SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE by Claire Keegan >> Did you read this years ago and love it? Indulge in a re-immersion into this brief, wintery masterpiece!
I keep wanting wintery books/shows/crafts/projects that aren't too silly or saccharine. This absolutely fits that bill. And it's a complete MASTERPIECE. It might be brief but there is sooooo much to talk about. You'll come away feeling just a little bit smarter, and way winterier.
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MIDWINTER MURDER by Agatha Christie (NO READING REQUIRED!) >> Tune in to hear how detective novels are inherently conservative but why I LOVE CHRISTIE ANYWAY.
Whether you've never read her or Christie is your favorite, I like to think this'll be eye opening. You'll learn why the "queen of crime" is exceptional and why it's no surprise that she's the best-selling writer OF ALL TIME (except Shakespeare and the Bible...). It might not be quite midwinter but conjure up a little seasonal ambience with Christie's smart, charming, wintery tale.
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CLEAR by Carys Davies >> You won't believe the way this brief novel expands in depth, in breadth and in beauty when you look at it closely. Listen in now!
I do not know why, but I picked up this beauty of a book a couple of times and put it down. WOW am I glad I finally read it. This novel is feels subtle, brief and--at the same time--enormous. There is so much grist for our mill! Listen in to be sure you don't miss out on those poignant depths.
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ULTRAMARINE by Mariette Navarro >> If you finished this eerie, gorgeous novella and didn't have questions, I'm not sure you dug in deep enough! Join me to hash through the best of it!
When a novella tells you in the jacket copy that twenty sailors went swimming and twenty-one came back, you know you're in for some mystery. But that's obviously not ALL the mystery. I'm still not sure I have all the answers but wow was it fun to look for them.
Including digressions about Dr. Seuss, iambic pentameter and so much more!
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HAMNET by Maggie O'Farrell >> I was WRECKED--in the very best of ways--by my re-reading of this masterpiece. Listen in to be sure you get the most out of this insanely great novel
I re-read Hamnet because of the MOVIE adaptation, but was SHOOK by how deftly O'Farrell surmounts the MANY pitfalls of historical fiction.
We dive deep into: why her vision of the era is so vivid; how Shakespeare is everywhere but also nowhere; how this is a feminist novel; and all the ways the prose transports, affects and inspires the reader. Seriously, treat yourself now.
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