The Summer Reading Podcast

The Summer Reading Podcast

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The Summer Reading Podcast episodes

  • 044 Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

    Finally, a book about a dog that is not steeped in animal violence/injury/death (we're lookin' at you, Wilson Rawls). Friendship, grief, trauma, community, and a magical dog abound in this beloved children's title, Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. Sit back, unwrap a Litmus Lozenge, and join us on the journey.


    Like what you hear? Let us know! Email us at [email protected] - we'd love to hear from you!

    56 min
  • 043 My Antonia by Willa Cather

    Marty struggles with characters' names, and Jack has feelings about the Cryptozoology museum. Both are enamored with Willa Cather. Place, sensuality, family, and immigrant experiences. Join Jack and Marty as they dive into the American classic, My Antonia by Willa Cather.


    Like what you hear? Email us at [email protected] - we'd love to hear from you!

    1 hr 8 min
  • 042 The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

    Jack is just *so over* WWII books. Marty sometimes needs to re-start books to get the rhythm & momentum on her side - doesn't everyone? (Answer: No) Death as narrator is inarguably badass (at least to us here at the ol' SRP) and this book earns some rabbits! Listen as Jack and Marty dive into The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak.


    Like what you hear? Send us a note! We'd love to hear from you - [email protected] :).


    1 hr 12 min
  • 041 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Happy Friday, old sports! Here with a new episode featuring a truly American tale (and not the kind with adorable singing mice), The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Join Jack and Marty as they discuss capitalism, Zelda, film adaptations, and just how many copies of this book they had in their childhood homes. And bonus - Harriet chimes in for good measure!


    Enjoying the podcast? Let us know! Email us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you :)

    1 hr 13 min
  • 040 The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

    Marty is back! And what better book to jump back into after having a child than... The Hunger Games? Hmmm... wait, maybe not so much. But there's a lot to dive into - favorite characters, politics, capitalist structures, and yes, intense violence involving children. Yeesh.

    Hear Jack and Marty's thoughts on the first book in this blockbuster YA series, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins!


    Like what you hear? Email us at [email protected]! :)

    1 hr 11 min
  • 039 The Awakening by Kate Chopin

    Jack's mum Rosa returns for another maternity leave special! And don't you know it, we are reading Kate Chopin's The Awakening. Did they love it? Did they hate it? WHO KNOWS

    Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected].

    1 hr 4 min
  • 037 The Pearl by John Steinbeck

    Oh, boy, Jack's back writing another episode copy. Did you know he once shared an office with a guy who used to write copy and that guy described it as the most miserable point in his life? Anyway, John Steinbeck wrote The Pearl and Jack's Mum Rosa is back as guest host? Does she like this one more than Flannery O'Connor? I'll spare you the suspense. Yes.
    Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected].

    1 hr 7 min
  • 036 A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor

    Jack's Mum joins us as our first ever guest host as we read the short story "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor. And you can join us, too, as we learn that O'Connor is not an Irishman as well as learn that Rosa isn't a fan of short stories
    Send us thoughts, comments and book suggestions - we'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected].

    1 hr

About The Summer Reading Podcast

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A professor and a librarian read, discuss, and review all the books you were assigned to read in English class. Also, we swear.