Welcome to Summer Session! During season 1, we read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. From now until September, we will be exploring Jane Eyre in once-a-week episodes which will drop on Mondays—sort of like a college class (only fun). If this doesn’t sound like your thing, don’t worry! Storytime will be back with a new book in September. But for now, brew a pot ... Show More
Mar 26
David Copperfield: Chapter 23
Welcome to Season 5 of Storytime for Grownups! This season we are reading David Copperfield by Charles Dickens a few chapters at a time, with a few notes along the way. It's like an audio book with built in notes. So brew a pot of tea, find a cozy chair, and settle in. It's story ... Show More
54m 4s
Mar 23
David Copperfield: Chapter 22
Welcome to Season 5 of Storytime for Grownups! This season we are reading David Copperfield by Charles Dickens a few chapters at a time, with a few notes along the way. It's like an audio book with built in notes. So brew a pot of tea, find a cozy chair, and settle in. It's story ... Show More
1h 13m
Mar 19
David Copperfield: Chapter 21
Welcome to Season 5 of Storytime for Grownups! This season we are reading David Copperfield by Charles Dickens a few chapters at a time, with a few notes along the way. It's like an audio book with built in notes. So brew a pot of tea, find a cozy chair, and settle in. It's story ... Show More
1h 6m
Jun 2024
To Kill a Mockingbird: Chapters 1-8
Welcome back to a new series of discussions on another beloved novel, this time on one of the best American novels ever written. In this episode, we talk about Harper Lee’s use of voice in telling the story (and why it’s somewhat similar to Jane Austen), the importance of the cha ... Show More
1h 11m
Sep 2024
Easily Distracted By New Releases (September 2024) + A Chat About Seasonal Reading
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 167 of Book Talk, Etc., join Tina and Hannah for a discussion on seasonal reading! With the cooler months approaching in the northern hemisphere, we are gearing up for a new season of reading. We'll explore how our reading habits shift with the seasons, ... Show More
47m 4s
Nov 2025
746 Wild Jane Austen (with Devoney Looser) | #9 Greatest Book of All Time
Author Devoney Looser may be a mild-mannered English professor to most people, but roller derby fans know her as Stone Cold Jane Austen, her smashmouth alter ego. In this episode, Devoney tells Jacke about her new book Wild for Austen: A Rebellious, Subversive, and Untamed Jane, ... Show More
1h 4m
Aug 2025
Ep 490: Our team's best books of summer (Part 1)
Readers, we’re back today with an annual tradition we know so many of you look forward to, as our team joins Anne to talk about their favorite books of the summer and what’s happening in their reading lives right now. As always, our team’s range of reading tastes ensures we share ... Show More
39m 1s
Oct 2025
Introducing: Jane Austen Stories
This is a preview of a brand-new audiobook from the Noiser Podcast Network. Join Dame Julie Andrews as she reads Jane Austen’s most famous novel, Pride and Prejudice. Step into a world of humour, heartbreak, scandal and romance - all set in the rural landscapes of 19th-century En ... Show More
42m 41s
Oct 2025
744 Love, Sex, and Frankenstein (with Caroline Lea) | #10 Greatest Book of All Time | My Last Book with Geoffrey Turnovsky | A Letter from a Middle School Teacher and Mom
The year is 1816, and 18-year-old Mary Shelley has fled London with her lover, Percy Shelley, and her sister, Claire. They're on their way to visit Lord Byron's villa in Lake Geneva, Switzerland - and to change the course of literary history. In this episode, Jacke talks to Carol ... Show More
1h 26m
Mar 2025
Ep 469: Book Club is for discussing, discovering, and dissenting
Readers, we often receive questions from you about our Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club and what actually goes on in our online reading community, and today's guest is here to help Anne take you behind the scenes! You may already know Ginger Horton, our MMD Book Club Community Manager, ... Show More
1h 5m