9. Roman Fever by Edith Wharton and book recommendations for fans of Gossip Girl and Gilmore Girls
Today Chelsey and Sara are trying something a little different and discussing a short story. First, we’ll deep dive into the dishy, gossipy, and glitzy world of Edith Wharton’s Roman Fever (this conversation sounds more like a discussion of The Bachelor than a work of classic lit!) and then we’ll share some contemporary authors who remind us of Wharton and short story collections we’re eager to read. Today’s discussion includes:
Plus, as always, we’re recommending lots of contemporary books along the way, including short story collections we love and our favorite rich people problems books.
Read Roman Fever online for free: https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/pleasureofthetext/files/2016/10/Roman-Fever.pdf
Books discussed in today’s episode:
Big Little Lies and The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty (29:03)
The Garden Party and Other Stories Katherine Mansfield (30:08)
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (31:10)
The Six Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (31:40)
The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney (32:22)
All this Could be Yours by Jami Attenberg (32:24)
Succession (32:30)
How Long til Black Future Month by N.K. Jemison (33:20)
Tales of Two Cities: The Best and Worst of Times in Today’s New York (35:13)
Florida by Lauren Groff (37:03)
Laugable Loves by Milan Kundera (38:22)
You Think It, I’ll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld (39:22)
Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires (40:06)
Lot by Bryan Washington (40:49)
Sabrina and Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine (41:20)
Cowboys are My Weakness by Pam Houston (41:43)
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