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Today Chelsey and Sara are trying something a little different and discussing a short story. First, we\\u2019ll deep dive into the dishy, gossipy, and glitzy world of Edith Wharton\\u2019s Roman Fever (this conversation sounds more like a discussion of The Bachelor than a work of classic lit!) and then we\\u2019ll share some contemporary authors who remind us of Wharton and short story collections we\\u2019re eager to read. Today\\u2019s discussion includes:

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• Our relationships with short stories and why this one in particular made our jaws drop.
• Why Edith Wharton is the perfect classic author for lovers of Gossip Girl, Gilmore Girls, and anyone who loves reading about \\u201crich people problems.\\u201d
• The contemporary author Chelsey realized was the perfect pairing for Wharton\\u2019s sassy and drama-filled books.

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Plus, as always, we\\u2019re recommending lots of contemporary books along the way, including short story collections we love and our favorite rich people problems books.

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Read Roman Fever online for free: https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/pleasureofthetext/files/2016/10/Roman-Fever.pdf

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Books discussed in today\\u2019s episode:\\xa0

Big Little Lies and The Husband\\u2019s 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\\u2019Aprix 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\\u2019s New York (35:13)

Florida by Lauren Groff (37:03)

Laugable Loves by Milan Kundera (38:22)

You Think It, I\\u2019ll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld (39:22)

Heads of the Colored People\\xa0 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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