A podcast where three friends read *all* the books, one book at a time.
Join Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss one book in depth and chat about their reading.
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Dorian blogs at https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/
Rebecca writes a newsletter at https://readingindie.substack.com/
Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen.
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Episode #44: The Women of Brewster Place, by Gloria Naylor
Episode 44
Friday, April 10, 2026 • Duration 01:18:36
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian as they discuss THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE by Gloria Naylor and chat about their current reading.
For our next episode, we will discuss OPEN SECRETS: STORIES by Alice Munro, weighing the value of her work against what we have recently learned of her personal life. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in May.
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Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen.
Episode #43: Orlando, by Virginia Woolf
Episode 43
Friday, March 13, 2026 • Duration 01:12:41
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss ORLANDO by Virginia Woolf and chat about their current reading.
For our next episode, we will discuss THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE by Gloria Naylor, a choice Rebecca has made based upon some love Hanif Abdurraqib shared for the novel in a recent podcast. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in April.
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Wax Child by Olga Ravn, translated from the Danish by Martin Aiken
Episode #35: O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
Episode 35
Monday, April 28, 2025 • Duration 01:06:34
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Dorian, Frances, and Rebecca as they discuss O PIONEERS! by Willa Cather, and chat about their current reading.
For our next episode, we will discuss The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in early June.
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Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Dorian, and Frances as they discuss THE TREES by Percival Everett, and chat about their current reading.
For our next episode, we will discuss O PIONEERS! by Willa Cather. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in late April.
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss WE DO NOT PART by Han Kang, translated from the Korean by e. yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris, and chat about their current reading.
For our next episode, we will discuss The Trees by Percival Everett. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in early April.
Books mentioned:
We Do Not Part by Han Kang, translated from the Korean by e. yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris
The Vegetarian by Han Kang, translated from the Korean by Deborah Smith
Human Acts by Han Kang, translated from the Korean by Deborah Smith
The White Book by Han Kang, translated from the Korean by Deborah Smith
Greek Lessons by Han Kang, translated from the Korean by Deborah Smith and e. yaewon
Melvill by Rodrigo Fresán, translated from the Spanish by Will Vanderhyden
Like a Sky Inside by by Jakuta Alikavazovic, translated from the French by Daniel Levin Becker
Episode #32: Mobility, by Lydia Kiesling
Episode 32
Thursday, February 6, 2025 • Duration 01:13:58
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Dorian, Frances, and Rebecca as they discuss MOBILITY by Lydia Kiesling, and chat about their current reading.
For our next episode, we will discuss WE DO NOT PART by Han Kang, translated from the Korean by E. Yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in late February.
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Episode #31: In Conversation with Rohan Maitzen About Our Most Anticipated Books of 2025
Episode 31
Tuesday, December 24, 2024 • Duration 01:20:45
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian as they discuss their most anticipated books of 2025 with Rohan Maitzen, English Professor at Dalhousie University, critic, and writer of the Novel Readings blog.
For our next episode, we will discuss Mobility by Lydia Keisling. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in late January.
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Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Dorian, and Frances as they discuss OVERSTAYING by Ariane Koch, translated from the German by Damion Searls, and chat about their current reading.
For our next episode, we will welcome Rohan Maitzen to the podcast to join us in discussion about the books we are most looking forward to in the new year. We would love to have you join us for our conversation coming to you in late December.
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Books Mentioned:
Overstaying by Ariane Koch, translated from the German by Damion Searls
Episode #29: Fragments of a Paradise, by Jean Giono
Episode 29
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 • Duration 01:07:39
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Frances, Rebecca, and Dorian as they discuss FRAGMENTS OF A PARADISE by Jean Giono, translated from the French by Paul Eprile, and chat about their current reading.
For our next episode, we will discuss OVERSTAYING by Ariane Koch, translated from the German by Damion Searls. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in late November.
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Gifted by Suzumi Suzuki, translated from the Japanese by Allison Markin Powell
Melvill by Rodrigo Fresan, translated from the Spanish by Will Vanderhyden
Episode #28: The House in Paris, by Elizabeth Bowen
Episode 28
Monday, September 23, 2024 • Duration 01:15:41
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Dorian, Rebecca, and Frances as they discuss THE HOUSE IN PARIS by Elizabeth Bowen, and chat about their current reading.
For our next episode, we will discuss FRAGMENTS OF A PARADISE by Jean Giono, translated from the French by Paul Eprile. This English language translation of Giono's "often over-looked seafaring tale," an "allegorical critique of modern civilization," will be released by Archipelago Books on November 5. We would love to have you consider reading this one, and join us for our conversation coming to you in late October.
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