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Thread: What Are Your 2023 Reading Goals?

Our Favorite Reads of 2022

There's a Gollum in Every Man, But What About Frodo? (AKA: What's Love Got To Do With It?)

My Name Is Asher Lev: Q&A Episode

Registration for the 2023 retreat is now open to subscribers!

Till We Have Faces: Chapters 10-19

Announcing the 2023 Close Reads Retreat

What are your favorite books of the year?

My Name is Asher Lev: Finis

My Name Is Asher Lev: Chapters 6-9

Till We Have Faces: Chapters 1-9

Introducing The 2022 Close Reads Christmas Gift Guide

My Name is Asher Lev: Chapters 3-5

East of Eden: Q&A Episode

We Need Your Input for 2023

My Name Is Asher Lev: Chapters 1-2

"People Say There Is No God": A Review of Michael Connelly's "Desert Star"

The Schedule for the Rest of 2022

A Gentleman in Moscow: Q&A

East of Eden: Finis

Tess Gunty on Narrative Voice, Her Writing Process, and the Books That Most Inspire Her

A Gentleman in Moscow: Finis

The Rings of Power: An exit Survey

Tyler Dunne on the state of the NFL and good sports books

The Complete Reading Schedule for 2023

A Gentleman in Moscow: Book 4

East of Eden: Chapters 45-50

The Glory and Shame of Being Alive (According to John Steinbeck)

A Gentleman in Moscow: Pages 248-317

Link for Tonight's Close Reads Live [Updated with Zoom recording]

Notes Towards a Great Savoring

This Wednesday: Live Subscriber Q&A!

A Gentleman in Moscow: Pages 171-247

Scott Avett on His Favorite Books, Truth in Art, and the Notion of the Contemplative Life

A Gentleman in Moscow: Book 2

East of Eden: Chapters 40-44

Killing Ophelia: On Joy and the Duty-driven Soul

A Gentleman in Moscow: To the end of Part 1

The Best Fiction of 2022 So Far (with Sam Sacks)

A Gentleman in Moscow: 1-53

East of Eden: Chapters 34-39

What to Make of "Rings of Power"

Reading Schedule for "A Gentleman in Moscow"

Laurus: Q&A

The Great Winnowing: Choosing Books for Close Reads 2023

Laurus: The Final Chapters

East of Eden: Chapters 27-33

Books for Everyday Carry

Laurus: Pages 237-279

Laurus: Pages 181-237

East of Eden: Chapters 23-26

The Blasted Heath of Desire

Laurus: Pages 109-180

Commonplace Collective: Thread #2

Laurus: Pages 53-109

East of Eden: Chapters 18-22

Laurus: Pages 3-53

Audio Book Narrator Edoardo Ballerini

Book of the Month - "African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals"

Reading Schedule for "Laurus"

A Month in the Country: Q&A Episode

Watch Along: Persuasion (2022)

East of Eden: Chapters 12-17

Restoring the Tarnished Image

A Month in the Country: To the End

Nominate Now: Books for 2023!

A Month in the Country: Pages 1-68

Alissa Wilkinson Talks Great Food Writing (and more)

East of Eden: Chapters 6-11

A Month in the Country Reading Schedule

Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Q&A

Chris Beha Shares the Books He Loves

East of Eden: Chapters 1-5

Champagne at 2:00 pm

Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Final Chapters

East of Eden Reading Schedule

Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Chapters 35-44

David McCloskey Shares His Favorite Spy Novels

Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Chapters 31-34

Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Chapters 25-30

Their Only Pledge Is Their Passion

Some Summer Reading Recommendations

Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Chapters 16-24 (aka Phase the Third)

Anna Karenina: The Conclusion

Historian Megan Kate Nelson Shares Her Favorite Books of History (and more)

Quick Look: Emily St. John Mandel's "Sea of Tranquility"

Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Chapters 12-15 (AKA Phase 2)

Commonplace Collective: Thread #1

Announcing the Next Book for the Bonus Episodes . . .

Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Chapters 6-11

Austin Kleon Spreads Some Book Love

Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Chapters 1-5

Help us decide the next book for the subscriber series!

Anna Karenina: Part 7 (to the end)

The Art of Writing History

Flickering Dystopian Shadows

Reading Schedule for "Tess of the D'Urbervilles"

A Raisin in the Sun

Eudora Welty's "Why I Live at the P.O."

William Kent Krueger shares his most beloved books

Tonight: Close Reads Live!

Ten Baseball Books for a New Season

1984: Q&A

Anna Karenina: Part 7, Chapter 1-17

Gary Paulsen's Final Novel is a Bit of Magic

1984: The Final Chapters

Anna Karenina - Part 6: Chapters 17-32

1984: Part 2, Chapters 9-10

Book Cover of the Month + Worthy Reads from Around the Bookish Web

Spying Failure: On Mick Herron’s Slough House Series

1984: Part 2, Chapters 1-8

The Divided Self in Literature and Life

Vote Now in the 2022 Close Reads Literary Bracket!

Michelle Nijhuis

1984: Part 1

Anna Karenina: Part 6, Chapters 1-16

Quick Look: Amor Towles' "The Lincoln Highway"

Up Next: 1984

As I Lay Dying: Q&A Episode

Kate Albus Shares Her Five Favorite Middle Grade Read-Alouds

Anna Karenina: Part 5, Chapters 18-33

As I Lay Dying: Episode 4

Bonus Episode: Death on the Nile Movie Discussion

As I Lay Dying: Episode 3

As I Lay Dying: Episode 2

Anna Karenina: Part 5, Chapters 1-17

Close Rants #1: On Pride and Prejudice Adaptations

As I Lay Dying: Episode 1

Up Next: As I Lay Dying

Death on the Nile: Q&A Episode

Anna Karenina: Part 4: Chapters 13-23

Death on the Nile: The Final Chapters

Death on the Nile: Chapters 10-20

Anna Karenina: Part 4, Chapters 1-12

Death on the Nile: Chapters 1-9

Up Next: Death on the Nile

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