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The Book Album episodes
- “Bleak House” by Charles Dickens, serials 1-4 (1/2) – Episode 168Introducing our 5-month series on the one-and-only "Bleak House" by Charles Dickens.—patreon.com/relevanceofliteraturerelevanceofliterature.com/notes—Music by Leo DiscenzaOur Show: relevanceofliterature.comOur old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net50 min
- “Anxious People” by Fredrik Backman – Episode 167An overview and a discussion of the incredible pseudo-mystery, pseudo-detective novel “Anxious People” by Swedish author Fredrik Backman.--patreon.com/relevanceofliteraturerelevanceofliterature.com/notes—Music by Lizzie DiscenzaOur Show: relevanceofliterature.comOur old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net27 min
- “Garden by the Sea” by Mercè Rodoreda – Episode 166A review of the wonderful, seamless, cyclic "Garden by the Sea" by Mercè Rodoreda.--patreon.com/relevanceofliteraturerelevanceofliterature.com/notes—Music by Lizzie DiscenzaOur Show: relevanceofliterature.comOur old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net32 min
- Coffee and a Classic #BookUnboxing – Episode 165Today’s book box covers the Barnes and Noble edition of “Classic Stories” by Edgar Allan Poe, provided by the Coffee and a Classic book box.—patreon.com/relevanceofliteraturerelevanceofliterature.com/notes—Music by Lizzie DiscenzaOur Show: relevanceofliterature.comOur old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net26 min
- “Agnes Grey” by Anne Brontë – Episode 164Today we delve into of my top ten favorite pieces of literature: quiet, beautiful “Agnes Grey” by Anne Brontë.—patreon.com/relevanceofliteraturerelevanceofliterature.com/notes—Music by Lizzie DiscenzaOur Show: relevanceofliterature.comOur old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net22 min
- “The Purloined Letter” by Edgar Allan Poe – Episode 163A late-night discussion of the final short story in our Poe mini-series on the beginnings of detective fiction.--patreon.com/relevanceofliteraturerelevanceofliterature.com/notes—Music by Lizzie DiscenzaOur Show: relevanceofliterature.comOur old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net43 min
- Week 8 of Reading – Episode 162Today we do a reading check-in for our collective reading goals. Herein I reflect on how my reading has been going for the first part of 2021, things I have noticed about my habits, and what I would like to change moving forward.--patreon.com/relevanceofliteraturerelevanceofliterature.com/notes—Music by Lizzie DiscenzaOur Show: relevanceofliterature.comOur old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net22 min
- Once Upon a Book Club #BookUnboxing – Episode 161Today’s #BookUnboxing features buddy novel “Miss Benson’s Beetle” by Rachel Joyce, which is a tale about two women finding themselves on a hunt for a beetle in 1950s New Caledonia.Correction: I mention at the beginning of the episode that the box set up a meeting with the author. They actually just printed the author’s comments from a Q&A in the box’s book club kit—the Facebook livestream event was with curators of the box opening up the gifts.--patreon.com/relevanceofliteraturerelevanceofliterature.com/notes—Music by Lizzie DiscenzaOur Show: relevanceofliterature.comOur old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net42 min
- “The Mystery of Marie Rogêt” by Edgar Allen Poe – Episode 160The second installment of our mini-series on the inception of the detective story, featuring Edgar Allen Poe’s trio about detective Dupin, the Chevalier himself.--patreon.com/relevanceofliteraturerelevanceofliterature.com/notes—Music by Lizzie DiscenzaOur Show: relevanceofliterature.comOur old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net31 min
- “Trust Exercise” by Susan Choi – Episode 159Today we review our first official novel of the year, 2019’s “Trust Exercise” by fabulous up-and-coming author Susan Choi. Herein lie my thoughts about this novel as well as Susan Choi’s short fiction.--patreon.com/relevanceofliteraturerelevanceofliterature.com/notes—Music by Lizzie DiscenzaOur Show: relevanceofliterature.comOur old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net23 min
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A podcast that underscores the relevancy of literature in the 21st Century through analysis and discussion.