Monday, December 4, 2023

The Longest, Darkest Days of the Year Bring Good Cheer


It's holiday season! Busy days, dark days, but ultimately fun. Candice and Steph check in one last time for 2023 to see how reading goals are going, and what's up for the month. See you all in 2024!

Books

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 

Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

Walking in Two Worlds by Wab Kinew 

The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Jeff VanderMeer 

In Praise of Slow by Carl Honore 

In on the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy by Shawn Levy 

Movies

Napoleon Trailer

The ultimate Napoleon depiction - Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

Priscilla Trailer. Playing at Bookshelf Cinema Dec 1 - 6

Elvis Trailer

Marie Antoinette Trailer 

The Beguiled Trailer

Timestamps

00:00 -   Intro and late life athletics

08:50 - Holiday talk

14:00 - Movie talk - Napoleon, Priscilla, Elvis

26:00 - Whose stories get told, and by whom

35:00 - Book talk - 

54:00 - Outro

 

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