Jonathan Rogers talks with Karen Swallow Prior, author of On Reading Well and Booked. They discuss common mistakes in how we read classic literature, the vaster meaning of the word “comedy,” the excellent new film adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma, and the difference between portrayal and endorsement in art.

Joyce McPherson Writes Books 45 Minutes at a Time
36:02

Winfield Bevins Thinks Beauty Will Save the World
38:47

Daniel Nayeri on The Teacher of Nomad Land
46:04