Find the Lit Find the Lit
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In this podcast, Em and Jess take it in turns to pick a book to read and talk about. The choices are random and the conversation far-ranging. No reading required (although watch out for spoilers!)
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Ep 17: Night Boat to Tangier
Join us in a Spanish ferry terminal as we wait for a Night Boat to Tangier. In our latest episode we discuss Kevin Barry's novel about two Irish gangsters coming to terms with the repercussions of a life of crime.
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Booksplain: Sedated
We're BACK. We know you missed us. Join us for the launch of Booksplain - our new spin off, in which Jess Booksplains her latest non fiction read. Sedated by James Davies explores how neoliberalism has shaped our understanding and 'treatment' of mental distress. It's fascinating, shocking, thought-provoking...and yes, so bleak Em refused to read it.
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Ep. 16: Auden’s Poems
A new and slightly unusual episode of Find the Lit! Tune in as Em and Jess loose themselves (and almost their brains) in Auden's poetry, a profound and poignant world of time, death, love...and trains. We recommend pausing to read the poems - unless you enjoy being very confused!
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Ep. 15: Cold Comfort Farm
Join Em and Jess in rural Sussex with Flora Post and the strange Starkadder family. Do we think Cold Comfort Farm is the 'funniest book ever written'?
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Ep. 14: Lanny
Find the Lit is back! Join Em and Jess to discuss Booker longlisted Lanny by Max Porter. An unusual young boy, an ancient mystical being and plenty of village gossip awaits!
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Em Read: Lewis Percy
In the first of our spin-off series, Em chats to Jess about a novel she has just finished reading; Lewis Percy by Anita Brookner. Does Em recommend this story of an acamedic torn between the dusty library and the alluring but confusing world of women?