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The Idle Book Club

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Frequency: 1 episode/72d. Total Eps: 28

A monthly book club podcast conducted by a few amateur book lovers.

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🇨🇦 Canada - books
01/10/2025
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The Idle Book Club 28: NW

Sunday, January 21, 2018 • Duration 52:14

Sarah and Chris discuss NW, Zadie Smith's sprawling tale of the London working class. It's a re-read for both co-hosts, and they loved it just as much the second time through. Join in and see if you agree!

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The Idle Book Club 27: Jesus' Son

Saturday, July 29, 2017 • Duration 40:36

In the wake of Denis Johnson's passing, Chris and Sarah discuss Jesus' Son, the author's bleak yet beautiful collection of stories centered around the desperation of addiction. We also delve into why short stories are frequently so melancholy, and Chris briefly makes an embarrassingly mistaken reference to the Velvet Underground. Join us!

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The Idle Book Club 18: Runaway

Wednesday, August 17, 2016 • Duration 52:11

The Idle Book Club tackles Sarah's favorite author, the prolific and award-winning short story writer Alice Munro. It's no surprise that Sarah loved this collection, Runaway, but does Chris? You'll have to listen to find out. (Spoilers: yes.)

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The Idle Book Club 17: The Sympathizer

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 • Duration 55:26

This month, Sarah and Chris discuss Viet Thanh Nguyen's ambitious and bleakly comic debut novel, The Sympathizer. The story of a Vietnamese communist sympathizer among his fellow refugees in the United States, the book is a scorching examination of inside and outside perspectives on the Vietnam War and its reverberations. Next month: Runaway by Alice Munro!

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The Idle Book Club 16: Mr. Fox

Thursday, June 9, 2016 • Duration 50:04

This month, the Idle Book Club discusses Helen Oyeyemi's Mr. Fox, a 2011 book that blurs the line between novel and short story collection. Join us, as Sarah offers her reactions and Chris offers his confusion! For next month, we'll be reading The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen, followed by Runaway by Alice Munro.

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The Idle Book Club 15: The Man in the High Castle

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 • Duration 01:16:35

Chris and Sarah have their first Philip K. Dick experience (in book form, anyway) with The Man in the High Castle, an ambitious and bleak alternate history novel depicting a world in which the Axis powers were victorious. Join us for an enthusiastic discussion!

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The Idle Book Club 14: Everything I Never Told You

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 • Duration 42:08

Everything I Never Told You is another story in the "mysteriously dead girl" genre—so how does it stack up? Sarah and Chris discuss the story's themes of racism, family interconnectedness, and empathy. Next month: The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

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The Idle Book Club 13: Never Let Me Go

Thursday, March 10, 2016 • Duration 40:21

Something sinister and tragic is at play in an English countryside boarding school, and we're going to spoil it all. Join Chris and Sarah for their discussion of Kazuo Ishiguro's 2005 novel Never Let Me Go. This one had a great forum thread too, so be sure to stop by!

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The Idle Book Club 12: Umberto Eco

Tuesday, February 23, 2016 • Duration 39:00

Chris and Sarah stop into the studio for an impromptu podcast in honor of Umberto Eco, the Italian semiotician and author of esoteric novels including The Name of the Rose and Foucault's Pendulum. Eco passed away just days ago, and we felt it was appropriate to pay our respects—and share some choice quotes and personal experiences. Join us!

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The Idle Book Club 11: Fates and Furies

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 • Duration 01:05:01

The first full episode of the new Idle Book Club season tackles Lauren Groff's Fates and Furies, a novel depicting two surprising sides of a marriage—and Sarah and Chris frequently found themselves at odds as well. This battle of the sexes was endorsed by President Obama.

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