One Bright Book

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Episode #2: The Volcano Lover, by Susan Sontag Mar 25, 2022

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Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss Susan Sontag's 1992 novel THE VOLCANO LOVER and chat about their current reading.

For our next episode, we will discuss WOMAN RUNNING IN THE MOUNTAINS by Yūko Tsushima, translated by Geraldine Harcourt.

Books mentioned:

The Volcano Lover: A Romance by Susan Sontag
AIDS and Its Metaphors by Susan Sontag
Against Interpretation: And Other Essays by Susan Sontag
Styles of Radical Will by Susan Sontag
Susan Sontag by Benjamin Moser
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann
The Arcades Project by Walter Benjamin
The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann von Goethe
The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croft
Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, translated by Daisy Rockwell
Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park, translated by Anton Hur
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur
Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Frances Riddle
A New Name by Jon Fosse, translated by Damion Searls
Paradais by Fernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie Hughes
Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie Hughes
In the Eye of the Wild by Nastassja Martin, translated by Sophie R. Lewis
A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem by Manda Collins
Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure by Menachem Kaiser
Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman
Woman Running in the Mountains by Yuko Tsushima, translated by Geraldine Harcourt
Territory of Light by Yuko Tsushima, translated by Geraldine Harcourt

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Episode #1: Introduction to One Bright Book Mar 14, 2022

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Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they introduce themselves, describe their plan for the podcast, and talk about their current reading.

Looking ahead, for our first full episode we will discuss Susan Sontag's THE VOLCANO LOVER. Read along with us if you like!

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