Episode 245 - Henry James is dead (to us)

Episode 245 - Henry James is dead (to us)

Welcome to Episode 245! A highlight of this episode, if you want to call it that, is our discussion of Henry James’s ghost story, “The Jolly Corner,” from THE PENGUIN BOOK OF GHOST STORIES. Chris also read his novella, “The Turn of the Screw,” so we actually talk about two Henry James stories. We’re sorry. Haha. We jest, but in all honesty, we struggled with James’s writing style, even if we thought the plots were engaging. If you’re a Henry James fan, what are we missing? We’d love to hear from you! The image for this episode is a selfie we took in front of Henry James’s portrait at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston earlier this year. It was painted in 1911 by his nephew, William “Billy” James. We had much more fun reading and discussing “The Birds” by Daphne Du Maurier. There’s a new collection of Du Maurier’s short stories out, AFTER MIDNIGHT: THIRTEEN TALES FOR THE DARK HOURS, which prompted our buddy read of this suspenseful tale of increasing dread. We plan on watching Alfred Hitchcock’s adaptation of the same name before the next episode. In our “Just Read” segment, we also talk about: THE LAST RESORT by Erin Entrada Kelly THE DOGS OF VENICE by Steven Rowley AFTERTASTE by Daria LaVelle AGNES GREY by Anne Brontë In Biblio Adventures, we were thrilled to make it to the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, CT, to see SPUNK. Zora Neale Hurston dreamed of seeing her short story, published in 1925, adapted for the stage. It took one hundred years to happen, but her wish has come true. As always, there’s more “inside.” Happy Listening and Happy Reading! https://www.bookcougars.com/blog-1/2025/episode245

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Episode 208 - Author Spotlight with Sara B. Franklin

Episode 208 - Author Spotlight with Sara B. Franklin

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Episode 207 - Spotlight with Author & Rare Book Dealer Rebecca Romney

Episode 207 - Spotlight with Author & Rare Book Dealer Rebecca Romney

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Episode 206 - Author Spotlight with Rebecca Rego Barry

Episode 206 - Author Spotlight with Rebecca Rego Barry

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Episode 205 - Author Spotlight with Yulin Kuang

Episode 205 - Author Spotlight with Yulin Kuang

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Episode 204 - Author Spotlight with Allison Pataki

Episode 204 - Author Spotlight with Allison Pataki

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Episode 203 - Romance Readalong with INDIGO by Beverly Jenkins

Episode 203 - Romance Readalong with INDIGO by Beverly Jenkins

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Episode 202 - Author & Editor Spotlight with Jessica Pryde

Episode 202 - Author & Editor Spotlight with Jessica Pryde

Welcome to Episode 202 of the Book Cougars, featuring an Author and Editor Spotlight with Jessica Pryde. Chris and Emily are enjoying and learning from Jess’s ground-breaking anthology, BLACK LOVE MA...

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Episode 201 - A Great Last Night with Luanne Rice

Episode 201 - A Great Last Night with Luanne Rice

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