As we continue to trudge through this season of social distancing and everyone sheltering at home, we're all finding it to be a struggle to do some of our favorite things. Y'know, like reading. So today, Karen Swallow Prior—one of our favorite guests from 2019—makes a return visit to the show to talk about reading habits, binge-watching, and generally class up the program.
Listen in as we discuss:
Which female literary characters men should make a point of studying Why it's hard to read in high-stress situations How we can overcome losing the art of deep, uninterrupted reading Why "TL;DR" is the worst Why Karen started her new B&H classic literature series with Sense and Sensibility and Heart of Darkness Where are our favorite reading spots Why it's a great idea to cite the people on your thesis panelAll this, plus a few listener questions! (Thanks Joe Waller and Richard Harbison!)
Karen Swallow Prior is the author of On Reading Well and has been a Professor of Literature at Liberty University and will be transitioning to Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fall 2020. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram.
A few of the books we mentioned this week On Reading Well by Karen Swallow Prior Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen (get it for 44% off from LifeWay) Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (get it for 44% off from LifeWay) Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry Madam Bovary by Gustave Flaubert Anyone by Charles Soule The Overstory by Richard Powers Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Misreading Scripture with Modern Eyes by E. Randolph Richards and Brandon O'Brien Sharing and supporting the show Leave a five-star rating and review of the show on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to the show. Give us a follow on Twitter and Instagram at @MalContentsPod Be sure to use the Amazon affiliate links above to help us pay for the costs of producing and hosting the show. Interested in sponsoring Table of (mal)Contents? Let's talk via email or DM us on Twitter or Instagram.Your Next Favorite Book: Faith, Hope, and Carnage
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