July 24

For June, Alice travels to Swanage in Dorset to meet the songwriter and composer Muco. Together they take a walk through Studland Woods, where he spent time as a child, reflecting on the influence of his mother and father on his love of words, his passion for old and middle Engli ...  Show more

This June we’re by the creek, trying not to get stuck in the rich mud as we forage for samphire and other salty snacks. In the water there are eels, travelling just one stage of their incredible life cycles, and above it flit dragon- and damselflies, and bright blue demoiselles. ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailIn Episode 174 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah share their November and December Books on the Radar for 2024!If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episode ...  Show more

Welcome to our 4-part deep-dive literary analysis of Sarah J. Maas’s transitional romantasy novel, A Court of Frost and Starlight (ACOFAS). In this episode, we cover chapters 1 through 5, as Feyre navigates postwar recovery, emotional burnout, and her new role as the symbolic hea ...  Show more

A reality TV show producer tries to make love happen, on- and off-screen. “The November Story” is from MUSIC FOR WARTIME by Rebecca Makkai, published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.Find LeVar on Instagram Live on Monday, ...  Show more

How did one tree become a world-famous tonewood for guitars? Deep in the forests of Belize, a wood importer from Florida discovered a rare tree that produced a sound unlike anything guitar virtuosos had ever heard before. But why does this material cast such a spell? And at what ...  Show more