142. The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton
In today's episode, we're wrapping up Wharton in Winter with a conversation about The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton. We focus on Undine and question whether she's a signature unlikable heroin...
27 Feb 20241h 20min
141. Bookish pairings for our favorite period dramas
Reading The Custom of the Country this winter has felt like stepping into the most lush, dramatic, and marathon-worthy period piece–so today we're sharing some of our favorite period dramas and pairin...
13 Feb 20241h 2min
140. Five tips for reading television and movies with a critical lens
Today we're sharing five tips for "reading" your favorite (or least favorite) TV shows and movies. These close reading tricks will help you get more critical while you watch television, which we hope ...
30 Jan 20241h 16min
139. The best, the backlist, and the buzziest books of 2023
It's time for our annual Superlative Soirée! (Okay, so we've never called it that before, but it fits, right?!) Today Chelsey and Sara share their favorite and least favorite books of 2023, plus every...
9 Jan 20241h 15min
138. The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges
We're wrapping up the 2023 season with a final Short Story Club, this time exploring a prime example of Postmodern fiction with Jorge Luis Borges' "The Garden of Forking Paths." Borges is often consid...
19 Dec 20231h 1min
137. Entering Edith Wharton's Gilded Age
Ever wonder what it's like to attend a class at Novel Pairings University? We have a special treat for our listeners as we prepare for #WhartonInWinter and our readalong of Edith Wharton's Custom of t...
12 Dec 202343min
136. To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Today, Chelsey and Sara explore TO THE LIGHTHOUSE by Virginia Woolf, investigating Woolf's intention to put "real life" on the page, analyzing her prose and structure, discussing themes and characters...
28 Nov 20231h 20min
135. A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
We're kicking off our month of Virigina Woolf with an episode exploring Woolf's dense and sprawling extended essay, "A Room of Own's Own." At just over one hundred pages, Woolf gives herself ample spa...
14 Nov 20231h 3min
