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Wailing wizards and wily witches make wonderful company ... unless they're trying to eat your heart. We (re)visit the fantasy favorite that sparked a billion adolescent crushes and inspired the (not-so-favorite) #StudioGhibli film, #HowlsMovingCastle by #DianaWynneJones !

"If you date a white guy, your relationship is guaranteed to end in disaster." --#AmyTan, probably Show Notes: "Come All Ye Asian American Writers of the Real and the Fake" by Frank Chin, published in A Companion to Asian American Studies "The Woman Warrior Versus The Chinaman Pacific: Must a Chinese American Critic Choose Between Feminism and Heroism?" by King-Kok Cheung, published in A Companion...

Totally not in time for #MothersDay, we revisit #AmyTan's classic mamas-and-daughters tale, #TheJoyLuckClub! Will the book bring us joy, or will it end up in the recycling bin*? *All owned and completed books, if given away at all, end up in those little neighborhood libraries, unless they're literally falling apart, like Casey's copy of #ToKillaMockingbird (which he hasn't actually thrown away ye...

Is #ToniMorrison's #TheBluestEye the perfect companion novel for #HarperLee's #ToKillaMockingbird? Let's discuss. Show Notes: "Love and Gold" by Arlie Russell Hochschild in  Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy #ToniMorrison #TheBluestEye #GOAT #Pecola #debutnovel

Another week, another (Re)Read episode about a debut novel written by a female writer! This time around, we discuss #TheBluestEye by the great (and Casey's personal GOAT) #ToniMorrison. Show Notes: "Love and Gold" by Arlie Russell Hochschild in  Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy #ToniMorrison #TheBluestEye #GOAT #Pecola #debutnovel

Is Atticus a good person? Is Mother's Day racist? Should you see Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation of #ToKillaMockingbird? Morgan and Casey discuss all these and more on the conclusion of our (re)read of #HarperLee's classic. #ToKillaMockingbird #HarperLee #Scout #Atticus #Jem #TomRobinson #BooRadley

A-well-a, don't you know about Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird ? Well, everybody knows that To Kill a Mockingbird is the word! #ToKillaMockingbird #HarperLee #Scout #Atticus #Jem #TomRobinson #BooRadley

Pour yourself a pint, sing your favorite drinking song, and put on the Ring of Power, because we're diving headfirst into The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien. Show notes: An Encyclopedia of Tolkien: The History and Mythology That Inspired Tolkien’s World by David Day “Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien . . . #jrrtolkien #tolkien #fellowshipoftherin...

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! And what better way to spend it than rereading the most romantic play of all time (allegedly)—William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet ! Show notes: "The Concept of Self-Fashioning" by Stephen Greenblatt #RomeoAndJuliet #Shakespeare #StarCrossedLovers #YoungLove

"I think I'm quite ready for another (Re)Read episode about The Lord of the Rings ." — Bilbo Baggins Join us for one last journey to Middle-Earth as we discuss Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Show notes: “Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien . . . #jrrtolkien #tolkien #trilogy #frodobaggins #middleearth #lordoftherings

/insert Frodo's "It's done!" gif Show notes: “Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien . . . #jrrtolkien #tolkien #returnoftheking #frodobaggins #samwisegamgee #middleearth #lordoftherings

He impressed us with The Hobbit . He blew us away with The Fellowship of the Ring. He inspired us with The Two Towers . Will J.R.R. Tolkien stick the landing with The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ? Show notes: “Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien . . . #jrrtolkien #tolkien #returnoftheking #frodobaggins #samwisegamgee #middleearth #lordoftherings

You can't spell "hope" without at least one jovial "ho ho ho!" Which is totally the reason why we've published Part 2 of our (re)read of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers during the Christmas season. Show notes: “Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien . . . #jrrtolkien #tolkien #thetwotowers #frodobaggins #middleearth #lordoftherings #christmas

All shall love Tom Bombadil and despair! Show notes: An Encyclopedia of Tolkien: The History and Mythology That Inspired Tolkien’s World by David Day “Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien . . . #jrrtolkien #tolkien #fellowshipofthering #frodobaggins #middleearth #lordoftherings

Is J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit the most metal book in history? How do you pronounce Smaug's name? And why does Morgan hate music? Find out the answers to none of these questions on this episode of (Re)Read. Show notes: An Encyclopedia of Tolkien: The History and Mythology That Inspired Tolkien’s World by David Day “Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien “The Hobbit: A Long-Expecte...

You knew this one was coming. We begin our journey into Middle-Earth with the legendary novel that started it all: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Show notes: An Encyclopedia of Tolkien: The History and Mythology That Inspired Tolkien’s World by David Day “Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien “The Hobbit: A Long-Expected Autopsy” by Lindsay Ellis  Keep in touch with us: ...

Disney would really prefer it if you didn't listen to our episode about the studio's weird cult film, Atlantis: The Lost Empire . Background: Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Emotional Storytelling - A Video Essay (YouTube link) Throwback Breakdown: Atlantis the Lost Empire - Better Than You Remember (YouTube link) Keep in touch with us: Facebook: fb.me/ReReadPodcast Tumbler: wearereread.tumblr.com T...

It's Morgan's birthday (kind of), which means we break all the rules ... much like Disney's 2001 film, Atlantis: The Lost Empire ! Which is a movie. That we're talking about on (Re)Read. A podcast about rereading books.  Grab the scuba gear and the bottle of whiskey as we plum the depths of a film that Disney would rather you forget! Background: Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Emotional Storyte...

'Tis the season of ghosts and goblins and ghouls, which means it's just in time for ... Casey's birthday special? That's right, we dive way back into Casey's childhood to read a spooooooky favorite of his— #Goosebumps : The Ghost Next Door by R.L. Stine. Celebrate Halloween with us as we explore the dramatic origins of Casey's weirdly masochistic literary tastes!

Casey and Morgan might love bad b*tches, but that's not a problem in Part Two of our discussion on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice . Show notes: Romance's Rival by Talia Schaffer Keep in touch with us: Facebook: fb.me/ReReadPodcast Tumbler: wearereread.tumblr.com Twitter: @ReReadPodcast wearereread@gmail.com . . . #JaneAusten #PrideandPrejudice #ElizabethBennet #Darcy #TimotheeChalomet #thirsty...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that high school boys must hate Pride and Prejudice ... but should they? Morgan and Casey revisit Jane Austen's classic novel of manners in a wayward discussion of love, ego, thirsty ladies, and Timothee Chalomet's face. Show notes: Romance's Rival by Talia Schaffer Keep in touch with us: Facebook: fb.me/ReReadPodcast Tumbler: wearereread.tumblr.com Twitter:...

At long last, we complete our journey there and back again to the world of Narnia with the last part of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Last Battle .  Keep in touch with us: fb.me/ReReadPodcast wearereread.tumblr.com Twitter: @ReReadPodcast wearereread@gmail.com . . . #reread #childrensbooks #childhood #ruiningchildhood #nostalgia #cslewis #thelastbattle #chroniclesofnarnia #christianity #aslan...

We conclude our return to the fantasy world of C.S. Lewis with The Chronicles of Narnia: The Last Battle . Will the "last days of Narnia" be a happy romp for these two beleaguered readers, or are they doomed to bitter defeat? Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more! Keep in touch with us: fb.me/ReReadPodcast wearereread.tumblr.com Twitter: @ReReadPodcast wearereread@gmail.com . . . #rer...

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair might be the book equivalent of a snooze button, but Casey and Morgan do their darndest to fight off the literary ZZZ's.  Show notes: "The White Witch and The Lady of the Green Kirtle, same person?" by ClassicalNadia Keep in touch with us: fb.me/ReReadPodcast wearereread.tumblr.com Twitter: @ReReadPodcast wearereread@gmail.com . . . #reread #children...

It's the second-to-last book of the series (if you read it in the wrong order, that is) and the much-anticipated return of Eustace, but does The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair live up to Casey and Morgan's tentative hopes? Show notes: "The White Witch and The Lady of the Green Kirtle, same person?" by ClassicalNadia Keep in touch with us: fb.me/ReReadPodcast wearereread.tumblr.com Twitter:...