Rerun - Elizabeth Costello by J.M. Coetzee

Returning to a show we made in 2022. The Ice Palace or Is-slottet by Tarjei Vesaas is a 20th century classic by one of Norway’s greatest modern writers. First published by Gyldendal in 1963, it went on to win the Nordic Council Literary Prize in 1964. In 1966, it was published in ...  Show more

In light of it's republication by Faber this month, we are replaying this wonderful episode where author Rose Ruane first brought Gaining Ground A.K.A. Abra (1978) by Canadian feminist writer Joan Barfoot to our attention back in 2024.One day, seemingly on a whim, a woman walks o ...  Show more

Katie and Rincey run down their favorite mystery, thriller and true crime books of the year! This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal and Before We Were Strangers by Brenda Novak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. V ...  Show more

Phoebe reads a chapter a day of Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles: Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes. Read along. Our other shows are Criminal and This is Love. Donate to Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi ...  Show more

Case #9981221Statement of Herbert Knox, regarding a repeat customer to his bookshop in Chichester. Original statement given December 21st 1998.…Special thanks again to Ian Hayles for editing assistance with today’s episode.Today’s episode has been sponsored by Failbetter Games, s ...  Show more

Phoebe reads a chapter a day of Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles: Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes. Read along. Our other shows are Criminal and This is Love. Donate to Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi ...  Show more