A Journey to Three Pines Episode 10 - The Long Way Home
We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Armand Gamache. This spin-off podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you've read the book before listening to the episode. As you've come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We love staying focused on the book, rather than conversational rabbit holes. Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped except for broad sections, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. 3:15 - Putting the Book Into Context The Long Way Home by Louise Penny Published Aug 26, 2014 by Minotaur Books 4.07 rating on Goodreads Seasonal setting - Summer Book Awards: Finalist for the Agatha Award for best novel, but did not win, nor win any other awards. Critic Reviews Meredith's and Roxanna's encounters with the book 13:17 - The Setup 11:21 - A Deeper Exploration First paragraph The pacing of the novel How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny Unlikeable main AND side characters No actual murder mystery to solve Prose and plot do not compliment one another. Prose is beautiful. P.92 quote Is there a villain? P.138 quote Portrayal of Ruth P.362 quote Themes: redemption, Clara's arc to confidence, the long way home Canadian elements 1:03:18 - Superlatives Favorite Scenes Character MVP Biggest loser Best food description Is this book skippable? No spoilers this episode! The next book will be The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. November's's IPL is brought to us from Content Bookstore in Northfield, Minnesota. Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
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A Journey to Three Pines Episode 9 - How The Light Gets In
We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Armand Gamache. This spin-off podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you've read the book before listening to the episode. As you've come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We love staying focused on the book, rather than conversational rabbit holes. Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped except for broad sections, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. 1:43 - Putting the Book Into Context How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny Published Aug 27, 2013 by Minotaur Books 4.48 rating on Goodreads Seasonal setting - Winter Book Awards: Edgar Award nomination for best novel, Publisher's Weekly Best Mystery/Thriller book of 2013, one of Washington Post's top 10 books of the year, one of NPR's best books of 2013. Critic Reviews Meredith's and Roxanna's encounters with the book 9:24 - The Setup 11:21 - A Deeper Exploration First paragraph The pacing of the novel Dual plots that compliment each other perfectly Themes: how the light gets in, community and resistance, Subtle light vs dark - Surete vs Three Pines Dogs Ruth's addiction not a problem to solve in the series Canadian aspects Article about corruption in Quebec Dionne quintuplets wiki The ending 1:21:52 - Superlatives Character MVP Biggest loser Best food description Is this book skippable? The next book will be The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
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A Journey to Three Pines: Episode 8 - The Beautiful Mystery
A deep dive into the Three Pines series from Louise Penny. In this episode, we discuss book 8 in the series: The Beautiful Mystery.
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A Journey to Three Pines: Episode 7 - A Trick of the Light
A deep dive into the Three Pines series from Louise Penny. In this episode, we discuss book 7 in the series: A Trick of the Light.
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A Journey to Three Pines: Episode 6 - Bury Your Dead
1:56 - Putting the Book Into Context Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny Published Sept. 28, 2010 by Minotaur Books 4.36 rating on Goodreads Seasonal setting - Winter Book Awards: Anthony Award for Best Novel in 2011, The Agatha Award, The New Blood Dagger Award, The Arthur Ellis Award, The Barry Award, and the Dilys Award Critic Reviews Meredith's and Roxanna's encounters with the book 7:20 - The Setup 16:22 - A Deeper Exploration Setup and first paragraph The pacing of the novel The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny Quebec vs American History Anglophone vs. Francophone history and culture Themes: "bury your dead", "with time" P.345 - Not everything buried is actually dead. The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny One bit of lightness in the entire novel Location, Location, Location Relationship between Beauvoir and Ruth Zardo Who leaked the video? Enneagram Corner The Ending 1:14:36 - Superlatives Favorite Scene Character MVP Biggest loser Best food description Favorite Quote No spoilers this episode! The next book will be A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
About A Journey to Three Pines: a Deep Dive into Louise Penny's Mystery Series
We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Detective Armand Gamache.
This podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you've read the book before listening to the episode. We'll get into it all: we'll talk about the characters, the settings and dissect the themes in this amazing series of detective fiction.
Co-hosts Meredith Monday Schwartz and Roxanna Kassam-Kara will follow a regular episode format, with set segments, so you know what to expect each and every time.
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