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Lecture 29: Why Nicholson Baker MUST be your new mindfulness guru Nov 14, 2023

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NO READING NECESSARY! This introduction to Baker's hilarious and ultra-smart The Mezzanine will convince you how easy--and beneficial--it is to slooooow doooown. In this day and age, we ALL need a fat dose of Nicholson Baker.

Lecture 28: Like Water for Chocolate (now in English!) Nov 09, 2023

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This gem from 1992 REALLY HOLDS UP. Allow Kimberly to remind you why this entertaining novel--built around a matriarchal, domestic romance during the Mexican Revolution--was such a bestseller. With a weird number of funny and PRACTICAL digressions, the lecture celebrates this part-soap-opera (think Jane the Virgin!), part-cookbook (try a recipe!), part-send-up and part-family-saga.

Lecture 27: the foxed page EN ESPANOL: Como aqua para chocolate Nov 06, 2023

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Get Kimberly's take on this early-90s classic while PRACTICING YOUR SPANISH! This soapopera-esque matriarchal saga set against the Mexican revolution really holds up. Listen in to find out why. ¡Ándate pues!

DEADWOOD the TELEVISION SHOW; David Milch, Pete Dexter and SHAKESPEARE Nov 01, 2023

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In this PLATINUM AGE of television, Kimberly looks at the masterful language, the deft historical elements and the incredible Shakespearean airs of one of the best TV series of all time: David Milch's DEADWOOD.

DEADWOOD by Pete Dexter (the novel): Oct 28, 2023

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Kimberly hates to be self-aggrandizing but she honestly thinks this might be some of her VERY BEST WORK. Pete Dexter's DEADWOOD is an absolutely gorgeous, warm, violent and super-engaging book. If you loved it, listen now. Kimberly couldn't help but discuss some spoilers, so if you haven't read it, do that and come right back here. DEADWOOD is SO GOOD.

LECTURE 12: Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton Sep 25, 2023

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Tuck into analysis of this slim novel to be TRANSPORTED by gorgeous prose, excellent historical ambiance and a wholly inspirational, sassy, independent MARGARET.

Enriched Read II: The Covenant of Water Sep 18, 2023

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NO PRE-READING REQUIRED! Kimberly breaks down the first dozen pages to reveal WHY this tome is such a hit. Explore Verghese's use of language, sense of place, narrative voice and incorporation of history--to see why you loved the book OR to see how you can GET MORE out of this epic.

How to Read II: PLOT (feat. Virginia Woolf, Eve Babitz, Gustave Flaubert and others) Sep 11, 2023

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NO READING REQUIRED! PLOT seems simple but understanding its nuances can make a huge impact on how you read. Treat yourself to this discussion featuring Madame Bovary, Orlando, Kennedy's The Feast and Babitz's Slow Days, Fast Company.

Episode 11: Didion, Babitz . . . and Cline? Sep 05, 2023

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Kimberly explores the similarities and profound differences between oft-compared literary GENIUSES Joan Didion and Eve Babitz . . . before digging in to why people keep lumping Emma Cline, and her new novel, in with these legends.

Lecture 10: Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think about Abortion Aug 28, 2023

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Kimberly breaks down the GENIUS in Gabrielle Blair's crucial book. Urgent and funny at times, the lecture also touches on Kimberly's own book. If you listen to one podcast here at the foxed page, MAKE IT THIS ONE.

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