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Back to Search459 Eve Bites Back! An Alternative History of English Literature (with Anna Beer)
Episode 459
Jacke talks to author Anna Beer about her new book Eve Bites Back! An Alternative History of English Literature, which tells the stories of eight wom…
3 years, 6 months ago
458 Alexander Pushkin (with Robert Chandler)
Episode 458
For many Russian writers and readers, Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837) holds a special place: his position in Russian literature is often compared to Sh…
3 years, 6 months ago
457 The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson's Editor (The Thomas Wentworth Higginson Story) | PLUS Making (Book) Dreams Come True (with Eve Yohalem and Julie Sternberg)
Episode 457
Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1823-1911) has become famous as the man who in 1862 encouraged young contributors to submit to his magazine - and who rec…
3 years, 6 months ago
456 Maya Angelou
Episode 456
Best known for her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was a woman of many talents and accomplishments. In…
3 years, 6 months ago
455 Gustave Flaubert
Episode 455
Perhaps contemporary critic James Wood put it best: "Novelists," he wrote, "should thank Flaubert the way poets thank spring." In this episode, Jacke…
3 years, 7 months ago
454 Emma's Pick - A Victorian Ghost Story
Episode 454
Happy Halloween! In this episode, producer Emma selects a classic Victorian ghost story for Jacke to read: "Eveline's Visitant" by the publishing pow…
3 years, 7 months ago
453 The Autobiography of Malcolm X (with Dr Rae Wynn-Grant)
Episode 453
Jacke talks to Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant about her journey to becoming a wildlife ecologist and two classic works from the 1960s that helped inspire her: Th…
3 years, 7 months ago
452 Charles and Mary Lamb | A Letter To My Transgender Daughter (with Carolyn Hays)
In this episode, Jacke takes a look at two topics. First, the story of Charles and Mary Lamb, whose children's book Tales from Shakespeare (1807) was…
3 years, 7 months ago
451 Mary Shelley
Episode 451
For more than two centuries, the author Mary Shelley (1797-1851) has been eclipsed by others: her famous parents William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecra…
3 years, 7 months ago
450 The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
Episode 450
It's October! Time for dead leaves, spooky twilight, and little goblins running around in search of candy. And of course, the OG Mr. October, Edgar A…
3 years, 7 months ago