![Literary Friction artwork](https://is3-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts113/v4/3c/ec/bf/3cecbf16-4452-688a-ecaa-57bf70ad29a0/mza_7768252704205208517.jpg/100x100bb.jpg)
Literary Friction - Minisode Fourteen
Literary Friction
English - May 26, 2020 07:44 - 49 minutes - 114 MB - ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsArts politics comedy interview entrepreneurship business health news culture entrepreneur leadership Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
We're still stuck on the theme of intimacy, because we haven't been able to stop thinking about it. The demands of this crisis are forcing us to rethink so much that used to be instinctive, including how we connect with other people - physical contact has never been more loaded, and we're having to rely on other ways to bridge the gaps between us. In our last show with Garth Greenwell we were thinking about how books can be a tool for intimacy in themselves, and in this minisode we continue that conversation. How does reading and talking about books create intimacy? Has the way we think about intimacy changed during lockdown? Can books ever be a substitute for intimacy IRL? Plus, the usual (extremely inside) cultural recommendations.
This episode is sponsored by Picador https://www.panmacmillan.com/picador @picadorbooks