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Welcome back! This week David, Heidi, and Tim are chatting about chapters 13-20 of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold , with an especially deep dive into chapter 13, which is the thematic and dramatic core of the story. Watch out for the moment when Tim drops a fantastic new metaphor. Plus they offer a grateful farewell to a longtime contributor to the show. Remember: subscribe, rate, review! See a...

Welcome to Libromania, a podcast for the book-obsessed from the Close Reads Podcast Network. Each week David Kern will be chatting with authors, biographers, designers, collectors, critics and other people who help make book's so worthy of our attention. In this episode, David chats with renowned typographer, Stephen Banham, about his work on a new font called Sans Forgetica, which was designed in...

Welcome back! In this episode David, Heidi, and Tim discuss John LeCarre's classic spy novel some more, with a particular focus on the value of genre fiction in contemporary times, the concept of anti-heros, LeCarre's subtly, and much more, This episode is brought to you by New College Franklin! Learn more at newcollegefranklin.org . And remember: help us spread the word! Subscribe, rate, review!...

Welcome to Libromania, a podcast for the book-obsessed from the Close Reads Podcast Network. Each week David Kern will be chatting with authors, biographers, designers, collectors, critics and other people who help make book's so worthy of our attention. In this episode David chats with noted film critics Jeffrey Overstreet and Steven Greydanus about some of the best film adaptations of books. Man...

Welcome back! It's time to start a new book and we're finally diving into John LeCarre's The Spy Who Came in from the Cold . Discussions touches on the value of genre fiction, LeCarre's story, his artistry, the way he sets up his themes, and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...

We're back and we're answering YOUR questions about The Remains of the Day . We answer questions about the scene with the doctor, the root of Stevens' blindness, the duty/desire dichotomy, the role of food in the book, and much more! This episode is presented by New College Franklin. Learn more at newcollegefranklin.org . And remember: subscribe, rate, review! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and...

Welcome back to Libromania, a podcast for the book-obsessed. In this episode, David is joined by Heidi White and Tim McIntosh to talk the most romantic books ever written. In honor of Valentine's Days, they each present their 5 favorite romantic books - with a little bit of discussion on what makes a book really, truly romantic. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a...

In which David, Heidi, and Tim discuss the ending to Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day. They discuss the heartbreaking nature of the book, what to make of Steven's final conversation with Mrs. Benn, whether he changed in the end, and much more. This episode is presented by New College Franklin. Learn more at newcollegefranklin.org . And remember: subscribe, rate, review! See acast.com/privac...

Welcome back. In this episode David, Heidi, and Tim continue their discussion of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel, Remains of the Day. Conversation some of the unique ways the novel's structure changes in this section, whether Stevens is a good butler, whether he has changed at all, the confessional nature of this chapter, and much more. This episode is brought to you by New College Franklin. Check them out...

Welcome to Libromania, a podcast for the book-obsessed from the Close Reads Podcast Network. Each week David Kern will be chatting with authors, biographers, designers, collectors, critics and other people who help make book's so worthy of our attention. This week, poet Matthew Zapruder, author of Why Poetry , joins the show to discuss his life as a poet. Discussion touches on how he became a poet...

Welcome to Libromania, a podcast for the book-obsessed from the Close Reads Podcast Network. Each week David Kern will be chatting with authors, biographers, designers, collectors, critics and other people who help make book's so worthy of our attention. This week, guests Allison Backous Troy, a writer for IMAGE 's "Good Letters" blog, and A.M. Juster, the poetry editor for First Things , join the...

We're back with more discussion about Kazuo Ishiguro's Remains of the Day. This week's conversation touches on Stevens' inner-turmoil, the complicated social changes at work in the novel, the interesting structural choices Ishiguro makes, and much more. This episode is brought to you by CLT, the classically-based alternative to the SAT and the ACT. Learn more at clt.org . Help us spread the word:...

Welcome back to Close Reads. In this episode David, Heidi, and Tim continue their discussion of Kazuo Ishiguro's Remains of the Day . Conversation explores the way Stevens' various personal relationships mirror the international politics in the story, Ishiguro's gift for subtext, the history of the age in which the story takes place, the ongoing theme of "professionalism", the American's place in...

In this episode of Libromania, David chats with Cecilica Bembibre, a researcher at University College London, about the science behind the smell of old books: why people love it, why it matters, and what it means for the preservation of culture. Cecilia Bembibre is a doctoral candidate at the Centre for Doctoral Training in Science and Engineering in Arts Heritage and Archaeology (SEAHA), Universi...

Join David, Heidi, and Tim as they kick off discussion of a new book: Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day . Topics of conversation include the expectations of a road novel, the book's treatment of dignity, why professionalism is so important to Stevens, the questions of culture the book raises, key scenes, and more. Don't forget: Subscribe, rate, review. And if you like this show please suppor...

Welcome to Libromania, a new podcast for the book-obsessed from the Close Reads Podcast Network. Each week David Kern will be chatting with authors, biographers, designers, collectors, critics and other people who help make book's so worthy of our attention. Here in chapter 4, David chats with middle-grade (as they call themselves) novelists S.D. Smith (The Green Ember series), Jonathan Rogers (Th...

The gangs all here for a fun conversation about our favorite books of 2018, what we're planning to read in 2019, and much, much more. Don't forget: subscribe, rate, review. And to see our lists of our favorite books head over to the Close Reads Instagram page! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers o...

Welcome to Libromania, a new podcast for the book-obsessed from the Close Reads Podcast Network. Each week David Kern will be chatting with authors, biographers, designers, collectors, critics and other people who help make book's so worthy of our attention. Here in chapter 3, we contemplate the incredible (and enduring) popularity of Harper Lee's 1960 novel, To Kill a Mockingbird , which was rece...

David, Angelina, and Adam are back with more conversation about F. Scott Fitzgerald's  The Great Gatsby!  In this episode, they answer your questions. Don't forget: Subscribe, rate, review. And if you like this show please supporting it on Patreon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...

Welcome to Libromania, a new podcast for the book-obsessed from the Close Reads Podcast Network. Each week David Kern will be chatting with authors, biographers, designers, collectors, critics and other people who help make book's so worthy of our attention. Here in chapter 2, David goes off-book a bit and talks to film critic and novelist, Jeffrey Overstreet, about the year in movies. Jeffrey off...

David, Angelina, and Adam are back more conversation about F. Scott Fitzgerald's  The Great Gatsby!  Conversation touches on Gatsby's demise, Nick's departure, Fitzgerald's worldview, and (of course) the famous final passage. Don't forget: Subscribe, rate, review. And if you like this show please supporting it on Patreon. This episode is presented by our friends over at New College Franklin - chec...

Welcome to Libromania, a new podcast for the book-obsessed from the Close Reads Podcast Network. Each week David Kern will be chatting with authors, biographers, designers, collectors, critics and other people who help make book's so worthy of our attention. Here in chapter 1, David chats with John Wilson (former editor of Books & Culture , which he ran for 20+ years, and currently a contribut...

David, Angelina, and Adam are back more conversation about F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby! Conversation touches on Jay Gatsby's dream-based Platonic ideal, the clash between Tom and Gatsby, Daisy's choice, Eckleburg's vigil, and much more. Don't forget: Subscribe, rate, review. And if you like this show please supporting it on Patreon. This episode is presented by our friends over at New C...

Welcome back to Close Reads! This week David, Angelina, and special guest Adam Andrews (of Center for Lit) chat about chapters 4 and 5 of F. Scott Fitzgerlad's novel, The Great Gatsby. Topics of conversation include several minutes on the first sentence of chapter 4, the question of the "debauchery" in the story, Gatsby as a hero, the book's place in the canon, and much more. Remember: subscribe,...

Join David, Angelina, and guest of honor, Adam Andrews (of the Center for Lit) for a rousing discussion about F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Topics of conversation include whether there is a hero in this book, whether the narrator (Nick Carroway) is trustworthy or as honest as he claims he is, the key themes the early chapters set forth, the book's treatment of the American dream, the imp...