Reading with Rory

Join Erin, Lis and Sara as they travel back in time to medieval England to to discuss pilgrimages, marriage and courtly love.

Erin, Lis, and Sara follow Voltaire's Candide on his long, strange, satirical trip filled with cannibalism, syphilis, and gardening. Join us, won't you?

Erin, Lis, and Sara get a taste of the fast paced, cocaine fueled lifestyle of 1980's New York through Jay McInerney's debut novel. Listeners will get a taste of how little we understand or relate to his brand of fast lane living.

Should The Bridges of Madison County be considered a "classic"? How should we feel about the bubble bath scene? Are the characters boring archetypes, or is there something more nuanced and relatable in their development? Most importantly, did this book inspire us to dance again? Join Erin, Lis and Sara as they debate these hotly contested issues on this week's episode of Reading With Rory.

Erin, Lis, and Sara take a (figurative) trip to the East End of London as they discuss Monica Ali's vivid first novel, Brick Lane. Join us for a conversation about love, fate, empathy and cats.

Join Sara, Lis, and Erin as they go deep into the alarming, funny, and eerily prophetic society that Aldous Huxley created in his dystopian classic novel, Brave New World.

Erin, Lis and Sara tackle the wit and wisdom of Mary McCarthy in Reading With Rory's first collection of essays. Join us as we revisit topics like Anna Karenina and Watergate as experienced through the eyes of one of America's great writers.

Erin, Lis, and Sara struggle to praise Elizabeth Wurtzel's love letter to bitches, but find a great conversation about good girls, bad girls, and what it means to be a difficult woman today. Join us!

Erin, Lis, and Sara uncover the power of stories told and untold as we discuss The Bielski Brothers: The True Story of Three Men Who Defied the Nazis, Built a Village in the Forest, and Saved 1200 Jews by Peter Duffy. The long title of the book shows exactly what you can expect to hear in this episode.

Erin, Lis, and Sara join with special guest Arjun Jalan to discuss the beautiful life lessons and cultural impact found in The Bhagavad Gita.