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Join English Teacher, aspiring writer and book enthusiast, Dominic Goulding, as he takes you on a tour of great literature from all over the world. Have you read your fill of Shakespeare and Dickens? Maybe it's time to branch out and book around!
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I am taking a short hiatus due to a very busy year, but I'll still be popping up with smaller projects through 2022 😊
This week we travel to Walden Pond to learn about nature, philosophy and the abstract ramblings of a complete eccentric.
In this bonus episode, we track down the only literature I could find (a wholesome children's book) about my very favourite animal: the Ocean Sunfish!
After hundreds of years, the UK government have finally admitted that crabs and squids are alive! To celebrate, we look at a genuinely heart-warming book with an enlightening take on animal consciousness
A fascinating story of nature taking itself back 🐦
Since the last episode gave me an existential crisis, this week we are jumping into a cute, funny and overtly positive take on our relationship with animals.
Strap in as I try to recount the existential crisis I experienced whilst reading this grimdark tale about moles..
One of the weirder episodes I've done
How do our feathery friends help with our mental health? Tune in to find out!
What does an octopus think about? Tune in to find out!
How did Pulitzer Prize nominee Barbara Kingsolver, Starro the Conqueror, and Geronimo the Alpaca inspire the theme of Book Around Season 3? Listen and find out!
In the season 2 finale, I try to make the case for 29 books I would keep if Marie Kondo broke into my house and tried to throw my library away!
A brief summary of a strange short story by a great writer 🦞
This week we take a non-religious perspective on a classic and see if it holds up!
A brief summary of the greatest manga ever penned.
Join me as we learn about a great human rights activist in his own words
1A drunken man journeys through Yoruba mythology to resurrect his bartender
Why didn't you cry at your mother's funeral?
A seminal work of stoic philosophy. Episode also includes discussion of my latest deep dives including the fall of Scott Adams and a shout out to Burkina Faso.
Winner of the 2017 T.S. Eliot Prize, this collection of poetry gives a vivid picture of the life and experiences of a Vietnamese-American.
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