The Novel Tea
By Neha & Shruti
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Description
Welcome to The Novel Tea, where your favorite English class meets your neighborhood book club. Join us as we go beyond the traditional classics, exploring books from diverse authors and backgrounds. Each episode, we'll talk about a book through different themes, analyzing characters, plot, and writing styles, to determine: does it stand the test of time?
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The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk : narcissism and honor
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Such A Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry: forgiveness, misfortunes, and miracles
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin: erasure and morality
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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White Teeth by Zadie Smith: disappointment and rejecting coexistence
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf: perception and inadequacy
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín: family and duty
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Bangkok Wakes to Rain by Pitchaya Sudbanthad: time and displacement
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Cities & Urban Literature: Introducing Season 6
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Adaptation Theory, the 'Madwoman' in Literature, and Upcoming Movies: Wrapping Up Season 5
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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All's Well by Mona Awad: perception and repetition
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie: convictions and pentads
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May 28, 2025 |
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Jane Austen Adaptations with What The Austen?
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May 21, 2025 |
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Emma by Jane Austen: Adaptations
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May 14, 2025 |
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Emma by Jane Austen: autonomy and companionship
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles: imagination and balance
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Rebecca: Movie Adaptations
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier: wildness and the elements
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Wide Sargasso Sea and other Jane Eyre Adaptations
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë: adventure and self-respect
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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The Fall of the House of Usher and What Moves the Dead: dreams and denial
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Season 5: Adaptations - What makes a good book adaptation, our favorite adaptations, and our season 5 books
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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2024 in Books: Our Top Ten, New Releases, and More!
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Borders, Revisionist Literature, and Edward Said: Season 4 Wrap
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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The Parisian by Isabella Hammad: belonging and edification
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida: change our minds - with Brown Girl Bookshelf
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka: dignity and chance
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Another Country by James Baldwin: love and pain; grief and forgiveness
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel: survival and mistrust
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño: youth and narcissism
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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The Other Americans by Laila Lalami : memory and protection
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai: class and entitlement
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen: loyalty and duality
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Season 4: Beyond Borders
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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The Novelties: 2024 Mid-Year Reading Spotlight
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Season 3 Wrap: Other Worlds, the Genre Debate, and Speculative Fiction Books to add to your TBR
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke: death and discovery
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel: wilderness and loneliness
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón: obsession and memory
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May 22, 2024 |
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Fledgling by Octavia Butler: home and innocence
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May 08, 2024 |
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The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin: hospitality and shifgrethor
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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The Humans by Matt Haig: survival and curiosity
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Mythology & Retellings
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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American Gods by Neil Gaiman: deception and survival
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood: justice and persuasion
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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The Secret History by Donna Tartt: aesthetics and paranoia
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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How to Read Like an English Teacher with Novel Pairings
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Season 3: Speculative Fiction and Other Worlds
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Was it Worth the Hype? 2023 Reads in Review
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Season 2 Wrap: Global Reads, Trauma Narratives, and International Books to add to your TBR
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton: destiny and truth
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami: fate and destiny
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Pachinko Pt. 2 with Books & Boba
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Pachinko by Min Jin Lee: pride and virtue
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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The Mahabharata
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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The Palace of Illusions with Brown Girl Bookshelf
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie: isolation and respect
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Stolen by Ann-Helen Laestadius: silence and more silence
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras: spaces and sacrifice
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia: faith and wonder
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Get to Know Us!
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Season 2 Intro: Around the World in 8-Tea Books
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Season 1 Wrap: The American Dream - its history, evolution, and its representation in books
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May 21, 2023 |
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Jazz by Toni Morrison: violence and ambition
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May 08, 2023 |
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Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner: humor and expression
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid: fear and grief
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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Passing part 2 and the Netflix Movie
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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Book Pair! Passing & The Vanishing Half
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich: power and resistance
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri: guilt and alienation
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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Prologue
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Feb 03, 2023 |