Enriched Read 9: the GENIUS of CORMAC McCARTHY (specifically: No Country for Old Men) >> Love McCarthy? Never read him? Tune in to see why he's just so incredibly good.
19 Apr 2025
1h 19m
Kimberly Ford · Education
The Foxed Page
If you love to read, The Foxed Page is for you. With these deep dives into the best books, you’ll gain a richer understanding of the title at hand, all while learning to read everything better. Choose from long-form lectures, quick recommendations, talks on old favorites and plenty of episodes from the archives. Listen to The Foxed Page--with Kimberly Ford, best-selling author, former adjunct professor and Ph.D.
Episodes
Episode 89: ANNA KARENINA >> Intimidated??? DON'T be! Just let Kimberly tell you all the reasons these 1,000 pages are great.
10 Apr 2025
39m
100th Anniversary REPOST: THE GREAT GATSBY >> We all need to get back to the GENIUS novel that was wasted on us in high school? No rereading! Let Kimberly remind you of the greatness of this meditation on the (sometimes complex) AMERICAN DREAM.
07 Apr 2025
1h 10m
Episode 88: Sex Writing, Age-Gap Relationships and Annie Ernaux's THE YOUNG MAN >> Leave it to a NOBEL PRIZE WINNER to dish up some seriously inspiring prose!
04 Apr 2025
29m
Episode 87: SEX WRITING, AGE-GAP RELATIONSHIPS and PLAYWORLD by Adam Ross
26 Mar 2025
45m
Episode 86: SEX WRITING, AGE-GAP RELATIONSHIPS and INTERMEZZO by Sally Rooney (1 of 4 upcoming lectures!)
20 Mar 2025
1h 9m
Lecture 85: THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING by T. H. White >> NO READING REQUIRED! Lose yourself as Kimberly walks you through the genius of this CAMELOT CLASSIC. Need an escape? One that's smart, inventive and funny? Listen in!
12 Mar 2025
1h 16m
Lecture 84: Lucia Berlin's "Carpe Diem" from A MANUAL FOR CLEANING WOMEN >> Join Kimberly for a SPECIAL look at one story by the master of the form!
04 Mar 2025
54m
Lecture 83: Jodi Picoult's BY ANY OTHER NAME >> Missed a few of Picoult's Shakespeare references? Want to be sure you appreciated all the reasons why this novel is so effective?? Listen in now!
24 Feb 2025
1h 15m
Lecture 82: I COULD READ THE SKY by Timothy O'Grady and Steve Pike >> Do you STILL need a literary escape?? This gorgeous, elegiac novel-with-photos will transport you to Ireland and the experience of emigration. Listen in now!
13 Feb 2025
1h 5m
Lecture 81: The most important book YOU DO NOT NEED TO READ: Don Quijote de La Mancha
03 Feb 2025
1h 5m
Lecture 80: Aysegul Savas's THE ANTHROPOLOGISTS >> Need an escape?? Immerse yourself in an hour of Kimberly parsing all the ways that this meditative, warm, escapist book--with its wholly unique premise--offers so much.
28 Jan 2025
1h 18m
Lecture 79: GOOD MATERIAL by DOLLY ALDERTON >> Witness Kimberly's HOTTEST TAKE since starting the podcast. She loved Alderton's book so much she couldn't help but add some out-there conjecture to her usual astute, entertaining analysis.
17 Jan 2025
1h 4m
Holiday Repost: Robin Wall Kimmerer's BRAIDING SWEETGRASS >> Did you love this when it came out? Did you mean to read it but didn't quite? Allow Kimberly to remind you of the CRUCIAL WISDOM Wall Kimmerer imparts!
28 Nov 2024
32m
REPOST: Five-Minute Recommendation of James Joyce’s DUBLINERS
25 Nov 2024
6m
REPOST: Five-Minute Recommendation for Anna Burns’s MILKMAN >> SAY NOTHING devotees, here's another AMAZING novel.
23 Nov 2024
6m
REPOST: Anna Burns's MILKMAN >> Another one for SAY NOTHING fans! A CHALLENGE this time. Burns's novel about Northern Ireland is an absolute MASTERPIECE.
23 Nov 2024
1h 51m
REPOST: 5-Minute Recommendation for Claire Keegan’s FOSTER >> Loving the tv series SAY NOTHING?? This masterful (very short) novel might be even more engrossing!
22 Nov 2024
7m
REPOST: Claire Keegan's FOSTER >> Anyone loving SAY NOTHING should take the (minimal) time to read this INCREDIBLE (and very short) novel.
22 Nov 2024
41m
Lecture 76: Phillipe Besson's LIE WITH ME >> translated by the one and only MOLLY RINGWALD!
11 Nov 2024
58m
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