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Close Reads Podcast

Goldberry Studios
Close Reads Podcast
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    The Feast: Tuesday

    2026/05/27 | 1h 9 mins.
    Welcome back to another conversation about Margaret Kennedy’s The Feast. This week we begin by discussing some audience comments, then we discuss a number of topics, including poor Bruce and his bad decisions, Mrs Gifford vs Mrs Cove, and the difference between subtly and cleverness in literature (and whether either are artistic virtues), and more. Happy listening!


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    The Feast: Monday

    2026/05/18 | 52 mins.
    And then it was Monday in Margaret Kennedy’s The Feast.
    This week topics of discussion includes the way the various characters may (or may not) represent the seven deadly sins, which characters we root for the most (and which we despise the most), the question of hope in the story, and much more, as usual. Happy listening!


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    The Feast: Prologue-Sunday

    2026/05/11 | 1h 3 mins.
    Welcome to the first episode of a new series on Margaret Kennedy’s novel, The Feast. We discuss the book’s allegorical bent (and how it’s different than most allegorical novels), the role of each of the main characters, the unique structure of the book (and it’s early reveals), and much more. Happy listening!


    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe
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    The Grapes of Wrath Q&A Episode

    2026/05/06 | 1h 2 mins.
    You have questions, we did our best to answer them. Thanks for tuning in to this series on Steinbeck’s classic novel and happy listening!


    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe
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    The Grapes of Wrath: To the End

    2026/04/28 | 1h 3 mins.
    So about that ending . . . We discuss (from a variety of angles). Happy listening!


    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe
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About Close Reads Podcast
Close Reads is a book-club podcast for the incurable reader co-hosted by David Kern, Heidi White, Sean Johnson, and occasionally Tim McIntosh. We read good books and talk about them. This is a show for amateurs in the best sense. This is not an experts show: we’re book lovers, book enthusiasts. Our goal is have empathetic and intelligent conversations about good books. Close Reads is produced by Goldberry Studios, the podcast wing of Goldberry Books, a family-run indie bookshop in Concord, NC. closereads.substack.com
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