39. My Antonia by Willa Cather, plus books about community and survival to read this winter
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Today Chelsey and Sara are discussing My Antonia by Willa Cather with a special guest: Michelle Timmins, English literature student and Novel Pairings assistant extraordinaire. There\\u2019s plenty to discuss in this wintry classic, including stunning imagery, surprising connections to an American Girl Doll, and where Cather\\u2019s novel fits into the American literary canon.\\xa0 Plus, as always, we\\u2019re recommending six contemporary books to pair with our classic,\\xa0 including a Western, an arctic memoir,\\xa0 and a nonfiction book about grief.
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Books Mentioned:
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My Antonia by Willa Cather (Amazon)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (Amazon)
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming (Amazon)
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Also mentioned: Deconstruction Theory
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Michelle\\u2019s Pairings:
- \\xa0How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang (Amazon)
- All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy (Amazon)
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Sara\\u2019s Pairings:
- How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa (Amazon)
- Wintering by Katherine May (Amazon)
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Chelsey\\u2019s Pairings:
- A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter (Amazon)
- Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee (Amazon)