I've been out of the office for a while, so instead of doing a new interview this week, I wanted to share an episode from one of my favorite bookish podcasts, The Your Favorite Book podcast. If that title sounds familiar, it's because I had the host Malavika Praseed as a guest on my podcast back in episode 29, when we talked about The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. Malavika is, quite honestly, a brilliant book critic and a thoughtful reader, not to mention a truly funny human being. Although our podcasts have a similar premise, she often takes a more critical and even academic approach to the books. I learn something new with each episode I listen to. When Malavika invited me onto her podcast, we did a deep dive into my all time favorite, Howard’s End. I have both highly personal and critical reasons for loving it so much. And I thought you might enjoy listening to my side of the story. The E.M. Forster classic is both my comfort read and my critical favorite and is, in my opinion, the Best Book Ever. Please enjoy this spotlight episode of the Your Favorite Book podcast, and I will be back with a new episode next week. Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon Follow the Best Book Ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram Guest: Malavika Praseed Podcast/Instagram Want to be a guest on the Best Book Ever Podcast? Go here! Discussed in this episode: Howard’s End by E.M. Forster The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers Howard’s End Movie Review/Trailer Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte On Beauty by Zadie Smith A Passage to India by E.M. Forster One Day by David Nicholls The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington Alice Adams by Booth Tarkington The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton Howard’s End Miniseries Episode 024 of Best Book Ever: Jaimie Morimoto on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice 2005 (Jaimie’s favorite) Pride and Prejudice 1995 miniseries (Julie’s favorite) Overlapped topics on our twin podcasts: Zenobia Neil on “A Song of Achilles” on Best Book Ever Deedi Brown on “A Song of Achilles” on Your Favorite Book Jami Albright on “The Hating Game” on Best Book Ever Rachel Allen on “The Hating Game” on Your Favorite Book Casey Starnes on “The Catcher in the Rye” on Best Book Ever Kaylee Craft Mitchell on “The Catcher in the Rye” on Your Favorite Book Daman Tiwana on “Lean In” on Best Book Ever Damn Tiwana on “Quiet” on Your Favorite Book Jasmine Vyas on “Laziness Does Not Exist” on Best Book Ever Jasmine Vyas on “What We Carry” on Your Favorite Book (Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links, meaning I get a few bucks off your purchase at no extra expense to you. Anytime you shop for books, you can use my affiliate link on Bookshop, which also supports Indie Bookstores around the country. If you’re shopping for everything else – clothes, office supplies, gluten-free pasta, couches – you can use my affiliate link for Amazon. Thank you for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!) KJfP2QP6C3zM3uEeCpad This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bestbookeverpodcast.substack.com

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