This week Jo greets the universal subject in Rebecca Renner's Gator Country and Charlotte attacks and is attacked by Jane Eyre. (15:00) Then they're joined by matchless prose stylist and beloved genius Daniel M. Lavery (33:55) to discuss Anthony Hope's 1894 swashbuckler, The Prisoner of Zenda.

Daniel Lavery is the author of Something That May Shock and Discredit You and The Chatner newsletter. His forthcoming debut novel Women's Hotel is available to preorder!

Send questions, requests, recommendations, and your own thoughts about any of the books discussed today to readingwriterspod at gmail dot com. 

Charlotte is on Instagram and Twitter as @Charoshane. Her memoir, An Honest Woman (August 13, 2024) can be pre-ordered now. She writes semi-regularly in newsletter form, with additional work linked on charoshane.com

Jo co-edits The Stopgap and their writing lives at jolivingstone.com

Learn more about our producer Alex at https://www.alexsugiura.com

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