Monthly Archives: March 2019

NY Times Bestsellers – Episode 34

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A comprehensive overview of what makes a NY Times Bestseller. Behind the List: https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/21/opinion/21pubed.html The List Itself: https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/ Freakonomics Episode: http://freakonomics.com/podcast/creativity-5/ Interviews from NY Times Employees: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/reader-center/behind-the-new-york-times-best-seller-not-best-reviewed-lists.html Northeastern Article: https://news.northeastern.edu/2018/04/06/the-science-of-a-new-york-times-bestseller/

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“Gingerbread” by Helen Oyeyemi #NewRelease – Episode 33

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Another book review for March? Introducing weekly episodes and a poetry series. Gingerbread: https://www.amazon.com/Gingerbread-Novel-Helen-Oyeyemi/dp/1594634653/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=gingerbread&qid=1553024719&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Oyeyemi: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/59813/helen-oyeyemi

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“Cellar Door” – Episode 31

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What is the deal with the popular linguistic expression “cellar door,” referenced in media like the film Donnie Darko?  The guy who taught his son Klingon: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/19/darmond-speers-dad-spoke_n_363477.html?guccounter=1 The article that started it all: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/magazine/14FOB-onlanguage-t.html Tolkien’s cellar door speech: http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Cellar_door Some mustings on cellar door: https://www.quora.com/What-makes-the-phrase-Cellar-Door-the-most-beautiful-phrase-in-English-language-What-is-the-proof-for-the-claim Nunberg’s work: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2142

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