Episode 46: What We Read In July

After a month of yet more shenanigans, Dean and Alex are here to talk about the books they read in July, and there are a lot! From books about theatre, to kidnapped children, to obsessed artists and more. We also get a surprise call-in from author Ben Gonshor (bengonshor.com).

Books discussed include:

- The Book Of Izzy (Ben Gonshor, 2024)

- Sun Ascendant (C. F. Dunn, 2024) 

- Portrait Of A Lady (Henry James, 1881)

- The Masterpiece (Émile Zola, 1886)

- Shalimar The Clown (Salman Rushdie, 2005)

- La Bestia (Carmen Mola, 2010)

- Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe, 1719)

- Rebecca & Rowena (WM Thackeray, 1850)

- The Viewpoints Book (Anne Bogart & Tina Landau, 2004)

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Episode 45: What We Read In June

 Back from their galivanting, Dean & Alex are here to talk about their June reads! Dean's books are surprisingly similar and naturalistic, Alex gets mad at Kafka, and author C.L. Lauder (cllauder.com) surprises us with a call-in! 

Books discussed include:

- The Quelling (C.L. Lauder, 2024)

- Winterset Hollow (again!) (Jonathan Durham, 2021)

- Metamorphosis & Other Stories (Franz Kafta, 1915)

- The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer, 1387-1400)

- Kipps (H.G. Wells, 1905)

- Nana (Émile Zola, 1880)

- Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser, 1900)

- Dubliners (James Joyce, 1914)

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Episode 34: What We Read In July

 Yowsah it's a long one guys!

 In between his travels around central and northern Spain, Dean chats with Alex, himself in between shifts at the playboy mansion, about all the books they've read. Alex has been on the horrors, Dean's on the usual mix of classics and spanish lit, and we have TWO authors call in: Mark Angelo (markangelo.ca) to talk about his children's book, and Lyn Squire (lynsquiremysteries.com) to talk about his Dickens murder mystery!

Books discussed include:
- Eugénie Grandet (Balzac, 1833)

- Germinal (Zola, 1894)

- The Haunting Of Hill House (Shirley Jackson, 1959)

- Can We Play Baseball, Mr. DeMille? (Mark Angelo, 2023)

- Immortalised to Death (Lyn Squire, 2023)

- Bonfire Of The Vanities (Tom Wolfe, 1987)

- Dracula (Bram Stoker, 1897)

- El Tiempo Entre Costuras / The Time Between Seams (María Dueñas, 2009)

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Episode 33: What We Read In June

 Dean & Alex are back for Episode 33. We finally get around to a Dickens, Dean's favourite author. We have some sad broken love stories. A Gift form PJ. And the Scarlet Pimpernel isn't as exciting as we'd hoped. Plus author Chris Bishop calls in (chrisbishopauthor.com).

Books discussed include:

- The Prodigal Son (Chris Bishop, 2023)

- We Were Very Merry (Susan Ferber, 2023)

- Marina (Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 1999, in english 2013)

- Thérèse Raquin (Émile Zola, 1867)

- The Scarlet Pimpernel (Baroness Orczy, 1905)

- Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens, 1838)

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