Graham Greene

Sep 29, 2024 | fivebooks.com | Margaret Atwood |Graham Greene |Hilary Mantel |Junot Diaz |Junot Díaz

Below, some of the books that have been recommended by experts on Five Books that have been performed as audiobooks by well-known actors:The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodNarrated by Elisabeth MossListening time: 11 hours and 22 minutesThere are a number of audiobook versions of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel. This one is narrated by the cast of the TV series, led by Elisabeth Moss, who won an Emmy for her role.

Jun 4, 2024 | crimereads.com | Henry Wise |Graham Greene

In my novel, Holy City, Will Seems returns from living “in exile” in Richmond, to his family home in Southside, Virginia, to face the two great tragedies of his past which have laden him with a guilt that both drives and suffocates him. He is incapable of living in exile any longer, and yet home promises little relief. Furthermore, his time in Richmond makes him an outsider both in Richmond and in Southside, where people are suspicious of anyone with a foreign perspective.

Mar 13, 2024 | thisweekthosebooks.substack.com | Graham Greene |Rashmee Roshan Lall

Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Welcome to This Week, Those Books, your rundown on books new and old that resonate with the week’s big news story. The few minutes it takes to read this newsletter will make you smarter, faster. Or click on the audio button above for a human, not AI, voiceover by my close collaborator Michael. These book suggestions come with a summary and quotes. So even if you don’t read the actual book, you’ll be able to discuss it.

Nov 30, 2023 | thecatholicspirit.com | Rumer Godden |Evelyn Waugh |John Buchan |Graham Greene

The Catholic Spirit asked six members of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis — a religious sister, a retired professor, a permanent deacon, a Catholic school headmaster, the founder of a Catholic reading group and a priest — to choose a novel that uniquely sheds light on the depth and drama of the Catholic experience and to briefly explain that choice. Each of these women and men has spent years contemplating great novels.

Oct 8, 2023 | thechrysalisbrewproject.com | John Keats |Oscar Wilde |E.E. Cummings |Graham Greene

“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”― L. M. Montgomery, Anne of the Green Gables October is a fascinating month, and we are indeed lucky to have it. It is the time when Mother Nature is in transition. In the northern hemisphere, the world is decked in a veil of gold and yellow as autumn arrives and gives us the message that winter is near. In the southern hemisphere, October brings in spring.