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Required Reading

Required Reading

By: Erin Bowles
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Required Reading revisits the most impactful books from our childhood with a new guest every week.

Erin Bowles 2023 Art Literary History & Criticism
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  • Warrior Cats: Into the Wild with Jillian Tsai

    Warrior Cats: Into the Wild with Jillian Tsai
    Sep 24 2025

    TV writer Jillian Tsai of Netflix's Haunted Hotel joins me to discuss the first entry into the mega-series WARRIORS from 2003!

    Rusty is a cozy house cat who chooses to join Thunderclan, a group of feral cats who live in the woods behind his house and are having a land dispute with other clans. He becomes a warrior apprentice, Firepaw, and uncovers mysteries within the clan and within himself....

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    44 mins
  • The Westing Game with Sierra Marilyn Riley

    The Westing Game with Sierra Marilyn Riley
    Sep 17 2025

    Author Sierra Marilyn Riley (The Dark Cove Theatre Society) joins me to discuss one of MY all-time favorite books from childhood: THE WESTING GAME!

    When wealthy paper magnate Samuel Westing dies he leaves a complicated will demanding 16 "heirs" - most of whom live at an apartment building across a field from his creepy mansion - partake in a game to inherit his fortune.

    Check out Sierra's book, coming out October 7th and stream Mistletoe Murders!

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    53 mins
  • James and the Giant Peach with Jenny Bicks

    James and the Giant Peach with Jenny Bicks
    Sep 10 2025

    Mind-blowing writer Jenny Bicks (Welcome to Flatch, Sex and the City) joins me to discuss our second Roald Dahl book JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. Fun fact: same year as Phantom Tollbooth!

    Little James finds himself inside a giant peach, surrounded by several very large and very friendly bugs!

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    34 mins
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