Secret Life of Books

Every book has two stories: the one it tells, and the one it hides.

The Secret Life of Books is a fascinating, addictive, often shocking, occasionally hilarious weekly podcast starring Sophie Gee, an English professor at Princeton University, and Jonty Claypole, formerly director of arts at the BBC.
Every week these virtuoso critics and close friends take an iconic book and reveal the hidden story behind the story: who made it, their clandestine motives, the undeclared stakes, the scandalous backstory and above all the secret, mysterious meanings of books we thought we knew.

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Secret Life of Books Trailer

The Secret Life of Books is a fascinating, addictive, often shocking,occasionally hilarious weekly podcast starring Sophie Gee, professor ofEnglish at Princeton University, and Jonty Claypole, formerl...

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