818 Muriel Spark (with James Bailey) | My Last Book with J. Michael Lennon
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818 Muriel Spark (with James Bailey) | My Last Book with J. Michael Lennon

B2中高级2026年7月20日1小时 13分钟

Jacke talks to author James Bailey about his critically acclaimed biography Like a Cat Loves a Bird: The Nine Lives of Muriel Spark. PLUS J. Michael Lennon, friend and biographer of Norman Mailer ( Norman Mailer: A Double Life), stops by to discuss his choice for the last book he will ever read. On Sale Now! For more information and to order ⁠⁠⁠Great Detective! An Adventure for Two People [2-Book Boxed Set]⁠⁠⁠ by Jacke Wilson, visit ⁠⁠⁠press.historyofliterature.com⁠⁠⁠. SPECIAL DISCOUNT! It's a month for celebrations! In honor of the birthdays of America, Emma Wilson, Jacke Wilson, and Marcel Proust, enter discount...

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Hello, everyone. It's Jack. We are so excited to be telling you about H.O.L. Press,

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The History of Literature podcast is a member of the Podglomerate Network and Lit Hub Radio. Hello, everyone. It's Jack. We are so excited to be telling you about H.O.L. Press, our new imprint here at the History of Literature. And our first book is for sale to customers in the United States and the Netherlands. Great Detective, the book that lets you and a friend

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take a literary adventure together. Crack the covers and enter a world of Sherlock Holmes and his new sidekick as they encounter a duchess in distress, a nighttime raid on an art museum, and a daring attempt to steal the crown jewels from the Tower of London. You'll meet Watson and Mycroft and Moriarty and those fools at Scotland Yard along the way. This month, get 20% off by

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entering Birthday 2026 at checkout. That's Great Detective, available only at historyofliterature.com and a select handful of independent bookstores. Hello, we begin today's episode with a quote. Quote, she was, if you believe what you read in the papers, a genius, a survivor, a bad

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