Kathryn & Eve Matheson

Something We Read

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Kathryn and Eve are sisters who love to read books that make them think. Books they can’t shut up about. And if starting this podcast doesn’t prove that they can’t shut up about the books they read, what will?! They’ve been reading together their whole lives, and now they want to read with you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Nov 25, 2025

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20: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte 25.11.2025

November’s Book: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Baby AI Video   Under the Net by Iris Murdoch  On the Calculation of Volume III by Soljev Balle  Our Instagram: somethingwereadpod Our email: somethingweread@gmail.com December’s Book: Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak  Closing Poem: “ Watching My Friend Pretend Her Heart is Not Breaking” by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer  Bonu...

19: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 28.10.2025

October’s Book: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley  Startlement by Ada Limon  Heart the Lover by Lily King Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies by Elizabeth Winkler  The Writing Life by Annie Dillard  On the Calculation of Volume, Book I by Solvej Balle  The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje Our Instagram: somethingwereadpod Our email: somethingweread@gmail.com November’s...

18: Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty 30.09.2025

September’s Book: Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty  Poems & Prayers by Matthew McConaughey (lol) Eve’s newest cookbooks: Cooking with Vegetables by Jessie Jenkins (on instagram , & substack ) Nights and Weekends Alexis deBoschnek (on instagram & substack )  The Ghosts of Birds by Eliot Weinberger   Adam Bede by George Eliot  Aeon   Volcanoes !!!!!!! “The Seco...

17: We Didn't Read the Book This Month 26.08.2025

Excuse any sound abnormalities, we were lazy and didn't use our mic stands, and were just lounging around the living room. We'll be back next month in a more official capacity <3 September's Book: Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty Our Instagram: somethingwereadpod Our email: somethingweread@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

16: East of Eden by John Steinbeck 29.07.2025

July’s Book: East of Eden by John Steinbeck  Other books:  Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard  Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey (Spencer’s rec for a book after East of Eden)  Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen  As True as the Barnacle Tree by Anita M. Smith  Our Instagram: somethingwereadpod Our email: somethingweread@gmail.com August’s book: Walden by Henry David...

15: The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen 24.06.2025

June’s Book: The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen  Other books:  In Praise of Good Bookstores by Jeff Deutsch  Gliff by Ali Smith  Our Instagram: somethingwereadpod Our email: somethingweread@gmail.com July’s Book: East of Eden by John Steinbeck  Closing poem(s):   “All Inner Life Runs at Some Delay” by Maya C. Popa  “I want to go back” by Gregory Orr ...

14: Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence 27.05.2025

May’s Book: Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence  Kathryn’s Edamame Salad  Other books:  The Mystery Guest by Grégoire Bouillier The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt  A Little History of Philosophy by Nigel Warburton  Endure by Alex Hutchinson Real Americans by Rachel Khong Our Instagram: somethingwereadpod Our email: somethingweread@gmail.com June’s Book The De...

13: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 29.04.2025

April’s Book: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley  Other books:  Field Guide by Robert Hass (& Eve’s Review )  The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins  Playworld by Adam Ross  One or Two by H.D. Everett ( Mandylion Press ) ( Eve’s Review )  Sophocles I , Sophocles II  Gatsby Macbeth & King Lear  Bright Lights Big City by Jay McInerney    Spons...

12: Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey 25.03.2025

March’s Book: Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey  Opening poem: “Today” by Billy Collins Other books:  The Virginian by Owen Wister  Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett  Playworld by Adam Ross  The Glenn Rock Book of the Dead by Marion Winik  Pink Dust by Ron Padgett  So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan  Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls  Mr. Salary by Sal...

11: White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky 25.02.2025

February’s Book: White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky  Other books:  Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley  Wild West Village by Lola Kirke (Lola’s music here )  The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry  If Only by Vigdis Hjorth The Book of Hours by Rainer Maria Rilke ( “Go to the Limits of Your Longing” ) Wool (Silo series, Book 1) by Hugh Howey  Our I...

10: The Waves by Virginia Woolf 28.01.2025

Note: This episode was recorded at the end of December, hence all the chat about the new year & related resolutions. In the grand scheme of things, it still is the new year, so I don’t wanna hear it. This was also recorded before we revised our publishing schedule to make actual sense, so ignore all the confusing discussion about when the books are being read vs. discussed. Look to our instagr...

9: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney 04.12.2024

This month’s book: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney  The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride Our pod on The Lesser Bohemians in case you missed it  Liars by Sarah Manguso  Good Energy by Casey & Calley Means Being Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh The Hand that First Held Mine by Maggie O’Farrell  The Art of Running by Andrea Marcolongo Lady Isabella’s Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashle...

8: The Maltese Falcon by Dasheill Hammett 05.11.2024

This month’s book: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett  Ghost Pains by Jessi Jezewska Stevens The collection of poetry that Eve referred to and didn’t end up writing about (yet) is Eating Bread and Honey by Pattiann Rogers  Happy Poems Trillion Dollar Coach by Eric Schmide, Jonathan Rosenberg & Alan Eagle Our email: somethingweread@gmail.com (send us questions!)  Our ins...

7: The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride 01.10.2024

This Month’s Book: The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride  Cops Doughnuts!!!! Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte  What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami  Why We Love by Helen Fisher  Eve’s Substack: Something Eve Read  & Short Books specifically  The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt  Goose Girl ???? Maybe… Inkheart  Percy Jackso...

6: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton 03.09.2024

This Month’s Book: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton  Eve’s Substack: Something Eve Read  The Luxe by Anna Godberson Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner  The Sewanee Review  Romola by George Eliot  Our email: somethingweread@gmail.com Our instagram: somethingwereadpod Next Month’s Book: The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride  Closing poem: "Invictus" b...

5: I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore 06.08.2024

This month's book: I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore Some quick notes/corrections:  Finn is from Illinois The body farm is in Tennessee The mysterious boarder is PRO-secessionist Links you might want: The Locavore Variety Store (& The Locavore Guide ) Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker Romola by George Eliot Poetry Foundation, Poem of...

4: Speedboat by Renata Adler 02.07.2024

This month’s book: Speedboat by Renata Adler  Mixed links from the ep:  Kathryn’s joy journal (that's really just a normal journal) from Leuchtturm1917   Bluets by Maggie Nelson The 5am Club by Robin Sharma  Questions About Angels by Billy Collins Eve’s essay on clouds & Billy Collins The Waves by Virginia Woolf  Subscribe to Books on Gif !!!!! Possession by A.S. Byatt...

3: Table for Two by Amor Towles 04.06.2024

This month’s book: Table for Two by Amor Towles   Turkey and The Wolf (on Instagram) DJ Soul Sister (& her playlists on Spotify ) SAVED by the 90’s (not back to the 90’s), playing at Talkhouse on June 7th, July 13th, August 23rd  Faulkner House Books (not William Faulkner House Bookstore, which, upon reflection, would indeed be a mouthful) Close to Home by Michael McGee  Our Ins...

2: By the Lake by John McGahern 07.05.2024

This month Kathryn and Eve read & discuss By the Lake by John McGahern. It’s a humble, pastoral meditation on the rhythms that dictate the lives of Joe and Kate Ruttledge--plus a charming cast of characters that live, like them, around the lake.    Links… Our email is somethingweread@gmail.com please write to us!  Our Instagram , which we forgot to mention again.  Something...

1: Zero at the Bone by Christian Wiman 02.04.2024

On the inaugural episode of Something We Read, Kathryn and Eve discuss Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair by Christian Wiman--a book that the sisters describe as an uplifting gut punch. They share their reading experience and dive into their favorite parts and passages. Links... Something Eve Read (self plug!) Our Instagram , which we didn't mention at all but it does exist Other Book...

Welcome to Something We Read! 26.03.2024

Welcome to Something We Read! Kathryn and Eve have been reading together their whole lives, and now they want to read with you. Once a month, we'll get together to talk about the books we can't shut up about. First episode coming soon--available wherever you get your podcasts on April 2nd <3<3 April's Book: Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair by Christian Wiman Closing Poem: "The...

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