The Women of Brewster Place

(we loved it so, so much)

Hey, listeners!

You’ll hear it right away in today’s episode … we LOVED The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor. A novel-in-short-stories was perfect for our attention spans and our reading tastes, and Naylor’s carefully-crafted narrative, plus her seven main characters, made for a memorable reading experience. We can’t wait to discuss this modern classic with patrons in Classics Club on August 25 at 7 pm ET. Today’s pairings might be destined to be classics themselves, so don’t miss out on this spoiler-free episode.

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For further reading :

• Tayari Jones on The Women of Brewster Place, nearly forty years later.

• The Gloria Naylor Archive.

• 7 moving Gloria Naylor books.

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Coming up:

Next week we’re sharing our Summer Quarterly Wrap-Up. We always mix book reviews with reflection, and these are some of our favorite episodes to record. Make sure you’re subscribed in your favorite podcast app so you don’t miss when it drops!

The following Tuesday, we’ll release a Patreon exclusive episode to the public feed on our September book selection, including tips for reading a Victorian classic and which motifs to look out for while reading.

We’ll be sharing our Autumn plans soon, so stay tuned on Instagram.

Currently reading:

Sara has been organizing her book collection on some gorgeous new shelves. Chelsey is reading Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, and every review was spot on: there’s a LOT of science, like … all of the science, but it’s incredibly entertaining.

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Download episodes of Novel Pairings wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. Check out our blog for bonus pairings, reading tips, and book recommendations. Find Chelsey at @chelseyreads or @hereadsheread. Find Sara at @fictionmatters and her newsletter. We love hearing what you’re reading, so tag us in your #bookstagram posts!

We declare after all, there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book!

-Sara and Chelsey