Addressing H.P. Lovecraft: Reclaiming Cosmic Horror from the Colonial Gaze

How do we engage with the legacy of problematic authors?

Nov 12 • 

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Spill the Novel Tea #7: DNFs and Stories of Performance

Our October 2025 reads

Nov 1 • 

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October 2025

Finding Ourselves in Family Sagas: Stories of Inheritance and Identity

The theme of family in White Teeth by Zadie Smith and similar books

Oct 29 • 

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Reading Mrs. Dalloway: A Comprehensive Guide

Maps, themes to track, companion texts, and more

Oct 16 • 

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When the Future Changes the Past: Colm Tóibín's Brooklyn, Long Island, and Other Novels of Migration and Belonging

Living in between worlds, and what happens when an author changes the essence of a character

Oct 1 • 

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September 2025

Spill the Novel Tea #6: A Buzzy New Release & Italian Literature in Translation

Our September 2025 Reads

Sep 27 • 

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Another City is Drowning: 8 Climate Fiction Books to Read this Fall

The collective over the individual

Sep 17 • 

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Skylines & Storylines: Exploring Cities in Season 6

What makes a city literary?

Sep 3 • 

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August 2025

Spill the Novel Tea #5: Class Divides and Tragic Beginnings

Our August 2025 Reads

Aug 30 • 

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Season 6: Cities & Urban Literature

Our Season 6 reading list - join us as we travel to some of the world's greatest cities!

Aug 20 • 

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The Life of A Showgirl: Deconstructing TS12 with Book Pairings

You know we had to

Aug 16 • 

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Literary Escapades: A New York Reading List

Plus our Season 6 announcement!

Aug 13 • 

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