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Marlon and Jake Read Dead People

Marlon and Jake Read Dead People

35 Episodes • By Penguin Random House • www.readitforward.com/deadpeople...
Marlon and Jake Read Dead People is a podcast hosted by the Man Booker Prize-winning and internationally bestselling author Marlon James and his editor, Jake Morrissey, Executive Editor at Riverhead Books. In each episode, Marlon and Jake talk about authors—specifically dead authors. Authors they li ...more
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Marlon and Jake Read Dead People
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The Beach Read
In the final episode of the season, Marlon and Jake ... more
May 2 2023 40m
Summer Reading and Plot
Chapter 1 6 mins
Vacation Reading Habits
Chapter 2 8 mins
The Power of Immersive Reading
Chapter 3 5 mins
Summer Reading and Epic War Novels
Chapter 4 5 mins
Books and Disappointments
Chapter 5 6 mins
Discussion of Elmore Leonard's Novels
Chapter 6 5 mins
Growing Up in a Tourist Destination
Chapter 7 2 mins
Vacationing and Reading Books
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The Campus Novel
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times—... more
Apr 25 2023 38m
The Boring Book of War
Chapter 1 8 mins
The Sidewalk to Privilege
Chapter 2 4 mins
Exploring College Experiences Beyond the Classroom
Chapter 3 8 mins
Mirail Spark vs. John Knowles
Chapter 4 5 mins
The Power of Education
Chapter 5 8 mins
The Power of Education
Chapter 6 1 min
Supporting Community Through Audiobooks
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City Settings
In this episode, Marlon and Jake talk about cities i... more
Apr 18 2023 45m
Cairo in Flux
Chapter 1 9 mins
Exploring City Novels
Chapter 2 5 mins
Exploring Place in Literature
Chapter 3 12 mins
Exploring the Literary Imagination of Cities
Chapter 4 12 mins
Cities as Characters
Chapter 5 7 mins
Religion, Politics, Life
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Characters Behaving Badly
In this episode, Marlon and Jake talk about the bad ... more
Apr 11 2023 54m
Risk Gala and Existentialism
Chapter 1 8 mins
Exploring Bad Characters in Literature
Chapter 2 11 mins
The Morality of Power
Chapter 3 5 mins
Exploring Feminism in Literature
Chapter 4 9 mins
Tragedy of Knowing Better
Chapter 5 10 mins
Exploring Humanity Through Dark Characters
Chapter 6 7 mins
Classic Books' Impact
Chapter 7 57 sec
Supporting Community Through Audiobook Purchasing
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Poetry FOMO
This episode, Marlon and Jake discuss a new subject ... more
Apr 4 2023 40m
The Power of Poetry
Chapter 1 12 mins
Exploring Poetry as a Storytelling Tool
Chapter 2 2 mins
Robert Frost Poetry
Chapter 3 12 mins
Exploring Caribbean Poetry
Chapter 4 10 mins
Using Language for Charm and Insight
Chapter 5 2 mins
Supporting Local Bookstores
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Books Assigned in School
Books assigned in school evoke strong feelings. You ... more
Mar 28 2023 43m
Literary Depictions of History
Chapter 1 6 mins
Exploring the Classics
Chapter 2 8 mins
Reading Difficult Books
Chapter 3 4 mins
Exploring Different Perspectives in Literature
Chapter 4 8 mins
The Benefits of Reading Grown-Up Books
Chapter 5 4 mins
Exploring the Gateway to Shakespeare
Chapter 6 11 mins
Exploring Literature Through a Different Lens
Chapter 7 57 sec
Support Local Bookstores With Libro FM
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Judging a Book
In this episode, Marlon and Jake weigh in on a quest... more
Mar 21 2023 44m
Bad Books and Good Movies
Chapter 1 9 mins
Reading Based on Cover and Recommendations
Chapter 2 12 mins
Bad Books and Movies
Chapter 3 6 mins
The Search for Literary Immortality
Chapter 4 4 mins
The Anti-Recommendation
Chapter 5 8 mins
Comparative Appreciation of Authors and Books
Chapter 6 2 mins
Exploring Contexts of Reading
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From TBR to Recently Read
Marlon and Jake are back! And they’re catching up on... more
Mar 14 2023 43m
Movie Inspires Reading
Chapter 1 12 mins
Exploring Authenticity Through Dead Authors
Chapter 2 3 mins
Exploring the Horror of Passing
Chapter 3 11 mins
The Dread of Nature
Chapter 4 8 mins
19th Century Storytelling
Chapter 5 8 mins
Exploring the Haunted House Genre
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Season Three Announcement
In just one week, Marlon and Jake return with an epi... more
Mar 7 2023 42 sec
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Appetizer 2: Powerful Female Characters
Marlon & Jake are back to discuss the most indelible... more
Feb 25 2022 41m
Lady Dedlock and Miss Glencore
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Appetizers for everyone!
We didn't ghost you, dear listeners. Marlon had a no... more
Feb 18 2022 3m
Sagal on Books
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Unreliable Narrators
Marlon & Jake are back to discuss the narrators they... more
Feb 18 2022 45m
Different Perspectives on Finn
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Dead Authors Through History
Prepare for what might be Marlon & Jake’s most contr... more
Sep 1 2021 58m
Daniel Defoe
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Books to Gift
This week Marlon & Jake discuss the books by dead au... more
Aug 25 2021 47m
A book recommendation
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Our Favorite Characters
This week Marlon & Jake discuss memorable characters... more
Aug 18 2021 45m
A Social Glue
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Literary Grudge Match
Marlon and Jake take on literary giants in a grudge ... more
Aug 11 2021 44m
Hemingway vs. Faulkner vs. Fitzgerald.
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Books We Wish We had Written
Literary speculation abounds as Marlon and Jake reve... more
Aug 4 2021 56m
The Mitford Sisters
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Gateway Books
Marlon and Jake share their "gateway" books by dead ... more
Jul 28 2021 49m
Reading Multiple Books
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Best Last Books
In this episode Marlon and Jake ponder the tricky qu... more
Jul 21 2021 45m
The Salt Eaters
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Our Second Favorite Books by Dead Authors
We've heard them rave about their favorites and rant... more
Jul 14 2021 44m
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Good Books By Terrible People
Marlon & Jake weigh in on the age-old “artist versus... more
Jul 7 2021 41m
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Short Novels and Novellas
Marlon and Jake talk short books they love, syllabus... more
Jun 30 2021 47m
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We’re Baaaaack!
Marlon and Jake reunite to discuss the books that go... more
Jun 23 2021 41m
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Season Two Trailer
Marlon and Jake are back with a sizzling new season ... more
Jun 14 2021 49 sec
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Season Two Teaser
Marlon and Jake are back this summer for a second se... more
May 27 2021 28 sec
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