Best Northern Sun Podcasts (2025)

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10 BEST BOOKS of the 20th century 22:30

5d ago22:30

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com The 30 best book of the 20th century. A curated list presented over three episodes all comes down to this final piece of the puzzle. The top 10 best books (in my opinion) of the 20th century. A conclusion to a list that will take many shapes throughout my life.. and at the moment,…

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#592 - John Hanson, Rob Nilsson, Susan Lynch, and Joe Spano on Northern Lights 27:49

8d ago27:49

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This week we’re excited to present a conversation from the 62nd New York Film Festival with Northern Lights directors John Hanson & Rob Nilsson and cast members Susan Lynch & Joe Spano. This conversation was moderated by NYFF62 Revivals programmer Dan Sullivan.An NYFF62 Revivals selection, Northern Lights is currently playing at Film at Lincoln Cen…

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Stay With Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ - Book 111. 16:35

12d ago16:35

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com Expectation lingers at the peripherals of this tale as the pressure builds with every page. Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀’s novel ‘Stay With Me’ explores the pressures of a society and culture that rest upon the foundation of expectation. The expectation to get married and have kids to furthe…

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#591 - Abderrahmane Sissako and Kessen Tall on Black Tea 31:06

13d ago31:06

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This week we’re excited to present a conversation from the 2025 edition of the New York African Film Festival with Black Tea director Abderrahmane Sissako and producer Kessen Tall.This conversation was moderated by Film Comment editor Devika Girish.After saying no on her wedding day, Aya leaves the Ivory Coast for a new life in the buzzing “Chocola…

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"The Claw of the Conciliator" Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun - Book 110 18:40

19d ago18:40

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com The Claw of the Conciliator sends the reader deeper into the labyrinth of Gene Wolfe’s imaginative science fantasy novel. Weaving the tale, there is only one way in and one way out. Severian the torturer, tortures us as the reader with a story that raises so many questions in the …

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#590 - Pedro Almodóvar at the 50th Chaplin Award Gala 47:48

21d ago47:48

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This week we’re excited to present a special episode featuring the star-studded speeches from our recent Chaplin Award Gala.FLC was pleased to honor Pedro Almodóvar as the recipient of the 50th Chaplin Award, presented in partnership with ROLEX, at a Gala evening on April 28. The full house at Alice Tully Hall was treated to a joyful celebration of…

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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe - Book 109. 19:07

26d ago19:07

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart flips the colonial script. Okonkwo, fierce as a misplaced proverb, fights change to a fault. But when tradition clashes with colonialism, even the strongest warrior can’t wrestle fate. Achebe doesn't just tell a story - he reclaims one, reminding …

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#589 - A Programmer's Preview of Kira Muratova: Scenographies of Chaos 32:38

30d ago32:38

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This week we’re excited to present a special programmer’s preview of our upcoming retrospective, Kira Muratova: Scenographies of Chaos, taking place in our theaters May 16-25.The episode features a conversation between FLC programmer Madeline Whittle, Marta Kuzma (Professor of Art at Yale University), and film scholar and writer Ivan Kozlenk.Get ti…

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Forgotten Women of Literature: Marghanita Laski - Book 108. 15:08

1M ago15:08

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com Throughout literary history, many remarkable women writers have been overlooked or forgotten, their voices buried beneath more celebrated names. Among them is Marghanita Laski, a prolific mid-20th-century author and critic whose sharp insights and evocative storytelling deserve re…

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#588 - Constance Tsang, Ke-Xi Wu, and Murielle Hsieh on Blue Sun Palace 27:41

1M ago27:41

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This week we’re excited to present a conversation from this year’s edition of New Directors/New Films with Blue Sun Palace director Constance Tsang and cast members Ke-Xi Wu and Murielle Hsieh. This conversation was moderated by New Directors/New Films co-chair Dan Sullivan.Blue Sun Palace is now in select theaters, courtesy of Dekanalog.For more t…

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30 Best books of the 20th Century: Books 20 - 11 25:11

1M ago25:11

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com Creating a list of the 30 best books of the 21st century with some rules is difficult enough but what makes it harder is just trying to remember all the books you have read in the first place. Join Seamus as he starts his list, counting down the 30 best books across 3 episodes! Pa…

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#587 - David Cronenberg and Diane Kruger on The Shrouds 27:22

1M ago27:22

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This week we’re excited to present a conversation with The Shrouds writer & director David Cronenberg and lead actress Diane Kruger, moderated by FLC programmer Tyler Wilson. An NYFF62 Main Slate selection, The Shrouds is now playing at Film at Lincoln Center. Get tickets: https://www.filmlinc.org/films/the-shrouds/In an eerie, deceptively placid n…

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"Days at the Morisaki Bookshop" by Satoshi Yagisawa - Book 106. 18:43

2M ago18:43

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com Days at the Morisaki Bookshop is a cozy cup of tea for the soul, steeped in heartbreak, healing, and the musty charm of secondhand books. Takako flees a crumbling life and tumbles into the quirky quiet of her uncle’s Tokyo bookshop - where literature whispers solace and dusty pape…

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#586 - Courtney Stephens and Callie Hernandez on Invention 34:20

2M ago34:20

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This week we’re excited to present a conversation with Invention director Courtney Stephens and lead actress Calle Hernandez (moderated by FLC's Tyler Wilson) from this year’s edition of New Directors/New Films. Presented by The Museum of Modern Art and Film at Lincoln Center, the 54th edition of New Directors/New Films (ND/NF) takes place through …

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"The Shadow of the Torturer" Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun - Book 105 20:02

2M ago20:02

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com In The Shadow of the Torturer, Gene Wolfe hands us a scalpel and says, “Figure it out.” Severian, our melancholic torturer with a soft spot for doomed women and old words, stumbles through a decaying Earth like a poetic space-opera Don Quixote. It's sci-fi wrapped in fantasy dress…

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#585 - Sarah Friedland, Kathleen Chalfant, Carolyn Michelle, and H. Jon Benjamin on Familiar Touch 29:58

2M ago29:58

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This week we’re excited to present a conversation from this year’s edition of New Directors/New Films with Familiar Touch director Sarah Friedland and cast members Kathleen Chalfant, Carolyn Michelle, and H. Jon Benjamin. This conversation was moderated by New Directors/New Films co-chair Dan Sullivan.Presented by The Museum of Modern Art and Film …

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"Kitchen" by Banana Yoshimoto - Book 104. 20:08

2M ago20:08

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A podcast all about books! To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com The world book tour takes flight once more and this month we are off to Japan with the first stop in the kitchen! Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto is a melancholic hug wrapped in the scent of home-cooked meals. It’s a tale of grief, love, and late-night ramen…

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#584 - Miguel Gomes on Grand Tour 23:25

2M ago23:25

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This week we’re excited to present a conversation from the 62nd New York Film Festival with Grand Tour director Miguel Gomes. An NYFF62 Main Slate selection, Grand Tour is currently playing at Film at Lincoln Center, courtesy of Mubi. Get tickets at filmlinc.org/tour.In this fanciful and high-spirited cinematic expedition, the uncommonly ambitious …

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30 Best books of the 20th Century: Books 30 - 21 21:47

2M ago21:47

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com Creating a list of the 30 best books of the 21st century with some rules is difficult enough but what makes it harder is just trying to remember all the books you have read in the first place. Join Seamus as he starts his list, counting down the 30 best books across 3 episodes! Pa…

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#583 - Matt Dillon and Anamaria Vartolomei on Being Maria 30:40

2M ago30:40

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This week we’re excited to present a conversation from the 20205 edition of the just-concluded Rendez-vous with French Cinema with Being Maria cast members Matt Dillon and Anamaria Vartolomei. Being Maria is now in select theaters, courtesy of Kino Lorber.Actors don’t choose roles,” actor Daniel Gélin (Yvan Attal) tells his daughter Maria Schneider…

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"The House of the Spirits" Isabel Allende - Book 102. 20:39

2M ago20:39

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende is a sweeping historical novel that blends magical realism with political and family drama. It follows the Trueba family across generations, exploring themes of love, power, and destiny. Through vivid storytelling, Allende weaves Chile’s …

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#582 - Philippe Lesage and Noah Parker on Who by Fire 29:51

3M ago29:51

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This week we’re excited to present a conversation from the 62nd New York Film Festival with Who by Fire director Philippe Lesage and actor Noah Parker. An NYFF62 Main Slate selection, Who by Fire is now playing at Film at Lincoln Center with in-person Q&As at select screenings opening weekend. Get tickets at filmlinc.org/fire A getaway at a seclude…

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My issues with Mervyn Peakes 'Gormenghast Trilogy' - Book 101. 17:21

3M ago17:21

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com Mervyn Peake tragically passed away before being able to finish his planned 5 book Gormenghast series. He managed 2 books at full health and worked in a third, but this had its issues. Today I discuss this ‘trilogy’ and my issues with it being called that. Painting: Today I painte…

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#581 - Programmer's Preview of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2025 36:42

3M ago36:42

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This week we’re excited to present a conversation with Film at Lincoln Center Assistant Programmer Madeline Whittle, as she discusses the films featured in the 2025 edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema.Unifrance and Film at Lincoln Center present the 30th edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, running from March 6 to March 16. Get tickets …

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"Space Invaders" by Nona Fernandez - Book 100. 20:17

3M ago20:17

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com Reality blurs with ghostly nostalgia, and the past presses continue whether we like it or not. Nona Fernández’s Space Invaders is a haunting puzzle of memory, dictatorship, and childhood, piecing together fragmented recollections of Chile’s Pinochet era through the eyes of schoolc…

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#580 - Bong Joon Ho on Mickey 17 24:19

3M ago24:19

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This week we’re excited to present a recent conversation with Mickey 17 writer and director Bong Joon Ho, interpreted by Sharon Choi, and moderated by FLC Assistant Programmer Madeline Whittle.From the Academy Award-winning writer/director of Parasite (which was an NYFF57 Main Slate selection), Bong Joon Ho now presents his next groundbreaking cine…

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"The Dark King Swallows the World" by Robert G. Penner - Book 99. 19:53

3M ago19:53

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com "The Dark King Swallows the World" blends history and fantasy with a dash of whimsy, as 12-year-old Nora navigates faeries, giants, and a chilling King of the Dead—all to bring her brother back. It’s a magical rollercoaster where every page feels like a new twist, proving that eve…

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#579 - Frederick Wiseman in Conversation with John Wilson 41:08

3M ago41:08

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This week we’re excited to present a recent conversation with legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, moderated by multiple-time Emmy-nominated filmmaker John Wilson.Through March 5, Film at Lincoln Center presents “Frederick Wiseman: An American Institution,” a retrospective featuring an extensive selection of films spanning decades of …

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"A Woman in Berlin" by Anonymous - Book 98. 22:22

3M ago22:22

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com “A Woman in Berlin” is an anonymous account of a woman’s experience during the fall of Berlin in 1945, as Soviet forces invade the city. The diary, written by a journalist, reveals the harsh realities of war, sexual violence, and survival. Her poignant observations offer an unflin…

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#578 - Matthew Rankin, Ila Firouzabadi, Pirouz Nemati, and Sylvain Corbeil on Universal Language 29:52

4M ago29:52

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This week we’re excited to present a conversation from the 62nd New York Film Festival with Universal Language director Matthew Rankin, cast members Ila Firouzabadi & Pirouz Nemati, and producer Sylvain Corbeil. A Currents selection of NYFF62, Universal Language is now in select theaters, courtesy of Oscilloscope. With deadpan, absurdist charm, Man…

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"Gormenghast" by Mervyn Peake - Book 97. 20:01

4M ago20:01

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com In Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake doubles down on his surreal vision, crafting a gothic maze where time moves in sluggish circles and tradition is a trap. The castle is both character and prison, and its inhabitants, bizarrely fixated on status, seem destined to stumble through their o…

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#577 - Oren Rudavsky and Annette Insdorf on Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire 19:26

4M ago19:26

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This week we’re excited to present a conversation from the 2025 edition of the New York Jewish Film Festival with Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire director Oren Rudavsky and co-producer Annette Insdorf. This conversation was moderated by Rachel Chanoff.With his unforgettable and shattering 1958 memoir Night, Elie Wiesel forever changed the way the Holocau…

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'I Was There' by Hans Peter Richter - Book 96. 21:37

4M ago21:37

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com A story of fiction inlaid with the truth from someone who was there. The writer Hans Peter Richter was there in Nazi Germany, not just as a bystander but as an active participant. The story he writes explores the lives of a young boy living under this regime of ideological program…

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#576 - Zeinabu irene Davis, John Earl Jelks, and More on Compensation 28:07

4M ago28:07

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Director Zeinabu irene Davis, writer Marc Arthur Chéry, and cast members Michelle A. Banks & John Earl Jelks discuss Compensation, an NYFF62 Revivals selection, with moderator Racquel Gates.Compensation opens at Film at Lincoln Center on February 21. Learn more at filmlinc.org/compensationInspired by Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem of the same title, Z…

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"Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell" by Susanna Clarke - Book 95. 23:12

4M ago23:12

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell tells the historically fictive, gothic, fantasy tale of the two practical magicians in London. One is the master, the prim and proper, quiet and concerned Mr Norrell, the other, the apprentice, eager and energetic, daring and audacious, Jonathan Str…

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#575 - Fernanda Torres, Walter Salles, and Marcelo Rubens Paiva on I'm Still Here 46:52

4M ago46:52

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This week we’re excited to present a conversation from the 62nd New York Film Festival with I’m Still Here director Walter Salles, lead actress Fernanda Torres, and Brazilian journalist & author Marcelo Rubens Paiva. This conversation was moderated by FLC Assistant Programmer Madeline Whittle.An NYFF62 Spotlight selection, I’m Still Here is now nom…

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"A Girl Returned" by Donatella Di Pietrantonio - Book 94. 17:24

4M ago17:24

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com A girl returns but she never knew she left. How would you navigate growing up only to learn at age 13 you have been with a foster family, and your real family want you back. Only, they don’t really want you back. So begins the tale as our young narrator is forced to question the n…

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#574 - Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui on Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story 31:32

4M ago31:32

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This week we’re excited to present a conversation with directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui of the new hit documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story.The story of Christopher Reeve is an astonishing rise from unknown actor to iconic movie star, and his definitive portrayal of Clark Kent/Superman set the benchmark for the superhero cinem…

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"Titus Groan" by Mervyn Peake - Book 93. 18:22

5M ago18:22

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com The fantasy tour for 2025 kicks off with this crumbling vestige of fantasy literature that endures against the masses. Ghormengast is the great castle that outlasts all, and within its hallowed halls, the ritualistic mundane life of the Earl of Groan is carried out daily. Around h…

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# 573 - Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin on Hard Truths 26:39

5M ago26:39

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This week we’re excited to present a conversation with Hard Truths actresses Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin.A Main Slate selection of the 62nd New York Film Festival, Mike Leigh’s latest film Hard Truths is now playing at Film at Lincoln Center. Get tickets at filmlinc.org/truthsMike Leigh returns to a contemporary milieu for the first t…

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“The Moon and the Bonfires” by Cesare Pavese - Book 92. 20:22

5M ago20:22

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com The world book tour takes flight and this month we are off to Italy. The Moon and the Bonfires by Cesare Pavese asking the personal question of ‘what is a home?’ If you leave your home and come back to find that you and it have changed, is it still your home. Lyrically pervasive w…

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"The Book World Tour" - Ep 91. 16:10

5M ago16:10

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com As 2024 comes to a close, I wonder where I will go next year. What magical countries will literature transport me to? That’s when an idea stuck me. A book world tour. 12 months, 12 countries, 24 books. A sample of some of the beauty that is out there in the vast world we inhabit. …

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#572 - Robert Eggers on Nosferatu 25:19

5M ago25:19

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This week we’re excited to present a conversation with writer/director Robert Eggers who recently joined us for a Q&A following a screening of his highly anticipated new feature Nosferatu.Across four intensely stylish, powerfully atmospheric and richly detailed feature films, Robert Eggers has established himself as one of contemporary cinema’s mos…

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"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens - Book 90. 17:42

5M ago17:42

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com Ho Ho Hello and Merry Christmas! In A Christmas Carol, Dickens wraps up Scrooge's grumpy heart with a bow of redemption. Haunted by ghosts, he discovers generosity isn't just for the wealthy. A festive reminder that even the most miserly souls can learn the joy of Christmas cheer!…

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#571 - Sigrid Nunez on The Room Next Door and The Friend 57:23

5M ago57:23

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This week we’re excited to present a conversation from the 62nd New York Film Festival with author Sigrid Nunez.With her novels The Friend (winner of the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction) and What Are You Going Through, New York–based author Sigrid Nunez has supplied the extraordinarily rich source material for not one, but two films in the NYF…

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"Rubble Children" by Aaron Kreuter - Book 89. 22:38

6M ago22:38

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com What is a book? What constitutes a novel? These are the questions I ask while navigating 7 and a half stories of urban dread and social destruction. The interplay of youth and the political, the navigation of social norms and customs against the backdrop of familial ties and respo…

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#570 - RaMell Ross and Barry Jenkins on Nickel Boys, Adapting Colson Whitehead, and More 57:28

6M ago57:28

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This week we’re excited to present a conversation from the 62nd New York Film Festival with Nickel Boys director RaMell Ross and Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk director Barry Jenkins.The Opening Night selection of NYFF62, Nickel Boys is now playing in select theaters, courtesy of Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios.Director RaMell Ross has …

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“The Woman in Black” by Susan Hill - Book 88. 19:32

6M ago19:32

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com In The Woman in Black, Susan Hill conjures a ghost story as chilling as Eel Marsh’s fog. Arthur Kipps, an unsuspecting solicitor, unravels the tragic spectre of vengeance—her hollow eyes haunting his every step. Hill’s prose dances like shadows, weaving dread into every corner, pr…

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#569 - Paul Schrader on Oh, Canada 22:04

6M ago22:04

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This week we’re excited to present a conversation from the 62nd New York Film Festival with Oh, Canada director Paul Schrader.Oh, Canada is currently in select theaters, courtesy of Kino Lorber.In an unvarnished, commanding performance, Richard Gere plays Leonard Fife, a celebrated political documentarian who has reached the end of his life. Wracke…

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“The Amber Spyglass” by Philip Pullman - Book 87. 23:42

6M ago23:42

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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com In The Amber Spyglass, Lyra and Will defy gods and universes, only to find that saving Dust means bittersweet farewells. Talking bears, wheeled creatures, and quantum physics spice the plot, while the ultimate message whispers: freedom, curiosity, and love outshine even celestial …

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