Episodes

18. Feminine Insanity, Marriage, & Kate Chopin 12.09.2023 33:49

new site! HotLiterati.com the collection that I read is The Awakening and Selected Stories (Random House 2020 edition) by Kate Chopin

17. I'm never 100% I'm not a Robot 03.09.2023 20:24

On Ex Machina, and societal dissonance. hotliterati.com

16. Why The Bell Jar is so relatable (except for the racist parts) 26.08.2023 44:50

tw: mentions of suicide On The Bell Jar, sad girl culture, and feminine societal dissonance. hotliterati.com

15. The reason I didn't dye my hair post-breakup 16.07.2023 11:17

Essay on break ups, hair, and race. hotliterati.com

14. How to Live a Real Life 22.06.2023 8:28

Essay on existential angst, the commodification of people, and the absurdity of society. hotliterati.com

13. A little Chocolate Before the Big Sleep 13.06.2023 9:28

Essay on break ups and existential angst. hotliterati.com

12. How Faulkner & Babitz got me through a breakup 07.04.2023 31:47

On William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom, Bell Hook's All About Love, Rene Girard's Deceit, Desire and the Novel, & Eve Babitz's L.A. Woman. hotliterati.com Music is Steven-OBrien.net! THE NEXT HINT: is at mercer books There are only 4 of them inside of these books: 1. The Brothers K by David James Duncan 2. Arcadia by Jim Crace 3. The Secret of the Gondola by David Alan Brown 4. Pushkin House by An...

11. James Baldwin and The Fire This Time 07.04.2023 16:54

On James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time and relevant themes for today's America. hotliterati.com Music at beginning/end is prelude by steven-obrien.net

11. My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Sad Girls, and Gen Z 15.12.2022 16:53

On My Year of Rest and Relaxation and why Gen Z identifies with it so heavily. hotliterati.com Music at beginning/end is prelude by steven-obrien.net

10. My Eating Disorder and the book that Helped my Recovery 13.11.2022 37:21

TW: mention of eating disorders On eating disorder recovery, helpful resources, and Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings. Accounts referenced in the episode: https://www.instagram.com/dietitiandeanna/channel/ https://www.instagram.com/no.food.rules/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/diet.culture.rebel/?hl=en

8. Do I have Girl Interrupted Syndrome? 30.10.2022 32:16

TW: mention of suicide + eating disorders On Girl Interrupted - book, film, and cultural interpretation. hotliterati.com

7. Vonnegut & the meaning(s) of life 18.10.2022 26:29

Hi Hot Literati!❤️‍🔥📚 In this episode, Hailey discusses the big questions of life in accordance with The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut.  Thank you for listening. Happy to have you here, Hailey🫶🏽 JOIN HOT LITERATI OCTOBER BOOK CLUB: 1) Acquire Rattlebone by Maxine Clair via library, used book store, online book store (Mcnally Editions is where I got mine), etc. 2) Sign up for Sunroom!!...

6. Death to the perfect woman 09.10.2022 26:00

On the myth of perfect womanhood through Cleo from 5 to 7 by Agnès Varda. hotliterati.com

5. We shouldn't have to earn love 03.10.2022 28:07

On love as defined in Kurt Vonnegut's The Sirens of Titan. hotliterati.com

4. 20 BOOKS in 2022 (& which ones you should read) 25.09.2022 11:29

20 books and book reviews in 2022. hotliterati.com

3. How Dostoevsky got me out of a cult 19.09.2022 32:44

On finding a personal connection to God through Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. The translation referenced in this episode is the Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky translation.

2. Being a (GIRLY) girl sucks 11.09.2022 31:48

Alternative title: Cinderella Ate Me. On Peggy Orenstein's book Cinderella Ate My Daughter and the trials of girly girl culture.

1. Why I Read Books 05.09.2022 6:54

On my relationship to literature. hotliterati.com