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Zelda’s death: https://blueridgecountry.com/newsstand/magazine/the-tragic-death-of-zelda-fitzgerald/ Great Gatsby 1: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2018/09/18/episode-4-the-great-gatsby-by-f-scott-fitzgerald-dhi004/ Great Gatsby 2: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2018/11/14/episode-8-the-great-gatsby-dhi008/ What Makes First Editions so Valuable: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/02/06/what-makes-first-editions-so-valuable-loveoffebruary-episode-25/  

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The long-awaited episode about form. Speech Act Theory: https://www.thoughtco.com/speech-act-theory-1691986 The Novella: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/some-notes-on-the-novella

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Hello lovelies, I am a bit delayed in releasing our next episode due to some unexpected occurrences, but will do my best to get it up and running before the day ends! Thank you all, Mackenzie

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I’ve hit a wall. Dirndl: https://www.destination-munich.com/dirndl-girls.html

Continue reading Intensive Language Learning – Episode 52 →

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My recent discovery of Fischer Verlag Publishing and why they are indefinably important. About Samuel Fischer: https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/fischer-samuel Isadora Duncan’s House: https://www.gedenktafeln-in-berlin.de/nc/gedenktafeln/gedenktafel-anzeige/tid/isadora-duncan-und-e/ Mahnmal Gleis 17: https://www.memorialmuseums.org/eng/staettens/view/338/Mahnmal-Gleis-17-%E2%80%93–Berlin-Grunewald Jewish Memorial of Samuel Fischer: https://www.jta.org/1934/10/16/archive/samuel-fischer-publisher-dies-in-berlin-at-75 Bebelplatz: https://www.visitberlin.de/en/book-burning-memorial-bebelplatz

Continue reading A Story About Jews in Germany – Episode 51 →

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An overview of one of Didion’s only fiction books: Run River.

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A catalogue of my experience reading a book for the first time in a language other than English. How I started, struggled through, and, most importantly, finished.

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My views on Audible, bookish performance art, and audiobooks in general, featuring David Spade’s new Audible Original.

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The long-awaited discussion of Ian McEwan’s new book. Hint: it was visionary. New York Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/books/review/ian-mcewan-machines-like-me.html

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My fear of kindles can be explained by two words: technology and outsourcing. How to build what I’ve termed as a “capsule library” for traveling.

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