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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.

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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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1:30:04

June 2025

Monthly Mystery: John Dickson Carr's "The Seat of the Scornful"

Join in as we discuss this month’s mystery novel: John Dickson Carr’s The Seat of the Scornful, a cult classic from the master of the locked room…

Jun 27 •

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57:29

The Great Gatsby: The Final Chapters

It’s a bit late, but better late than never, right?

Jun 25 •

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1:16:37

The Great Gatsby: Chapter 4-6

Welcome back to our series on F.

Jun 16 •

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55:01

The Betrothed: The Final Chapters

And so we come to the end of Alessandro Manzoni’s classic novel.

Jun 15 •

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50:54

Introducing Beehive Book Club Guides: Our New Project Written by Close Reads Listeners

Dear Close Reads community,

Jun 11 •

The Great Gatsby: Chapters 1-3

Welcome to a new series of episodes on another wonderful book.

Jun 9 •

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1:05:36

Tonight: Live Poetry Hour for May (Rescheduled from last week)

Jun 3 •

You Are Invited to Our Tenth Anniversary Celebration (and Book Launch Event)!

Last year, after returning home from our annual Close Reads retreat, Rachel Woodham wrote a lovely blog post about her experience at the event.

Jun 3 •

A Mailbag Episode

We’re in between books so we answered as many of your questions as we could—which is to say, this is one of those wide-ranging episodes on a variety of…

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1:26:36

The Betrothed: Chapters 29-32

Welcome back to our ongoing series on Alessandro Manzoni’s classic Italian novel.

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