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**The Foxed Page**

If you love to read, The Foxed Page is for you. With these deep dives into the best books, you’ll gain a richer understanding of the title at hand, all while learning to read everything better.
Choose from long-form lectures, quick recommendations, talks on old favorites and plenty of episodes from the archives.
Listen to The Foxed Page–with Kimberly Ford, best-selling author, former adjunct professor and Ph.D.

Latest Episodes:

Lecture 4: Rachel Khong’s Goodbye, Vitamin Part 2 Jul 17, 2023

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In part two, we look at structure, digression, narrative voice, and the use of found objects.

Lecture 4: Rachel Khong’s Goodbye, Vitamin Part 3 Jul 17, 2023

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In part three, Kimberly explores the plot, motifs of memory, and the important inversion that makes the novel so moving

Lecture 3: Elin Hilderbrand’s Summer of ‘69 Part 1 Jul 11, 2023

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Some of you might be a little surprised at this title popping up here but tune in to find out how Hilderbrand’s serious talent means that this book rose to Kimberly’s very high standards. In part one, Kimberly will argue why you should read the book, take a quick dip into Hilderbrand’s bio., and explore the opening pages.

Lecture 3: Elin Hilderbrand’s Summer of ‘69 Part 2 Jul 11, 2023

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In part two, Kimberly discusses narrative voice, the deftly crafted plot, Hilderbrand’s impressive range, and her use of music and intertexts.

Lecture 3: Elin Hilderbrand’s Summer of ‘69 Part 3 Jul 11, 2023

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In part three, Kimberly explores figurative language, the satisfying character arcs, a few quibbles, and the close of the novel.

How to Read 1: Narrative Stance Jul 11, 2023

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Get more out of reading by understanding the importance of which voice is telling the story and why it makes all the difference. Not only will you feel smarter and read better, but you’ll get to luxuriate in prose by true geniuses like Cervantes, Jane Austen, Tolstoy, Virginia Woolf and others.