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Something wicked this way comes, courtesy of a listener recommendation! We celebrate the Bard's birthday early with a look at #WilliamShakespeare's shortest and possibly cursed tragedy, #Macbeth! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

Fanny is the greatest #JaneAusten heroine ever, and you are a bad person if you disagree. Show Notes: "Jane Austen and Empire" by Edward Said --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

What time is it? It's #JaneAusten time. And this time, we take a look at her most divisive work ever—#MansfieldPark. Will the book live up to #PrideAndPrejudice's heights, or will it dash Casey's newfound love for Austen? Show Notes: "Jane Austen and Empire" by Edward Said --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

It's that time of the year when we get together as friends and family to watch our favorite Presidents' Day film--#TimBurton's #NightmareBeforeChristmas. Show Notes: "A Musical Conspiracy Theory: The Finale to Nightmare Before Christmas" by Sideways "My Monster Boyfriend" by Lindsay Ellis "The Nightmare Before Christmas writer says she thinks the movie's villain Oogie Boogie is racist and 'looks like a Klu Klux Klansman'" by Jacob Sarkisian --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

"When I was a child, I spoke like a child, thought like a child, [read the #HisDarkMaterials trilogy] like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things." -- 1 Corinthians 13:11 Show Notes: "The Dark Side of Narnia" by Philip Pullman "Far From Narnia" by Laura Miller --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

It's time for the (allegedly) epic conclusion of the #HisDarkMaterial trilogy: #TheAmberSpyglass by #PhilipPullman. Will the book redeem the mistake that was #TheSubtleKnife, or is it doomed for the abyss, to be forgotten forever? Show Notes: "The Dark Side of Narnia" by Philip Pullman "Far From Narnia" by Laura Miller --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

#TheSubtleKnife sucks. Merry Christmas! Show Notes: "The Dark Side of Narnia" by Philip Pullman "Far From Narnia" by Laura Miller --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

Where there's a Will, there's a way ... right? We continue our (re)read through the #HisDarkMaterials saga with #TheSubtleKnife by #PhilipPullman. Will the sequel of #TheGoldenCompass remain a cut above the rest? Let's find out. Show Notes: "The Dark Side of Narnia" by Philip Pullman "Far From Narnia" by Laura Miller --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

Nothing says "children's book podcast" like an esoteric discussion about adapting myths and the academic interpretations of the Garden of Eden story as they apply to #PhilipPullman's #TheGoldenCompass. Show Notes: "The Dark Side of Narnia" by Philip Pullman "Far From Narnia" by Laura Miller --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

Just in time for the Christianiest of Christian holidays, we revisit the first entry of the #PhilipPullman's #HisDarkMaterials trilogy that's definitely NOT responding to The Chronicles of Narnia, #TheGoldenCompass. Show Notes: "The Dark Side of Narnia" by Philip Pullman "Far From Narnia" by Laura Miller --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

#ThingsFallApart by Chinua Achebe is a great book, and you should read it today*. *Or whenever you have time, really. But you better read it! Show Notes: John Green's Crash Course Literature series: Things Fall Apart --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

During his years in high school, Casey was assigned only a handful of books by Black authors for his English classes*. #ThingsFallApart by #ChinuaAchebe was one of those books. Let's see how it holds up. *Morgan's high school assigned her ZERO books by writers of color. Show Notes: John Green's Crash Course Literature series: Things Fall Apart --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

"Teenage boys are teenage boys," said Morgan and Casey. "Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. But if I'm to choose between a Nice Guy™ in the making who sometimes turns into a werewolf and a controlling, possessive 104-year-old stalker who cosplays as a high school student, then I prefer not to choose at all." Show notes: Lolita Podcast by Jamie Laftus "Forced Seduction": The Trope of Non-Consensual Romantic Fiction by Kayleigh Donaldson --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

#Twilight is the most divisive book of all time ... but why? Morgan and Casey add their discourse to #TheDiscourse on #StephenieMeyer's polarizing vampire romance. Show notes: Lolita Podcast by Jamie Laftus "Forced Seduction": The Trope of Non-Consensual Romantic Fiction by Kayleigh Donaldson --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

♪ Lights up on #WutheringHeights, up at the break of day to chase the ghost of my dead lover away! ♪ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

Nothing says love like promising to rip out your boo's husband's heart out and drink his blood. Revisit the glory of the most toxic relationship in the universe in #EmilyBronte's classic romance, #WutheringHeights. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wearereread/support

Nothing says love like promising to rip out your boo's husband's heart out and drink his blood. Revisit the glory of the most toxic relationship in the universe in #EmilyBronte's classic romance, #WutheringHeights. Show notes: Quotes from contemporary reviews of Wuthering Heights --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

The main villain of #MadeleineLEngle's #AWrinkleinTime is a giant, disembodied #brain. #Spoilers? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wearereread/support

The main villain of #MadeleineLEngle's #AWrinkleinTime is a giant, disembodied #brain. Show Notes: "The Power of Adolescent Anger: L'Engle's Meg Murry and Pratchett's Tiffany Aching" by Dorothy Bennett #AWrinkleinTime #MadeleineLEngle #Meg #CharlesWallace #MrsWhatsit #MrsWho #MrsWhich #Spoilers? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

On this episode, we go back to a classic from elementary school—#AWrinkleinTime by Madeleine L'Engle! Will we go mad for Madeleine's mad book this time around ... or will it just drive us mad? Show Notes: "The Power of Adolescent Anger: L'Engle's Meg Murry and Pratchett's Tiffany Aching" by Dorothy Bennett #AWrinkleinTime #MadeleineLEngle #Meg #CharlesWallace #MrsWhatsit #MrsWho #MrsWhich --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

"Dead dogs eat no books." --#JohnSteinbeck, probably Show Notes: "The Autistic Victim: Of Mice and Men and Flowers for Algernon" by Sonya Freeman Loftis #JohnSteinbeck #OfMiceAndMen #Lenny #George #Max --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

If you grew up in California, you read #JohnSteinbeck's #OfMiceAndMen. But was it actually any...good? Or should Steinbeck's dog, Max, have done a better job of eating the draft of the book? Show Notes: "The Autistic Victim: Of Mice and Men and Flowers for Algernon" by Sonya Freeman Loftis #JohnSteinbeck #OfMiceAndMen #Lenny #George #Max --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

Is Howl a jerk? Or is he just misunderstood? Morgan and Casey debate this age-old questions asked of all #badboys. (Also, a preemptive apology to #DianaWynneJones for possibly the dumbest pun ever.) Show Notes: A delightful interview with Diana Wynne Jones --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

Wailing wizards and wily witches make wonderful company ... unless they're trying to eat your heart. We (re)visit the fantasy favorite that sparked a billion adolescent crushes and inspired the (not-so-favorite) #StudioGhibli film, #HowlsMovingCastle by #DianaWynneJones! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wearereread/support

Wailing wizards and wily witches make wonderful company ... unless they're trying to eat your heart. We revisit the fantasy favorite that sparked a billion adolescent crushes and inspired the (not-so-favorite) #StudioGhibli film, #HowlsMovingCastle by #DianaWynneJones! Show Notes: A delightful interview with Diana Wynne Jones #Howl #HowlsMovingCastle #HayaoMiyazaki #StudioGhibli #DianaWynneJones #thirsty --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

"If you date a white guy, your relationship is guaranteed to end in disaster." --#AmyTan, probably Show Notes: "Come All Ye Asian American Writers of the Real and the Fake" by Frank Chin, published in A Companion to Asian American Studies "The Woman Warrior Versus The Chinaman Pacific: Must a Chinese American Critic Choose Between Feminism and Heroism?" by King-Kok Cheung, published in A Companion to Asian American Studies #MothersDay #AmyTan #TheJoyLuckClub #SparkJoy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

Totally not in time for #MothersDay, we revisit #AmyTan's classic mamas-and-daughters tale, #TheJoyLuckClub! Will the book bring us joy, or will it end up in the recycling bin*? *All owned and completed books, if given away at all, end up in those little neighborhood libraries, unless they're literally falling apart, like Casey's copy of #ToKillaMockingbird (which he hasn't actually thrown away yet, but it makes re-rereading it a bit difficult). Show Notes: "Come All Ye Asian American Writers of the Real and the Fake" by Frank Chin, published in A Companion to Asian American Studies "The Woman Warrior Versus The Chinaman Pacific: Must a Chinese American Critic Choose Between Feminism and Heroism?" by King-Kok Cheung, published in A Companion to Asian American Studies #MothersDay #AmyTan #TheJoyLuckClub #SparkJoy --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

Is #ToniMorrison's #TheBluestEye the perfect companion novel for #HarperLee's #ToKillaMockingbird? Let's discuss. Show Notes: "Love and Gold" by Arlie Russell Hochschild in Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy #ToniMorrison #TheBluestEye #GOAT #Pecola #debutnovel --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

Another week, another (Re)Read episode about a debut novel written by a female writer! This time around, we discuss #TheBluestEye by the great (and Casey's personal GOAT) #ToniMorrison. Show Notes: "Love and Gold" by Arlie Russell Hochschild in Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy #ToniMorrison #TheBluestEye #GOAT #Pecola #debutnovel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

Is Atticus a good person? Is Mother's Day racist? Should you see Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation of #ToKillaMockingbird? Morgan and Casey discuss all these and more on the conclusion of our (re)read of #HarperLee's classic. #ToKillaMockingbird #HarperLee #Scout #Atticus #Jem #TomRobinson #BooRadley --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

A-well-a, don't you know about Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird? Well, everybody knows that To Kill a Mockingbird is the word! #ToKillaMockingbird #HarperLee #Scout #Atticus #Jem #TomRobinson #BooRadley --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! And what better way to spend it than rereading the most romantic play of all time (allegedly)—William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet! Show notes: "The Concept of Self-Fashioning" by Stephen Greenblatt #RomeoAndJuliet #Shakespeare #StarCrossedLovers #YoungLove --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

"I think I'm quite ready for another (Re)Read episode about The Lord of the Rings." — Bilbo Baggins Join us for one last journey to Middle-Earth as we discuss Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Show notes: “Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien . . . #jrrtolkien #tolkien #trilogy #frodobaggins #middleearth #lordoftherings --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

/insert Frodo's "It's done!" gif Show notes: “Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien . . . #jrrtolkien #tolkien #returnoftheking #frodobaggins #samwisegamgee #middleearth #lordoftherings --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

He impressed us with The Hobbit. He blew us away with The Fellowship of the Ring. He inspired us with The Two Towers. Will J.R.R. Tolkien stick the landing with The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King? Show notes: “Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien . . . #jrrtolkien #tolkien #returnoftheking #frodobaggins #samwisegamgee #middleearth #lordoftherings --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

Gollum is bad ... or is he? We complete our trilogy-within-a-trilogy with one last deep dive into The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, including the possible alternative ending for Gollum put forward by J.R.R. Tolkien himself. Show notes: “Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien . . . #jrrtolkien #tolkien #thetwotowers #frodobaggins #middleearth #lordoftherings #christmas --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

You can't spell "hope" without at least one jovial "ho ho ho!" Which is totally the reason why we've published Part 2 of our (re)read of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers during the Christmas season. Show notes: “Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien . . . #jrrtolkien #tolkien #thetwotowers #frodobaggins #middleearth #lordoftherings #christmas --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

We loved The Fellowship of the Ring. Will the second one live up to the first? The epic (re)read saga continues with part two of JRR Tolkien's fantasy trilogy: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers! Show notes: “Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien . . . #jrrtolkien #tolkien #thetwotowers #frodobaggins #middleearth #lordoftherings --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

All shall love Tom Bombadil and despair! Show notes: An Encyclopedia of Tolkien: The History and Mythology That Inspired Tolkien's World by David Day “Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien . . . #jrrtolkien #tolkien #fellowshipofthering #frodobaggins #middleearth #lordoftherings --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

Pour yourself a pint, sing your favorite drinking song, and put on the Ring of Power, because we're diving headfirst into The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien. Show notes: An Encyclopedia of Tolkien: The History and Mythology That Inspired Tolkien's World by David Day “Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien . . . #jrrtolkien #tolkien #fellowshipofthering #frodobaggins #middleearth #lordoftherings --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

Is J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit the most metal book in history? How do you pronounce Smaug's name? And why does Morgan hate music? Find out the answers to none of these questions on this episode of (Re)Read. Show notes: An Encyclopedia of Tolkien: The History and Mythology That Inspired Tolkien's World by David Day “Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien “The Hobbit: A Long-Expected Autopsy” by Lindsay Ellis Keep in touch with us: fb.me/ReReadPodcast wearereread.tumblr.com Twitter: @ReReadPodcast wearereread@gmail.com . . . #jrrtolkien #tolkien #thehobbit #bilbobaggins #smaug #middleearth #lordoftherings --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

You knew this one was coming. We begin our journey into Middle-Earth with the legendary novel that started it all: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Show notes: An Encyclopedia of Tolkien: The History and Mythology That Inspired Tolkien's World by David Day “Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien “The Hobbit: A Long-Expected Autopsy” by Lindsay Ellis Keep in touch with us: fb.me/ReReadPodcast wearereread.tumblr.com Twitter: @ReReadPodcast wearereread@gmail.com . . . #jrrtolkien #tolkien #thehobbit #bilbobaggins #smaug #middleearth #lordoftherings --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

Disney would really prefer it if you didn't listen to our episode about the studio's weird cult film, Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Background: Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Emotional Storytelling - A Video Essay (YouTube link) Throwback Breakdown: Atlantis the Lost Empire - Better Than You Remember (YouTube link) Keep in touch with us: Facebook: fb.me/ReReadPodcast Tumbler: wearereread.tumblr.com Twitter: @ReReadPodcast wearereread@gmail.com . . . #Disney #Atlantis #TheLostEmpire #movie #DisneyCanGoSuckAnEgg --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

It's Morgan's birthday (kind of), which means we break all the rules ... much like Disney's 2001 film, Atlantis: The Lost Empire! Which is a movie. That we're talking about on (Re)Read. A podcast about rereading books. Grab the scuba gear and the bottle of whiskey as we plum the depths of a film that Disney would rather you forget! Background: Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Emotional Storytelling - A Video Essay (YouTube link) Throwback Breakdown: Atlantis the Lost Empire - Better Than You Remember (YouTube link) Keep in touch with us: Facebook: fb.me/ReReadPodcast Tumbler: wearereread.tumblr.com Twitter: @ReReadPodcast wearereread@gmail.com . . . #Disney #Atlantis #TheLostEmpire #movie --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

'Tis the season of ghosts and goblins and ghouls, which means it's just in time for ... Casey's birthday special? That's right, we dive way back into Casey's childhood to read a spooooooky favorite of his—#Goosebumps: The Ghost Next Door by R.L. Stine. Celebrate Halloween with us as we explore the dramatic origins of Casey's weirdly masochistic literary tastes! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wearereread/support

'Tis the season of ghosts and goblins and ghouls, which means it's just in time for ... Casey's birthday special? That's right, we dive way back into Casey's childhood to read a spooooooky favorite of his—Goosebumps: The Ghost Next Door by R.L. Stine. Celebrate Halloween with us as we explore the dramatic origins of Casey's weirdly masochistic literary tastes! Keep in touch with us: Facebook: fb.me/ReReadPodcast Tumbler: wearereread.tumblr.com Twitter: @ReReadPodcast wearereread@gmail.com . . . #Goosebumps #RLStine #TheGhostNextDoor #Halloween #boo --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

Casey and Morgan might love bad b*tches, but that's not a problem in Part Two of our discussion on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Show notes: Romance's Rival by Talia Schaffer Keep in touch with us: Facebook: fb.me/ReReadPodcast Tumbler: wearereread.tumblr.com Twitter: @ReReadPodcast wearereread@gmail.com . . . #JaneAusten #PrideandPrejudice #ElizabethBennet #Darcy #TimotheeChalomet #thirsty #love --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

It is a truth universally acknowledged that high school boys must hate Pride and Prejudice ... but should they? Morgan and Casey revisit Jane Austen's classic novel of manners in a wayward discussion of love, ego, thirsty ladies, and Timothee Chalomet's face. Show notes: Romance's Rival by Talia Schaffer Keep in touch with us: Facebook: fb.me/ReReadPodcast Tumbler: wearereread.tumblr.com Twitter: @ReReadPodcast wearereread@gmail.com . . . #JaneAusten #PrideandPrejudice #ElizabethBennet #Darcy #TimotheeChalomet #thirsty #love --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

At long last, we complete our journey there and back again to the world of Narnia with the last part of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Last Battle. Keep in touch with us: fb.me/ReReadPodcast wearereread.tumblr.com Twitter: @ReReadPodcast wearereread@gmail.com . . . #reread #childrensbooks #childhood #ruiningchildhood #nostalgia #cslewis #thelastbattle #chroniclesofnarnia #christianity #aslan #fantasy #clive --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

We conclude our return to the fantasy world of C.S. Lewis with The Chronicles of Narnia: The Last Battle. Will the "last days of Narnia" be a happy romp for these two beleaguered readers, or are they doomed to bitter defeat? Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more! Keep in touch with us: fb.me/ReReadPodcast wearereread.tumblr.com Twitter: @ReReadPodcast wearereread@gmail.com . . . #reread #childrensbooks #childhood #ruiningchildhood #nostalgia #cslewis #thelastbattle #chroniclesofnarnia #christianity #aslan #fantasy #clive --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair might be the book equivalent of a snooze button, but Casey and Morgan do their darndest to fight off the literary ZZZ's. Show notes: "The White Witch and The Lady of the Green Kirtle, same person?" by ClassicalNadia Keep in touch with us: fb.me/ReReadPodcast wearereread.tumblr.com Twitter: @ReReadPodcast wearereread@gmail.com . . . #reread #childrensbooks #childhood #ruiningchildhood #nostalgia #cslewis #thesilverchair #chroniclesofnarnia #christianity #aslan #fantasy #clive #eustaceisokay #puddleglum --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support