Novel Conversations is a podcast summarizing the world’s greatest works of classic literature: you get the whole story from cover to cover. If CliffsNotes had an audio-bestfriend, it would be us! Each episode, Frank Lavallo hosts two readers, and the three of them share their reactions to the story and read their favorite passages along the way. If you're looking for a good story, you're in the right place. *This podcast is a production of the Ohio Film Tax Credit.
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A podcasts about all things books and the communities they build. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talesfromabibliophile/support
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This classic western novel tells the story of a Mattie Ross, a young girl who, with her unlikely companions, traverses the American West to avenge the death of her father. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesEvergreen Podcasts
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Herman Melville's landmark novel follows the obsessive quest of Captain Ahab as he seeks revenge on Moby Dick, the huge white wale which had previously maimed him, leading to a perilous and philosophical journey for the crew of the whaling ship The Pequod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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A Tale of Two Cities is one of the most prolific fictional works to every be written in the English language. Its story explores the nature of sacrifice, revenge, and resurrection amongst several characters set around the French Revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Edith Wharton's 1920 novel is set in 1870s New York City, and explores the conflict between individual desire and cultural expectations in New York City's high society. This landmark jazz-age novel won Wharton the Pulitzer Prize in 1921, the first woman to recieve the award. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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The landmark debut novel of author James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man tells the story of young Stephen Dedalus's spiritual and intellectual awakening in turn-of-the-century Ireland. Its modernist stylings and use of strict realism would come to define Joyce as an author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic…
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Originally published alongside other famous Falkner works in an anthology titled "Go Down Moses", The Bear is about Issac "Ike" McCaslin, who trains to hunt and kill the legendary bear Old Ben. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesEvergreen Podcasts
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In Robert Louis Stevenson's seminal adventure novel "Treasure Island." The story follows young Jim Hawkins' journey aboard a pirate vessel, chasing hidden treasure and battling the fearsome Long John Silver. The novel's iconic pirate imagery, and rich and complex characters have made it a timeless classic in the adventure sub-genre. Learn more abou…
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A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh is a satirical novel that follows the lives of members of London's wealthy elite. The focus of our story, Tony Last, his wife Brenda, and their son John Andrew, endure hardship and turmoil. By utilizing a satirical stance for the narrative, Waugh paints a farcical, tragic picture of 20th century religion and morali…
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'The End of The Affair" by Graham Greene
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Graham Greene's final contribution to his 4 "Catholic Series" novels, The End of the Affair tells the story of Maurice Bendrix and his internal struggles navigating an affair with his partner, Catherine Walston. The novel's deeply introspective narrative is contrasted by the escalation of WWII in 1940s England. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis…
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In Conrad's landmark novel from 1899, English sailor Charles Marlow describes his voyage into the interior of the African jungle aboard a Belgian shipping vessel. The work levees a striking criticism of the imperial mindset of its era, reflected in its inclusion as one of the greatest texts of Western literature. Learn more about your ad choices. V…
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'To Kill A Mockingbird' by Harper Lee
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One of the greatest all-time works of American fiction, 'To Kill A Mockingbird' is a timeless account of the American South as seen through the eyes of a young girl named Scout. The novel's warm and approachable dissection of gender, society, and race have made it an enduring staple of the American literary canon. Learn more about your ad choices. …
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20,000 Leagues Under The Sea is classic science-adventure novel written by Jules Verne, and released serially through 1870. It tells the story of the Nautilus, a futuristic deep-sea submarine, and its long voyages through the ocean's depths through the eyes of our protagonist, the marine biologist Professor Aronnax, who is captive aboard the vessel…
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Emily Bronte's only novel, Wuthering Heights tells the story of the turbulent relationships between the Earnshaws and the Lintons, two families of landed gentry in 1847 West Yorkshire. In its time, the novel was controversial for its depictions of cruelty and abuse, and for its challenges to Victorian ideals and morality. In the time since however,…
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Titled "The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who Lived Eight and Twenty Years, All Alone in an Un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, Near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having Been Cast on Shore by Shipwreck, Wherein All the Men Perished but Himself. With an Account how he was at last a…
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This classic of English literature was originally penned under the name "Currer Bell", and details the story of the titular Jane as she struggles to find comfort and self-worth through the ups and downs of her life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesEvergreen Podcasts
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Novellas
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We've only got a few weeks of the year left! Tune in today to hear Carley share novella's to help you meet your yearly reading goal. Find the pod on Instagram @talesfromabibliophile Find books mentioned on this episode on our bookshop.org page Use our referral page to try out Li…
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in 1897's West Sussex, a strangely dressed and unfriendly man named Griffin takes up lodging at a local inn, causing havoc and disharmony with his rude antics and constant scientific investigation. As the novel progresses, we see more and more of the evil within Griffin, even as he is seen less and less. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega…
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Main Character Energy with Erika Massie
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Erika is back (back again) to talk personal development books. Find the pod on Instagram @talesfromabibliophile Find books mentioned on this episode on our bookshop.org page Use our referral page to try out Libro.fm Support the podcast on Buy Me a C…
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Movies That Were Better Than the Book
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Rainy and Erika are back to hash out which movie adaptations were better than the books they were based on. Find the pod on Instagram @talesfromabibliophile Find books mentioned on this episode on our bookshop.org page Use our referral page to try out Libro.fm Support t…
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"Bleak House" is a novel by Charles Dickens, first published as a 20-episode serial between March 1852 and September 1853. The story centers around a variety of characters whose livelihoods depend on the outcome of an active court case, Jarndyce and Jarndyce. Throughout the novel, our perspective shifts between an omniscient third person and the pe…
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Holiday Reads with Erika Massie
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Time to gather those holiday reads! Erika is back on the pod and we're sharing our seasonal TBR! Find the pod on Instagram @talesfromabibliophile Find books mentioned on this episode on our bookshop.org page Use our referral page to try out Libro.fm Support the podcast on …
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Cozy Fantasy with Ash Dial
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Ash is back! We chat about the cozy fantasy genre and some of our favorite reads that fit into it. Find the pod on Instagram @talesfromabibliophile Find books mentioned on this episode on our bookshop.org page Use our referral page to try out Libro.fm Support the podcast on …
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Evergreen Podcasts, the network that brought you From First Lady to Jackie O, is pleased to introduce Countdown to Dallas, another podcast from Host Paul Brandus. On the sixtieth anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, former White House correspondent Paul Brandus takes an in-depth look at the seemingly unconnected events tha…
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My Antonia, the third of Willa Cather's "prairie trilogy", follows the story of a young bohemian immigrant to the town of Blackhawk, Nebraska. Narrated by our protagonist Jim Burden, Cather uses vivid imagery and beautiful prose to paint a picture of immigrant life on the prairie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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If you're planning to read more nonfiction this month in celebration of Nonfiction November, this episode is for you! Yasmin Dunn joins the podcast today to discuss some of our favorite nonfiction reads so far this year. Be sure to check out Yasmin's latest episode on 10 Things to Tell You with Laura Tremain for more book recommendations! Find Ya…
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Jessica from @the_caffeinatedd_bookworm joins us for a chat about starting a bookstagram, what the community is like, and what we've been reading lately! Find Jessica on Instagram @the_caffeinatedd_bookworm Find the pod on Instagram @talesfromabibliophile Find books mentioned on this episode on our bookshop.org…
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In this famous Robert Louis Stevenson novel, we follow Gabriel Utterson, a London legal-practitioner who investigates the relationship between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and a criminally abominable man by the name of Mr. Hyde. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesEvergreen Podcasts
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Our conversation today is all things spooky and where to start with the Horror genre. My guest, Nina, aka Spooky Librarian, is on a mission to help you find your next spooky read and she has some great recommendations! Find Nina on Instagram @the_wandering_reader Find the pod on Instagram @talesfromabibliophile Find books mentio…
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Witchy Books with Ash Dial
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My bff, Ash Dial, joins us to chat about our favorite witchy books - just in time for your October TBR! Find the pod on Instagram @talesfromabibliophile Find books mentioned on this episode on our bookshop.org page Use our referral page to try out Libro.fm Support the podcast on …
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In "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, we see the preeminent Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes' solve the eerie murder of a Sir Arthur Baskerville on the moors of Dartmoor by an apparent fiendish hound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesEvergreen Podcasts
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In F. Scott Fitzgerald's debut novel, published in 1920, he tells the story of Amory Blaine, a smart, attractive, ivy-league dropout with whom Fitzgerald makes observations about the greed and loneliness of the post WWI era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesEvergreen Podcasts
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Rainey is back to chat about the literacy non-profit she works for, Books for Keeps. Find out more about their work at www.booksforkeeps.org and if you're local to Athens, be sure to check out their community book fair starting October 5, 2023. Find the pod on Instagram @talesfromabibliophile Find books mentioned on this episode on …
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The Loved One tells the story of Dennis Barlow, a British ex-patriot living in Los Angeles and working at a funeral home for pets. Throughout the book, we see Dennis struggle to balance his reputation for the British community in Hollywood, the demands of his position, and the glitz and glamor of the film industry. Learn more about your ad choices.…
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Queer Stories with Mikey
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Mikey from Avid Bookshop joins us today in conversation about some of our favorite queer stories. Find the pod on Instagram @talesfromabibliophile Find books mentioned on this episode on our bookshop.org page Use our referral page to try out Libro.fm Support the podcast on Buy Me a Coffee…
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Booktok with Rainey & Erika
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Erika and Rainey drop in for a conversation about all the pros and cons of Booktok. Find the pod on Instagram @talesfromabibliophile Find books mentioned on this episode on our bookshop.org page Use our referral page to try out Libro.fm Support the podcast on Buy Me a Coffee Follow Carley …
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Around The World in 80 Days tells the story of Phileas Fogg, a London gentleman with meticulous habits, and his bet that he can circumnavigate the globe in 80 days or less. Accompanied by his loyal valet Passepartout, Fogg's whirlwind journey weaves a fantastical tale of heroics and adventure as they try to beat the clock back to London to cash in …
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Carley's BFF Ash joins the show to discuss all their favorite books with the found family trope. Find the pod on Instagram @talesfromabibliophile Find books mentioned on this episode on our bookshop.org page Use our referral page to try out Libro.fm Support the podcast on Buy Me a Coffee Follow Ca…
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Rachel Watkins from Avid Bookshop joins us for an episode full of recommendations for Fall reads! Find out more about the cover of Tom Lake Find out more about the cover of North Woods Find Avid Bookshop on instagram @avidbookshop Find the pod on Instagram @talesfromabibliophile Find books mentioned on this episode on our bookshop.org…
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Unhinged: the Bridgerton Episode
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Erika and Niké join us to talk all things Bridgerton! Find the pod on Instagram @talesfromabibliophile Find books mentioned on this episode on our bookshop.org page Use our referral page to try out Libro.fm Support the podcast on Buy Me a Coffee Follow Carley on Storygraph --- Support this podcast: https…
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Friend, and fellow librarian, Austina Jordan joins us on the show to chat about audiobooks. Find the pod on Instagram @talesfromabibliophile Find books mentioned on this episode on our bookshop.org page Use our referral page to try out Libro.fm Support the podcast on Buy Me a Coffee Follow Carley on Storygraph ---…
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Friend of the Pod, Rainey Lynch, joins us for a discussion our reading year so far. Find Rainey on instagram @raineydaydelib Find Books for Keeps on instagram @bfk_athens Find Silent Book Club on instagram @silentbookclubathens Find the pod on Instagram @talesfromabibliophile Find books mentioned on this episode on our bookshop.org page Use…
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Celebrating Disability Pride Month with Brisa Ramirez
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Carley is joined by former guest Brisa Ramirez to celebrate Disability Pride Month! We discussed two books, Disfigured: On Disability, Fairy Tales, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc and Crip Kinship: On Disability Justice & Art Activism of Sins Invalid by Shayda Kafai. Find Brisa on Instagram and TikTok @breezyreading Find the pod on Instagram @tale…
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How do you track your reading? In this week's episode, Carley discusses the differences between Goodreads and Storygraph and shares while she'll be switching fully to The StoryGraph. Follow the podcast on Instagram @talesfromabibliophile Find books mentioned on this episode on our bookshop.org page Use our referral page to try out Libro.f…
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Carley chats with Kasey Bailey from Longhand Pencils, a shop that makes whimsical, limited-edition foil-stamped pencils & paper products inspired by pop culture. Be sure to check out the pencil shop Find them on Instagram @longhandpencils ______________________________________________________________ Follow the podcast on Instagram @talesfromabibl…
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June Reading Round Up
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It's reading round up time! Rants, raves, and recommendations! On this episode, Carley discusses the books she's read in June. Follow us on Instagram @talesfromabibliophile Find books mentioned on this episode on our bookshop.org page Use our referral page to try out Libro.fm Support the podcast on Buy Me a Coffee Follow Carley on Storygraph --- Su…
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This week on the show we're talking about books on writing! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talesfromabibliophile/support
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Find your next summer read on this weeks episode! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talesfromabibliophile/support
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Author Madison Wright joins us today! Madison is the author of Just Go With It and Just Between Us. Her third book, Just Friends, comes out on July 2023. You can find all of Madison’s books on our bookshop.org page or order through your local indie. Find Madison on instagram: @authormadisonwright Follow the podcast on instagram: @talesfromabiblioph…
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Bookstagram, Jewish Culture, and Empathy in Books with Rae Lipkin
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Rae Lipkin joins the show today to discuss bookstagram, Jewish culture, and empathy in books. Find Rae on instagram at @a.rae.of.books Follow the podcast on instagram at @talesfromabibliophile Find all the books mentioned on this episode (and previous episodes) on bookshop.org Support the podcast on Buy Me a Coffee Sign up for our monthly newslette…
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