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Sep 30, 2020

This week the TYS sisters are starting spooky month a bit early with ghost stories, and Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven.” Join us for some dissection of the famous poem by the famous Poe-t. We talk about our experiences with the supernatural, insanity, and what that Raven even means anyway. Don’t forget to leave us...


Sep 23, 2020

We are traveling through Manhattan this week with good ol Holden Caulfield! Join us as we discuss this timeless novel about angst, the fight against the superficial, and alienation. Not to mention our biggest literary debate in the history of TYS. Don't forget to review, subscribe, and leave us a comment on any of your...


Sep 16, 2020

Trigger Warning: This novel contains elements of sexual assault and kidnapping. 

Hopefully you'll still give us a listen! We do not take this book lightly, and we truly want to discuss all literature, even the taboo. This week we are discussing the disturbing, yet thought-provoking, Lolita. We talk about the gross...


Sep 9, 2020

Hey all you cool cats and bibliophiles, just a little trigger warning here; this book deals with assault and we just want you to be aware as we discuss it this week. We are diving on into the Thomas Hardy classic, Tess of the D'Urbervilles. We follow Tess through the seven tragic phases of her life, and discuss...


Sep 2, 2020

Come one, come all, to our Emily Dickinson episode! Kelsey and Kailin are discussing the poems, "Hope" is the thing with feathers, and Some-Work for Immortality. We explain Dickinson's reclusive nature, and how it really is kind of the dream. We go into the themes of hope, wealth, and immortality. Oh, and of course we...