Close Reads Podcast HQ
Goldberry Studios, David Kern, Sean Johnson, Heidi WhiteClose Reads is a book club podcast for the incurable reader.
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Announcing the Subscriber Content for 2027
Hello Close Readers,
You’ve seen the list of books to be discussed on the flagship show in 2027, but thus far the titles for our subscriber content have been merely rumors, hearsay. Well not anymore. It’s time for the big reveal. The conf...
Crossing to Safety: Part 1, Chapters 11-13
Welcome back to our series on Wallace Stegner’s novel of friendship, marriage, and the intellectual life. This week we discuss Charity’s motivations, the novel’s shifting focus from marital tension to Sally’s illness, and the four friends’...
Monthly Mystery: Raymond Chandler’s “The Big Sleep”
Hey Close Readers, it’s time for our October mystery!
Hey Close Readers, it’s time for our October mystery! Join is as we discuss Raymond Chandler’s 1939 novel The Big Sleep, weighing its hard-boiled atmosphere and famously tangled plot ag...
Crossing to Safety: Part 1, Chapters 6-10
Welcome back to our discussions on Wallace Stegner’s lovely novel. This week we explore Charity’s upbringing, Sid’s contradictions, and what makes their relationship compelling and complicated. Plus we examine how the novel portrays the com...
Short Story Hour: Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart”
Welcome to our October short story hour!
Welcome to our October short story hour! We’re discussing one of Edgar Allan Poe’s best short stories, which means we’re digging into high level craft with a dose of psychological horror. Among the...
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Goldberry Studios is the team behind Close Reads, The Daily Poem, Withywindle, and Bibliography podcasts.
I am the owner of Goldberry Books in Concord, NC, host of the Close Reads podcast, a literary podcast for the incurable reader, and Withywindle, a bookish show for kids. I also write Imprint, a newsletter for book lovers.
Classical teacher and administrator, Close Reads/Daily Poem co-host, Amateur
Teacher, Therapist, Co-host of The Close Reads Podcast, Author of The Divided Soul: Duty and Desire in Literature and Life.
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