Apr 12, 2022
How did Sara and Chelsey meet? What goes into making a Novel Pairings episode? And how do they find time to read with busy, curious babies in their lives? Today’s episode holds all the answers to YOUR questions about classic literature, teaching English, baby bookworms, reading habits, and more. (Plus plenty of book recommendations. We can’t help it.) The show notes are full of links today, so be sure to scroll down in your app or visit novelpairings.com.
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Books Mentioned:
Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Episode: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
Episode: The Crucible by Arthur Miller
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
The Martian by Andy Weir
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Aubrey Niffenegger
Episode: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Episode: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann
Circe by Madeline Miller
Episode: Passing by Nella Larsen
Episode: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Episode: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Episode: Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Houghton
Let’s Look at Animals by Marion Deuchars
LMNO Peas by Keith Baker
A Unicorn Named Sparkle by Amy Young
The Noisy Book by Soledad Bravi
Episode: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Episode: The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery
Episode: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Episode: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare
Love and Freindship by Jane Austen
Also Mentioned:
The Novel Pairings Ultimate Spreadsheet
Sandra Boynton: Frog Trouble Album
Raising Readers with Anne Bogel
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