Literary Connections

Literary Connections

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Literary Connections episodes

  • 54. Dear Monica Lewinsky

    Melissa and James discuss Julia Langbein’s Dear Monica Lewinsky through themes of self-discovery, power imbalances, and parasocial relationships.

    Join us next month when we’ll be reading Hollywood, Ending by John Green.

    48 min
  • 53. Yesteryear

    James and Melissa discuss Caro Claire Burke’s Yesteryear through themes of performance, patriarchy, and the algorithmic flattening of identity.

    Join us next month when we’ll be reading Dear Monica Lewinsky by Julia Langbein.

    50 min
  • 52. Into the Blue

    James and Melissa discuss Emma Brodie’s Into the Blue through themes of consent, genre, and the use of allusion.

    Join us next month when we’ll be reading Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke.

    53 min
  • 51. The Night We Met

    Melissa and James discuss The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez through themes of friendship, support, and redemption.

    Join us next month when we’ll be reading Into the Blue by Emma Brodie.

    43 min
  • 50. Fourth Wing

    This month, to celebrate of our fiftieth episode, James and Melissa FINALLY discuss Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing (the first book only) through themes of power, friendship, and shadow daddies.

    Join us next month when we’ll be reading The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez.

    56 min
  • 49. Fake Skating

    This month, Melissa and James discuss Lynn Painter’s Fake Skating through themes of patriarchy, objectification, and so. many. tropes.

    Join us next month for our FIFTIETH episode in which we finally discuss Rebecca Yarros’ endlessly popular Fourth Wing (the first book of the series only).

    42 min
  • 48. A Merry Little Ex-Mas

    This month, James and Melissa take a detour into movies discussing A Merry Little Ex-Mas through themes of gender roles, want vs need, and green worlds.

    Join us next month for Goodreads Choice YA Fiction Winner (and somehow our first hockey romance book), Fake Skating by Lynn Painter.

    38 min
  • 47. Remain

    Melissa and James discuss Remain by Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan through themes of money, power, and connection.

    Join us next month for our first movie episode, special for the holidays: A Merry Little Ex-Mas, available on Netflix.

    39 min
  • 46. Katabasis

    Melissa and James discuss R. F. Kuang’s Katabasis through themes of power, motivation, and the hell that is academia.

    Join us next month for Remain by Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan.

    54 min
  • 45. Atmosphere

    James and Melissa discuss Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Atmosphere through themes of radical acceptance, community versus individuality, and love.

    Join us next month for Katabasis by R.F. Kuang.

    45 min

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