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#287 | How David Szalay’s ‘Flesh’ Challenges Men to Confront Their Emotional Realities Before They Are Destroyed by Them
Douglas Vigliotti 3/2/26 Douglas Vigliotti 3/2/26

#287 | How David Szalay’s ‘Flesh’ Challenges Men to Confront Their Emotional Realities Before They Are Destroyed by Them

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#286 | Great Literary Quotes #1: Nami Mun on Grief, Love, and Regret
Douglas Vigliotti 2/23/26 Douglas Vigliotti 2/23/26

#286 | Great Literary Quotes #1: Nami Mun on Grief, Love, and Regret

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#285 | Is the Novella ‘Train Dreams’ Better than Its Movie Adaptation?—A Beautiful and Brutal Depiction of How Time Washes Away Everything
Douglas Vigliotti 2/16/26 Douglas Vigliotti 2/16/26

#285 | Is the Novella ‘Train Dreams’ Better than Its Movie Adaptation?—A Beautiful and Brutal Depiction of How Time Washes Away Everything

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#283 | The Lie of ‘Perfection’—Vincenzo Latronico on the Inescapable Feeling of Discontent in a Social Media World
Douglas Vigliotti 2/2/26 Douglas Vigliotti 2/2/26

#283 | The Lie of ‘Perfection’—Vincenzo Latronico on the Inescapable Feeling of Discontent in a Social Media World

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#281 | What Is the Cost of Comfort?—Aldous Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’ on the Dangers of Endless Technological Progress
Douglas Vigliotti 1/19/26 Douglas Vigliotti 1/19/26

#281 | What Is the Cost of Comfort?—Aldous Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’ on the Dangers of Endless Technological Progress

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#279 | ‘Motherless Brooklyn’, a Truly Inventive Crime Novel—and Why You Should Never Underestimate Anyone
Douglas Vigliotti 1/5/26 Douglas Vigliotti 1/5/26

#279 | ‘Motherless Brooklyn’, a Truly Inventive Crime Novel—and Why You Should Never Underestimate Anyone

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#278 | Special Edition: “One Plus One Doesn’t Equal Two” (+ Big Updates for 2026)
Douglas Vigliotti 12/29/25 Douglas Vigliotti 12/29/25

#278 | Special Edition: “One Plus One Doesn’t Equal Two” (+ Big Updates for 2026)

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#277 | Arduous, Repetitive, Digressive, and Insanely Long—But Why Should You Read ‘Infinite Jest’ by David Foster Wallace?
Douglas Vigliotti 12/22/25 Douglas Vigliotti 12/22/25

#277 | Arduous, Repetitive, Digressive, and Insanely Long—But Why Should You Read ‘Infinite Jest’ by David Foster Wallace?

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#275 | What Does the Classic Literary Novel ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ Have in Common with Rock and Roll Legend Bruce Springsteen?
Douglas Vigliotti 12/8/25 Douglas Vigliotti 12/8/25

#275 | What Does the Classic Literary Novel ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ Have in Common with Rock and Roll Legend Bruce Springsteen?

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#273 | Is ‘Get Shorty’ Better as a Novel or Movie?—Elmore Leonard’s Crime Satire on Hollywood, Filmmaking, and (Con) Artistry
Douglas Vigliotti 11/24/25 Douglas Vigliotti 11/24/25

#273 | Is ‘Get Shorty’ Better as a Novel or Movie?—Elmore Leonard’s Crime Satire on Hollywood, Filmmaking, and (Con) Artistry

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#271 | What Can Raymond Carver Teach Us About Love—and Writing?
Douglas Vigliotti 11/10/25 Douglas Vigliotti 11/10/25

#271 | What Can Raymond Carver Teach Us About Love—and Writing?

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#269 | Is ‘The 25th Hour’ Better as a Novel or Movie? A Truly Great New York City Story and One-Two Combo of Book and Film—David Benioff & Spike Lee
Douglas Vigliotti 10/27/25 Douglas Vigliotti 10/27/25

#269 | Is ‘The 25th Hour’ Better as a Novel or Movie? A Truly Great New York City Story and One-Two Combo of Book and Film—David Benioff & Spike Lee

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#267 | Sylvia Plath’s Classic Novel 'The Bell Jar' Does What ONLY Literature Can Do—Yes, Shots Fired!
Douglas Vigliotti 10/13/25 Douglas Vigliotti 10/13/25

#267 | Sylvia Plath’s Classic Novel 'The Bell Jar' Does What ONLY Literature Can Do—Yes, Shots Fired!

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#265 | Is ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ Better on the Stage or Screen?—David Mamet’s 1983 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Masterpiece on Greed, Morality, and What We Do to Each Other to Get Ahead
Douglas Vigliotti 9/29/25 Douglas Vigliotti 9/29/25

#265 | Is ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ Better on the Stage or Screen?—David Mamet’s 1983 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Masterpiece on Greed, Morality, and What We Do to Each Other to Get Ahead

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#264 | On Why ‘Lonesome Dove’ is the Definitive Novel for Every Man—Timeless Themes of Adventure, Loss, Love, Loyalty, Sacrifice, Shame, Guilt, and Friendship
Douglas Vigliotti 9/22/25 Douglas Vigliotti 9/22/25

#264 | On Why ‘Lonesome Dove’ is the Definitive Novel for Every Man—Timeless Themes of Adventure, Loss, Love, Loyalty, Sacrifice, Shame, Guilt, and Friendship

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#263 | How Can a Book on Acting Help You Live a More Fulfilling Life?—Stanislavski’s ‘An Actor Prepares’ Will Show You
Douglas Vigliotti 9/15/25 Douglas Vigliotti 9/15/25

#263 | How Can a Book on Acting Help You Live a More Fulfilling Life?—Stanislavski’s ‘An Actor Prepares’ Will Show You

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#262 | What Makes Stephen King’s Horror Classic ‘Carrie’ Instantly Relatable for All of Us?
Douglas Vigliotti 9/8/25 Douglas Vigliotti 9/8/25

#262 | What Makes Stephen King’s Horror Classic ‘Carrie’ Instantly Relatable for All of Us?

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#260 | Special Edition: What Is a Birthday, Anyway?—And the Societal Pressure to Feel 'Not Enough"
Douglas Vigliotti 8/25/25 Douglas Vigliotti 8/25/25

#260 | Special Edition: What Is a Birthday, Anyway?—And the Societal Pressure to Feel 'Not Enough"

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#259 | Why Every Man Should Experience the Beauty of Haruki Murakami’s 1987 Coming of Age Novel ‘Norwegian Wood’ At Least Once
Douglas Vigliotti 8/18/25 Douglas Vigliotti 8/18/25

#259 | Why Every Man Should Experience the Beauty of Haruki Murakami’s 1987 Coming of Age Novel ‘Norwegian Wood’ At Least Once

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#257 | What Is the Timeless Lesson in Hemingway’s Pulitzer and Nobel Prize Winning Novella, ‘The Old Man and the Sea’?
Douglas Vigliotti 8/4/25 Douglas Vigliotti 8/4/25

#257 | What Is the Timeless Lesson in Hemingway’s Pulitzer and Nobel Prize Winning Novella, ‘The Old Man and the Sea’?

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