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It's time for a new book! Join David, Heidi, and Tim as they discuss Ernest J. Gaines' A Gathering of Old Men. This week they dive into Gaines' use of multiple perspectives and how it helps him to explore the complex issues of race and place in the Deep South. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we're answering YOUR questions about all kinds of topics. We said you could ask us anything, and you did. We got through as many as we could. So if you have always wanted to know what we are bad at, how we rank random breakfast cereals, and all sort of other similar things, then hit that play button. Happy listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week David, Heidi, and Tim take a crack at answering your many thoughtful question about Walter Wangerin Jr.'s novel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join David, Heidi, and Tim as they dig into the conclusion of The Book of the Dun Cow, discussing the nature of heroism in this novel and our protagonist rooster's ultimate fate. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join David, Heidi, and Tim as they make the final choices for the 2022 reading list! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In which Tim has done the reading but has some problems with it while Heidi loves it unabashedly. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's time for a new book: Walter Wangerin Jr.'s The Book of the Dun Cow. Join David, Heidi, and Tim as they discuss the medieval aspects of this story and the degree to which is should be read as an allegory. Also, Tim makes a blunder. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You have questions; Tim, Heidi, and David have answers. Or try to have answers anyway. Tune in to find out if they say anything cogent. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join David, Heidi, and Tim as they talk about the final chapters of Zora Neale Hurston's novel. They discuss Janie's growth, Tea Cake's love, and rabies. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We are back with more conversation about Janie and Tea Cake and Zora Neale Hurston's literary skills and approach! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week David, Heidi, and Tim are digging into the middle of Zora Neale Hurston's novel, talking about some of the risky creative choices she makes, Janie's silence and rage, why the book can be challenging at times, and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join David, Heidi, and Tim as they dive into a new book: Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. In this episode they discuss what makes Janie Crawford such a compelling character and Hurston's unique approach to point of view and narrative. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join David, Heidi, and Tim as they attempt to answer your questions about Cormac McCarthy's All the Pretty Horses! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We have come to the end of John Grady Cole's journey -- and this episode is a doozy. It's long and it digs deep and we hope you like. So join David, Heidi, and Tim as they discuss their evolving perceptions of this novel, why it features the only ending it could have rightly had, the themes of justice and confession, and much, much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In which the novel takes yet another turn. This week David, Heidi, and Tim discuss whether the philosophizing of this section works, what McCarthy is trying to say, and the strange appearance of numerous little kindnesses. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oh boy. It's time to talk about one of the most intense passages in All the Pretty Horses, a passage which also happens to be deeply beautiful. Beware: Tim and David get a little carried away in this one. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week David, Heidi, and Tim discuss the way All the Pretty Horses is multiple kinds of book in one, the fascinating romance at the core of the story, and the way McCarthy writes about work so poetically. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After a delay due to some technical difficulties, we are back and on this episode David, Heidi, and Tim discuss lightening storms, horses, and orphans in Cormac McCarthy's All the Pretty Horses. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In which Tim returns, we introduce Cormac McCarthy, and we discuss his formal genius. Join David, Heidi, and Tim as they dive into All the Pretty Horses, looking at a couple of essential early passage that define the book and its themes, as well as the uniquely Old Testament formal approach McCarthy brings to his books. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You have questions and we have answers--or at least thoughts. Join David, Heidi, and Karen as they answer your questions about Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.