Keene on Books

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Welcome to Keene on Books: A Podcast from the Keene State College English Department. Each month, the faculty here in the English Department will choose a book that is interesting to us for some reas... more

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The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.

Keene on Books episodes:

October 21, 2019 "And that's why Toni Morrison is great": Essays by Toni Morrison and James Baldwin
Professors Mike Antonucci and Chris Parsons talk with Keene State Students Michael Costa and Rowan Hawthorne about two essays: Toni Morrison's "City Limits, Village Values" and James Baldwin's "The Language of the Streets." Top three: things to do in a city.
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1h 27min
September 12, 2019 "We'll figure this out": Jeff Friedman's /Floating Tales/
In this episode, Professor Jeff Friedman, Keene State student Ashley Rollend, and Professor Chris Parsons discuss Jeff's book, Floating Tales. Top three: Things we wish we could 'bring back.'
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1h 37min
August 19, 2019 "Talked a lot ... didn't do the reading": Kazuo Ishiguro's /The Buried Giant/
Professor Chris Parsons discusses Kazuo Ishiguro's The Buried Giant with family on vacation in Maine. Special "guest": Molly Parsons (adjunct faculty at KSC & Chris's wife)
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1h 26min
July 05, 2019 I'd Rather be Delighted: Ross Gay's /The Book of Delights/
Professors Bill Stroup and Chris Parsons discuss Ross Gay's The Book of Delights. Top Three: Most delightful things in Keene, New Hampshire.

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1h 17min
July 05, 2019 "A little hole in the wall": Tana French's /Broken Harbor/
Professors Meriem Pagès, Brinda Charry, and Chris Parsons discuss Tana French's Broken Harbor. Top Three: Creepy cool settings.
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1h 26min
June 01, 2019 "Beware of dog": Hanif Kureishi's /The Buddha of Suburbia/
Professors Emily Robins Sharpe and Chris Parsons discuss Hanif Kureishi's The Buddha of Suburbia. Top three: Songs related to books.
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1h 13min
June 01, 2019 "Have you read this sci-fi theorist ...?": China Miéville's /Embassyville/
Professors John Slefinger and Chris Parsons discuss China Miéville's Embassyville. Top three: Sci-fi scenarios.
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1h 23min
June 01, 2019 "Shakespeare would've loved Bollywood": Edward St. Aubyn's /Dunbar/
Keene State College English Professors Brinda Charry and Chris Parsons discuss Edward St. Aubyn's (2017) King Lear novelization, Dunbar. Top three list: Shakespeare adaptations.
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1h 8min

FAQs about Keene on Books:

How many episodes does Keene on Books have?

The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.