Let's Go! Season Three Kick-Off

Welcome to Season 3 of Crack the Book! In this episode:A quick review of big events that happened during the break—Ted Gioia agreed to an interview! I share some of our back-and-forth from our email “interview”/exchange.The podcast What Should I Read Next invited me to be a guest. As a long-time listener to this podcast, it was incredibly exciting.I gave an in-person talk (my first!) with a friend about “Reading as a Superpower.” Stay tuned for more about that.Then we talk a little bit about how this season is going to go, reading groups of related books as units. Right now, that looks like—British History and Fiction: in preparation for my upcoming trip to YorkshireThe Illiad/Odyssey/Aeneid as a trilogy: revisiting my new love of epic poetry, just in time for this summer’s big movieChildren’s Books: the “right books” that every kid should read, and the ones that especially shaped me and a few friendsOnce-a-month Shakespeare! Last year I felt like I conquered Shakespeare, or at least figured out how to read him without it seeming too onerous. We are keeping that going with one Shakespeare a month, on the last Tuesday.Next week we hop right in with Henry IV, Part 1. Thanks as always for listening!LINKThe complete list of Crack the Book Episodes (Amazon affiliate links): https://cheryldrury.substack.com/p/crack-the-book-start-here?r=u3t2rThe Ted Gioia InterviewOne of the "Movie Lists" I mentionedWhat Should I Read Next, Episode 523Theology on TuesdaysCONNECTTo read more of my writing, visit my Substack - https://www.cheryldrury.substack.com.Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cldrury/Like what you heard? Buy me a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/crackthebookLISTENSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5GpySInw1e8IqNQvXow7Lv?si=9ebd5508daa245bdApple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crack-the-book/id1749793321Captivate - https://crackthebook.captivate.fm