{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/677831a8a1ad7348eb9843c7/67ae5bfabdb2ffa03ba4a712?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep 3: Reading As an Act of Resistance","description":"<p>This week, we have a chat about why reading is an act of resistance and delve into the books we turn to during a crisis–whether climactic, sociological or existential. We also discuss our favourite reads for a complete escape.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Recent reads</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Shy Creatures</em> by Clare Chambers&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>The Long View</em> by Elizabeth Jane Howard</p><p><br></p><p><em>Nuclear War: A Scenario</em> by Annie Jacobsen</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Reading for resistance</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Demon Copperhead</em> by Barbara Kingsolver</p><p><br></p><p><em>The Young Team</em> by Graeme Armstrong</p><p><br></p><p><em>A Personal Matter</em> by Kenzaburō Ōe</p><p><br></p><p><em>The Last White Man</em> by Mohsin Hamid</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>For a crisis</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Not the End of the World</em> by Hannah Ritchie</p><p><br></p><p><em>On Freedom </em>by Maggie Nelson&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>Eating Animals</em> byJonathan Safran Foer</p><p><br></p><p><em>Surrender</em> by Joanna Pocock</p><p><br></p><p><em>Orbital</em> by Samantha Harvey</p><p><br></p><p><em>In the Distance</em> by Hernan Diaz</p><p><br></p><p><em>Empireland</em> and <em>Empireworld</em> by Sathnam Sanghera</p><p><br></p><p><em>The Age of Surveillance Capitalism</em> by Shoshanna Zubenoff</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>To escape</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>The Moomins</em> and <em>The Summer Book</em> by Tove Janson</p><p><br></p><p><em>You Are Here</em> by David Nicholls</p><p><br></p><p><em>Standard Deviation</em> by Katherine Heiny</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Also mentioned in this episode:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nyrb.com/collections/classics\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NYRB Classics </a>Challenge</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://linktr.ee/Erinanddanisbookclub\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Indigenous Reading Circle</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://galleliteraryfestival.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Galle Literary Festival</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.favershamliteraryfestival.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Faversham Literary Festival</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.margatebookie.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Margate Bookie</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;q=The+Margate+Bookstore&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Margate Bookshop</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://bricklanebookshop.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Brick Lane Bookshop</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://birchbarkbooks.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Birchbark Books &amp; Native Arts</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://harbourbooks.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Harbour Books</a> <em>(@harbourbooks)</em></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Instagram @curiousreaderspodcast for more recommendations in between episodes&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Curious Readers"}