The Novel Tea

Neha & Shruti

Welcome to The Novel Tea, where your favorite English class meets your neighborhood book club. Join us as we go beyond the traditional classics, exploring books from diverse authors and backgrounds. Each episode, we'll talk about a book through different themes, analyzing characters, plot, and writing styles, to determine: does it stand the test of time? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 12/26/2025 · BONUS

    2025 in Books: Our Favorite Books, Reading Reflections, and More

    In our final episode of 2025, we talk about what our reading lives were like this year, and discuss our stand-out reads through superlatives. Listen in to hear the best page-turners, best characters, and most unexpected reads we encountered this year, to name a few! Books Mentioned The Margot Affair by Sanae Lemoine Diary of a Void by Emi Yogi The Bee Sting by Paul Murray The Wall by Marlen Haushofer The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin Friends of the Museum by Heather McGowan Butter by Asako Yuzuki The Oppermans Lion Feuchtwanger Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai Universality by Natasha Brown My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante Audition by Katie Kitamura Heart the Lover by Lily King Water Moon by Samantha Soto Yambao The Old Man by the Sea by Domenico Starnone Emma by Jane Austen Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee Bunny by Mona Awad The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje Orbital by Samantha Harvey Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles If you would like to get additional behind-the-scenes content related to this and all of our episodes, subscribe to our free email newsletter on Substack. We love to hear from listeners about the books we discuss - you can connect with us on Instagram or by emailing us at thenovelteapod@gmail.com. This episode description contains links to Bookshop.org, a website that supports independent bookstores. If you use these links we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 4m
  2. 12/17/2025

    Cities, Places, and Settings in Books with Strong Sense of Place

    Get your TBR lists ready, because in this wrap up episode we talk all about the books we read in Season 6, and then welcome David and Melissa of Strong Sense of Place for a special guest segment! They tell us about their favorite travels, settings they've loved, and unique books that have transported them. We also get into our issues with short stories, and discuss ways to get into reading them. Books Discussed: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel The Works: Anatomy of a City by Kate Ascher The Last Warner Woman by Kei Miller Elephant Complex: Travels in Sri Lanka by John Gimlette Stoner by John Williams The Prague Sonata by Bradford Morrow The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre Vintage 1954 by Antoine Laurain A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Table for Two by Amor Towles A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders Passing by Nella Larson The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsberg The Cricket in Time Square by Garth Williams The Original by Nell Stevens Brat Farrar by Josephine Tay The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highswmith The Remembered Solider by Anjet Daanje My Family and other Rockstars by Tiffany Murphy If you would like to get additional behind-the-scenes content related to this and all of our episodes, subscribe to our free email newsletter on Substack. We love to hear from listeners about the books we discuss - you can connect with us on Instagram or by emailing us at thenovelteapod@gmail.com. This episode description contains links to Bookshop.org, a website that supports independent bookstores. If you use these links we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 2m
4.9
out of 5
40 Ratings

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Welcome to The Novel Tea, where your favorite English class meets your neighborhood book club. Join us as we go beyond the traditional classics, exploring books from diverse authors and backgrounds. Each episode, we'll talk about a book through different themes, analyzing characters, plot, and writing styles, to determine: does it stand the test of time? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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