The Joy of Serious Literature

The Joy of Serious Literature is an informative and in-depth podcast. Davis's eloquent commentary deepens my understanding of writers, like Clarice Lispector and Richard Wright, who I already admire and exposes me to new writers that I can't wait to read.

Authoritative discussions of world literature from an explicitly aesthetic perspective. Bryant Davis works a wonderful alchemy that fuses critique and reading into short but comprehensive analyses of fascinating works. You'll finish each episode dying to read the work in question, but feeling like you already have in case you never do.

The Joy of Serious Literature is a series about literature that features history lessons, social commentary, and a catchy theme song - it's basically an adult version of the hit children's show, Reading Rainbow and everybody loved that show so everyone will love this.