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Welcome to One Bright Book! Dorian has abandoned Rebecca and Frances for the open expanses of Canada this month so the ladies decided to invite the sparkling Allison Miriam Woodnutt (née Smith) of Smith & Taylor Classics in to discuss this beautiful (relatively) new imprint and their most recent release of My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin. Listen all the way to the end of this month's girl club episode to see if Dorian should have phoned in from Canada!

For our next episode, we will discuss Fierce Attachments by Vivian Gornick. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in late September.

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Books Mentioned:

My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin
The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett
A Marsh Island by Sarah Orne Jewett
Orlando by Virginia Woolf
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Shirley by Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo, translated from the French by William Moy Thomas
The Odd Women by George Gissing
Fanny Hill: Or, Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure by John Cleland
Letters Written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark by Mary Wollstonecraft
Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley
Clarissa, Or the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson
The Damnation of Theron Ware, or Illumination by Harold Frederic
Fierce Attachments by Vivian Gornick
You might also be interested in:

Smith & Taylor Classics Homepage - https://www.unnamedpress.com/smith-and-taylor
Better Than the Movie Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eYHK4tr4MbO3z5KzF3xpt
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Rebecca's newsletter: https://readingindie.substack.com/
Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen.

Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca, and most importantly, guest Héctor Abad, as they discuss his book ASIDE FROM MY HEART, ALL IS WELL, translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean and recently published by Archipelago Books here in the United States. Hang in until the end of the chat to see what everyone is currently reading.
For our next episode, we will discuss FIERCE ATTACHMENTS by Vivian Gornick. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in September.

Want to support the show? Visit us at Bookshop.org or click on the links below and buy some books!

Buy our book! Support the show by buying a copy of Sarah Orne Jewett's A Marsh Island, with an afterword by us.

Aside From My Heart, All Is Well by Héctor Abad, translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean
The Farm by Héctor Abad, translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean
Oblivion: A Memoir by Héctor Abad, translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean and Rosalind Harvey
Ahora y en la hora by Héctor Abad Faciolince
Élisabeth by Éric Rohmer, translated from the French by Aaron Kerner
Even the Darkest Hour by Javier Cercas, translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean
Prey for the Shadow by Javier Cercas, translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean
Fortress of Evil by Javier Cercas, translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean
God's Fool at the Ends of the Earth by Javier Cercas, translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean
Journal of a Solitude by May Sarton
Fierce Attachments: A Memoir by Vivian Gornick
Special thanks to Héctor for generously taking time to talk with us and to Cameron Saltsman at Archipelago for helping to facilitate this. And in case you missed Héctor's shout out to Jill Schoolman at Archipelago, please take note that he is especially appreciative of her gifts as an editor.
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Rebecca's newsletter: https://readingindie.substack.com/
Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen.

Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian as they discuss OPEN SECRETS by Alice Munro and chat about their current reading. It is necessary to mention that this conversation contains content about sexual abuse, and some people may find it difficult to listen to.
For our next episode, we will discuss ASIDE FROM MY HEART, ALL IS WELL by Héctor Abad, translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in July.
Want to support the show? Visit us at Bookshop.org or click on the links below and buy some books!
Buy our book! Support the show by buying a copy of Sarah Orne Jewett's A Marsh Island, with an afterword by us.
Books mentioned:

Open Secrets by Alice Munro
Dance of the Happy Shades by Alice Munro
The Republic of Memory by Mahmud El Sayed
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
Another Country by James Baldwin
Who Do You Think They Are? By Alice Munro
Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs
East of Dreams by Nastassja Martin
Foam by Kate Zambreno
In the Eye of the Wild by Nastassja Martin
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
Love and Death in the American Novel by Leslie A. Fiedler
Make Believe by Mac Barnett
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Aside From My Heart, All Is Well by Héctor Abad, translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean

You might also be interested in:

"What Alice Munro Knew" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/magazine/alice-munro-andrea-skinner-abuse.html
"what I'm doing about alice munro" https://blgtylr.substack.com/p/what-im-doing-about-alice-munro
Further resources and links are available on our website at onebrightbook.com.
Browse our bookshelves at Bookshop.org.
Comments? Write us at onebrightmail at gmail
Find us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/onebrightbook.bsky.social
Frances: https://bsky.app/profile/nonsuchbook.bsky.social
Dorian: https://bsky.app/profile/ds228.bsky.social
Rebecca: https://bsky.app/profile/ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social
Dorian's blog: https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/
Rebecca's newsletter: https://readingindie.substack.com/
Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen.

Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian as they discuss THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE by Gloria Naylor and chat about their current reading.
For our next episode, we will discuss OPEN SECRETS: STORIES by Alice Munro, weighing the value of her work against what we have recently learned of her personal life. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in May.
Want to support the show? Visit us at Bookshop.org or click on the links below and buy some books!
Books mentioned:

The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor
Linden Hills by Gloria Naylor
The Men of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Instead of a Letter by Diana Athill
Transcendence for Beginners: Life Writing and Philosophy by Clare Carlisle
There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib
The Wax Child by Olga Ravn, translated from the Dutch by Martin Aitken
The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje, translated from the Dutch by David McKay
The Duke by Matteo Melchiorre, translated from the Italian by Antonella Lettieri
The Witch by Marie Ndiaye, translated from the French by Jordan Stump
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab
Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy
The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley
An Awfully Big Adventure by Beryl Bainbridge
Nonesuch by Francis Spufford
Sakina's Kiss by Vivek Shanbhag, translated from the Kannada by Srinath Perur
Open Secrets: Stories by Alice Munro
A Marsh Island by Sarah Orne Jewett, with an afterword from the One Bright Book crew.
Buy our book! Support the show by buying a copy of Sarah Orne Jewett's A Marsh Island, with an afterword by us.
Further resources and links are available on our website at onebrightbook.com.
Browse our bookshelves at Bookshop.org.
Comments? Write us at onebrightmail at gmail
Find us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/onebrightbook.bsky.social
Frances: https://bsky.app/profile/nonsuchbook.bsky.social
Dorian: https://bsky.app/profile/ds228.bsky.social
Rebecca: https://bsky.app/profile/ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social
Dorian's blog: https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/
Rebecca's newsletter: https://readingindie.substack.com/
Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen.

Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss ORLANDO by Virginia Woolf and chat about their current reading.

For our next episode, we will discuss THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE by Gloria Naylor, a choice Rebecca has made based upon some love Hanif Abdurraqib shared for the novel in a recent podcast. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in April.

Want to support the show? Visit us at Bookshop.org or click on the links below and buy some books!
Books mentioned:

Orlando by Virginia Woolf
The Waves by Virginia Woolf
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf
Three Guineas by Virginia Woolf
Harriet Hume by Rebecca West
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Wax Child by Olga Ravn, translated from the Danish by Martin Aiken
The Witch by Marie Ndiaye, translated from the French by Jordan Stump
The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje, translated from the Dutch by David McKay
Women Without Men by Shahrnush Parsipur, translated from the Persian by Faridoun Farrokh
Taiwan Travelogue by Shuang-zi Yang, translated from the Mandarin Chinese by Lin Ling
Small Comfort by Ia Genberg, translated from the Swedish by Kira Josefsson
There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm
Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas
Trouble Maker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford by Carla Kaplan
Shattered: A Memoir by Hanif Kureishi
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Stern
Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs
The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor
Read Rohan Maitzen on Orlando at her blog Novel Readings.
Further resources and links are available on our website at onebrightbook.com.
Browse our bookshelves at Bookshop.org.
Comments? Write us at onebrightmail at gmail
Find us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/onebrightbook.bsky.social
Frances: https://bsky.app/profile/nonsuchbook.bsky.social
Dorian: https://bsky.app/profile/ds228.bsky.social
Rebecca: https://bsky.app/profile/ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social
Dorian's blog: https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/
Rebecca's newsletter: https://readingindie.substack.com/
Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen.