One Bright Book
Episodes
Episode #44: The Women of Brewster Place, by Gloria Naylor
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian as they discuss THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE by Gloria Naylor and chat about th...
Episode #43: Orlando, by Virginia Woolf
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss ORLANDO by Virginia Woolf and chat about their current reading...
Episode #42: The Way We Live Now, by Anthony Trollope
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Dorian, Rebecca, and Frances as they discuss THE WAY WE LIVE NOW by Anthony Trollope and chat about their c...
Episode #41: In Conversation with Sam Sacks About Our Most Anticipated Books of 2026
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Dorian, Rebecca, and Frances as they discuss their most anticipated books of 2026 with Sam Sacks, prominent...
Episode #40: I Who Have Never Known Men, by Jacqueline Harpman
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian as they discuss I WHO HAVE NEVER KNOWN MEN by Jacqueline Harpman, translated f...
Bonus Episode #4: Dorian Stuber and Rohan Maitzen Discuss Vanity Fair
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Rebecca and Frances move out of the picture for this bonus episode where Dorian gets a chance to finally discuss VANITY FA...
Episode #39: The Stone Door, by Leonora Carrington
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss THE STONE DOOR by Leonora Carrington, and chat about their cur...
Episode #38: Miaow, by Benito Pérez Galdós
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Dorian, Rebecca, and Frances as they discuss MIAOW by Benito Pérez Galdós, translated from the Spanish b...
Episode #37: There's Always This Year, by Hanif Abdurraqib
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian as they discuss THERE'S ALWAYS THIS YEAR: ON BASKETBALL AND ASCENSION by Hanif...
Episode #36: The Country of the Pointed Firs, by Sarah Orne Jewett
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss THE COUNTRY OF THE POINTED FIRS by Sarah Orne Jewett, and chat...
Episode #35: O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Dorian, Frances, and Rebecca as they discuss O PIONEERS! by Willa Cather, and chat about their current read...
Episode #34: The Trees, by Percival Everett
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Dorian, and Frances as they discuss THE TREES by Percival Everett, and chat about their current re...
Episode #33: We Do Not Part, by Han Kang
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss WE DO NOT PART by Han Kang, translated from the Korean by e. ...
Episode #32: Mobility, by Lydia Kiesling
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Dorian, Frances, and Rebecca as they discuss MOBILITY by Lydia Kiesling, and chat about their current readi...
Episode #31: In Conversation with Rohan Maitzen About Our Most Anticipated Books of 2025
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian as they discuss their most anticipated books of 2025 with Rohan Maitzen, Engli...
Episode #30: Overstaying, by Ariane Koch
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Dorian, and Frances as they discuss OVERSTAYING by Ariane Koch, translated from the German by Dami...
Episode #29: Fragments of a Paradise, by Jean Giono
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Frances, Rebecca, and Dorian as they discuss FRAGMENTS OF A PARADISE by Jean Giono, translated from the Fre...
Episode #28: The House in Paris, by Elizabeth Bowen
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Dorian, Rebecca, and Frances as they discuss THE HOUSE IN PARIS by Elizabeth Bowen, and chat about their cu...
Episode #27: Summer Reading 2024
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Frances, Rebecca, and Dorian as they return from their vacations, and discuss some of their summer reading....
Bonus Episode #3: In Conversation with David Naimon
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This third bonus episode of the podcast is a conversation that Rebecca and Frances recently had with writer and podcaster, David Naimon, while Dorian ...
Episode #26: The Wedding, by Dorothy West
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances and Dorian as they discuss THE WEDDING by Dorothy West and chat about their current readin...
Episode #25: La Bête Humaine, by Emile Zola
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances and Dorian as they discuss LA BÊTE HUMAINE by Émile Zola and chat about their current ...
Episode #24: During the Reign of the Queen of Persia, by Joan Chase
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances and Dorian as they discuss DURING THE REIGN OF THE QUEEN OF PERSIA by Joan Chase and chat ...
Episode #23: The Wild Iris, by Louise Glück
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances and Dorian as they discuss THE WILD IRIS by Louise Glück, and chat about their current re...
Episode #22: Harriet Hume, by Rebecca West
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Frances, Rebecca, and Dorian as they discuss HARRIET HUME by Rebecca West, and chat about their current rea...
Episode #21: In Conversation with John Williams About Our Most Anticipated Books of 2024
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian as they discuss their most anticipated books of 2024 with John Williams, books editor for the Washington P...
Episode #20: A Mercy, by Toni Morrison
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian as they discuss A MERCY by Toni Morrison and chat about their current reading. For our next episode, w...
Episode #19: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, by Mary McCarthy
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian as they discuss MEMORIES OF A CATHOLIC GIRLHOOD by Mary McCarthy and chat about their current reading. Fo...
Episode #18: Map: Collected and Last Poems, by Wislawa Szymborska
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian as they discuss MAP: COLLECTED AND LAST POEMS by Wislawa Szymborska, and chat about their current reading....
Bonus Episode #2: In Conversation with Anton Hur
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This second bonus episode of the podcast is a conversation that Rebecca and Frances recently had with writer and translator, Anton Hur. We are excited...
Episode #17: Mrs. S, by K Patrick
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian as they discuss MRS. S by K Patrick, and chat about their current reading. For our next episode, we will d...
Bonus Episode #1: Edith Wharton's The Mount
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This special episode of the podcast is a quick conversation between Rebecca and Frances after they enjoyed a private tour of the library at The Mount...
Episode #16: An I-Novel, by Minae Mizumura
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian as they discuss AN I-NOVEL by Minae Mizumura, translated from the Japanese by Juliet Winters Carpenter, an...
Episode #15: Space Crone, by Ursula K. Le Guin
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss SPACE CRONE by Ursula K. Le Guin and chat about their recent reading. For our next episode...
Episode #14: The Stone Angel, by Margaret Laurence
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss THE STONE ANGEL by Margaret Laurence and chat about their recent reading. For our next epi...
Episode #13: Maud Martha, by Gwendolyn Brooks
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss MAUD MARTHA by Gwendolyn Brooks and chat about their recent reading. For our next episode,...
Episode #12: Lote, by Shola von Reinhold
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss LOTE by Shola von Reinhold and chat about their recent reading. For our next episode, we ...
Episode #11: Most Anticipated in 2023
18 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss the books they are most looking forward to in 2023. For our next episode, we will discuss ...
Episode #10: Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, by Kate Beaton
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss DUCKS: TWO YEARS IN THE OIL SANDS by Kate Beaton, and chat about their recent reading. For...
Episode #9: To Write As If Already Dead, by Kate Zambreno
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss TO WRITE AS IF ALREADY DEAD by Kate Zambreno, and chat about their recent reading. For our...
Episode #8: The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster, illustrated by Jules Feiffer, and chat about their...
Episode #7: The House of Mirth, by Edith Wharton
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss THE HOUSE OF MIRTH by Edith Wharton and chat about their current reading. For our next ep...
Episode #6: Ill Feelings, by Alice Hattrick
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss Alice Hattrick's book ILL FEELINGS and chat about their recent reading. For our next episo...
Episode #5: Lolly Willowes, by Sylvia Townsend Warner
25 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss Sylvia Townsend Warner's novel LOLLY WILLOWES and chat about their recent reading. For our...
Episode #4: Gravel Heart, by Abdulrazak Gurnah
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss Abdulrazak Gurnah's 2017 novel Gravel Heart and chat about their recent reading. For our ...
Episode #3: Woman Running in the Mountains, by Yuko Tsushima
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss Yūko Tsushima's 1980 novel Woman Running in the Mountains (tr. Geraldine Harcourt) and ch...
Episode #2: The Volcano Lover, by Susan Sontag
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss Susan Sontag's 1992 novel THE VOLCANO LOVER and chat about the...
Episode #1: Introduction to One Bright Book
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they introduce themselves, describe their plan for the podcast, and talk ab...