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  • Mort 1: The Uncommon Man

    Mort 1: The Uncommon Man

    Apr 2, 2026

    This week, we begin our fifteenth unit by journeying to Terry Pratchett’s Discworld in Mort!

  • Neuromancer 3: It’s The Punk

    Neuromancer 3: It’s The Punk

    Mar 19, 2026

    This week, we return from hiatus to conclude the discussion of William Gibson’s Neuromancer.

  • Neuromancer 2: No Imagination

    Neuromancer 2: No Imagination

    Dec 7, 2025

    This week, more on minds and bodies as we continue our discussion of William Gibson’s Neuromancer.

  • Neuromancer 1: But The Dreams Came On

    Neuromancer 1: But The Dreams Came On

    Nov 14, 2025

    This week, the future is here is we jack in to William Gibson’s 1984 cyberpunk classic Neuromancer.

  • The Haunting Of Hill House 3: The Unreliable Narrator

    The Haunting Of Hill House 3: The Unreliable Narrator

    Nov 2, 2025

    This week, terminal punctuation, subverting expectations and identifying perspectives in The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.

  • The Haunting Of Hill House 2: Come Home

    The Haunting Of Hill House 2: Come Home

    Oct 24, 2025

    This week, questions of identity, the roots of Gothic Horror, and the question of the haunting in The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.

  • The Haunting Of Hill House 1: Swallowed By A Monster

    The Haunting Of Hill House 1: Swallowed By A Monster

    Oct 17, 2025

    This week, we begin our thirteenth unit with an introduction to The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.

  • The Haar 3: The Old Woman And The Sea

    The Haar 3: The Old Woman And The Sea

    Oct 10, 2025

    This week, we consider faith and fate as we conclude David Sodergren’s The Haar.

  • The Haar 2: Bright Sea

    The Haar 2: Bright Sea

    Oct 3, 2025

    This week, we consider bodies, memory and identity as we continue David Sodergren’s The Haar.

  • The Haar 1: It’s Mrs McAuley

    The Haar 1: It’s Mrs McAuley

    Sep 26, 2025

    This week, context and conflict in our first discussion of David Sodergren’s 2024 novel The Haar.

  • Sense And Sensibility 6: A Knave Or A Fool

    Sense And Sensibility 6: A Knave Or A Fool

    Sep 21, 2025

    This week, heroism, protagonism and transformation at the end of Sense and Sensibility.

  • Sense And Sensibility 5: Dropping Eaves

    Sense And Sensibility 5: Dropping Eaves

    Sep 15, 2025

    This week, conversations are had and secrets are revealed in Jane Austen’s Sense And Sensibility.

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