Pages Past

Courtney Gustafson , community cat caretaker and author of  Poets Square: A Memoir in Thirty Cats , revisits a book she calls a turning point in her life: Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld (2005), which we read through the theme of belonging. Topics discussed: Prep school names, female friendship, overthinking, and why anyone would choose to wear a weird hat. Pages Past  is a journey through the library o...

Pages Past is back this month from hiatus! Here's a sneak peek of the episode that will be in your ears soon. Caleb and I love you, our audience, more than words can say!  Pages Past  is a journey through the library of memory. In each episode, host Genna Buck invites a guest to choose a book to read and discuss. It must be something that meant a lot to you in the far past—so long ago, that you we...

Dr. Steven Parra , resident physician in anesthesiology and recurring favourite on The Newest Olympian and other shows in the Schubertverse, revisits a book that deeply affected him as an aspiring medical student: The Tennis Partner (1998) by Abraham Verghese, which we read through the theme of denial. This episode contains discussions of medical topics, suicide and self-harm, mental illness, divo...

Anne Thériault, author of the Queens of Infamy series and many other works , revisits one of the first books she picked out all by herself:  Quest for a Maid (1988) by Frances M. Hendry, which we read through the theme of power. Topics discussed: Feminist readings of witchcraft and plucky heroines, wanting to say "See you never" to your family when you're a teen, and whether we care who the King o...

Will Young — blogger , podcaster , and children's television scholar— revisits a formative and ever-so-slightly blasphemous book from his teen years: Pet Sematary by Stephen King, which we read through the theme of responsibility.   Pages Past is a journey through the library of memory. In each episode, host Genna Buck invites a guest to choose a book to read and discuss. It must be something that...

Alyssa Esteban — artist , podcaster , and storyteller —is a student of the fantasy genre and the host of the Breakfast in Beauclair podcast, which examines The Witcher books, games, and Netflix show. Together we revisit a book that helped her fall in love with fantasy: The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine, which we read through the theme of identity.  Pages Past is the podcast where...

Ankit Madhira —actor, musician, and host of the Post Finale and Flip the Scripts podcasts—joins Genna to revisit the one book he didn't hate in high school English class: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, which we read together through the theme of fear. Pages Past is the podcast where we visit the library of memory. In each episode, host Genna Buck invites a guest to choose a book to read and discuss...

Mike Schubert , creator of The Newest Olympian , Potterless , and many other podcasts, joins Genna to revisit the first book he ever loved: Holes by Louis Sachar, which we read together through the theme of justice. Pages Past is the podcast where we visit the library of memory. In each episode, host Genna Buck invites a guest to choose a book to read and discuss. It must be something that meant a...

This is a sneak peek of Pages Past, a new podcast coming in 2024. On each episode, host  Genna Buck invites a guest to choose a book to read and discuss. It must be a book that meant a lot to you in your far past—so long ago, that you were a different person the last time you read it. Through conversation and close reading, we will find some new meanings in our old favourite books.  This is a snip...