The Lightly Literary Podcast
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These humble friends have simple goals: read, think, and talk. Once a week, they call upon their dormant English literature degrees in order to critically read and thoughtfully discuss a book of interest. Whether you're a wine-toting book club veteran or someone who hasn't willingly read a book since high school English, you'll find jovial, measured discussion here. From mythology to romance, historical fiction to science fiction, essays to memoirs, our selections are carefully curated so that your reading schedule is consistently fascinating and diverse. Join us (and read along!) as we pursue literary bliss.
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Trick Mirror - Part 2
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Trick Mirror - Part 1
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Book Rec: Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino
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May 30, 2026 |
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The Names - Part 2
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May 24, 2026 |
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The Names - Part 1
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May 11, 2026 |
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Book Rec: The Names by Florence Knapp
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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At Night All Blood Is Black - Part 2
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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At Night All Blood Is Black - Part 1
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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Book Rec: At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Book Highlights: 79-84
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Disability Visibility - Part 2
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Disability Visibility - Part 1
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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Book Rec: Disability Visibility Edited by Alice Wong
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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You Dreamed of Empires - Part 2
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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You Dreamed of Empires - Part 1
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Feb 07, 2026 |
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Book Rec: You Dreamed of Empires by Alvaro Enrigue
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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In Order to Live - Part 2
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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In Order to Live - Part 1
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Book Rec: In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Underland - Part 2
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Jan 10, 2026 |
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Underland - Part 1
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Jan 03, 2026 |
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Book Rec: Underland by Robert Macfarlane
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Horrorstor - Part 2
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Dec 27, 2025 |
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Horrorstor - Part 1
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Book Rec: Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Book Highlights: 73-78
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Sea of Tranquility - Part 2
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Nov 29, 2025 |
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Sea of Tranquility - Part 1
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Book Rec: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Ayoade on Top - Part 2
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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Ayoade on Top - Part 1
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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Book Rec: Ayoade on Top by Richard Ayoade
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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The Employees - Part 2
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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The Employees - Part 1
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Book Rec: The Employees by Olga Ravn
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Dept. of Speculation - Part 2
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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Dept. of Speculation - Part 1
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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Book Rec: Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Upstream - Part 2
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Upstream - Part 1
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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Book Rec: Upstream by Mary Oliver
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Lavinia - Part 2
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Lavinia - Part 1
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Aug 02, 2025 |
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Book Rec: Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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A Murder Is Announced - Part 2
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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A Murder Is Announced - Part 1
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Book Rec: A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Book Highlights: 67-72
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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The Common Reader - Part 2
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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The Common Reader - Part 1
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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Book Rec: The Common Reader by Virginia Woolf
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Your Utopia - Part 2
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Your Utopia - Part 1
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May 31, 2025 |
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Book Rec: Your Utopia by Bora Chung
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May 27, 2025 |
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The Sympathizer - Part 2
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May 23, 2025 |
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The Sympathizer - Part 1
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May 16, 2025 |
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Book Rec: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
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May 14, 2025 |
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The Argonauts - Part 2
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May 10, 2025 |
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The Argonauts - Part 1
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May 02, 2025 |
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Book Rec: The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Kim's Convenience - Part 2
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Kim's Convenience - Part 1
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Book Rec: Kim's Convenience by Ins Choi
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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The Sellout - Part 2
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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The Sellout - Part 1
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Book Rec: The Sellout by Paul Beatty
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Book Highlights: 61-66
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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The Year of Magical Thinking - Part 2
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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The Year of Magical Thinking - Part 1
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Book Rec: The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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The Red Badge of Courage - Part 2
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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The Red Badge of Courage - Part 1
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Book Rec: The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Listen for the Lie - Part 2
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Listen for the Lie - Part 1
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Jan 04, 2025 |
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Book Rec: Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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The Lost City of Z - Part 2
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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The Lost City of Z - Part 1
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Book Rec: The Lost City of Z by David Grann
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Annie Bot - Part 2
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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Annie Bot - Part 1
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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Book Rec: Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Book Highlights: 55-60
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves - Part 2
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves - Part 1
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Book Rec: St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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The Library Book - Part 2
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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The Library Book - Part 1
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Book Rec: The Library Book by Susan Orlean
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida - Part 2
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida - Part 1
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Book Rec: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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The Island of Sea Women - Part 2
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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The Island of Sea Women - Part 1
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Book Rec: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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The Fire Next Time - Part 2
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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The Fire Next Time - Part 1
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Book Rec: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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The Quick and the Dead - Part 2
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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The Quick and the Dead - Part 1
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Book Rec: The Quick and the Dead by Louis L'Amour
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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American Born Chinese - Part 2
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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American Born Chinese - Part 1
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Book Rec: American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Book Highlights: 49-54
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Fencing with the King - Part 2
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Jun 08, 2024 |
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Fencing with the King - Part 1
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May 31, 2024 |
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Book Rec: Fencing with the King by Diana Abu-Jaber
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May 28, 2024 |
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How to Be a Person in the World - Part 2
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May 24, 2024 |
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How to Be a Person in the World - Part 1
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May 10, 2024 |
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Book Rec: How to Be a Person in the World by Heather Havrilesky
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May 07, 2024 |
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Fences - Part 2
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Fences - Part 1
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Book Rec: Fences by August Wilson
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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The Violent Bear It Away - Part 2
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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The Violent Bear It Away - Part 1
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Book Rec: The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O'Connor
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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In Cold Blood - Part 2
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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In Cold Blood - Part 1
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Book Rec: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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The Intuitionist - Part 2
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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The Intuitionist - Part 1
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Book Rec: The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Book Highlights: 43-48
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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84, Charing Cross Road - Part 2
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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84, Charing Cross Road - Part 1
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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Piranesi - Part 2
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Jun 10, 2023 |
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Piranesi - Part 1
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Book Rec: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
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May 31, 2023 |
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The Psychology of Zelda - Part 2
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May 26, 2023 |
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The Psychology of Zelda - Part 1
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May 22, 2023 |
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Book Rec: The Psychology of Zelda edited by Anthony M. Bean
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May 16, 2023 |
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King Leopold's Ghost - Part 2
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May 12, 2023 |
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King Leopold's Ghost - Part 1
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May 10, 2023 |
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Book Rec: King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild
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May 03, 2023 |
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To the Lighthouse - Part 2
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May 01, 2023 |
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To the Lighthouse - Part 1
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Book Rec: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Civilwarland in Bad Decline - Part 2
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Civilwarland in Bad Decline - Part 1
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Book Rec: Civilwarland in Bad Decline by George Saunders
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Book Highlights: 37-42
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Pandora's Jar - Part 2
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Pandora's Jar - Part 1
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Feb 25, 2023 |
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Book Rec: Pandora's Jar by Natalie Haynes
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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A Visit from the Goon Squad - Part 2
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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A Visit from the Goon Squad - Part 1
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Book Rec: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Pachinko - Part 2
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Pachinko - Part 1
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Book Rec: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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The City and the City - Part 2
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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The City and the City - Part 1
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Book Rec: The City and the City by China Mieville
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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A Good Family - Part 2
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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A Good Family - Part 1
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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Book Rec: A Good Family by A.H. Kim
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Soccer in Sun and Shadow - Part 2
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Soccer in Sun and Shadow - Part 1
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Book Rec: Soccer in Sun and Shadow by Eduardo Galeano
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Book Highlights: 31-36
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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The Human Stain - Part 2
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Nov 05, 2022 |
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The Human Stain - Part 1
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Book Rec: The Human Stain by Philip Roth
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Dubliners - Part 2
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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Dubliners - Part 1
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Book Rec: Dubliners by James Joyce
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Crying in H Mart - Part 2
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Crying in H Mart - Part 1
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Book Rec: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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The Midnight Library - Part 2
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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The Midnight Library - Part 1
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Book Rec: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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MASH - Part 2
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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MASH - Part 1
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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Book Rec: MASH by Richard Hooker
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem - Part 2
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem - Part 1
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Book Rec: Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Book Highlights: 25-30
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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World of Wonders - Part 2
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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World of Wonders - Part 1
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Book Rec: World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Jazz - Part 2
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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Jazz - Part 1
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Jun 25, 2022 |
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Book Rec: Jazz by Toni Morrison
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Uncommon Type - Part 2
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Uncommon Type - Part 1
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Book Rec: Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks
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May 30, 2022 |
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The Incal - Part 2
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May 27, 2022 |
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The Incal - Part 1
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May 20, 2022 |
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Book Rec: The Incal by Jodorowsky and Moebius
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May 16, 2022 |
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We Are Okay - Part 2
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May 13, 2022 |
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We Are Okay - Part 1
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May 06, 2022 |
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Book Rec: We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
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May 02, 2022 |
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Ghettoside - Part 2
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Ghettoside - Part 1
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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Book Rec: Ghettoside by Jill Leovy
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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Book Highlights: 19-24
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Something Wicked This Way Comes - Part 2
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Something Wicked This Way Comes - Part 1
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Apr 02, 2022 |
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Book Rec: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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They Both Die at the End - Part 2
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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They Both Die at the End - Part 1
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Book Rec: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Homegoing - Part 2
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Homegoing - Part 1
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Book Rec: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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True Grit - Part 2
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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True Grit - Part 1
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Book Rec: True Grit by Charles Portis
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Burnt Shadows - Part 2
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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Burnt Shadows - Part 1
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Book Rec: Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Field Notes from a Catastrophe - Part 2
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Field Notes from a Catastrophe - Part 1
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Book Rec: Field Notes from a Catastrophe by Elizabeth Kolbert
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Book Highlights: 13-18
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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The Gunslinger - Part 2
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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The Gunslinger - Part 1
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Book Rec: The Gunslinger by Stephen King
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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My Favorite Thing Is Monsters - Part 2
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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My Favorite Thing Is Monsters - Part 1
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Book Rec: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down - Part 2
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down - Part 1
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Oct 24, 2021 |
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Book Rec: You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down by Alice Walker
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Born a Crime - Part 2
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Born a Crime - Part 1
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Book Rec: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom - Part 2
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom - Part 1
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Book Rec: Churchill and Orwell - The Fight for Freedom by Thomas E. Ricks
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Tracks - Part 2
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Tracks - Part 1
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Book Rec: Tracks by Louise Erdrich
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Book Highlights, 7-12
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Wilde in America - Part 2
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Wilde in America - Part 1
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Book Rec: Wilde in America by David M. Friedman
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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The Devil in the White City - Part 2
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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The Devil in the White City - Part 1
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Jul 10, 2021 |
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Book Rec: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Sansei and Sensibility - Part 2
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Sansei and Sensibility - Part 1
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Book Rec: Sansei and Sensibility by Karen Tei Yamashita
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Blood, Bones, and Butter - Part 2
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Blood, Bones, and Butter - Part 1
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Book Rec: Blood, Bones, and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton
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May 27, 2021 |
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Native Speaker - Part 2
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May 27, 2021 |
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Native Speaker - Part 1
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May 21, 2021 |
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Book Rec: Native Speaker by Chang-Rae Lee
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May 20, 2021 |
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The Bluest Eye - Part 2
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May 14, 2021 |
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The Bluest Eye - Part 1
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May 07, 2021 |
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Book Rec: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
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May 04, 2021 |
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Book Highlights, 1-6
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Part 2
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Part 1
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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Book Rec: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Norse Mythology - Part 2
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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Norse Mythology - Part 1
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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Book Rec: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 - Part 2
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 - Part 1
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Book Rec: Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Different Seasons - Part 2
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Different Seasons - Part 1
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Book Rec: Different Seasons by Stephen King
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World - Part 2
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World - Part 1
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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Book Rec: Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Janesville, an American Story - Part 2
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Janesville, an American Story - Part 1
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Book Rec: Janesville, an American Story by Amy Goldstein
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Welcome to the Lightly Literary Podcast
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Book Review Highlights, Episodes 61-80
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Book Review: The Dhammapada
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Book Review: Speaking of Siva
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Book Review: The Madness of Cambyses
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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Book Review: A Slip under the Microscope
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Book Review: O Cruel Alexis
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Book Review: Kasyan from the Beautiful Lands
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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Book Club: Don't Call Us Dead
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Book Review: Come Close
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Dec 19, 2020 |
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Book Review: The Fall of Icarus
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Dec 19, 2020 |
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Book Review: Miss Brill
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Book Review: Il Duro
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Book Review: Circe and the Cyclops
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Book Review: I Hate and I Love
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Book Review: The Robber Bridegroom
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Book Club: The Good Lord Bird
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Book Review: It Was Snowing Butterflies
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Book Review: A Pair of Silk Stockings
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Book Club: Octavia's Brood
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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Book Review: The Voyage of Sir Francis Drake Around the Whole Globe
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Book Review: To-morrow
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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Book Review: The Night Is Darkening Round Me
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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Book Review: Lips too chilled
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Book Club: Sing, Unburied, Sing
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Book Review: The Dolphins, the Whales and the Gudgeon
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Sep 15, 2020 |