Secret Life of Books

Secret Life of Books

Sophie Gee and Jonty Claypole

Every book has two stories: the one it tells, and the one it hides.

The Secret Life of Books is a fascinating, addictive, often shocking, occasionally hilarious weekly podcast starring Sophie Gee, an English professor at Princeton University, and Jonty Claypole, formerly director of arts at the BBC. 
Every week these virtuoso critics and close friends take an iconic book and reveal the hidden story behind the story: who made it, their clandestine motives, the undeclared stakes, the scandalous backstory and above all the secret, mysterious meanings of books we thought we knew.

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119 - SLoB Goes to the Oscars: Frankenstein vs Hamnet
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Episodios

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SLoB Goes to the Oscars: Frankenstein vs Hamnet

mar., 10 mar. 2026
118-

Saved from Fire: the Toni Morrison Archives

vie., 06 mar. 2026
117-

Toni Morrison 2: Song of Solomon

mar., 03 mar. 2026
116-

The Other Bronte Girl: Anne Bronte's Tenant of Wildfell Hall

mar., 24 feb. 2026
115-

Jane Austen's Birthday: why everyone wants to party with Jane

sáb., 21 feb. 2026