays. In this episode, we discuss Prince Hal’s emergence on the political scene, the evolution of his relationship with Falstaff, Falstaff’s less humorous self in this play, and much more. Happy listening and thanks for subscribing!

Welcome back to our ongoing series on Hemingway’s classical novel. This week we discuss the turn the book takes in book two, the nature of Hemingway’s contemplation of love, and a couple of key scenes that reveal his genius as a storyteller. As always, happy listening!

As we work our way through Shakespeare’s Henriad plays, we’ve come to the end of Henry IV, Part 1. What a play. This week we’re talking Prince Hal’s transformation, the pursuit of glory versus the pursuit of honor, Falstaff’s complicated nature, and much more! As always, happy listening and thanks for the support!

Welcome to our new series on Ernest Hemingway’s modern classic. For this first episode we chatted about Heidi’s deep love of the book, the subtly of Hemingway’s prose, the role of faith and confession in the story. whether it’s melodramatic, and much, much more. Happy listening!

This week is one part Q&A about The Princess and the Goblin, one part ask-us-anything. That means we’re discussing George McDonald’s plot devices, Irene’s grandmother, and goblins but also cooking, Shakespeare, new book releases, and the Muppets. Happy listening!

Join in as we discuss this month’s mystery novel: Agatha Christie’s Five Little Pigs, one of her most psychologically complicated (and nearly hard boiled) books. As always we discuss the big picture view before digging into the categories. Thanks for the support and happy listening. And be sure to let us know what you thought of this one in the comment …

We’re back with more in our ongoing series on Shakespeare’s masterful Henriad! Today’s episode is dedicated entirely to Act of of Henry IV, Part 1, one of the brilliant acts in all of Shakespeare’s canon. We discuss Prince Hal’s reformation, King Henry’s manipulations, Hotspur’s inflammations, and Falstaff’s degradations. And much more, of course. As al…

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After our summer hiatus we’re back tonight with our monthly live poetry hour for Close Reads HQ subscribers! This month we’ll be discussing Richard Wilbur’s fascinating poem, “Lying.”

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As always, we will start at 9:00 pm eastern and go for one hour. Can’t join us live? Subscribers will have access to the video recording after the fact.

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This week we discuss the delightful conclusion to George McDonald’s classic children’s novel, how it compares to classic fairy tales, why books like this matter more than ever, and much more. Happy listening!