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In this witty, iconoclastic book, the bestselling author Fintan O’Toole examines four of Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedies: Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and King Lear. He shows how their tragic heroes have been over-simplified and moulded to fit restrictive, conservative values, and restores the true heart and spirit of the classics.

For film buffs and literature lovers alike, Turner Classic Movies presents an essential guide to 52 cinema classics and the literary works that served as their inspiration. “I love that movie!” “But have you read the book?” Within these pages, Turner Classic Movies offers an endlessly...

Unravel the suspenseful tale of a mysterious death and missing fortune in Anybody But Anne. The story, narrated by Raymond Sturgis, unfolds amidst a grand house party hosted by the wealthy Van Wycks. The patriarch, David Van Wyck, creates a stir when he announces his plan to donate his entire wealth to a community library, leaving his family destitute. However, the morning after his declaration, he is found dead in his locked study, with the family pearls and the deed to his fortune missing. Was it a murder or suicide? The initial investigations by a detective yield no results, leading to the ...

​"It’s Not Robinson Crusoe But..." is the podcast that treats classic and modern literature as a genuine guidebook for life. Every week, we break down an epic, a classic, or a controversial novel—from The Moonstone to Crime and Punishment, The Secret History to Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and many more—to uncover their hidden manual for navigating modern anxiety, ethical dilemmas, power struggles, and the chaos of the mundane. Stop just reading books; start living by them.

Join Niccara, host of ...But Make It Books features candid conversations with authors, bookstore owners, and literary figures—bookishly healing through life, one story at a time. Explore the creativity and passion behind the books and people shaping the literary world. Because everything's better when you make it books.

A true story about adopting a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). Listen to the unabridged award-winning audiobook here.

Welcome to But Are There Dragons, a podcase where two fantasy-loving friends pick a book at least one of them has not read and talk about it. We've already made our way through The Hobbit, LOTR, and the Empyrean Series, and we're currently working our way through Dungeon Crawler Carl!

Unrelated, but...is the unscripted and unhinged writing podcast featuring two writers desperately trying to stay on topic as they dabble with the occasional advice and discussion of tropes, plot, character arc, fandom media, books, and more.Artwork by: jickdraws https://www.instagram.com/jickdraws/

Nic and Ally like similar things, but have very little crossover in books, movies, music, shows and more. Now they are introducing each other to the stuff they are into! Will they find a new favorite? Let’s do this!

Hey, I’m Claire - self proclaimed book nerd. And I’m Julie - streaming obsessed. This is, But the Book Was Better. In this podcast, we’ll be reading books, then watching their screen adaptations. We’ll cover some classics and some of the newer stuff everyone is talking about. Sometimes we’ll be talking about shows, sometimes movies - it all depends. Yea, let’s get wild! We’ll break down each book… And ultimately, we’ll debate which was better. It’ll be the book, it’s always the book. Well, they’ll have to tune in to find out!

A podcast where we read books, watch the series/movie based on that book and talk about the differences, our likes, and dislikes.

But Wait! There's Lore! goes beyond the pixels, code, and players and dives into the rich and illustrious lore and story behind the massively popular World of Warcraft games, books, comics, and films. Venture with us on a journey to tell, craft, and investigate the lore and story of Azeroth.

some wise words about love, life, Christianity. Which I believe ll change

"Christmas Comes but Once a Year" is a book by John Leighton, known for its significant contribution to literature and its value to future generations of scholars and academicians​​. Published under the pseudonym Luke Limner, this work by Leighton was released in 1850​​. The story is a humorous portrayal of the events and situations that unfold around Christmas time in 19th-century England, capturing the essence and spirit of the Victorian era​​.The narrative revolves around several characters, including John Brown's family, described as suburban snobs; Captain Bonaventure de Camp ...

A provocative, moving, kinky, and often absurdly funny memoir about Shakespeare, love, obsession, and spanking When it came to understanding love, a teenage Jillian Keenan had nothing to guide her—until a production of The Tempest sent Shakespeare’s language flowing through her blood for the...

Listen to Bruce’s story about his own Jenner/Kardashian family, and then join him in listening about everyone else’s family! You’ll recognize your own relatives in these outrageous true stories about wacky but lovable in-laws, siblings, husbands and wives, children, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and families in general. You’ll laugh and marvel at stories of funerals, weddings, holidays, and all those other times when “everyone gets together.”

This is mWhen Dr Death the local coroner is invited to perform in the hospital he works in's Tv charity performance little did they know the coroner was hiding a secret he is a famous stage illusionist he goes to the audition and his hospital colleague falls in love with the man who comes in his place and refuses to believe he could ever be the same man and his stage magician partner isn't helping either.She confronts the coroner for not having the courage to audition himself still not recognizing him he realizes he has fallen for a dream of the handsome illusionist, not himself.A tall ...

Preston provides insight into his personal journey, including his perspectives, experiences, and growth, as well as his understanding of himself and his thoughts.

One prepared host. Two neurodivergent nerds. As life-long students of fiction, authors Ludlow Adams and JS Gariety dive deeper into speculative worlds. Writing them. Consuming them. Adoring them. *May contain occasional strong language and mature themes--never in bad taste

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