The Foxed Page
By Kimberly Ford
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If you love to read, The Foxed Page is for you. With these deep dives into the best books, you’ll gain a richer understanding of the title at hand, all while learning to read everything better.
Choose from long-form lectures, quick recommendations, talks on old favorites and plenty of episodes from the archives.
Listen to The Foxed Page--with Kimberly Ford, best-selling author, former adjunct professor and Ph.D.
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REPOST: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (and its SEQUEL??)
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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REPOST: Agatha Christie! (and her Midwinter Murder!) (NO READING REQUIRED!)
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Lecture 77: THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS and ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE >> Ever thought about these two classics in dialogue with one another? Want to know more about magic realism? Tune in!
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Holiday Repost: Robin Wall Kimmerer's BRAIDING SWEETGRASS >> Did you love this when it came out? Did you mean to read it but didn't quite? Allow Kimberly to remind you of the CRUCIAL WISDOM Wall Kimmerer imparts!
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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REPOST: Five-Minute Recommendation of James Joyce’s DUBLINERS
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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REPOST: James Joyce’s DUBLINERS >> And finally, Ireland's literary giant. This NO-READING-REQUIRED lecture will give you even more depth in your understanding of Ireland--all while making you feel smarter
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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REPOST: Five-Minute Recommendation for Anna Burns’s MILKMAN >> SAY NOTHING devotees, here's another AMAZING novel.
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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REPOST: Anna Burns's MILKMAN >> Another one for SAY NOTHING fans! A CHALLENGE this time. Burns's novel about Northern Ireland is an absolute MASTERPIECE.
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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REPOST: 5-Minute Recommendation for Claire Keegan’s FOSTER >> Loving the tv series SAY NOTHING?? This masterful (very short) novel might be even more engrossing!
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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REPOST: Claire Keegan's FOSTER >> Anyone loving SAY NOTHING should take the (minimal) time to read this INCREDIBLE (and very short) novel.
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Lecture 76: Phillipe Besson's LIE WITH ME >> translated by the one and only MOLLY RINGWALD!
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Lecture 75: James Baldwin's GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN >> This masterpiece deserves the deepest of dives. Join Kimberly to sink in to its genius!
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Lecture 74: Gabriel García Márquez's ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE >> If you're one of the millions who love this book--or if you didn't quite get all the hype--listen in to Kimberly's take on why it's massively important.
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Old Favorite 5: NANCY DREW as Intriguing Cultural Phenomenon! >> Did you know that the Nancy Drew books were radically rewritten 20 years after publication? Listen in to this fascinating indication of cultural differences!
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Enriched Read 8: Ann Patchett's TOM LAKE--and OUR TOWN! >> Whether you loved TOM LAKE or were underwhelmed, just wait till you see it in the light of Our Town!
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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REPOST: History and satire in PRIDE AND PREJUDICE >> NO READING REQUIRED >> Dive into Jane's historical period--while seeing her as a true SATIRIST--to more FULLY appreciate her genius!
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Lecture 72: Rachel Cusk's OUTLINE >> Maybe you have lingering questions about the insanely great, entirely original aspects of OUTLINE? Listen up!
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Lecture 71: THE PERFECT COUPLE!! The novel AND TV ADAPTATION! >> On Sept 5, Netflix will air what looks like an AMAZING, star-studded, darkly comic HIT! Listen in to why the NOVEL will translate so well to the small screen!
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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REPOST: BACK-to-SCHOOL with the (shockingly deep and complex) WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE >> Let Kimberly reveal some very adult reasons why this "childhood" favorite has sold over 50M copies and remains a global household staple.
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Lecture 70: Gregoire Bouillier's THE MYSTERY GUEST >> You asked for more international books! This short French riff on Mrs. Dalloway is a REALLY GOOD ONE!
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Lecture 69: Liz Moore's THE GOD OF THE WOODS >> Feel like you fully appreciated what makes this thriller so good? Kimberly wants to point out a few points when you might've been too engrossed to notice!
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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REPOST: Rachel Khong's GOODBYE, VITAMIN >> You've seen REAL AMERICANS on every bookstore front table lately? That's because Khong is SO GOOD. Listen in to hear what makes Khong's work so approachable, smart and deeply affecting.
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Enriched Read 6: SATIRE in LONG ISLAND COMPROMISE (also feat. Lorrie Moore, Paul Beatty and Andrew Sean Greer!)
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Lecture 68: James Baldwin's GIOVANNI'S ROOM >> It's a crime that Kimberly JUST read this novel for the first time. She was shocked at the crazy abundance of figurative language. Take a listen to more fully COMPREHEND this slim book!
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Lecture 67: Kimberly's TOP TEN books of the 21st century! >> The New York Times did NOT ask Kimberly for her top ten when they made their list, but here they are! Tune in to see how your favorites compare!
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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REPOST: DEMON COPPERHEAD>> Have you read the NYT best of the century title #61?? Were you a reader who voted it NUMBER ONE on the readers' list? Listen in if you want to better understand WHY it's so good!
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Lecture 66: Lucia Berlin's A MANUAL FOR CLEANING WOMEN >> Kimberly would almost give this an ELEVEN. Listen in as she explains why this collection deserves to be read over and over and over again!
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Lecture 65: FORTY-SIX of the New York Times's 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE CENTURY >> Have you read the same titles as Kimberly? Is she about to deeply offend you by panning your favorite?? Listen in to see!
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Lecture 64c: Salinger's FRANNY AND ZOOEY (but mostly "Zooey") >> Ever wondered why Salinger is SO ENDURING? And what's actually going on with Franny?? Kimberly's about to offer up some answers.
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Lecture 64b: J. D. Salinger's "A PERFECT DAY FOR BANANAFISH" >> If you love FRANNY AND ZOOEY but don't REALLY know this story, you must listen in!
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Lecture 64a: J. D. Salinger's FRANNY AND ZOOEY (but really just "Franny") >> Even if you haven't read this GEM of a book, tune in to see what makes Salinger's prose SO GOOD.
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Lecture 63b: Akbar's MARTYR! (the ENDING) >> If you think you fully understood the nuance of Kaveh Akbar's (possible double) ending, you might be crazy.
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Lecture 63a: Kaveh Akbar's MARTYR! >> Anyone who thinks they've comprehended this masterpiece in one read is insane. Allow Kimberly to help you appreciate why it deserves extensive further thought!
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Lecture 62: Elin Hilderbrand's SWAN SONG >> Have an extra good time with the queen of the beach read's LAST NANTUCKET NOVEL.
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Lecture 61: F. Scott Fitzgerald's THE GREAT GATSBY >> Did you love this classic in sophomore English? Allow Kimberly to lead you down literary memory lane with this 4th-of-July meditation on the AMERICAN DREAM!
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Lecture 60: Miranda July's ALL FOURS >> Have you heard? ALL FOURS is creating a revolution!
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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REPOST: Arthur Lobel’s FROG AND TOAD >> Kimberly hates to self-aggrandize, but this might be some of her finest work.
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Enriched Read 6: LORD BYRON and BILLY (collins)! >> Explore POETRY with a close reading of Byron to more appreciate our uber-popular former-poet-laureate, Billy Collins
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Lecture 59: Nicholson Baker's THE ANTHOLOGIST >> Do you love poetry? Do you WISH you loved poetry?? This hilarious, inspirational novel will hook you up!
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Episode 58: Alice Munro's LIVES OF GIRLS AND WOMEN >> Allow Kimberly to deepen your appreciation of this NOBEL-WINNER's only novel!
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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REPOST: Daniel Mason's NORTH WOODS >> Is this sitting on your nightstand?? Dust it off! Kimberly's about to tell you all the reasons you'll LOVE this book.
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Lecture 57: Hernán Díaz's TRUST >> Is it possible you missed some of the genius nuance in this four-books-in-one novel?? Whether you've read it or are gearing up to--Kimberly will make sure you get the MOST out of it.
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Lecture 56: Anita Brookner's HOTEL DU LAC >> Kimberly's pretty sure this will be her GO TO RECOMMENDATION for the summer. Hotel is THAT GOOD.
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May 31, 2024 |
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Lecture 55: Alice Munro part 1: the PROSE >> Have you heard of the Canadian legend and never read her? Or maybe she's your favorite writer? Listen in to hear what makes her hilarious, incisive, mold-breaking stories deserve a NOBEL.
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May 28, 2024 |
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REPOST: Cormac McCarthy's The Passenger and Stella Maris >> Buckle up, readers. Kimberly's finally indulging herself (and YOU) in an extra-deep-dive lecture on one of her favorite writers of all time.
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May 24, 2024 |
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Lecture 54: Joan Didion's DEMOCRACY >> Want to save democracy?? Just kidding. You'd have to do more than listen to this. But this Didion is incredibly timely--and RIVETING.
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May 20, 2024 |
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Lecture 53: Curtis Sittenfeld's ROMANTIC COMEDY >> Could you use a super-smart, hilarious, uplifting novel right about now? This is it!
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May 17, 2024 |
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Lecture 52: André Aciman's CALL ME BY YOUR NAME and ENIGMA VARIATIONS >> Did you love the movie? Do you want to more fully comprehend the idea of the atmospheric novel before summer's upon us?? Listen in!
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May 13, 2024 |
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Lecture 51: Nicholson Baker's FINDING A LIKENESS: HOW I GOT SOMEWHAT BETTER AT ART >> Are you an intelligent, creative person--maybe contemplating a next chapter or new endeavor? Baker's about the provide ALL THE INSPIRATION YOU NEED
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May 10, 2024 |
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Lecture 50: John Steinbeck's EAST OF EDEN >> Want to see Kimberly conjure John Steinbeck from the dead?? Ever wondered why so many people LOVE EAST OF EDEN? Allow Kimberly to explain why it deserves to be such a perennial favorite. NO RE-READING REQUIRED!
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May 06, 2024 |
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Lecture 38: R. F. Kuang's YELLOWFACE
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May 03, 2024 |
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Lecture 49: Stephen King's CARRIE >> Find out why King is worth serious literary respect, especially on the FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY of this iconic novel.
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Lecture 48: Megan Nolan's ORDINARY HUMAN FAILINGS >> Looking for a thriller that's incredibly well written? Look no further!
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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REPOST: Lecture 7: Joan Didion’s The White Album Part 1 > Learn why Didion is such an icon and why her inimitable prose means so much to so many people!
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Enriched Read 5: Percival Everett's JAMES in light of Twain's HUCK FINN >> Find out why Everett's incredible re-imagining is a HUGE IMPROVEMENT on the source material.
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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REPOST: Dorothy Baker’s CASSANDRA AT THE WEDDING > Find out why literally NO ONE to whom Kimberly recommends this 1962 novel about identical 21-year-old twins in California is disappointed.
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Lecture 45: Jo Baker's LONGBOURN > Have you always wanted Downton Abbey in the form of a REALLY WELL WRITTEN novel?? PLUS JANE AUSTEN ELEMENTS??!! This is it, people!
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Lecture 46: Janice Hadlow's THE OTHER BENNET SISTER > Ever wondered what MARY Bennet was up to?? Wonder no more!
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Lecture 44: Melinda Taub's THE SCANDALOUS CONFESSIONS OF LYDIA BENNET, WITCH > Let Kimberly (and Taub) answer all the questions about Pride and Prejudice that you didn't even know you had!
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Lecture 43: Virginia Woolf's ORLANDO>> This fantastical ROMP--what with Orlando living 400 years, and both as a man and a woman--has never been more crucial!
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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REPOST: Judy Blume's ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET>> Seriously, who needs a reason to revisit this touchstone?? Find out why this classic is such a literary feat!
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Lecture 42: Rebecca Yarros's FOURTH WING>> Two burning questions: Why is so much fantasy set in the medieval era? and Why is so much written by mormon writers??
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Episode 41: Jesmyn Ward's LET US DESCEND > Readers, Kimberly LOVED this rewriting of Dante's Divine Comedy. Listen to why this best seller DESERVES its place on all those BEST OF 2023 lists!
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Lecture 40: POOR THINGS! Readers! AHHHHH!!! The movie streams today--and Alasdair Gray's 1992 novel (the source material) is SOOO GOOD! You MUST LISTEN TO THE PODCAST AND READ THIS BOOK!
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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REPOST: Sally Rooney's BEAUTIFUL WORLD WHERE ARE YOU >> Honestly? Kimberly did not love Conversations with Friends. She dove into this to figure out why Rooney left her a tad cold. She ended up with serious appreciation–while also discovering the thing!
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Lecture 39: Virginia Woolf's LIBERTY (A Room of One's Own)
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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REPOST: Gustave Flaubert's MADAME BOVARY
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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REPOST: Gabrielle Zevin’s TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Lecture 37: Margaret Kennedy's THE FEAST
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Lecture 36: Madeline Miller’s CIRCE
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Lecture 35: Madeline Miller's GALATEA
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Lecture 34: Gayl Jones's Corregidora
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Lecture 33: Claire Keegan's So Late in the Day
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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How to Read 3: Why reading is NECESSARY NOT INDULGENT!
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Lecture 32: Lessons in Chemistry
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Old Favorite 3: From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
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Nov 18, 2023 |
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Lecture 29: Why Nicholson Baker MUST be your new mindfulness guru
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Lecture 28: Like Water for Chocolate (now in English!)
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Lecture 27: the foxed page EN ESPANOL: Como aqua para chocolate
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Lecture 26: the foxed page talks TELEVISION; David Milch, Pete Dexter and SHAKESPEARE: Deadwood, the TV series.
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Episode 14: DEADWOOD (the novel):
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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LECTURE 14: Claire Keegan's Small Things Like These
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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LECTURE 13: What we all need to learn from Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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LECTURE 12: Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Enriched Read II: The Covenant of Water
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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How to Read II: PLOT (feat. Virginia Woolf, Eve Babitz, Gustave Flaubert and others)
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Episode 11: Didion, Babitz . . . and Cline?
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Lecture 10: Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think about Abortion
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Lecture 9: Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Lecture 8: Claire Dederer’s Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Lecture 7: Joan Didion’s The White Album Part 2
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Lecture 7: Joan Didion’s The White Album Part 3
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Lecture 6: Elena Ferrante’s The Lost Daughter Part 3
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Lecture 6: Elena Ferrante’s The Lost Daughter Part 2
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Lecture 6: Elena Ferrante’s The Lost Daughter Part 1
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Enriched Read 1: Demon Copperhead, David Copperfield and Dickens
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Lecture 5: Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love Part 2
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Lecture 5: Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love Part 3
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Lecture 4: Rachel Khong’s Goodbye, Vitamin Part 2
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Lecture 4: Rachel Khong’s Goodbye, Vitamin Part 3
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Lecture 3: Elin Hilderbrand’s Summer of ‘69 Part 1
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Lecture 3: Elin Hilderbrand’s Summer of ‘69 Part 2
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Lecture 3: Elin Hilderbrand’s Summer of ‘69 Part 3
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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How to Read 1: Narrative Stance
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Lecture 2: Claire Keegan’s Foster Part 3
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Lecture 2: Claire Keegan’s Foster Part 2
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Lecture 1: Michelle Zauner’s Crying in H-Mart Part 3
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Lecture 1: Michelle Zauner’s Crying in H-Mart Part 2
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Lecture 1: Michelle Zauner’s Crying in H-Mart Part 1
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Welcome to the Foxed Page with Kimberly Ford
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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From the Archives: Annie Ernaux’s The Years parts 1, 2 & 3
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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From The Archives: Jeannette Haiens' The All of It parts 1, 2 & 3
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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From the Archives: Louise Erdrich's The Sentence parts 1, 2 & 3
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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From the Archives: Kiley Reid’s Such a Fun Age parts 1, 2 & 3
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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From the Archives: Brit Bennett’s The Vanishing Half parts 1, 2 & 3
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Five-Minute Recommendation: Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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From the Archives: Five-Minute Recommendation for Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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From the Archives: Five-Minute Recommendation for Jeanette Winterson and Jeanette Haien’s The All of It
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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From the Archives: Five-Minute Recommendation for Eve Babitz’s Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, the Flesh, and L.A.
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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From the Archives: Five-Minute Recommendation for Elin Hilderbrand’s Summer of 69
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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From the Archives: Five-Minute Recommendation of Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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From the Archives: Five-Minute Recommendation for Annie Ernaux’s The Years.
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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From the Archives: Five-Minute Recommendation for Jeannette Winterson’s Frankisstein
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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5-Minute Recommendation: Dorothy Baker’s CASSANDRA AT THE WEDDING
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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5-Minute Recommendation: Michelle Zauner’s CRYING IN H-MART
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Jun 14, 2023 |