The History of Literature

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837 Ghost Month (with Simon Wroe) | Madness and Murder - The Story of Charles and Mary Lamb

October 19, 2026

Jacke gets ready for the Halloween season with an episode filled with madness, murder, and ghosts! First, he recounts the story of Romantic period writers Charles and Mary Lamb. Although the brother-sister duo later became famous for their summaries of Shakespeare's tales, they each spent time in madhouses due to fits of "lunacy," one of which resulted in Mary killing their mother with a kitchen knife. Then Jacke talks to author Simon Wroe about his new novel Ghost Month, in which the spirits...

836 Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics (with Robin Waterfield and John Sellars) | My Last Book with Daniel Olivas

October 12, 2026

What does it mean to live a good life? How can we accomplish it? For more than two thousand years, Western civilization has looked to Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics to help answer those questions. In this episode, Jacke talks to translator Robin Waterfield and scholar John Sellars about their new edition of Aristotle's classic text. PLUS Daniel Olivas (Chicano Frankenstein, Waiting for Godínez) stops by to discuss his choice for the last book he will ever read. On Sale Now! For more inf...

835 Blackness in Iran (with Amy Motlagh) | My Last Book with Nicholas Boggs

October 08, 2026

What do Iranians - both home and abroad - think of race? Does "blackness" exist in Iran? And what can we learn about race and slavery in Iran from folklore, ethnography, literature, and films? In this episode, Jacke talks to author Amy Motlagh about her book Colorblind: Racial Thinking and Cultural Production in Modern Iran and the Diaspora. PLUS James Baldwin biographer Nicholas Boggs (Baldwin: A Love Story) stops by to discuss his choice for the last book he will ever read. On Sale Now!&nb...

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Who is an ideal guest for The History of Literature?

The History of Literature typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Published authors, literary scholars, critics, historians, and literary professionals with demonstrated expertise in a writer, literary movement, major work, or specialized area of literary history. Common among recent guests: Authored a substantive book; Produced recognized academic or literary scholarship; Established expertise in a major author, literary work, or historical tradition. Recent guests include David Denby, Rachel Pastan, and Hadley Suter.

How hard is it to get booked on The History of Literature?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

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Recent episodes cover Literature, Literary History, Literary Criticism, Classic Literature, and Literary Biography. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.