The Current Schedule (A Working Document)

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Welcome to the official Close Reads schedule. Whatever’s most current will be posted here. As we come to new books/series/news we’ll post the requisite information.

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Note: There will be no episode on July 7. We will start Wuthering Heights on July 14.

Current Book on the Flagship Show: Wuthering Heights

July 14: Chapters 1-6
June 21: Chapters 7-10
June 28: Chapters 11-15
August 4: Chapters 16-21
August 11: Chapters 22-28
August 18: Chapters 29-end
August 25: Q&A

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Current Subscriber-Exclusive Book: Shakespeare’s First Tetralogy

Over the next few months we’ll be doing a deep dive into four of Shakespeare’s history plays: Richard II, Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, and Henry V. We’ll be digging into the world of these plays, from the drama as the Bard presents it to the stories as history has remembered them. Note: This schedule is potentially subject to change as may adjust the pace it necessary.

July 25: Previewing Richard II and the Historical Context
August 8: Richard II, Act 1-2
August 22: Richard II, Act 3-5
September 5: Henry IV Part 1, Acts 1-2
September 19: Henry IV Part 1, Acts 3-5
October 3: On Falstaff: The Great Debate
October 17: Henry IV Part 2, Acts 1-2
October 31: Henry IV Part 2, Acts 3-5
November 14: On Henry V: Warrior King
November 28: Henry V, Acts 1-2
December 12: Henry V, Acts 3-5
December 26: On The Hollow Crown TV series (and performing Henry V)
January 9: Teaching the Tetralogy
January 23: So What?: A Historical Deep Dive into What Happened Next (plus: there was a second tetralogy!)
February 6: Q&A Episode

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The Monthly Mysteries for 2025

January - The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
February - Smallbone Deceased (Michael Gilbert)
March - The Singing Sands (Josephine Tey)
April - The Great Mistake (Mary Roberts Rhinehart)
May - Mystery Mile (Margery Allingham)
June - Seat of the Scornful (John Dickson Carr)
July - Some Buried Caesar (Rex Stout)
August - The Zebra-striped Hearse (Ross Macdonald)
September - Five Little Pigs (Agatha Christie)
October - A Morbid Taste for Bones (Ellis Peters)
November - Epitaph for a Spy (Eric Ambler)
December - Murder in the Mill Race (ECR Lorac)

You can grab copies of these titles through Goldberry Books here.

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Live Poetry Hour

Moving forward our Live Poetry Hour chats will take place on the 4th Tuesday of the month. The Zoom link will be sent to subscribers that morning.

Please note, May’s poetry hour was postponed to June 3.

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Big Picture Schedule for the flagship show

Starting January 6: The Bridge of San Luis Rey
January 27: A Tale of Two Cities
Starting March 31: O, Pioneers
Starting 4/28: Piranesi
Starting June 9: The Great Gatsby
June 7 - week off
Starting July 14: Wuthering Heights
Starting September 1: The Princess and the Goblin
Starting September 22: A Farewell to Arms
Starting November 10: Much About Nothing