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Monthly Mystery: Some Buried Caesar

Join in as we discuss this month’s mystery novel: Rex Stout’s Some Buried Caesar, a 1930’s classic from one of the most popular of all American mystery writers. As always we discuss the big picture view before digging into the categories. Thanks for the support and happy listening. And be sure to let us know what you thought of this one in the comment below! Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Wuthering Heights: Chapters 1-6

Welcome to a new series! As we kick off our conversations on Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, we discuss the genius of the Bronte sisters, the somewhat disorienting nature of the book’s framing device, the way Bronte creates atmosphere, and much more. Happy listening! Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

The Betrothed: Q&A Episode

As we conclude our conversations on Alessandro Manzoni’s classic of Italian fiction, it’s time to answer your questions. As always, you had plenty of good questions, so we did our best to do them justice. Happy listening! Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

The Great Gatsby: Q&A Episode

As always, you had plenty of great questions about our current book and on this episode we did our best to answer a bunch of them. Thanks for tuning in to and participating in this series. Happy listening! Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Monthly Mystery: John Dickson Carr's "The Seat of the Scornful"

Join in as we discuss this month’s mystery novel: John Dickson Carr’s The Seat of the Scornful, a cult classic from the master of the locked room mystery . . . that isn’t a locked room mystery. As always we discuss the big picture view before digging into the categories. Thanks for the support and happy listening. And be sure to let us know what you thought of this one in the comment below! Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.