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The blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net Books 2018: LOTR #3-Tolkien Deadeye Dick-Vonnegut From Here to Eternity-Doughty Palm Sunday-Vonnegut The Elephant Vanishes-Murakami God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian-Vonnegut The Sound and the Fury-Faulkner Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore-Sloan A Brief History of Time-Hawking The Stranger-Camus Absolutely on Music-Murakami All The Pretty Horses-McCarthy Indignation-Roth 1Q84-Murakami ATPH (again) Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls-Sedaris … Continue reading 2018 ft. Kristen Alicea – Episode 20 →

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Tonight, on Christmas Eve, we are having fun with “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. Our New Website: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/   The History: http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20171215-how-did-a-christmas-carol-come-to-be Fun Facts: https://www.1qct.org/2014/11/ten-fun-facts-about-a-christmas-carol/ John Leech: http://theconversation.com/john-leech-the-cartoonist-who-gave-us-christmas-past-88977 Adaptations: http://collider.com/a-christmas-carol-adaptations-ranked/

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An overview of “The Chimes” by Charles Dickens, short stories throughout history, and an added discussion of how short story anthologies are compiled and published. The History of Christmas Ghost Stories: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-do-ghost-stories-go-christmas-180961547/ Book Critics Circle: http://bookcritics.org/blog/archive/a-brief-history-of-the-short-story-in-americaA short story blog?? : https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/6712/how-many-short-stories-make-a-collection

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I recently changed the way that I title episodes, so I may at some point reference the incorrect numbers along with the titles, especially if I recorded the episode before they changed. Also, I pre record (surprise surprise!) to keep up with DH&I’s intense upload schedule. Just a PSA.

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Time to chat about “A Tale of Two Cities” in the context of the French Revolution. Happy #DecemberDickens ! Thresholds:https://www.suz.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:ffffffff-f952-f950-ffff-ffff87498b5e/03.18_granovetter_78.pdf Summary: https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/twocities/summary/ Timeline of the Book: https://www.preceden.com/timelines/63427-a-tale-of-two-cities-timeline

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This week we are tackling questions about how to read a book a week, with a list of the books that I have read thus far this year. Link on success and reading: https://medium.com/the-mission/how-to-read-a-lot-more-books-this-year-according-to-harvard-research-e1dfc55e0b9f  

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So sorry that this is a day late! A thorough analysis of character in none other than “Oliver Twist” #DecemberDickens. History of Oliver Twist: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Oliver-Twist-novel-by-Dickens Plot Summary: https://www.shmoop.com/oliver-twist/summary.html

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Dickens for the layperson and the not-so-layperson. How to keep up with the #DecemberDickens reading list. **SPOILERS** Oliver Twist, Bleak House, A Christmas Carol, Tale of Two Cities … and MORE!

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