All episodes
Crossing to Safety: Part 1, Chapters 6-10
Crossing to Safety: Part 1, Chapters 1-5
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Q&A Episode
The Great Winnowing of 2026 (for 2027)
The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn: To the End
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Chapters 24-31
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Chapters 17-23
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Chapters 9-16
Remembering Wendell Berry With Those Who Know Him
Remembering Wendell Berry (Part 1)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Chapters 1-8
Our Man in Havana: Q&A
A Very Special Follow-up Episode on “Beloved” with Dr. Angel Adams Parham
Our Man in Havana: To the End
Our Man in Havana: Parts 3-4
Our Man in Havana: Parts 1 + 2
The Pros and Cons of Christopher Nolan's Adaptation of "The Odyssey"
Beloved: Q&A
Beloved: 159-235
Beloved: 76-158
Beloved: Pages 1-75
The Feast: Q&A
The Feast: To the End
The Feast: Thursday
The Feast: Wednesday
The Feast: Tuesday
The Feast: Monday
The Feast: Prologue-Sunday
The Grapes of Wrath Q&A Episode
The Grapes of Wrath: To the End
The Grapes of Wrath: Chapter 26
The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 22-25
Short Story Hour: "Leaf by Niggle" by J. R. R. Tolkien (FREE PREVIEW)
The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 19-21
The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 15-18
The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 8-14
The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 1-7
This Is Happiness: Q&A Episode
This Is Happiness: To the End
This Is Happiness: Chapters 23-31
This Is Happiness: Chapters 12-22
This Is Happiness: Chapters 1-11
The Age of Innocence: Q&A Episode
The Age of Innocence: To the End
Age of Innocence: Chapters 19-25
The Age of Innocence: Chapters 10-18
Age of Innocence: Chapters I-IX
2025: A Year of Reading in Review
Much Ado About Nothing: Q&A Episode
A Christmas Mailbag
Much Ado About Nothing: Act 5
Much Ado About Nothing: Act IV
Much Ado About Nothing: Act III
Much Ado About Nothing: Act II
Much Ado About Nothing: Act I
A Farewell to Arms: Q&A Episode
A Farewell to Arms: Book 5
A Farewell to Arms: Book 4
A Farewell to Arms: Book 3
A Farewell to Arms: Book 2 (Chapters 13-24)
A Farewell to Arms: Book One (Chapters 1-12)
Q&A: The Princess and the Goblin + Ask-Us-Anything
The Princess and the Goblin: To the End
The Princess and the Goblin: Chapters 1-14
The Great Winnowing of 2025 (for 2026)
Wuthering Heights: Q&A
Wuthering Heights: Final Chapters
Wuthering Heights: Chapters 22-28
Wuthering Heights: Chapters 15-21
Close Reads Live: A Special Tenth Anniversary Discussion of "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"
Wuthering Heights: Chapters 11-14
Wuthering Heights: Chapters 7-10
Wuthering Heights: Chapters 1-6
The Great Gatsby: Q&A Episode
The Great Gatsby: The Final Chapters
The Great Gatsby: Chapter 4-6
The Great Gatsby: Chapters 1-3
A Mailbag Episode
Piranesi: Q&A Episode
Piranesi: To the End
Piranesi: Chapters 4 and 5
Piranesi: Parts 2 and 3
Piranesi: Part 1
O Pioneers!: Q&A Episode
O Pioneers!: To the End
O Pioneers!: Parts 2 & #
O Pioneers!: Part 1
A Tale of Two Cities: Q&A Episode
The Jane Austen Heist Draft
A Tale of Two Cities: Final Chapters
Now Available to Pre-order: "The Divided Soul: Duty and Desire in Literature and Life" by Heidi White
A Tale of Two Cities: Book 3, Chapters 1-8
A Tale of Two Cities: To the End of Book 2
A Tale of Two Cities: Book 2, Chapters 14-19
A Tale of Two Cities: Part 2, Chapters 7-13
A Tale of Two Cities: Book 2, Chapters 1-6
A Tale of Two Cities: Book 1, Chapters 1-6
The Bridge of San Luis Rey Q&A
The Bridge of San Luis Rey: To the End
The Bridge of San Luis Rey: Parts 1-3