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  • Best of Series,  Read Along,  Show Notes

    Episode 279: “Best of” – “Harry Potter” Book 1, Intro and Ch. 1-2

    admin / June 3, 2025 / 0 Comments

    On today’s episode on The Literary Life podcast, we bring you a special re-mix of our popular series on Harry Potter: Book 1 by J. K. Rowling, with hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks.…

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    Episode 278: The Literary Life of Natalia Testa

    admin / May 27, 2025 / 0 Comments

    On this week’s episode of The Literary Life, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks chat with their student Natalia Testa about her literary life. She is a rising homeschool junior living in Houston, Texas.…

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    Episode 275: The Literary Life of Angelina Stanford

    admin / May 6, 2025 / 0 Comments

    Today on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks have a much-awaited conversation all about Angelina’s own literary life and education. Thomas gets to ask the tough questions and put Angelina…

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    Episode 273: Best of Series- “The Enchanted April” by Elizabeth von Arnim, Ch. 12-22

    admin / April 22, 2025 / 0 Comments

    This week on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas continue their discussion of The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim, on chapters 12-22. Angelina and Thomas begin the conversation sharing some thoughts on…

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    Episode 272: Best of Series – “The Enchanted April” by Elizabeth von Arnim, Ch. 1-11

    admin / April 15, 2025 / 0 Comments

    Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast with Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks. This week we are bringing you another episode from the vault, this time part one of our series…

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    Episode 271: The Literary Life of Peter Hitchens

    admin / April 8, 2025 / 0 Comments

    On The Literary Life Podcast today we bring you a special “Literary Life of…” episode featuring author and journalist Peter Hitchens. After sharing their commonplace quotes, Angelina and Thomas dive into the interview…

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    Episode 257: “Best of” Series — Our Literary Lives of 2021

    admin / December 31, 2024 / 0 Comments

    On this week’s episode of The Literary Life podcast, we bring you an episode from our vault in which Angelina, Cindy and Thomas share a wrap up of their 2021 year in reading–their…

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    Episode 254: The Literary Life 2025 Season Preview

    admin / December 10, 2024 / 0 Comments

    Welcome to this special preview episode of The Literary Life Podcast! In this episode, our hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks share the books and topics you can look forward to in the…

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    Episode 245: “Murder Must Advertise” by Dorothy Sayers, Ch. 17-End

    admin / October 8, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Today on The Literary Life podcast, hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks wrap up their series on Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers. To begin the conversation, Thomas shares his reaction on…

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    Episode 244: “Murder Must Advertise” by Dorothy Sayers, Ch. 12-16

    admin / October 1, 2024 / 0 Comments

    Today’s episode of The Literary Life podcast picks up our series on Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers with a discussion of chapters 12-16. After sharing their commonplace quotes, Angelina and Thomas…

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