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One Bright Book

One Bright Book

By: Frances Dorian and Rebecca
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A podcast where three friends read *all* the books, one book at a time. Join Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss one book in depth and chat about their reading. Visit our website at onebrightbook.com Support us by buying books from our shop at https://bookshop.org/shop/OneBrightBook Find us on Twitter at @pod_bright Frances: @nonsuchbook Dorian: @ds228 Rebecca: @ofbooksandbikes Dorian blogs at https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/ Rebecca writes a newsletter at https://readingindie.substack.com/ Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen.2022 Art Literary History & Criticism
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  • Episode #45: Open Secrets, by Alice Munro

    Episode #45: Open Secrets, by Alice Munro
    Jun 12 2026

    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.

    Want to support the show? Visit us at Bookshop.org or click on the links below and buy some books!

    Buy our book! Support the show by buying a copy of Sarah Orne Jewett's A Marsh Island, with an afterword by us.

    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

    Further resources and links are available on our website at onebrightbook.com.

    Browse our bookshelves at Bookshop.org.

    Comments? Write us at onebrightmail at gmail

    Find us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/onebrightbook.bsky.social

    Frances: https://bsky.app/profile/nonsuchbook.bsky.social

    Dorian: https://bsky.app/profile/ds228.bsky.social

    Rebecca: https://bsky.app/profile/ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social

    Dorian's blog: https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/

    Rebecca's newsletter: https://readingindie.substack.com/

    Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen.
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Episode #44: The Women of Brewster Place, by Gloria Naylor

    Episode #44: The Women of Brewster Place, by Gloria Naylor
    Apr 10 2026
    Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian as they discuss THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE by Gloria Naylor and chat about their current reading. For our next episode, we will discuss OPEN SECRETS: STORIES by Alice Munro, weighing the value of her work against what we have recently learned of her personal life. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in May. Want to support the show? Visit us at Bookshop.org or click on the links below and buy some books! Books mentioned: The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria NaylorLinden Hills by Gloria NaylorThe Men of Brewster Place by Gloria NaylorThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerInstead of a Letter by Diana AthillTranscendence for Beginners: Life Writing and Philosophy by Clare CarlisleThere's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif AbdurraqibThe Wax Child by Olga Ravn, translated from the Dutch by Martin AitkenThe Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje, translated from the Dutch by David McKayThe Duke by Matteo Melchiorre, translated from the Italian by Antonella LettieriThe Witch by Marie Ndiaye, translated from the French by Jordan StumpBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. SchwabMother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati RoyThe Palm House by Gwendoline RileyAn Awfully Big Adventure by Beryl BainbridgeNonesuch by Francis SpuffordSakina's Kiss by Vivek Shanbhag, translated from the Kannada by Srinath PerurOpen Secrets: Stories by Alice MunroA Marsh Island by Sarah Orne Jewett, with an afterword from the One Bright Book crew. Buy our book! Support the show by buying a copy of Sarah Orne Jewett's A Marsh Island, with an afterword by us. Further resources and links are available on our website at onebrightbook.com. Browse our bookshelves at Bookshop.org. Comments? Write us at onebrightmail at gmail Find us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/onebrightbook.bsky.social Frances: https://bsky.app/profile/nonsuchbook.bsky.social Dorian: https://bsky.app/profile/ds228.bsky.social Rebecca: https://bsky.app/profile/ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social Dorian's blog: https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/ Rebecca's newsletter: https://readingindie.substack.com/ Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen.
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Episode #43: Orlando, by Virginia Woolf

    Episode #43: Orlando, by Virginia Woolf
    Mar 13 2026
    Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss ORLANDO by Virginia Woolf and chat about their current reading. For our next episode, we will discuss THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE by Gloria Naylor, a choice Rebecca has made based upon some love Hanif Abdurraqib shared for the novel in a recent podcast. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in April. Want to support the show? Visit us at Bookshop.org or click on the links below and buy some books! Books mentioned: Orlando by Virginia WoolfThe Waves by Virginia WoolfTo the Lighthouse by Virginia WoolfA Room of One's Own by Virginia WoolfJacob's Room by Virginia WoolfThree Guineas by Virginia WoolfHarriet Hume by Rebecca WestThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterWax Child by Olga Ravn, translated from the Danish by Martin AikenThe Witch by Marie Ndiaye, translated from the French by Jordan StumpThe Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje, translated from the Dutch by David McKayWomen Without Men by Shahrnush Parsipur, translated from the Persian by Faridoun FarrokhTaiwan Travelogue by Shuang-zi Yang, translated from the Mandarin Chinese by Lin LingSmall Comfort by Ia Genberg, translated from the Swedish by Kira JosefssonThere Is No Antimemetics Division by qntmVampires of El Norte by Isabel CanasTrouble Maker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford by Carla KaplanShattered: A Memoir by Hanif KureishiThe Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence SternBaldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas BoggsThe Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor Read Rohan Maitzen on Orlando at her blog Novel Readings. Further resources and links are available on our website at onebrightbook.com. Browse our bookshelves at Bookshop.org. Comments? Write us at onebrightmail at gmail Find us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/onebrightbook.bsky.social Frances: https://bsky.app/profile/nonsuchbook.bsky.social Dorian: https://bsky.app/profile/ds228.bsky.social Rebecca: https://bsky.app/profile/ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social Dorian's blog: https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/ Rebecca's newsletter: https://readingindie.substack.com/ Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
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