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A Tale of Two Cities: Book 2, Chapters 14-19
It’s the episode in which we dig into the ways Dickens uses different tones of voice in various sections, the way his writing creates a tableau-like …
1 year, 3 months ago
A Tale of Two Cities: Part 2, Chapters 7-13
Welcome back to our ongoing conversation about Charles Dickens’ classic novel! In this episode, we discuss what the book is revealing itself to be ab…
1 year, 4 months ago
A Tale of Two Cities: Book 2, Chapters 1-6
We’re back with another conversation on Charles Dickens’ classical novel, and this time we discuss the introduction of Sidney Carton and Charles Darn…
1 year, 4 months ago
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! Over the next several episodes we are going to dig into A…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Bridge of San Luis Rey Q&A
You had questions about The Bridge of San Luis Rey; we did our best to answer them. Thanks for tuning in to this series!
Up next: A Tale of Two Citie…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Bridge of San Luis Rey: To the End
It’s time to dig into the end of Thornton Wilder’s lovely novel and in this episode we’re discussing the impact (and epilogue-like nature) of the fin…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Bridge of San Luis Rey: Parts 1-3
Welcome to the first episode of 2025 here on Close Reads! Our first book of the year is a short but powerful contemplation of , well, the meaning of …
1 year, 5 months ago
The Great Passion: Q&A Episode
We’ve come to the end of our series on James Runcie’s novel, The Great Passion, which (as usual) means it’s time for a Q&A episode and this time we h…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Great Passion: To the End
Merry Christmas from all of us at Close Reads! In this episode we’re chatting about the final chapters of James Runcie’s lovely novel, The Great Pass…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Year in the Reading Episode
It’s that time of year! In this annual tradition we’re sharing our top five reads of 2024 (as well as a slew of honorable mentions). Happy listening!…
1 year, 5 months ago