Monthly Archives: February 2021

“The Purloined Letter” by Edgar Allan Poe – Episode 163



A late-night discussion of the final short story in our Poe mini-series on the beginnings of detective fiction. — patreon.com/relevanceofliterature relevanceofliterature.com/notes — Music by Lizzie Discenza Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net


Week 8 of Reading – Episode 162



Today we do a reading check-in for our collective reading goals. Herein I reflect on how my reading has been going for the first part of 2021, things I have noticed about my habits, and what I would like to change moving forward. — patreon.com/relevanceofliterature relevanceofliterature.com/notes — Music by Lizzie Discenza Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our … Continue reading Week 8 of Reading – Episode 162


Once Upon a Book Club #BookUnboxing – Episode 161



Today’s #BookUnboxing features buddy novel “Miss Benson’s Beetle” by Rachel Joyce, which is a tale about two women finding themselves on a hunt for a beetle in 1950s New Caledonia. Correction: I mention at the beginning of the episode that the box set up a meeting with the author. They actually just printed the author’s … Continue reading Once Upon a Book Club #BookUnboxing – Episode 161


“The Mystery of Marie Rogêt” by Edgar Allen Poe – Episode 160



The second installment of our mini-series on the inception of the detective story, featuring Edgar Allen Poe’s trio about detective Dupin, the Chevalier himself. — patreon.com/relevanceofliterature relevanceofliterature.com/notes — Music by Lizzie Discenza Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net


“Trust Exercise” by Susan Choi – Episode 159



Today we review our first official novel of the year, 2019’s “Trust Exercise” by fabulous up-and-coming author Susan Choi. Herein lie my thoughts about this novel as well as Susan Choi’s short fiction. — patreon.com/relevanceofliterature relevanceofliterature.com/notes — Music by Lizzie Discenza Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net