Zero to Well-Read

Hosts Jeff Neill and Rebecca Shinsky discuss must-read books on American history and politics with guest Sharon McMahon, author of *The Small and the Mighty*.

To celebrate their first anniversary, hosts Jeff and Rebecca share listener statistics and discuss their most popular episodes, including The Great Gatsby and The Secret History.

Hosts Rebecca Shinsky and guest Rob Harvilla revisit Jonathan Franzen’s *The Corrections* for its 25th anniversary.

Hosts Jeff O’Neill and Rebecca Shinsky celebrate the 60th anniversary of Tom Stoppard’s *Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead*.

Hosts Jeff O'Neill and Rebecca Shinsky celebrate the podcast's first anniversary and Book Riot's 15th birthday before analyzing Han Kang’s Nobel-winning novel *The Vegetarian*.

Hosts Jeff O'Neill and Rebecca Shinsky interview Gilbert Cruz, the New York Times' first Canon Editor, about defining literary canons in the age of AI and influencers.

Hosts Jeff O’Neill and Rebecca Shinsky discuss Octavia Butler’s 1993 sci-fi novel *The Parable of the Sower*, exploring its prescient depiction of…

Hosts Jeff O'Neill and Rebecca Shinsky analyze Gillian Flynn’s *Gone Girl*, praising its enduring relevance and sharp critique of gender dynamics.

Hosts Jeff O’Neill and Rebecca Shinsky explore Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, moving beyond its surface plot of book-burning firemen to analyze its…

Hosts discuss Colson Whitehead’s *The Underground Railroad*, analyzing its speculative premise of a literal subterranean network for escaping slavery.