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Crossing to Safety: Part 1, Chapters 11-13

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Crossing to Safety: Part 1, Chapters 6-10

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Crossing to Safety: Part 1, Chapters 1-5

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Q&A Episode

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The Great Winnowing of 2026 (for 2027)

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The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn: To the End

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Chapters 24-31

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Chapters 17-23

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Chapters 9-16

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Remembering Wendell Berry With Those Who Know Him

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Remembering Wendell Berry (Part 1)

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Chapters 1-8

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Our Man in Havana: Q&A

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A Very Special Follow-up Episode on “Beloved” with Dr. Angel Adams Parham

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Our Man in Havana: To the End

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Our Man in Havana: Parts 3-4

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Our Man in Havana: Parts 1 + 2

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The Pros and Cons of Christopher Nolan's Adaptation of "The Odyssey"

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Beloved: Q&A

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Beloved: 159-235

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Beloved: 76-158

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Beloved: Pages 1-75

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The Feast: Q&A

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The Feast: To the End

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The Feast: Thursday

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The Feast: Wednesday

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The Feast: Tuesday

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The Feast: Monday

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Beowulf (the Tolkien translation): Lines 1-680

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The Feast: Prologue-Sunday

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The Grapes of Wrath Q&A Episode

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The Grapes of Wrath: To the End

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The Grapes of Wrath: Chapter 26

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The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 22-25

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Short Story Hour: "Leaf by Niggle" by J. R. R. Tolkien (FREE PREVIEW)

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The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 19-21

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The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 15-18

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The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 8-14

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The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 1-7

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This Is Happiness: Q&A Episode

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This Is Happiness: To the End

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This Is Happiness: Chapters 23-31

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This Is Happiness: Chapters 12-22

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This Is Happiness: Chapters 1-11

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The Age of Innocence: Q&A Episode

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The Age of Innocence: To the End

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Age of Innocence: Chapters 19-25

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The Age of Innocence: Chapters 10-18

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Age of Innocence: Chapters I-IX

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2025: A Year of Reading in Review

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Much Ado About Nothing: Q&A Episode

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A Christmas Mailbag

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Much Ado About Nothing: Act 5

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Much Ado About Nothing: Act IV

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Much Ado About Nothing: Act III

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Much Ado About Nothing: Act II

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Much Ado About Nothing: Act I

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A Farewell to Arms: Q&A Episode

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A Farewell to Arms: Book 5

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A Farewell to Arms: Book 4

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A Farewell to Arms: Book 3

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A Farewell to Arms: Book 2 (Chapters 13-24)

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A Farewell to Arms: Book One (Chapters 1-12)

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Q&A: The Princess and the Goblin + Ask-Us-Anything

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The Princess and the Goblin: To the End

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The Princess and the Goblin: Chapters 1-14

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The Great Winnowing of 2025 (for 2026)

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Wuthering Heights: Q&A

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Wuthering Heights: Final Chapters

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Wuthering Heights: Chapters 22-28

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Wuthering Heights: Chapters 15-21

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Close Reads Live: A Special Tenth Anniversary Discussion of "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"

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Wuthering Heights: Chapters 11-14

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Wuthering Heights: Chapters 7-10

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Wuthering Heights: Chapters 1-6

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The Great Gatsby: Q&A Episode

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The Great Gatsby: The Final Chapters

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The Great Gatsby: Chapter 4-6

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The Great Gatsby: Chapters 1-3

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A Mailbag Episode

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Piranesi: Q&A Episode

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Piranesi: To the End

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Piranesi: Chapters 4 and 5

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Piranesi: Parts 2 and 3

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Piranesi: Part 1

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O Pioneers!: Q&A Episode

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O Pioneers!: To the End

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O Pioneers!: Parts 2 & #

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O Pioneers!: Part 1

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A Tale of Two Cities: Q&A Episode

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The Jane Austen Heist Draft

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A Tale of Two Cities: Final Chapters

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

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

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

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

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

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A Tale of Two Cities: Book 2, Chapters 1-6

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A Tale of Two Cities: Book 1, Chapters 1-6

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The Bridge of San Luis Rey Q&A