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Ford Madox Ford's The Good Soldier

We staked out opposite corners of the ring for this one: Adam holding firm to the notion that...

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Ford Madox Ford's The Good Soldier

We staked out opposite corners of the ring for this one: Adam holding firm to the notion that...

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Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth

We've made it to the nineteen aughts, the terminus of our journey into the past, and we've...

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Episode 69: Willa Cather's My Ántonia

There's a real pioneer spirit to this edition of the podcast, which was recorded en plein air...

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Episode 68: Aspects of the Draft

We evaluate the flat and round prospects in the 2019 NBA Draft, after a discussion of Aspects...

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Episode 67: Appointment in Samarra

For our 1930s book, we read the 1934 debut novel of John O'Hara. We discuss how successful...

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Episode 66: Henry Green's Loving

Here's an odd book. Green's style is all his own, delightful and perverse, marked by clipped...

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Episode 65: The Beau Monde of Damian Lillard

We begin in the 1950s, with Evan S. Connell's Mrs. Bridge, a sneakily moving novel comprised of...

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Episode 64: The Prime of Pascal Siakam

In the first pod recorded in Jesse's distinctly unsoundproofed new office, we tackle Muriel...

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Episode 63: Renata Adler's Speedboat

This book is great! Highly recommended. And for the first 20 minutes or so we remain focused on...

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Episode 62: Nicholson Baker's The Mezzanine

This book has it all: busted shoelaces, advances in drinking straw design, a subtle and supple...

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Episode 61: Helen DeWitt

Today we marvel at The Last Samurai, the maddening, brilliant debut novel byHelen DeWitt,...

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Episode 60: Andrew Martin

We ponder the depths of the satire and self-awareness in Andrew Martin's 2018 debut novel Early...

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Episode 59: Gabe Habash

On this episode we discuss Gabe Habash's 2017 novel Stephen Florida, which leads us to wonder...

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Episode 58: Ottessa Moshfegh

In this episode we chat about the novel Eileen, before pivoting, at the 36 minute mark, to an...

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Episode 57: Samanta Schweblin

On today's show, we discuss Schweblin's seriously creepy novel Fever Dream, which was...

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Episode 56: Rachel Cusk redux

Picking up where we left off in Episode 21, with a look at Rachel Cusk's Kudos, which closes...

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Episode 55: NBA Season Preview!

Just in time for the start of the new NBA year (give or take a few games), we invited our old...

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Episode 54: Mary McCarthy

We discussed The Company She Keeps, the 1942 novel-in-stories by a young Mary McCarthy, the...

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Episode 53: Richard Yates

It's the Age of Anxiety on today's pod, as we delve into the collected stories of Richard...

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