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In this episode of the Pouring Over Books Podcast,  LaShawn  reflects on her reading goals for the year, particularly her intention to read three classic novels. She discusses the ongoing debate in the literary community about what it means to be 'well-read' and shares her personal list of five accessible classics,  and explains why each book is worth reading. LaShawn also reveals her own selections for her own personal curriculum of reading 3 classics in 2026

Books Mentioned in This Episodes

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austin

The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien

If Beale Street Could Talk James Baldwin

Kindred By Octavia E Butler

LaShawn's Personal Classic List

Anna Karenina By Leo Tolstoy

The Odyssey By Homer

Their Eyes Were Watching God By Zora Neale Hurston

My Currently Reading List

We Who Will Die by Stacia Startk

Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma

If I Ruled the World by Amy DuBois Barnett

Half His Age By Jennette Mccurdy 

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