Don Quixote

We talk about the life-affirming poems of Adam Zagajewski.    Check out my new book of poems here.  And listen to Claire's new album here.  

Check out Claire's music, art, and writing here: www.claireakebrandart.com   Claire and I have one of my favorite discussions about a very under-read book. We talk about the relationship between America and money, love and money, obsession, greed, expectations vs. reality, imagin ... Show More

Check out Claire's music, art, and writing here: www.claireakebrandart.com   In this episode, I present a recording from a class in which students and I discuss Frost's masterpiece, "Home Burial."  

Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Edith Grossman's definitive English translation of the Spanish masterpiece, in an expanded P.S. edition Widely regarded as one of the funniest and most tragic books ever written, Don Quixote chronicl ... Show More

Nowadays, "The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha" has no shortage of accolades. You'll hear it called the first modern novel, one of the greatest works in the Spanish canon and so on -- and it's always been a blockbuster, even when the first part of the novel initially ... Show More

Don Quixote Vol. 1 by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra audiobook. Don Quixote is an early novel written by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Cervantes created a fictional origin for the story in the character of the Morisco historian, Cide Hamete Benengeli, whom he claims ... Show More

Mucha gente piensa que El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes es un libro difícil de leer, incluso aburrido, que simplemente cuenta la historia de un viejo que se vuelve loco por leer muchas novelas. En este episodio te voy a demostrar que eso no es así y te voy a explicar por qué tie ... Show More

Clara and Clare read one of the most popular books of the last few years … and they have thoughts.  

We loved this one! It's time to talk about, without spoilers first and then diving into them part way through, about our last book club of 2020! Thanks to everyone who sent in a clip! Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book req ... Show More

With its multiple narrators, superb and complex characterisation, the influence of Don Quixote de la Mancha has been acknowledged by great writers through the ages as a masterpiece, and hailed as one of the most important novels in the history of literature.On the surface the nov ... Show More

Hoy, en este episodio… Voy a hablar del escritor Carlos Ruiz Zafón y de su obra. Hay un libro en concreto que me gusta mucho y también hablaré de ello. En la segunda parte, una exclusiva mini-historia para practicar la fluidez centrándonos en uno de los libros del escritor de hoy ... Show More

Don Quixote in England by Henry Fielding audiobook. Immerse yourself in the delightful world of Henry Fielding's 'Don Quixote in England,' a brilliant and satirical reimagining of Miguel de Cervantes' classic tale, where the whimsical spirit of the original is beautifully interwo ... Show More