What actually is a windhover? 🦅

This week we continue our subscriber-exclusive series on the sonnet with Gerard Manley Hopkins' #TheWindhover.
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We’re back with a subscriber-exclusive series on the #sonnet – this week, the #Windhover by #GerardManleyHopkins.

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#HenryJames redefined the novel 📚

SLoB is having a moment on Henry James, one of our favourite writers. Who better to chat with than Irish novelist #ColmToibin, who also happens to be a die-hard James fan. 🎧 Tune into this episode tomorrow, wherever you listen to podcasts! #SecretLifeOfBooks

Is #ThePortraitOfALady overrated or underrated? Let us know what you think in the comments.

Henry James’s novel is considered one of the greatest great peaks of English literature. But does it hold up today? 🎧 Tune into this episode tomorrow, wherever you listen to podcasts! #SecretLifeOfBooks

Maybe Sophie should stick to the text this time…

We’re back with another subscriber-exclusive episode on the sonnet. And this one's a ripper! Tune in now, as Jonty and Sophie unpack Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “Ozymandias”.

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This week Sophie and Jonty unpack the beloved and brilliant #MyFamilyAndOtherAnimals by #GeraldDurrell. Tune in as we explore this hilarious chronicle of childhood all taking place on the Greek island of #Corfu.

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#Horror is for the othered.

Jonty chats with acclaimed horror writer catrionaward.bsky.social, who has just written a story for a new collection set in the world of Kings sprawling epic #TheStand. To access this conversation, subscribe to the #SecretLifeOfBooks on Apple Podcasts or Patreon. 💛

📚A book is just a book, until there’s a reader. 📚

This week, Jonty chats with acclaimed #horror writer @catrionaward.bsky.social about their own work & the book many consider #StephenKing’s masterpiece, The Stand.

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Since his debut with #Carrie, #StephenKing has published over 60 novels. He’s one of the most successful writers of all time, and not just for horror – everything from the #ShawshankRedemption and #StandByMe (The Body), to #Misery and #TheShining. But what makes his stories so great?

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🧛 Is #SalemsLot by #StephenKing “good trash”?

You might be wondering what King has to do with a podcast on #ClassicLiterature. Does it earn its place among the #classics? Find out tomorrow in the latest edition of our #AmericanHorror series 🎧 wherever you listen to podcasts! #BruceSpingsteen

For those of you who've stuck with our series on #sonnets, this is for you. 💛

In the latest edition of this subscribers-only series, we unpack #JohnKeats' ‘Bright Star’

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⭐ #BrightStar is one of #JohnKeats most famous sonnets. It’s also a 2009 film, with #Keats played by #BenWhishaw (aka. #PaddingtonBear).

In the latest instalment of our subscriber series on #sonnets, we unpack ‘Bright Star’. 🎧 Tune in on Apple Podcasts or Patreon: www.secretlifeofbooks.org

#JoeHill may have #StephenKing for a dad, but he’s more than made a name for himself in his writing.

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#Halloween is just around the corner!

To get into the spooky spirit, Sophie sits down with Joe Hill, #1 #NewYorkTimes bestselling author, who also just happens to be #StephenKing’s son.

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Would you eat the mousse?

This week, Sophie and Jonty explore spine-chilling #AmericanHorror, with the second edition of a three-part series in the lead-up to #Halloween. This week: #RosemarysBaby by Ira Levin 😈.

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😈 This week, Sophie and Jonty continue to traverse the spine chilling titillations of #AmericanHorror with a deep dive into Ira Levin’s Rosemary’s Baby!

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