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Monthly book reports featuring your favorite childhood classics with the added bonus of delicious cocktails and snarky commentary!
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Starting Sunday Oct 4th, 2020, Join us as we discuss The Meaning of Mariah Carey chapter by chapter. Subscribe now for notifications. Artwork by Sean Marks @seanny_m
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Not Your Average Book Report, hosted by Sam and Sarah Scott, is a whimsical podcast exploring children's literature. With a down-to-earth approach (meaning as much laughter as possible), they hope to inspire meaningful conversations for both kids and adults inviting everyone to never lose the childlike joy of reading.
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In this series, the Founder of the book review platform, The Book Reporter, Upasana Luthra, reviews two books in each podcast. Upasana dissects the rich literary heritage of the world, with a no-holds-barred review of books she has consciously chosen. She brings to you the best books you can read, while you stay home. An adherent reader, she reviews books of all genres while giving out a message of reading more and more. Podcast produced by Podsters.
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Ruinreport charts sci-fi post-apocalyptic stories on a collision course with real-world doomsday threats. Fiction and non-fiction collide to reveal prophecy. Each episode reviews a post-apocalyptic story, links it to today’s apocalyptic threats, and uses historical crises for context. AI co-host Zerobit ties fiction to real-world warnings. New episodes every Saturday. Subscribe on Spotify or Apple Podcasts for sci-fi audiobooks and collapse insights!
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I am the Blazing Defender and this is my Comic book Review show! I breakdown the comics I buy each week, and hit the high points for you. I'll tell you what I think is worth your hard earned dough! This way your awesome dollar is protected from a horrible experience. Come get some energy and humor while finding out what works for you in this great world of comic books!
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Follow me as I read through the Rory Gilmore Book List one episode at a time! I'll dive into what importance or relevance the book carries in the show as well as give an honest review of the book itself. Then, if you're looking for some help with your reading assignment, I'll give you a quick outline for a 5 paragraph essay as well as essay prompts for my teacher friends out there. Let's fall in love with reading, Stars Hollow, and maybe even Rory again!
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Yikes! Trump Caught Cooking the Books in New Report
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New economic data from the Congressional Budget Office analyzing Trump-enomics put a lie to Trump’s “all new numbers” that showed a phony $2,000 increase in household income under Trump. In reality, the poorest 10 percent just got poorer any 1200 a year, including a loss in federal benefits, and the rich got richer by an eye popping $13,600 per hou…
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This Reporter Can Tell Us What Nuclear Apocalypse Looks Like
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Imagine, if you will, that for unknown reasons North Korea has just launched a nuclear bomb at the United States. What happens next? The journalist Annie Jacobsen has imagined exactly that, and spent more than a decade interviewing dozens of experts while mastering the voluminous literature on the subject — some of it declassified only in recent ye…
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Pat Dixon: maritime author interview about his new book of poetry, “Mending Holes,” Part 5
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Today’s episode concludes this week’s interview series, where I’ve been sharing excerpts from my interview with Pat Dixon, fisher poet and author of the new book of poetry, Mending Holes. Many thanks to Brad Wartman of The FisherPoetry Archive Project for his help engineering and recording this interview on Zoom You’ll find Brad’s extensive library…
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Linda Quiquivix, "Palestine 1492: A Report Back" (Wild Ox Books, 2024)
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Hello, I'm Eric LeMay, a host on the New Books Network. Today I speak with Linda Quiquivix, author of the new book Palestine 1492: A Report Back (Wild Ox Books, 2024). This is a book that so many of us need right now, and by "right now," I mean that I am recording this in July of 2025, when Palestinians in Gaza are on the verge of mass starvation a…
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A gem from the Ship Report archives: Interview with a rescue swimmer
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There are heroes among us – and we usually don’t see them. USCG rescue swimmers go out in terrible conditions at sea to save lives, as part of highly trained rescue helicopter crews. Today, from the Ship Report Archives, we’ll hear an excerpt from a 2009 interview with a rescue swimmer at Air Station Astoria. The post A gem from the Ship Report arc…
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While a federal judge reminds the public that Ghislaine Maxwell is a convicted child sex trafficker and abuser, Trump is allowing her to be let out on work release! Another federal judge is about to rule whether a President has violated the Posse Comitatus Act by using the US Military against US civilians for the first time in 150 years; MAGA force…
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When Religious Mafia & Rightwing Extremists Take Over (w/ Rollo Romig) | The Chris Hedges Report
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One of the most stark examples of the expanding tide of authoritarianism worldwide was the 2017 murder of Gauri Lankesh, an Indian journalist and activist, allegedly assassinated by a far-right religious group in India for her fearless journalism. Joining host Chris Hedges on this episode of The Chris Hedges Report is Rollo Romig, a journalist whos…
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Today we’ll see quite a few ships anchored off Astoria in the river, if they all arrive today. That will bring good shipwatching opportunities. We’ll talk today about why ships anchor here. The post Lots of ships today anchored off Astoria appeared first on The Ship Report.By Joanne Rideout
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The Intersection with Michael Popok Full Episode - 8/12/2025
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Why did Trump hold a press conference to announce a military take over of DC while a federal trial started about a military take over of Cali? Why did a federal judge just use a federal order to effectively tell Trump—release the damn files!? What do new independent financial numbers tell us about the failing Trump economy, and who is this MAGA eco…
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Trump Gets Nightmare News in Epstein Case From Judge He Fears Most
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The first and only (so far) lawsuit demanding that the Trump Administration “release the damn Epstein files” has been filed in Federal Court by our friends at Democracy Forward, and its been assigned to Judge Tanya Chutkan—the same judge who handled Trump’s DC election interference criminal trial and ruled against him on whether he had immunity fro…
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Judge Makes Order on Ghislaine That Trump Feared
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In breaking news, a federal judge has not only blasted the Trump Administration for misleading the American Public about their failure to release the Epstein Files in their entirety, but has also vindicated the 1000s of sex abuse victims who have been ignored by the Trump Administration, while reminding the public of the heinous and depraved sex ab…
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Francesca Serritella joins Carol Fitzgerald to discuss her second novel, FULL BLOOM, following GHOSTS OF HARVARD. The book’s protagonist is gifted a bespoke perfume, which makes her irresistible. Francesca talks about her fragrance research, which she conducted in Grasse, France, as well as her lifelong love of perfume. She also shares how she view…
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Dick Friedman: Former Sports Illustrated senior editor
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On the daunting task of line editing some of the all-time great sports writers. On how to improve a piece and how to back off. On the glory days of magazines. On covering Harvard football as an alum.
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I received a listener question about a seasonal phenomenon people are noticing in the lower river right now: patches of dull red in the water. What is it? Turns out it’s not what many people think: it’s NOT a dreaded toxic algae bloom. Instead it’s a good thing: a bloom of beneficial phytoplankton that is helping restore oxygen to the water and red…
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Trump Forced Into Surprise Criminal Trial Starting Now
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The first criminal trial against an Administration starts on Monday, as Federal Judge Charles Breyer tries to determine whether Trump violated the current version of the Posse Comitatus Act by deploying federal military troops on California soil for law enforcement purposes. Michael Popok examines the evidence that will be presented during the 3 da…
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New reporting has uncovered that FBI Director Kash Patel was on the verge of being found in contempt by the federal judge overseeing Trump’s Mar a Lago criminal grand jury, in addition to his taking the 5th Amendment against self incrimination and only testifying after being given criminal immunity. Just what we want in an FBI director. Popok also …
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The National Weather Service issued a low water warning for the Columbia this past weekend and today, as minus tides and seasonal low water levels make navigating the river more challenging. We’ll talk today about why water levels can be lower at this time of year, and when they will improve. The post Low water on the Columbia appeared first on The…
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A Meal of Thorns 30 – STONE OF FAREWELL with Karlo Yeager Rodríguez
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Guest: Karlo Yeager Rodríguez Title: Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams Host: Jake Casella Brookins Music by Giselle Gabrielle Garcia Artwork by Rob Patterson Opening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John Brough Transcribers: Kate Dollarhyde and John WM Thompson References: Kim Stanley Robinson’s Aurora, and our episode on it K.J. Parker's Making H…
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Trump Sinks to New Low With Shock Appointments
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The most corrupt DOJ in history, just sunk to a new low, abusing its power by appointing 2 Trump attack dogs to go after Trump’s political enemies, NYAG Letitia James and her office, and Senator Adam Schiff. Michael Popok explains how this carefully orchestrated smear campaign involves Trump, AG Bondi, the head of FANNIE MAE, Bill Pulte, Ed Martin …
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The most corrupt and criminal Presidency is using the most corrupt DOJ created in its image to try to destroy the Democratic Party, state, federal and local, and distract from Trump failing the American people. Ben and Popok are back on the top-rated Legal AF podcast to call out the corruption and examine: 1) the "secret" White House meeting of the…
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Ahmad Shokr, "Harvests of Liberation: Cotton, Capitalism, and the End of Empire in Egypt" (Stanford UP, 2025)
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Harvests of Liberation offers a critical reinterpretation of Egypt’s path to decolonization through the lens of its most important export crop: cotton. In this richly detailed and methodologically innovative work, historian Ahmad Shokr shifts the focus from nationalist rhetoric and elite politics to the material infrastructures, commodity chains, a…
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Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Keith, Melvin, Dan and Mark discuss the second volume of adventures for the Fugitive Doctor from Big Finish: Dead or Alive. Contains spoilers. You can order the set from Big Finish. The Trap One episode about the final part of Doom's Day that Melvin mention can be found here.…
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Welcome to episode 22 of Cliffhangers & Page Turners with Paige and Cliff. Today we are discussing "The Wager" by David Grann.. This episode does contain spoilers so if you'd like to read the book first, turn back now. Let us know in the comments what you thought of the book or suggest what book we should read next! Join us next week for "The Catch…
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Trump Secret Deal with Ghislaine Surfaces
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We are watching the slow motion pardon of a convicted child sex trafficker by an adjudged sex abuser, as Trump looks to be “absolved” through the video and audio testimony of Ghislaine Maxwell. Things are going pretty poorly for you when you need a child sex trafficker to vouch for you, and Michael Popok examines the new reporting that the DOJ is a…
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Trump Sets Trap His Own DOJ Will Bury Itself In
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In going after Democratic icons and leaders like President Obama and his intelligence team on phony “election interference” charges, Pam Bondi and Trump’s DOJ are violating the DOJ Manual in starting criminal investigations and opening grand jury probes without a good faith and reasonable basis to believe there is evidence to support to conviction …
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Trump Plan Shut Down by Federal Judge in Florida?!?
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Michael Popok looks at the ways the Trump Administration is trying to normalize and render harmless and childish, the use of concentration camps to house human beings, by giving them cartoonish cutesy names like Alligator Alcatraz and Speedway Slammer, while targeting hard working immigrants along the way. Popok also updates our audience on a new F…
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A chat with fisher poet Patrick Dixon, about writing, life and his new book of poems, Part 4
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We’re continuing my interview with Pat Dixon, fisher poet and author of the new book of poetry, Mending Holes. Today Pat and I talk more about his creative process as an author, and about how the book got its name. The post A chat with fisher poet Patrick Dixon, about writing, life and his new book of poems, Part 4 appeared first on The Ship Report…
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On a special Legal AF podcast, intrepid journalist Katie Phang joins her long time friend and colleague Michael Popok to sub in for KFA, to tear down the hypocrisy about 1) the new not so secret White House meeting with the DOJ tonight to figure out if they should pardon a convicted child sex trafficker and abuser in the name of saving Trump; 2) as…
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Nezar AlSayyad and Heba Safey Eldeen, "Cinematic Cairo: Egyptian Urban Modernity from Reel to Real" (American U in Cairo Press, 2022)
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The relationship between the city and cinema is formidable. The images and sounds of the city found in movies are perhaps the only experience that many people will have of cities they may never visit. Films influence the way we construct images of the world, and accordingly, in many instances, how we operate within it. Cinematic Cairo: Egyptian Urb…
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'The Silent Holocaust' — The Israeli and CIA Sponsored Guatemalan Genocide (w/ Jennifer Harbury) | The Chris Hedges Report
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Known as the “Silent Holocaust,” the genocide in Guatemala is seldom mentioned in modern history. The United States, with support from Israel, backed yet another violent crusade against an indigenous population as well as against communism. The Guatemalan genocide — preceded by a CIA-instigated coup d’état of the Guatemalen government in 1954 and t…
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Interview with author and poet Patrick Dixon about his new book, “Mending Holes,” Part 3
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Today we’re continuing to hear parts of my interview with Fisher Poet and author Pat Dixon, who just published a book of poetry called Mending Holes, about his memories of life as a commercial fisherman. One of the topics I love to explore with people who make their way in the creative arts, is to ask them about their process: how do these magical …
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The Intersection with Michael Popok - 8/5/2025
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Tonight on the Intersection podcast, Popok brings you the up to the minute reporting and commentary on: 1) major developments in the Epstein sex trafficking scandal and coverup and Trump's role in it, including the release of new audio and video tapes; 2) Trump making gurgling sounds as he considers dismissing the phony defamation case against the …
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Trump AG Accidentally Exposes Him in Epstein Filing
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AG Pam Bondi just sawed both legs out from under Trump in a new Federal Court filing: (1) she concedes that there is a “great public interest” in the Epstein Files caused in part by her office’s own 2 page “close out” memo from early July; and (2) that there is nothing in the Grand Jury materials that consist of only 2 TOTAL witnesses (both law enf…
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Trump Instantly Folds in Case Against Murdoch
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Trump has “TACO’d” again and has drop his demand that Rupert Murdoch be deposed “immediately” because he’s “old and sick” in his defamation case against the Wall Street Journal in Miami Federal Court. Michael Popok explains that what likely happened is that Murdoch’s lawyers told Trump’s lawyers that if he doesn’t drop the demand, they will move fo…
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Interview with Pat Dixon, author of the new book of poetry: “Mending Holes,” Part 2
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Today we continue my interview with fisher poet and author Pat Dixon about his new book, “Mending Holes,” a collection of his poetry, all about his life as a commercial fisherman in the waters of Alaska. Today, Pat shares some poems from the book. Many thanks to Brad Wartman of the FisherPoetry Archive Project, for engineering this Zoom interview. …
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Lizzy Wright: Co-Author, "Marinovich: Outside the Lines in Football, Art, and Addiction"
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On what prompted her to write a book with. former football phenom Todd Marinovich. On how to capture the voice of another person. On what she's learned about the intricacies of the game from being married to an NFL veteran.
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Texas Dems Respond to GOP Arrest Warrants
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50 Texas Democratic lawmakers who left Texas for Illinois to prevent the Texas House from approving unconstitutional redistricting maps that eliminate 5 Federal House dems seats, are beating Texas MAGA at their own game. Michael Popok explains why this “quorum breaking” move is legal under Texas law; why the arrest warrants issued by Texas won’t re…
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Trump Hit with Instant Karma for Awful Plan
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Trump-enomics may have just crashed the economy, as new revised job numbers show that Trump and his economic team have been lying to the American people about job growth— with new numbers showing that almost 260,000 LESS jobs were created by Trump in May and June than he previously reported. And Manufacturing supply chain managers have stopped buyi…
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Author interview: Fisher Poet Patrick Dixon and his new book, “Mending Holes.”
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This week I’ll be talking with Fisher Poet Pat Dixon about his life as a commercial fisherman, author, photographer and educator, and about his new book of poetry, “Mending Holes.” Many thanks to Brad Wartman of the FisherPoetry Archive Project, for engineering this Zoom interview. https://thefisherpoetryarchive.com/ The post Author interview: Fish…
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Trump Kills His Last Chance with Biggest Blunder Yet
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After the “gold standard” of federal economic data —the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics— issued revised job number for the Trump Economy showing a LOSS of 258,000 jobs for May and June and low job growth for July — factors the Federal Reserve was worried about to keep interest rates steady, Trump fired the nonpartisan lifetime government civil s…
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Trump Lawsuit Backfires in His Face as Judge Rips Him Apart
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In a major setback to Trump’s attack on Blue States and State Sovereignty, a federal judge has just dismissed one of half a dozen falsely labeled “Sanctuary City” suits brought by Trump’s DOJ against Blue States and Cities and his political rivals who refuse to cooperate with funding or personnel to help Trump enforce his depraved Immigration polic…
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Jan Dost, "Safe Corridor" (DarArab, 2025)
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A bold, unforgettable novel of war, imagination, and survival. Thirteen-year-old Kamiran is fleeing the collapse of Syria when his body begins to harden literally—turning to chalk. As his transformation unfolds, he pours his memories, secrets, and darkly funny confessions into a piece of chalk he stole at school. Through the eyes of this precocious…
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The most important legal and political events of this week are broken down by Ben Meiselas and Michael Popok the founders of the top rated Legal AF podcast. This week, the anchors take on: 1) Trump's firing anyone that suggests that his failed economic policies are failing; 2) Trump scarring the White House the way he scarred the Capitol on Jan 6, …
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William Marx, "Libraries of the Mind" (Princeton UP, 2025)
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Erich Auerbach wrote his classic work Mimesis, a history of narrative from Homer to Proust, based largely on his memory of past reading. Having left his physical library behind when he fled to Istanbul to escape the Nazis, he was forced to rely on the invisible library of his mind. Each of us has such a library—if not as extensive as Auerbach’s—eve…
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Isabel Toral and Beatrice Gruendler, "An Unruly Classic: Kalīla and Dimna and Its Syriac, Arabic, and Early Persian Versions" (Brill, 2024)
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The collection of wisdom fables known as Kalila and Dimna began its long literary life in Sanskrit more than two millennia ago, and was subsequently translated to numerous languages. But it is the Arabic version, adapted from Middle Persian by the eighth-century scholar Ibn al-Muqaffa, that has left the most substantial literary footprint. A founda…
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