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Wuthering Heights: Chapters 22-28

Welcome back to our ongoing conversation about Emily Bronte’s novel!

Aug 18 •

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1:09:13

Richard II: Acts 1-2

The divine right of kings.

Aug 15 •

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1:07:16

Wuthering Heights: Chapters 15-21

Welcome back to our ongoing series on Emily Bronte’s novel!

Aug 11 •

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Close Reads Live: A Special Tenth Anniversary Discussion of "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"

Ten years ago, on the first ever episode of Close Reads, we discussed “A Good Man Is Hard To Find,” the famous story by Flannery O’Connor.

Aug 5 •

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1:02:18

Coming Soon! Lumen Volume 2

It's on space . . . the one related to art, not astronomy. Although, come to think of it . . .

Aug 1 •

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Wuthering Heights: Chapters 11-14

Welcome back to our ongoing series on Emily Bronte’s classic novel.

Jul 29 •

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1:06:55

Previewing "Richard II" and its Historical Context

Welcome to a new subscriber-exclusive series here on Close Reads as we begin our long-promised dive into the world of Shakespeare’s first tetralogy!

Jul 26 •

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1:04:27

Wuthering Heights: Chapters 7-10

Welcome back to our ongoing series on Emily Bronte’s classic novel.

Jul 22 •

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55:39

Monthly Mystery: Some Buried Caesar

Join in as we discuss this month’s mystery novel: Rex Stout’s Some Buried Caesar, a 1930’s classic from one of the most popular of all American mystery…

Jul 18 •

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1:11:02

Wuthering Heights: Chapters 1-6

Welcome to a new series!

Jul 14 •

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1:01:36

The Betrothed: Q&A Episode

As we conclude our conversations on Alessandro Manzoni’s classic of Italian fiction, it’s time to answer your questions.

Jul 9 •

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The Great Gatsby: Q&A Episode

As always, you had plenty of great questions about our current book and on this episode we did our best to answer a bunch of them.

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