The Tennis Partner by Abraham Verghese with Dr. Steven Parra

Pages Past is back! Here's a little teaser of what's to come: Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld, with Courtney Gustafson of Poets Square Cats

Pages Past is back this month from hiatus! Here's a sneak peek of the episode that will be in your ears soon. Caleb and I love you, our audience, more than words can say! Pages Past [https://pagespastcast.com/] is a journey through the library of memory. In each episode, host Genna Buck invites a guest to choose a book to read and discuss. It must be something that meant a lot to you in the far past—so long ago, that you were a different person the last time you read it. Through conversation and close reading, we will find new meanings in our old favourite books. Audio production by the incredible Caleb Buys [https://www.instagram.com/audiocaleb/]. As always, you DO NOT need to read the book to enjoy the episode! Follow us on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/PagesPast] or on Instagram at @pagespastcast. [https://www.instagram.com/pagespastcast]

The Tennis Partner by Abraham Verghese with Dr. Steven Parra

Dr. Steven Parra [https://www.instagram.com/parra.steven/], resident physician in anesthesiology and recurring favourite on The Newest Olympian [https://www.thenewestolympian.com/] and other shows in the Schubertverse, revisits a book that deeply affected him as an aspiring medical student: The Tennis Partner (1998) [https://www.harpercollins.ca/9780063389915/the-tennis-partner/] by Abraham Verghese, which we read through the theme of denial. This episode contains discussions of medical topics, suicide and self-harm, mental illness, divorce and infidelity, misogyny, Covid-19 and HIV/AIDS. The opinions discussed in this episode are Steven's own and not those of any employer. Pages Past [https://pagespastcast.com/] is a journey through the library of memory. In each episode, host Genna Buck invites a guest to choose a book to read and discuss. It must be something that meant a lot to you in the far past—so long ago, that you were a different person the last time you read it. Through conversation and close reading, we will find new meanings in our old favourite books. Audio production by the incredible Caleb Buys [https://www.instagram.com/audiocaleb/]. As always, you DO NOT need to read the book to enjoy the episode! Follow us on Instagram at @pagespastcast [https://www.instagram.com/pagespastcast]. To be notified when new episodes are released, sign up at Patreon.com/PagesPast [https://www.patreon.com/c/PagesPast]. It's free to join, but your support would be very appreciated. Pages Past was a project of the SUNY Stony Brook Audio Podcast Fellows [https://podcastfellows.org/] podcast incubator. Music is generously provided by Kevin McLeod [https://incompetech.com/]. Pennsylvania Rose licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0].

Quest for a Maid by Frances M. Hendry with Anne Thériault

Anne Thériault, author of the Queens of Infamy series [https://longreads.com/tag/queens-of-infamy/] and many [https://thewalrus.ca/author/anne-theriault/] other works [https://broadview.org/author/anne-theriault/], revisits one of the first books she picked out all by herself: Quest for a Maid (1988) [https://archive.org/details/questformaid0000hend] by Frances M. Hendry, which we read through the theme of power. Topics discussed: Feminist readings of witchcraft and plucky heroines, wanting to say "See you never" to your family when you're a teen, and whether we care who the King of Scotland is (nope!). Anne is at work on a book expanding on her amazing piece [https://broadview.org/geel-belgium-mental-health/] about the radical mental health program inspired by St. Dymphna in Geel, Belgium. We stood on the shoulders of many giants in this episode: Anna Carter Florence (Rehearsing Scripture [https://canterburypress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9781786220738/rehearsing-scripture]), Hannah McGregor (A Sentimental Education [https://www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Books/A/A-Sentimental-Education]), Jia Tolentino (Pure Heroines from Trick Mirror [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/567511/trick-mirror-by-jia-tolentino/9780525510543]), and Lindsey from Young Adult Historical Vault (the only summary [https://yahistoricalvault.wordpress.com/2016/09/27/quest-for-a-maid/] of Quest for a Maid online). Pages Past [https://pagespastcast.com/] is a journey through the library of memory. In each episode, host Genna Buck invites a guest to choose a book to read and discuss. It must be something that meant a lot to you in the far past—so long ago, that you were a different person the last time you read it. Through conversation and close reading, we will find new meanings in our old favourite books. Audio production by the incredible Caleb Buys [https://www.instagram.com/audiocaleb/]. As always, you DO NOT need to read the book to enjoy the episode! Follow us on Instagram at @pagespastcast [https://www.instagram.com/pagespastcast]. To be notified when new episodes are released, sign up at Patreon.com/PagesPast [https://www.patreon.com/c/PagesPast]. It's free to join, but your support would be very appreciated. Pages Past was a project of the SUNY Stony Brook Audio Podcast Fellows [https://podcastfellows.org/] podcast incubator. Music is generously provided by Kevin McLeod [https://incompetech.com]. Pennsylvania Rose licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0].

Pet Sematary by Stephen King with Will Young

Will Young [https://linktr.ee/williamsyoung?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaefP6NBbcvlqqtAWaEJQGHgZZHQ5fhjSErM_oAjV7RxHL8NZmxCalLCfq-9iw_aem_TlPr9Pep9boxq15ihVzq0w]—blogger [http://creativecontrolpw.wordpress.com/], podcaster [https://elwoodcitylimits.libsyn.com/], and children's television scholar—revisits a formative and ever-so-slightly blasphemous book from his teen years: Pet Sematary by Stephen King, which we read through the theme of responsibility. Pages Past [https://pagespastcast.com/] is a journey through the library of memory. In each episode, host Genna Buck invites a guest to choose a book to read and discuss. It must be something that meant a lot to you in the far past—so long ago, that you were a different person the last time you read it. Through conversation and close reading, we will find new meanings in our old favourite books. Follow us on Instagram at @pagespastcast [https://www.instagram.com/pagespastcast]. To be notified when new episodes are released, sign up at Patreon.com/PagesPast [https://www.patreon.com/c/PagesPast]. It's free to join, but your support would be very appreciated. Pages Past was a project of the SUNY Stony Brook Audio Podcast Fellows [https://podcastfellows.org/] podcast incubator. Music is generously provided by Kevin McLeod [https://incompetech.com]. Pennsylvania Rose licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0].

The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine with Alyssa Esteban

Alyssa Esteban [https://www.alyssaesteban.com/]—artist [https://www.instagram.com/ItsAnArtJournal/], podcaster [https://www.breakfastinbeauclair.com/], and storyteller [https://www.lengthytangent.com/peculiar-radio/about]—is a student of the fantasy genre and the host of the Breakfast in Beauclair [https://www.breakfastinbeauclair.com/] podcast, which examines The Witcher [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/series/andrzej-sapkowski/the-witcher/] books, games, and Netflix show. Together we revisit a book that helped her fall in love with fantasy: The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine, which we read through the theme of identity. Pages Past [https://pagespastcast.com/] is the podcast where we visit the library of memory. In each episode, host Genna Buck invites a guest to choose a book to read and discuss. It must be something that meant a lot to you in the far past—so long ago, that you were a different person the last time you read it. Through conversation and close reading, we will find new meanings in our old favourite books. Follow us on Instagram at @pagespastcast [https://www.instagram.com/pagespastcast]. To be notified when new episodes are released, sign up at Patreon.com/PagesPast [https://www.patreon.com/c/PagesPast]. It's free to join, but your support would be very appreciated. Pages Past was a project of the SUNY Stony Brook Audio Podcast Fellows [https://podcastfellows.org/] podcast incubator. Music is generously provided by Kevin McLeod [https://incompetech.com]. Pennsylvania Rose, Evening, and Morning, licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0].