Description
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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3:47 -- Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin (teaser impressions)
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Published 01/30/22
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02:48 -- Chatting about our holidays
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