Extra Literary Affairs Podcast

Welcome back to the Extra Literary Affairs podcast. This week we are discussing "The Paper Menagerie" by Ken Liu. Grab a tissue, this one's a tearjerker.

Welcome back to another episode of the Extra Literary Affairs podcast. This week we are discussing "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway. In this episode we explain the "iceberg theory" and how Hemingway uses that to engage with the reader and his economical writing style. 

We would like to offer a content warning for discussions around abortion which is central to the narrative of this story.

Welcome back to another episode of the Extra Literary Affairs podcast. This week we are discussing "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner. We explore the differences in Faulkner's writing style compared to his more famous novels like The Sound and the Fury and As I Lay Dying. Let us know if you were also shocked by this surprise ending!

Welcome back to another episode of the Extra Literary Affairs podcast. This week we are discussing "Happy Endings" by Margaret Atwood. In this quintessential post-modern short story, Atwood explores the craft of story-telling and challenges us to create narratives for ourselves.

Welcome back to another episode of the "Extra Literary Affairs" podcast. This week we are analyzing, "The Lady in the Looking Glass" by Virigina Woolf. If you ever read Woolf's work and thought, "What is see talking about?", follow along as we delve deeper into her life and work.

Welcome back to another episode of the Extra Literary Affairs podcast. This week we are wrapping up our March reading. We discuss our favorite stories of the month and what we are looking forward to in April.

Welcome back to another episode of the Extra Literary Affairs podcast. This week we are discussing "The Smallest Woman in the World" by Clarice Lispector. Follow along as we explore how characters express love, colonialism, and the nature of joy. We also dive into the life of the author and try to understand possible motivations for her writing.

Welcome back to another episode of the Extra Literary Affairs podcast. This week we are discussing all things "classic". We offer some responses to online discourse about what people "should" be reading, and we offer some suggestions of where to start. Classics can be intimidating so follow along as we help guide you to finding your new favorite!

Welcome back to another episode of the Extra Literary Affairs podcast. This week we are joined by Christopher, a fan of the podcast, to discuss "The Witch" by Shirley Jackson. We attempt to find the meaning of this story and determine if the unnamed man has nefarious intentions or is innocently telling a story. In this episode we discuss the possible feminist themes and explore fairy tales.  

Welcome back to another episode of the Extra Literary Affairs podcast. We wanted to take some time to reintroduce ourselves since we made the decision to change our name. No matter what we call ourselves, our goal remains the same.