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Chris Beha Shares the Books He Loves
Listen now (57 min) | “Christopher Beha is one of the most talented young writers at work today.” —Jess Walter, author of Beautiful Ruins This episode’s…
Goldberry Studios
Jun 24
3
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East of Eden: Chapters 1-5
Listen now (74 min) | It’s always an exciting time when we jump into a new book here at Close Reads, and even more so when it’s a book that so many of…
Goldberry Studios
Jun 21
12
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Champagne at 2:00 pm
When even shadows can be full of beauty and substance
Heidi White
Jun 20
37
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Final Chapters
Listen now (78 min) | Here we are at the end of another novel. Join David, Heidi, and Karen as they compare Alec’s love for Tess with Angel’s…
Goldberry Studios
Jun 18
2
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East of Eden Reading Schedule
Our next subscriber-exclusive book here at Close Reads HQ is going to be Steinbeck’s East of Eden, one of the great novels in American lit by one of…
David Kern
Jun 15
26
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Chapters 35-44
Listen now (70 min) | (AKA: Phase the Fifth)
Goldberry Studios
Jun 4
3
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David McCloskey Shares His Favorite Spy Novels
Listen now (44 min) | David McCloskey knows spy fiction. Having been a CIA analyst in a former life, he knows what makes a spy novel realistic and as a…
Goldberry Studios
May 30
12
2
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Chapters 31-34
Listen now (53 min) | Welp. It’s time for some confession. Here, right in the middle of Thomas Hardy’s masterpiece, we get a marriage followed by…
Goldberry Studios
May 27
5
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Chapters 25-30
Listen now (58 min) | As we draw near to the middle of Thomas Hardy’s great tragic novel, join Karen and Heidi (who are holding down the fort while…
Goldberry Studios
May 21
7
2
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Their Only Pledge Is Their Passion
On the tragic essence of "Anna Karenina" and the adultery which defines it
Heidi White
May 18
26
3
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Some Summer Reading Recommendations
Plus: "In Praise of Good Bookstores," a new C.S. Lewis edition, and more
David Kern
May 17
13
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Chapters 16-24 (aka Phase the Third)
Listen now (60 min) | “Phase the Third” of Tess of the D’Urbervilles is called “The Rally” so on this week’s conversation David, Heidi, and Karen…
Goldberry Studios
May 14
4
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