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Reading in Translation
Megan Doney (New River Community College)
It’s time for our annual summer reading recommendation round-up! From a book that traces the Cold War history of our “Made in China” goods, to a witchy novel about an old woman in the woods, we’ve got suggestions for every kind of summer. We even threw in a few podcast recs! Megan Doney on reading translated fiction.
Digging Into the Cold War
Austin Jersild (Old Dominion University)
Austin Jersild on international history.
An Updated Achilles
Matt Brent (Rappahannock Community College)
Matt Brent shares a speculative Japanese novel.
The History of Early Humans
Michael Carhart (Old Dominion University)
Michael Carhart on understanding pre-history.
It’s time for our annual summer reading recommendation round-up! From a book that traces the Cold War history of our “Made in China” goods, to a witchy novel about an old woman in the woods, we’ve got suggestions for every kind of summer. We even threw in a few podcast recs! You’ll hear from Megan Doney (New River Community College) on reading translated fiction and Austin Jersild (Old Dominion University) on international history.
Later in the show: Michael Carhart (Old Dominion University) on understanding pre-history and Matt Brent (Rappahannock Community College) shares a speculative Japanese novel.
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