All Episodes

The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson: integration and reclamation

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy: instinct and monsters

In Conversation: Alli Hoff Kosik on influencers, gossip, and the online world in books

Greenwood by Michael Christie: legacy and inheritance

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer: entropy and uncertainty

What We Can Know by Ian McEwan: memory and preservation

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer: conceit and control

Season 7: The Natural World

2025 in Books: Our Favorite Books, Reading Reflections, and More

Cities, Places, and Settings in Books with Strong Sense of Place

The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk : narcissism and honor

Such A Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry: forgiveness, misfortunes, and miracles

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin: erasure and morality

White Teeth by Zadie Smith: disappointment and rejecting coexistence

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf: perception and inadequacy

Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín: family and duty

Bangkok Wakes to Rain by Pitchaya Sudbanthad: time and displacement

Cities & Urban Literature: Introducing Season 6

Adaptation Theory, the 'Madwoman' in Literature, and Upcoming Movies: Wrapping Up Season 5

All's Well by Mona Awad: perception and repetition

Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie: convictions and pentads

Jane Austen Adaptations with What The Austen?

Emma by Jane Austen: Adaptations

Emma by Jane Austen: autonomy and companionship

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles: imagination and balance

Rebecca: Movie Adaptations

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier: wildness and the elements

Wide Sargasso Sea and other Jane Eyre Adaptations

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë: adventure and self-respect

The Fall of the House of Usher and What Moves the Dead: dreams and denial

Season 5: Adaptations - What makes a good book adaptation, our favorite adaptations, and our season 5 books

2024 in Books: Our Top Ten, New Releases, and More!

Borders, Revisionist Literature, and Edward Said: Season 4 Wrap

The Parisian by Isabella Hammad: belonging and edification

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida: change our minds - with Brown Girl Bookshelf

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka: dignity and chance

Another Country by James Baldwin: love and pain; grief and forgiveness

Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel: survival and mistrust

The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño: youth and narcissism

The Other Americans by Laila Lalami : memory and protection

The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai: class and entitlement

The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen: loyalty and duality

Season 4: Beyond Borders

The Novelties: 2024 Mid-Year Reading Spotlight

Season 3 Wrap: Other Worlds, the Genre Debate, and Speculative Fiction Books to add to your TBR

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke: death and discovery

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel: wilderness and loneliness

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón: obsession and memory

Fledgling by Octavia Butler: home and innocence

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin: hospitality and shifgrethor

The Humans by Matt Haig: survival and curiosity

Mythology & Retellings

American Gods by Neil Gaiman: deception and survival

The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood: justice and persuasion

The Secret History by Donna Tartt: aesthetics and paranoia

How to Read Like an English Teacher with Novel Pairings

Season 3: Speculative Fiction and Other Worlds

Was it Worth the Hype? 2023 Reads in Review

Season 2 Wrap: Global Reads, Trauma Narratives, and International Books to add to your TBR

The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton: destiny and truth

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami: fate and destiny

Pachinko Pt. 2 with Books & Boba

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee: pride and virtue

The Mahabharata

The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor

The Palace of Illusions with Brown Girl Bookshelf

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie: isolation and respect

Stolen by Ann-Helen Laestadius: silence and more silence

Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras: spaces and sacrifice

The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia: faith and wonder

Get to Know Us!

Season 2 Intro: Around the World in 8-Tea Books

Season 1 Wrap: The American Dream - its history, evolution, and its representation in books

Jazz by Toni Morrison: violence and ambition

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner: humor and expression

The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid: fear and grief

Passing part 2 and the Netflix Movie

Book Pair! Passing & The Vanishing Half

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich: power and resistance

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri: guilt and alienation

Prologue