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3 guys—a pastor, a scholar, and their gleeful provocateur—discuss the great books. We take God and literature seriously—but the second one not overly so.

10 JUIN

What's happening with our podcasts? (+The Buried Giant)

Hello. It's us. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

1 h 16 min
21 MARS

Swann's Way by Marcel Proust

Memory. Identity. Barbra Streisand. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

1 h 44 min
14 MARS

Proust Preview

We haven't got our actual podcast recorded yet but here's a taste of why you should read along. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

12 min
7 FÉVR.

The 39 Steps

An ordinary (kind of) man caught in extraordinary circumstances! A race against time to expose a dangerous spy ring! Long walks through Scotland! It's John Buchan's immortal (?), classic (?): The 39 Steps. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

1 h 22 min
3 JANV.

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

Mysterious intelligent rats??? Please don't refer to our podcasters like that! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

1 h 40 min
04/12/2023

The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy

Tolstoy is a great writer. The Death of Ivan Ilyich is a novella about a middle-aged man named Ivan Ilyich. Yep, he dies. It's sad, moving, thoughtful, ironic, true to life, etc. And unlike some other Tolstoy books we could name, it's short. Worth your time. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

1 h 19 min
16/11/2023

Dominic by William Steig

Check out the Kickstarter for our friend's non-woke children's book, The Rainbow Knight. The Bookening talks about a charming kid's book by the quirky children's author (and longtime New Yorker illustrator) William Steig. We talk about some of his early books of "symbolic pictures" too—too dark to be kid's stuff. You have been forewarned! You can check out The Agony in the Kindergarten here, or About People here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

1 h 43 min
01/02/2023

Jane Austen's Emma (Redux)

The Bookening talks about Emma again.

2 h 37 min

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Three Men and a Book

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Three men and a book On Rushdie we look We grimace at nihilist Cormac We stare into Steinbeck From Hemingway’s pine deck Not one of them D-list or bored hack We mingle with l’Engle That stale old Pringle Reluctantly we dine on Kline Goth drama we broker Like Poe and Bram Stoker Til Tolstoy refreshes our mind We’re the Evansville bureau Of swell Ishiguro Dennis Johnson’s worth we will laud Through we tried to abstain From Johnny Tremain We learned not every Newb’ry’s a fraud Now like baked beans in Boston We identify with Austen Sure, Fanny and Darcy we admire But strength, thy name’s Knightley Pods well done, and spritely To bless you, hear listener, we aspire
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30 oct.

1988pens

Clever boys! Funny boys! :/
Love it!

18 janv.

Wyatt the Baggins

Keep up the good work! Don’t listen to the bad reviews about you guys bantering, I love it!
Makin me go crazy: good crazy

15/08/2023

chocolatecake7

IF YOU ARE READING THIS PLEASE UPLOAD ANNA KARENINA REDUX PART 2 (I have refreshed every day this August😫)!!

3 guys—a pastor, a scholar, and their gleeful provocateur—discuss the great books. We take God and literature seriously—but the second one not overly so.