Novel Pairings

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Arts #36, Books #12

Welcome to Novel Pairings, a podcast dedicated to making the classics readable, relevant, and fun. As two nerdy bookworms, we appreciate the role of classic lit, but we but we won’t get too academic about it. We’ll talk about the books we love and the books we loath, and help stock your TBR pile with old and new reads for every literary taste.

162. Emma by Jane Austen Recap Six: A Perfect Union
Apr 15, 2025 – 01:22:29
161. Emma by Jane Austen Recap Five: Badly Done, Emma
Apr 8, 2025 – 01:08:42
160. Emma by Jane Austen Recap Four: Jane Fairfax & Mrs. Elton
Apr 1, 2025 – 01:04:18
159. Emma by Jane Austen Recap Three: A Mysterious Pianoforte
Mar 25, 2025 – 57:47
158. Emma by Jane Austen Recap Two: Matchmaking or Meddling
Mar 18, 2025 – 01:07:48
157. Emma by Jane Austen Recap One: Handsome, Clever, and Rich
Mar 11, 2025 – 01:12:34
156. Introducing Emma by Jane Austen
Mar 4, 2025 – 37:45
155. Notable books of 2024: our bookish superlatives, reading life updates, and a little Jane Austen
Jan 14, 2025 – 01:06:56
154. Moody & Atmospheric Fall 2024 Book Releases with Backlist Pairings
Sep 17, 2024 – 56:56
153. Dishing our opinions on the hottest summer books of 2023
Sep 3, 2024 – 01:07:57
152. The Custom of the Country Book One Recap
Jun 11, 2024 – 01:15:20
151. Introduction to The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton
Jun 11, 2024 – 43:36
150. Ten classic novels you should read this summer
Jun 4, 2024 – 40:58
149. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
May 28, 2024 – 01:15:19
148. We can't wait to read these brand new summer 2024 books and backlist pairings
May 21, 2024 – 01:00:40
147. The limits of satire & A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
May 14, 2024 – 55:10
146. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Apr 30, 2024 – 01:12:54
145. Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare with Traci Thomas
Apr 16, 2024 – 01:10:03
144. Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Mar 26, 2024 – 59:38
143. Seasonal book pairings for new releases in spring 2024
Mar 5, 2024 – 50:54
142. The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton
Feb 27, 2024 – 01:20:01
141. Bookish pairings for our favorite period dramas
Feb 13, 2024 – 01:02:55
140. Five tips for reading television and movies with a critical lens
Jan 30, 2024 – 01:16:29
139. The best, the backlist, and the buzziest books of 2023
Jan 9, 2024 – 01:15:45
138. The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges
Dec 19, 2023 – 01:01:09
137. Entering Edith Wharton's Gilded Age
Dec 12, 2023 – 43:06
136. To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Nov 28, 2023 – 01:20:06
135. A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
Nov 14, 2023 – 01:03:01
134. Blind Owl by Sadeq Hedayat
Oct 24, 2023 – 01:14:01
133. The modern reader's guide to historical fiction
Oct 17, 2023 – 54:00
132. The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Oct 10, 2023 – 59:56
131. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Sep 26, 2023 – 01:23:38
130. Backlist book pairings for an abundant Autumn reading season
Sep 12, 2023 – 01:01:35
129. What is public scholarship?
Sep 5, 2023 – 54:37
128. Hot takes on the buzzy books of last summer
Aug 22, 2023 – 38:44
127. 1920s classics to challenge and delight your To Be Read list
Aug 8, 2023 – 26:51
126. Leaving a Legacy: The Odyssey in modern literature
Jul 25, 2023 – 43:35
125. How to find literary allusions
Jul 11, 2023 – 54:18
124. Diving into The Odyssey with Emily Wilson
Jun 27, 2023 – 57:48
123. The Odyssey: Return to the Aegean
Jun 6, 2023 – 01:04:05
122. The Wild Book by Juan Villoro
May 30, 2023 – 42:58
121. Sensational summer book releases paired with satisfying backlist reads
May 16, 2023 – 01:04:53
120. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
May 9, 2023 – 56:23
119. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
May 2, 2023 – 57:21
118. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Apr 25, 2023 – 01:04:34
117. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Apr 18, 2023 – 56:17
116. Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
Mar 28, 2023 – 59:16
115. Enticing spring book releases for your To Be Read list
Mar 21, 2023 – 53:27
114. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Mar 14, 2023 – 54:36
113. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis and The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Feb 28, 2023 – 01:12:27