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Close Reads is a book-club podcast for the incurable reader co-hosted by David Kern, Heidi White, Sean Johnson, and occasionally Tim McIntosh. We read good books and talk about them. This is a show for amateurs in the best sense. This is not an experts show: we’re book lovers, book enthusiasts. Our goal is have empathetic and intelligent conversations about good books. Close Reads is produced by Goldberry Studios, the podcast wing of Goldberry Books, a family-run indie bookshop in Concord, N...

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Now Available to Pre-order: "The Divided Soul: Duty and Desire in Literature and Life" by Heidi White

Mar 4th, 2025 5:30 PM

In this very special episode we go behind-the-scenes with Heidi on her forthcoming book! What’s the origin story? Why is the topic so important to her? What was it like to write? How’s she feeling now? Plus Tim’s here! What a momentous day. Happy listening! Want to pre-order your copy? Click here. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

A Tale of Two Cities: Book 3, Chapters 1-8

Mar 3rd, 2025 9:05 PM

Welcome back to our ongoing series on Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities! This week we’re chatting about scenes that make this section exciting, the political context of the story, what Dickens’ worldview seems to be based on some of the metaphors he uses in the book, and much more. Happy listening!Click here to support Bandersnatch Book’s book of poetry for children! Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

A Tale of Two Cities: To the End of Book 2

Feb 24th, 2025 3:45 PM

Welcome back! It’s French Revolution time (i.e., Dickens does history). Also, Lucy and Darnay discuss Sidney’s sadness, Lucy and Darnay have children, and ultimately Darnay leaves. We discuss. Happy listening! Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

A Tale of Two Cities: Book 2, Chapters 14-19

Feb 17th, 2025 11:40 PM

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 effect, how the serialization of the story should impact our reading, and question on morality that the book’s introduction of the French Revolution raises. In other words, it’s another conversation on A Tale of Two Cities! Thanks for tuning in and happy listening! NOTE: VIDEO COMING LATER Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

A Tale of Two Cities: Part 2, Chapters 7-13

Feb 10th, 2025 7:49 PM

Welcome back to our ongoing conversation about Charles Dickens’ classic novel! In this episode, we discuss what the book is revealing itself to be about, the question of villainy in the story, the importance of the historical context, the differences in the various men who love Lucie, Dickens use of symblism, and much more. Happy listening! Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

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