Reading to Expand Our Worldviews
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On our fifth episode we chat about Nick’s recent book haul and discuss reading to expand our worldviews. Book talk: 00:45--For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten 01:20--Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke 05:16--Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann 12:43--The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century by Olga Ravn Discussion topic: 16:30--Discussion on reading to expand our worldviews Books discussed: Full Body Burden by Kristen Iversen, A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond, Homie by Danez Smith, Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin, A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza, and Beloved by Toni Morrison Foreign films discussed: Andhadhun, Parasite, Burning, and A Portrait of a Lady on Fire Diversity in Publishing Survey International Booker Prize IB English List
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