A special festive episode discussing books that feature celebrations. Amy and Edward return for a final a face-off as Jess attempts to foil them with her literary quiz.
Books mentioned:
Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, by Carson McCullers
The Party, by Elizabeth Day
Bridget Jones’s Diary, by Helen Fielding
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen
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Coming SoonAmy, Edward, and Jessica are back for this summer special filled with all the books they’ve got lined up for the sunshine and the sea shore. Come for the stellar book recs. Stay for the most unfair literary game in history (our history anyway). The Listening Books Podcast returns in September for a new monthly series!
Edward is reading:
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
Amy is reading:
Dead Famous by Greg Jenner
To the Greatest Heights by Vanessa O’Brien
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
I’ll Be You by Janelle Brown
Jessica is reading:
Home Stretch by Graham Norton
The Master by Colm Toibín
The Magician by Colm Toibín
Ulysses by James Joyce as read by Friends of Shakespeare and Company Read Ulysses
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Click to view TranscriptThe second episode of our 2020 two-part special, and our festive holiday gift to you. Amy, Abbie, and Jess talk about how their reading habits changed during the pandemic and which books and audiobooks saved the day.
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