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The Warden: Q&A Episode

And so we come to the end of our conversations on Anthony Trollope’s The Warden, focusing, as always, on your questions.

Feb 20, 2024 •

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1:14:51

Announcing the 2025 Book List (AKA: The Great Winnowing)!

The reading list for 2025 is officially official!

Sep 11, 2024 •

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1:21:44

Announcing the Book List for 2024: The Great Winnowing!

Our 2024 book list is here!

Sep 29, 2023 •

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1:10:44

O Pioneers!: Part 1

Welcome to a new series on another great novel, Willa Cather’s O Pioneers!. This week we’re discussing Cather’s instinctive yet precise writing, the…

Apr 1 •

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1:15:02

The Year in the Reading Episode

It’s that time of year!

Dec 21, 2024 •

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1:30:12

Recapping Our Favorite Reads of 2023

Our annual holiday tradition is back!

Dec 23, 2023 •

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1:29:17

Now Available to Pre-order: "The Divided Soul: Duty and Desire in Literature and Life" by Heidi White

A behind the scenes conversation

Mar 4 •

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33:11

The Jane Austen Heist Draft

Welcome to the Jane Austen heist draft, in which each of us will build a six-member crew of Jane Austen characters to perpetrate a heist, Oceans 11…

Mar 17 •

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1:07:08

A Tale of Two Cities: Book 1, Chapters 1-6

Over the years, many of you have asked us to discuss a Dickens novel and it’s finally time!

Jan 28 •

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1:15:21

Piranesi: Part 1

Welcome to a new series!

Apr 28 •

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1:00:32

The Bridge of San Luis Rey: Parts 1-3

Welcome to the first episode of 2025 here on Close Reads!

Jan 6 •

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51:55

An 1860's Book Draft

What’s your favorite book from the 1860s?

Jun 11, 2024 •

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1:13:47

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