Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
We hear about a hallmark of African-American literature and a road trip into the wilds of Texas our librarian once took.
26 Feb 201717min
Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
A play of a family trying to find their way in the world and a few characters from fiction who died and caused the stories to happen.
12 Feb 201727min
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Ralph Ellison's groundbreaking story about a boy becoming a man is discussed in part and we go into characters in fiction that have no name.
5 Feb 201725min
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Our humanity is building the hope that we are better than we are.
30 Jan 201725min
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Today we learn about the classic tale of animal rights and a few more books that were meant for adults but given to children.
22 Jan 201715min
Blubber by Judy Blume
Bullies abound in Judy Blume's Blubber and on our top ten list of the best bullies in literature.
15 Jan 201712min
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) by George Orwell
The story of man who feels all is not right with the world. Then he finds out how wrong the world really is.
1 Jan 201756min
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
A story about an old miser time traveling and changing his ways based on threats and punishment rather than good will.
18 Des 201615min
