11. Stoner & The Unbearable Lightness of Being

A bittersweet episode of Book Chat has Pandora and Bobby discussing two fittingly bittersweet books: Stoner by John Williams and The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. Also, “some news”, a hearty goodbye, and a look back on some of our Book Chat faves from episodes past.

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Books/articles mentioned:

Stoner and Butcher’s Crossing by John Williams

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang

The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr

Emily, Bella, Harriet, Octavia, Prudence and Imogen by Jilly Cooper

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout

One Day by David Nicholls

Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris 

Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

The Greatest American Novel You’ve Never Heard Of by Tim Kreider for The New Yorker – https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-greatest-american-novel-youve-never-heard-of 

Stoner: the must-read novel of 2013 by Julian Barnes for The Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/dec/13/stoner-john-williams-julian-barnes 

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