Mary Kay and Louise talk about important literary things like, how to read books that are very difficult to get through. What’s going on in the literary world right now? And, what are you reading? This episode is sponsored by The Stationery Shop; b, Book, and Me; and Book Marks. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. BOOKS AND TEXTS DISCUSSED: “Hillary without Bill: Curtis Sittenfeld rewrites Clinton’s personal history” by Alison Flood “What the Great Russian Writers Didn’t Get About the Criminal Mind” by Varlam Shalamov Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Roots by Alex Haley Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Beowulf by Gareth Hinds The Cooper’s Wife is Missing: The Trials of Bridget Cleary by Joan Hoff & Marian Yeates Les Miserables by Victor Hugo Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo To get even more book news and recommendations, sign up for our New Books newsletter! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices