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Recent Episodes

“The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne – Episode 185

Posted July 26, 2021 • 00:42:05

In our last episode under the name “Didion, Hawthorne, and the In-Between,” Mackenzie delves into a short story by one of the show’s namesake...

“The Old Man at the Bridge” by Ernest Hemingway – Episode 184

Posted July 20, 2021 • 00:37:02

Today Mackenzie delves into a one-page short story by Ernest Hemingway. — Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/ patreon.com/relevanceofliterature — Music...

Boxwalla #BookUnboxing – Episode 183

Posted July 12, 2021 • 00:27:32

Featuring “Erasure” by Percival Everett and “Garden by the Sea” by Mercé Rodoreda, this book box is our last in the series, as well as Mackenzie’s...

“Graceling” by Kristen Cashore | Summer Young Adult – Episode 182

Posted July 5, 2021 • 00:37:11

Today we review the first novel in our Summer YA series, in which Mackenzie reads the young adult books that proved formative to her development as...

“Bleak House” by Charles Dickens, serials 9-12 (2/2) – Episode 181

Posted July 1, 2021 • 00:45:10

I peruse this selection of serials chronologically to point out the literary gems in each. — patreon.com/relevanceofliterature relevanceofliterature.com/notes — Music...