The Book Album

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The Book Album episodes

  • “The Chimes” by Charles Dickens | December Dickens – Episode 205
    Hark! The second episode of December Dickens 2021…is ringing!
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    Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/
    patreon.com/relevanceofliterature
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    Music by Leo Discenza
    *December Dickens includes music and effects in the public domain.
    Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com
    Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net
    48 min
  • “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens | December Dickens – Episode 204
    To open our first #DecemberDickens series, Mackenzie dusts off an old read from the show’s Christmas past in 2018 to review.
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    Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/
    patreon.com/relevanceofliterature
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    Music by Leo Discenza
    *December Dickens includes music and effects in the public domain.
    Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com
    Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net
    45 min
  • Minimalist Book Buying – Episode 203
    Today Mackenzie shares her wealth of experience with minimalist book buying boundaries over the past 6 years of reading a book/week. At the end of the episode, she crafts a new set of boundaries for herself, which she will use moving forward.
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    Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/
    patreon.com/relevanceofliterature
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    Music by Leo Discenza
    Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com
    Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net
    46 min
  • “Whereabouts” by Jhumpa Lahiri – Episode 202
    A day of firsts: Mackenzie reviews her first Lahiri book—Lahiri’s first novel in Italian, and her first self-translated novel.
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    Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/
    patreon.com/relevanceofliterature
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    Music by Leo Discenza
    Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com
    Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net
    21 min
  • Week 45 of Reading + Make Tea with Me – Episode 201
    Mackenzie catches everyone up on her book/week reading challenge, and at the end of the episode she teaches viewers how to make her tea.
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    Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/
    patreon.com/relevanceofliterature
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    Music by Leo Discenza
    *This episode features effects and music in the public domain.
    Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com
    Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net
    47 min
  • “The Doll Master and Other Tales of Terror” by Joyce Carol Oates | Horrifying Classics – Episode 200
    Our last Horrifying Classics book for 2021, this short story collection by Joyce Carol Oates scares, but in a quiet, unconventional way.
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    Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/
    patreon.com/relevanceofliterature
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    Music by Leo Discenza
    *Horrifying Classics features effects and music in the public domain.
    Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com
    Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net
    48 min
  • “Come With Me” by Ronald Malfi | Horrifying Classics – Episode 199
    You’re in (four) a scare with our (fourth) Horrifying Classic this season…”Come with Me” by Ronald Malfi.
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    Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/
    patreon.com/relevanceofliterature
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    Music by Leo Discenza
    *Horrifying Classics features effects and music in the public domain.
    Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com
    Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net
    47 min
  • “Tidepool” by Nicole Willson | Horrifying Classics – Episode 198
    Today’s horrifying classic is “Tidepool,” Nicole Willson’s lovecraftian horror debut novel.
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    Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/
    patreon.com/relevanceofliterature
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    Music by Leo Discenza
    *Horrifying Classics features effects and music in the public domain.
    Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com
    Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net
    33 min
  • “Fake Like Me” by Barbara Bourland | Horrifying Classics – Episode 197
    Welcome to our second #HorrifyingClassics contemporary horror episode for the month of October.
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    Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/
    patreon.com/relevanceofliterature
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    Music by Leo Discenza
    *Horrifying Classics features effects and music in the public domain.
    Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com
    Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net
    45 min

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A podcast that underscores the relevancy of literature in the 21st Century through analysis and discussion.