Generations

In our final ode to Virginia Woolf, today we compare our feelings for The Hours, the 1998 Pulitzer Prize winner that was inspired by Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway.  Sophie and I had different feelings about this incredibly original and complex novel and we had a lot to say!  Join us!

Show Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWKytFORW5I

Interview with Michael Cunningham

The Bookcase Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-case/id1621128813

MaryRyan Gallery

https://maryryangallery.com/

The Virginia Woolf essay Sophie mentioned

http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/MrBennettAndMrsBrown.pdf

In Sophie’s book tote

https://bookshop.org/p/books/night-and-day-virginia-woolf-virginia-woolf/7749841?aid=4835&ean=9781539544876&listref=books-mentioned-on-my-generations-podcast

Find us on Instagram!

Deb is https://www.instagram.com/lonestarwords/

Sophie is https://www.instagram.com/sophievcoco/

And Generations is https://www.instagram.com/_generationspod/

Sophie and I talk all the time about our love of learning and I think we both secretly harbor a fantasy about going back to school.  But there are ways that we ignite that passion without putting extra letters behind our name and we thought we’d share some of those with you today!

https://www.thegreatcourses.com/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/novel-pairings/id1500764291?i=1000598454898

Apps Sophie mentioned:

DuoLingo

SeeSaw-Gallery

Podcasts Sophie mentioned:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/revisionist-history/id1119389968

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-great-women-artists/id1480259187

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stuff-mom-never-told-you/id304531053

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/second-life/id1347626043

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-first/id1222114325

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily/id1200361736

Deb’s Books

https://bookshop.org/p/books/maame-jessica-george/18965074?aid=4835&ean=9781250282521&listref=books-mentioned-on-my-generations-podcast

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-hours-mrs-dalloway-virginia-woolf/18222972?aid=4835&ean=9781250852670&listref=books-mentioned-on-my-generations-podcast

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-old-drift-namwali-serpell/8584363?aid=4835&ean=9781101907153&listref=books-mentioned-on-my-generations-podcast

Sophie’s Books

https://bookshop.org/p/books/lunch-poems-frank-o-hara/7534547?aid=4835&ean=9780872860353&listref=books-mentioned-on-my-generations-podcast

https://bookshop.org/p/books/oh-william-elizabeth-strout/15849431?aid=4835&ean=9780812989441&listref=books-mentioned-on-my-generations-podcast

Find us on Instagram!

Deb is https://www.instagram.com/lonestarwords/

Sophie is https://www.instagram.com/sophievcoco/

And Generations is https://www.instagram.com/_generationspod/

Today we welcome Alexandra Kelebay to the podcast!  I bet the people who listen to us know Alexandra from the world of Bookstagram, where Alexandra is known as @TheBookishGlow.

Today we’re excited to have her with us for what we are calling our “seasons of life” episode.  Between the three of us, we are at very different places in our lives and we thought it would be interesting to share what we treasure about those phases and what we miss or look forward to in others.

Show Links:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-long-answer-anna-hogeland/17502963?aid=4835&ean=9780593418130&listref=books-mentioned-on-my-generations-podcast

https://bookshop.org/p/books/close-to-the-knives-a-memoir-of-disintegration-david-wojnarowicz/6718390?aid=4835&ean=9780679732273&listref=books-mentioned-on-my-generations-podcast

https://bookshop.org/p/books/all-the-beauty-in-the-world-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-and-me-patrick-bringley/18667811?aid=4835&ean=9781982163303&listref=books-mentioned-on-my-generations-podcast

Links from the podcast:

The Atlantic: The People Who Don’t Read Books

Smartless Podcast with Steven Spielberg 

Collected Works by Lydia Sandgren

A book that begs to be read by a multitude of generations is Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. Today, we explore our individual takes on the classic that continually causes mixed emotions among readers. We discuss the style and structure of this modernist novel as well as the personal history of the author. This is our January read along book so let us know what you thought and felt as you either read the book for the first time or revisited it.

Shownotes:

https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/a-lifetime-of-lessons-in-mrs-dalloway

https://www.showclix.com/event/virginia-woolf-a-modern-mind?utm_source=LibraryShop&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=Woolfcollection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM-fyF7xFtk

Books we mentioned:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/optic-nerve-maria-gainza/17314723?ean=9781646220021

https://bookshop.org/p/books/to-the-lighthouse/18917004?ean=9780156907392

https://bookshop.org/p/books/tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-gabrielle-zevin/17502475?ean=9780593321201

It is our first book discussion of the year and we are talking about Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. Today we are talking about when we first read the book, how the movies effect our perception of the girls especially Amy and how rereading the novel gave us new appreciation for the story.

Show Links:

Library Thing: https://www.librarything.com

Alcott House: https://louisamayalcott.org/about

The Real Tragedy of Beth March - The Paris Review

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/12/greta-gerwigs-little-women-finally-gives-amy-her-due/603886

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/little-women-and-the-marmee-problem

https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-room-of-one-s-own-virginia-woolf/18691452?ean=9780156787338

https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-room-of-one-s-own-virginia-woolf/18691452?ean=9780156787338

https://bookshop.org/p/books/ghost-music-an-yu/17839839?ean=9780802159625

https://bookshop.org/p/books/little-women-louisa-may-alcott/15279445?ean=9780143106654

This week we are joined by our first guest! We are excited to welcome Olivia Busch to talk about running, routines and finding your stride in 2023.

Show links:

CityStrides App

https://citystrides.com/

Strava App

https://www.strava.com/

BTheMethodPilates:

https://bthemethod.com/

In Olivia’s ear bud:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/unmask-alice-lsd-satanic-panic-and-the-imposter-behind-the-world-s-most-notorious-diaries-rick-emerson/17397050?ean=9781637740422

In Deb’s ear bud:https://bookshop.org/p/books/sam-allegra-goodman/18695388?ean=9780593447819

Welcome back and welcome to 2023! We are starting the New Year by chatting through our holiday vacations, travel and current reads. Join us for some chit-chat and discussion.

Follow us:

Instagram: @_generationspod

Show Notes & Links:

The B&B Sophie raved about in Durham, ME

https://blissfarminn.com/

The bookstore Sophie mentioned in Portland, ME

https://carlsonturnerbooks.com/

In Deb’s book tote:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/housekeeping-fortieth-anniversary-edition-marilynne-robinson/8421507?aid=4835&ean=9781250769763&listref=books-mentioned-on-my-generations-podcast

https://bookshop.org/p/books/bleak-house-charles-dickens/17811488?aid=4835&ean=9780141439723&listref=books-mentioned-on-my-generations-podcast

In Deb’s earbud:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/chouette-claire-oshetsky/17156440?aid=4835&ean=9780063066670&listref=books-mentioned-on-my-generations-podcast

In Sophie’s earbud:

https://www.whowhatwear.com/second-life-podcast-allyson-felix

This is our final episode of 2022!  We are doing a bit of a wrap up and best of memories!

Deb:

Best memory: Waking up after surgery and hearing Dr Wells say “it went great.” And my first bike ride with a new hip

Best meal: Amelie in NYC with Sophie (twice)

Best day: Hannah’s white coat ceremony

Best trip: 4th of July girls weekend in NYC with Sophie when walking was pain free.

Best book: Trust by Hernan Diaz: Classic writing style, interesting format, wonderful author…

2023 goals:

Sophie:

Best memory: Finding the perfect reading spot in Central Park - now that Eli works Saturdays when the weather is nice out I got into a rhythm of going to the park with my book. Using the park as my backyard has been such a nice way to relax and unwind.

Best meal: Contramar in Mexico City

Best day: Eli’s gallery opening with everyone in attendance!

Best trip: Mexico City

Best book: Also A Poet by Ada Calhoun

2023 goals:

https://www.librarything.com/

https://www.ameliewinebar.com/

http://www.contramar.com.mx/

https://www.duolingo.com/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/articles-of-interest/id1455169228

https://bookshop.org/p/books/perestroika-in-paris-jane-smiley/14455736?aid=4835&ean=9780525436096&listref=books-mentioned-on-my-generations-podcast

The B&B we loved!

Kendall Tavern Inn Bed and Breakfast | Freeport, Maine

https://www.kendalltaverninn.com

In Sophie’s tote bag:

Ihttps://bookshop.org/p/books/old-mistresses-women-art-and-ideology-griselda-pollock/10025008?aid=4835&ean=9781350149175&listref=books-mentioned-on-my-generations-podcast

In Deb’s earbud:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/cleopatra-and-frankenstein-coco-mellors/16786593?aid=4835&ean=9781635576818&listref=books-mentioned-on-my-generations-podcast

In Sophie’s earbud:

Death of an Artist Podcast