Kaija, Brian, and Chad reach “The Golden Notebook” inside of The Golden Notebook, and discuss the ways in which this novel push back against various interpretations, ways in which the world can break you, men and their microaggressions, men and their egotism and their I I I I, the ways in which this is and isn’t a feminist text, and more.
The next season starts on July 3rd and will feature Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, translated from the Hindi by Daisy Rockwell. The full schedule is available here.
After that, in September, season 28 will be about Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland. Stay tuned for the reading schedule and information about the winter seasons!
This week’s music is “Rebuilding Year” by Hallelujah the Hills.
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