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Episode 133: Life Between the Beginning and the End: On the Middle of Books
For the second installment in our series on the three pieces of a book, we turn from beginnings to that more difficult territory: the middle.
 • Trevor Berrett
1:18:17
Episode 132: Our Nightstands, Ourselves
In this episode, we take a look at the books we have on our nightstands and what they say about us!
 • Trevor Berrett
1:29:29
Episode 131: Trust the Spine: On the Pleasure and Riches of NYRB Books
This week, we’re joined by Nick During and Abigail Dunn from New York Review Books for a wide-ranging conversation about the world of NYRB.
 • Trevor Berrett
1:16:32
Episode 130: Opening Movements: Entering the World of a Book
In this episode, we begin a three-part series on the movements of a novel, starting with the opening.
 • Trevor Berrett
1:16:03
Episode 129: Reading with a Plan: The Joys and Complications of Reading Projects
This week, we’re joined by Luis Panini to talk about reading projects.
 • Trevor Berrett
1:24:58
Episode 128: If the Ship Goes Down, Grab These: Three Books for Our Desert Island
What books would you want if you were stranded on a desert island?
 • Trevor Berrett
1:11:52
Episode 127: No One Knows Where to Shelf This: On Unclassifiable Books
We tend to think of books as belonging somewhere: novel, memoir, biography, fantasy, history.
 • Trevor Berrett
1:44:47
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