Episode #45: Open Secrets, by Alice Munro

Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian as they discuss OPEN SECRETS by Alice Munro and chat about their current reading. It is necessary to mention that this conversation contains content about sexual abuse, and some people may find it difficult to listen to.

For our next episode, we will discuss ASIDE FROM MY HEART, ALL IS WELL by Héctor Abad, translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in July.

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Books mentioned:

• Open Secrets by Alice Munro
• Dance of the Happy Shades by Alice Munro
• The Republic of Memory by Mahmud El Sayed
• Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
• Another Country by James Baldwin
• Who Do You Think They Are? By Alice Munro
• Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs
• East of Dreams by Nastassja Martin
• Foam by Kate Zambreno
• In the Eye of the Wild by Nastassja Martin
• Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
• Love and Death in the American Novel by Leslie A. Fiedler
• Make Believe by Mac Barnett
• Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
• Aside From My Heart, All Is Well by Héctor Abad, translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean

You might also be interested in:

• "What Alice Munro Knew" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/magazine/alice-munro-andrea-skinner-abuse.html
• "what I'm doing about alice munro" https://blgtylr.substack.com/p/what-im-doing-about-alice-munro

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