The Spouter-Inn

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Chris (a poet) and Suzanne (a professor) spent six years talking about “great books” (whatever that means), and are now talking about reading (and all the things that means).

1 AVR.

On the Natural History of Destruction / Dhalgren

W.G. Sebald’s essay collection On the Natural History of Destruction and Samuel R. Delany’s novel Dhalgren.

1 h 7 min
25 FÉVR.

Peter Hujar’s Day / On Elizabeth Bishop

Linda Rosenkrantz’s Peter Hujar’s Day and Colm Tóibín’s On Elizabeth Bishop.

57 min
14 FÉVR.

The Travels of Sir John Mandeville / Voyage Around My Room

We look at some old travel literature, with The Travels of Sir John Mandeville and Xavier de Maistre’s Voyage Around My Room.

1 h 14 min
2025-12-30

The Gospel According to Mark / On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity

The Gospel According to Mark (and some recent queer retellings of Jesus’ life story), and John Milton’s poem On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity.

1 h 27 min
2025-12-01

Waiting for Godot / Theory of Water

Samuel Beckett’s play Waiting for Godot and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s new book Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead.

1 h 1 min
2025-11-28 · CONTENU BONI

Bonus: John Nicholas on Cry of the Ancients

Suzanne talks with John Nicholas, whose parents Grey Owl and Little Pigeon wrote Cry of the Ancients (1974).

49 min
2025-11-01

Pride and Prejudice / Northanger Abbey

For Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, we’re rereading Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey.

1 h 26 min
2025-09-24

Wuthering Heights / Home Cooking

Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights and Laurie Colwin’s essay collection Home Cooking.

1 h 16 min

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In-depth but very accessible

2019-03-27

AvenSarah

The conversations between the hosts draw us in to the works they discuss, whether we’ve read them or not, exploring themes and style and the connections to the society they were written in as well as to universal aspects of life we can all recognize. A pleasure to listen to, and it’s given me a lot to think about with works I’ve known a long time, and introduced me to a few new ones!

Chris (a poet) and Suzanne (a professor) spent six years talking about “great books” (whatever that means), and are now talking about reading (and all the things that means).