170 Episodes

  1. 47. There is Confusion by Jessie Redmon Fauset and ambitious family stories that span generations

    Published: 2/2/2021
  2. 46. Love letters to books: nonfiction books about the reading life

    Published: 1/26/2021
  3. 45. 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff and charming books for devoted bibliophiles

    Published: 1/19/2021
  4. 44.5 Anticipated book releases for winter 2021 and backlist books to read while you wait

    Published: 1/15/2021
  5. 44. Short Story Club: The Hunter's Wife by Anthony Doerr and wintry books to cozy up with this season

    Published: 1/12/2021
  6. 43. Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde and books that center intersectional feminism

    Published: 1/5/2021
  7. 42. Superlatives for underrated, surprising, and well-loved books we read in 2020

    Published: 12/29/2020
  8. 41. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and contemporary book recs inspired by the March sisters

    Published: 12/22/2020
  9. 40. The joy of nostalgic reads and books that Jo March would love with Annie B. Jones, owner of The Bookshelf

    Published: 12/15/2020
  10. 39. My Antonia by Willa Cather, plus books about community and survival to read this winter

    Published: 12/8/2020
  11. 38. The Best Audiobooks We Read in 2020

    Published: 12/1/2020
  12. 37. Quarterly Favorites: the best books we read in Fall 2020

    Published: 11/24/2020
  13. 36. The Autobiography of Malcolm X, as told by Alex Haley, with Traci Thomas of The Stacks

    Published: 11/17/2020
  14. 35. A 2020 Gift Guide for every literary taste

    Published: 11/10/2020
  15. 34. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie and twisty, atmospheric mystery novels

    Published: 11/3/2020
  16. 33.5 Discussing the new Netflix adaptation of Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier, starring Lily James and Armie Hammer

    Published: 10/30/2020
  17. 33. Reading challenges and books for every fall reading mood with Courtney Wallace, The Incessant Bookworm

    Published: 10/27/2020
  18. 32. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and eerie books to read with the lights on

    Published: 10/20/2020
  19. 31. Short Story Club: Horror Story by Carmen Maria Machado and spooky book recommendations

    Published: 10/13/2020
  20. 30. The Crucible by Arthur Miller and witchy books to read this fall

    Published: 10/6/2020

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Welcome to Novel Pairings, a podcast dedicated to making the classics readable, relevant, and fun. As two nerdy bookworms, we appreciate the role of classic lit, but we but we won’t get too academic about it. We’ll talk about the books we love and the books we loath, and help stock your TBR pile with old and new reads for every literary taste.