193. Kim and Amy Catch Their Book Breath
In this special catch-up episode, we take a breather to share updates and insights from our recent reads, including works by Sylvia Townsend Warner and Radclyffe Hall. Amy introduces a quirky new business idea inspired by silent disco and Shakespeare, and we invite listeners to text feedback using a new ‘text us’ feature. Plus, we tease upcoming episodes, including one on screenwriter Elaine May, and announce exclusive bonus content for Patreon members. Tune in for a mix of literary chat and listener engagement!
Discussed:
A Chance Meeting: American Encounters by Rachel Cohen
A Strange and Sublime Address by Amit Chaudhuri
Summer Will Show by Sylvia Townsend Warner
Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner (Episode 158)
The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann
One Year's Time by Angela Milne
The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez
The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen
A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel
The Saga of Gösta Berling by Selma Lagerlöf
Podcast Episodes:
Episode 158: Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner
Other Mentions:
David Melville and the Independent Shakespeare Company
Marcel Duchamp's urinal sculpture and the debate over its true creator
Judy Chicago's art installation The Dinner Party