Keene on Books
18 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -Welcome to Keene on Books: A Podcast from the Keene State College English Department. Each month, the faculty here in the English Department will choose a book that is interesting to us for some reason or another—could be new and trendy, could be a classic, could be an overlooked gem from whenever. Then we’ll talk about it and hopefully get somewhere fun. We hope you’ll to read along with us.
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Episodes
"It's sentient": A Keene on Books Horror Double-Feature
April 23, 2021 23:02 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBIn this podcast, Chris talks with Professors Amber Davisson and Meriem Pages about two books: Giddings' Lakewood and Moreno-Garcia's Mexican Gothic.
Keene on Lydia Millet's /A Children's Bible /
February 13, 2021 19:27 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBIn this episode, Chris discusses Millet's 2020 novel with Celia Rabinowitz (Dean of Mason Library) and Molly Parsons (Assistant Director of the Center for Research & Writing).
Keene on Kate Atkinson's /Transcription/
December 18, 2020 01:54 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBCindy Cheshire, Keene State's Campus Minister, talks with Professor Chris Parsons about Kate Atkinson's 2018 novel, Transcription.
Keene on Tana French's /The Searcher/
December 18, 2020 01:45 - 1 hour - 56 MBProfessor Chris Parsons talks with Professor Molly Parsons about Tana French's newest novel, The Searcher. Chris is surprised to learn that he doesn't like the ending.
Keene on Cheryl Savageau's /Out of the Crazywoods/
November 24, 2020 00:56 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBProfessors Chris Parsons and Michael Antonucci discuss Abenaki poet Cheryl Savageau's Out of the Crazywoods.
"As no one ever had before": Elena Ferrante's /The Lying Life of Adults/
November 09, 2020 23:05 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBProfessor Chris Parsons talks about The Lying Life of Adults with Celia Rabinowitz, Dean of Mason Library.
Before Corona: Mohsin Hamid's /Exit West/
April 02, 2020 22:33 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBIn this episode, Celia Rabinowitz, Dean of Mason Library, and Professor Chris Parsons discuss Mohsin Hamid's Exit West.
"Heartstopper": Margaret Atwood's /The Testaments/
February 16, 2020 00:02 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBIn this episode, Professor Amber Davisson, Campus Minister Cindy Cheshire, and Professor Chris Parsons discuss Margaret Atwood's The Testaments.
"Good luck": Toni Morrison's /God Help the Child/
January 18, 2020 17:50 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBBraema Mathi, HGS Global Fellow at KSC, and Mason Library's Judy Gannon, talk with Professor Chris Parsons about Toni Morrison's most recent novel, God Help the Child. Top three: fictional names.
"For love of Shirley": Jarrett Krosoczka's /Hey, Kiddo/
October 29, 2019 23:45 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBIn anticipation of author Jarrett Krosoczka's visit to Keene, Keene on Books discusses Hey, Kiddo. This episode features special guests Liz Chipman, Kathy Fleming, and Heather Gigliello with Professor Chris Parsons. Top two: graphic novels.
"And that's why Toni Morrison is great": Essays by Toni Morrison and James Baldwin
October 21, 2019 23:09 - 1 hour - 77.9 MBProfessors Mike Antonucci and Chris Parsons talk with Keene State Students Michael Costa and Rowan Hawthorne about two essays: Toni Morrison's "City Limits, Village Values" and James Baldwin's "The Language of the Streets." Top three: things to do in a city.
"We'll figure this out": Jeff Friedman's /Floating Tales/
September 12, 2019 23:30 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBIn this episode, Professor Jeff Friedman, Keene State student Ashley Rollend, and Professor Chris Parsons discuss Jeff's book, Floating Tales. Top three: Things we wish we could 'bring back.'
"Talked a lot ... didn't do the reading": Kazuo Ishiguro's /The Buried Giant/
August 19, 2019 22:08 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBProfessor Chris Parsons discusses Kazuo Ishiguro's The Buried Giant with family on vacation in Maine. Special "guest": Molly Parsons (adjunct faculty at KSC & Chris's wife)
I'd Rather be Delighted: Ross Gay's /The Book of Delights/
July 05, 2019 02:06 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBProfessors Bill Stroup and Chris Parsons discuss Ross Gay's The Book of Delights. Top Three: Most delightful things in Keene, New Hampshire.
"A little hole in the wall": Tana French's /Broken Harbor/
July 05, 2019 01:44 - 1 hour - 80 MBProfessors Meriem Pagès, Brinda Charry, and Chris Parsons discuss Tana French's Broken Harbor. Top Three: Creepy cool settings.
"Beware of dog": Hanif Kureishi's /The Buddha of Suburbia/
June 01, 2019 02:55 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBProfessors Emily Robins Sharpe and Chris Parsons discuss Hanif Kureishi's The Buddha of Suburbia. Top three: Songs related to books.
"Have you read this sci-fi theorist ...?": China Miéville's /Embassyville/
June 01, 2019 02:29 - 1 hour - 81 MBProfessors John Slefinger and Chris Parsons discuss China Miéville's Embassyville. Top three: Sci-fi scenarios.
"Shakespeare would've loved Bollywood": Edward St. Aubyn's /Dunbar/
June 01, 2019 01:38 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBKeene State College English Professors Brinda Charry and Chris Parsons discuss Edward St. Aubyn's (2017) King Lear novelization, Dunbar. Top three list: Shakespeare adaptations.