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To open our first #DecemberDickens series, Mackenzie dusts off an old read from the show’s Christmas past in 2018 to review. — Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/ patreon.com/relevanceofliterature — Music by Leo Discenza *December Dickens includes music and effects in the public domain. Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net

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Today Mackenzie shares her wealth of experience with minimalist book buying boundaries over the past 6 years of reading a book/week. At the end of the episode, she crafts a new set of boundaries for herself, which she will use moving forward. — Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/ patreon.com/relevanceofliterature — Music by Leo Discenza Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com … Continue reading Minimalist Book Buying – Episode 203 →

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A day of firsts: Mackenzie reviews her first Lahiri book—Lahiri’s first novel in Italian, and her first self-translated novel. — 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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Mackenzie catches everyone up on her book/week reading challenge, and at the end of the episode she teaches viewers how to make her tea. — Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/ patreon.com/relevanceofliterature — Music by Leo Discenza *This episode features effects and music in the public domain. Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net

Continue reading Week 45 of Reading + Make Tea with Me – Episode 201 →

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Our last Horrifying Classics book for 2021, this short story collection by Joyce Carol Oates scares, but in a quiet, unconventional way. — Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/ patreon.com/relevanceofliterature — Music by Leo Discenza *Horrifying Classics features effects and music in the public domain. Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net  

Continue reading “The Doll Master and Other Tales of Terror” by Joyce Carol Oates | Horrifying Classics – Episode 200 →

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You’re in (four) a scare with our (fourth) Horrifying Classic this season…”Come with Me” by Ronald Malfi. — Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/ patreon.com/relevanceofliterature — Music by Leo Discenza *Horrifying Classics features effects and music in the public domain. Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net

Continue reading “Come With Me” by Ronald Malfi | Horrifying Classics – Episode 199 →

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Today’s horrifying classic is “Tidepool,” Nicole Willson’s lovecraftian horror debut novel. — Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/ patreon.com/relevanceofliterature — Music by Leo Discenza *Horrifying Classics features effects and music in the public domain. Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net

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Welcome to our second #HorrifyingClassics contemporary horror episode for the month of October. — Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/ patreon.com/relevanceofliterature — Music by Leo Discenza *Horrifying Classics features effects and music in the public domain. Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net

Continue reading “Fake Like Me” by Barbara Bourland | Horrifying Classics – Episode 197 →

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Our Horrifying Classics 2021 debut. — Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/ patreon.com/relevanceofliterature — Music by Leo Discenza *Horrifying Classics features effects and music in the public domain. Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net

Continue reading “The Toll” by Cherie Priest | Horrifying Classics – Episode 196 →

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Today Mackenzie reviews a short story by #HorrifyingClassics2021 author Joyce Carol Oates. — 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

Continue reading “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates – Episode 195 →