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In our last episode under the name “Didion, Hawthorne, and the In-Between,” Mackenzie delves into a short story by one of the show’s namesake authors. — Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/ patreon.com/relevanceofliterature — Music by Leo Discenza Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net

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Today Mackenzie delves into a one-page short story by Ernest Hemingway. — Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/ patreon.com/relevanceofliterature — Music by Leo Discenza Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net

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Featuring “Erasure” by Percival Everett and “Garden by the Sea” by Mercé Rodoreda, this book box is our last in the series, as well as Mackenzie’s top pick. — Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/ patreon.com/relevanceofliterature — Music by Leo Discenza Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net

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Today we review the first novel in our Summer YA series, in which Mackenzie reads the young adult books that proved formative to her development as a young reader. — patreon.com/relevanceofliterature relevanceofliterature.com/notes — Music by Leo Discenza Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net

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I peruse this selection of serials chronologically to point out the literary gems in each. — patreon.com/relevanceofliterature relevanceofliterature.com/notes — Music by Leo Discenza Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net

Continue reading “Bleak House” by Charles Dickens, serials 9-12 (2/2) – Episode 181 →