The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Deep Dive) & March releases
02/28/25 • 50 min
This week, we deep dive into Liz Moore’s viral woodland thriller The God of the Woods - and we have opinions. We also talk about the new releases we’re looking forward to reading in March.
Recent reads
The Future by Catherine Leroux (translated by Susan Ouriou)
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte
You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue (translated by Natasha Wimmer)
March 2025 releases
The Horse by Willy Vlautin
Show Don’t Tell and Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
Universality by Natasha Brown
Follow us on Instagram @curiousreaderspodcast for more recommendations in between episodes
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This week, we deep dive into Liz Moore’s viral woodland thriller The God of the Woods - and we have opinions. We also talk about the new releases we’re looking forward to reading in March.
Recent reads
The Future by Catherine Leroux (translated by Susan Ouriou)
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte
You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue (translated by Natasha Wimmer)
March 2025 releases
The Horse by Willy Vlautin
Show Don’t Tell and Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
Universality by Natasha Brown
Follow us on Instagram @curiousreaderspodcast for more recommendations in between episodes
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Reading As an Act of Resistance
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.
Recent reads
Shy Creatures by Clare Chambers
The Long View by Elizabeth Jane Howard
Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen
Reading for resistance
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The Young Team by Graeme Armstrong
A Personal Matter by Kenzaburō Ōe
The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid
For a crisis
Not the End of the World by Hannah Ritchie
On Freedom by Maggie Nelson
Eating Animals byJonathan Safran Foer
Surrender by Joanna Pocock
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
In the Distance by Hernan Diaz
Empireland and Empireworld by Sathnam Sanghera
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshanna Zubenoff
To escape
The Moomins and The Summer Book by Tove Janson
You Are Here by David Nicholls
Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny
Also mentioned in this episode:
NYRB Classics Challenge
Harbour Books (@harbourbooks)
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Next Episode
Our Favourite New York/London Novels
Join either side of the Atlantic as we dive into our favourite London/New York novels. It’s an episode full of stiff upper lips, demonic possessions, sociopaths, bedsits, alcoholic dollmakers, sassy parrots, and white asparagus. Plus we talk about our must visit NY-LON bookshops and reading spots, and we look ahead to new releases set in and around the Big Smoke and the Big Apple we can’t wait to read.
Recent reads
Universality by Natasha Brown
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa (translated by Polly Barton)
Stories of Place:///zinc.level.blindfold edited by Niamh McAnally
Our Favourite NY-LON Novels
Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon
The Vulnerables by Sigird Nunez
Look At Me by Anita Brookner
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
There Are More Things by Yara Rodrigues Fowler
NY-LON Books We're Excited to Read in 2025
Confessions by Catherine Airey
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay MacCleod Chapman
Lorne by Susan Morrison
Cursed Under London by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch
An Opinionated Guide to Literary London by John Clegg
Also mentioned
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