This week, Michelle and Sewon dive into Edith Wharton’s Summer, a coming-of-age novel set in the quiet, stifling heat of rural New England.
The novel follows Charity Royall, a young woman longing for a life beyond the small town where she has grown up. When she meets Lucius Harney, a visiting young architect, their chance encounter turns into an intense summer romance—one that leaves Charity facing consequences she could never have anticipated.
If you’re curious about a young woman who pays the price for a passionate summer romance born of a chance encounter, or if you’re simply looking for lines that belong to a summer filled with the sounds of cicadas and crickets, stay tuned!
☀️ Summer Break
With Sewon preparing for an international move and Michelle heading into full work mode, we’re taking a little summer break. We’ll be back no later than October with more books and conversations. See you in the fall!
00:00 Intro: Daily Updates
23:00 Book of this week: Summer (여름)
58:00 Outro
2 Aug 2026
[Ep. 19] The Adventures of Aunt Sand, Mokgyeong, and Mugyeong (모래 고모와 목경과 무경의 모험) (feat. Jihwan)
This week, Michelle, Sewon, and our very first guest, Jihwan, discuss “The Adventures of Aunt Sand, Mokgyeong and Mugyeong” by Lee Misang.
Winner of the Grand Prize at the 14th Munhakdongne Young Writers' Award in 2023, “The Adventures of Aunt Sand, Mokgyeong, and Mugyeong” follows women of different generations who make their own choices and carve out their own ways of living despite the constraints of society and institutional expectations.
Why did Jihwan want to read this story with Michelle and Sewon? What did the three of them take away from it? Stay tuned to find out!
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Coming Up Next: Summer by Edith Wharton
19 Jul 2026
[Ep. 18] The Overcoat (외투) (feat. Turns out Not a Perfume by Juliette Has A Gun is perfect for men!)
This week, Michelle and Sewon discuss three of Nikolai Gogol's most celebrated short stories: The Nose, The Overcoat, and Diary of a Madman.
Through dark humor and sharp satire, Gogol exposes the struggles of low-ranking civil servants in 19th-century Russia, while critiquing the absurdities of bureaucracy, social hierarchy, and materialism. These three works remain cornerstones of Russian literature and continue to resonate with readers today. How did Michelle and Sewon think of these timeless classics? Tune in to find out!Coming Up Next: Come meet our new friend! 🤗01:15 Intro: Not a Perfume by Juliette Has A Gun, Doson by Diptyque12:35 The Nose (코)27:45 The Overcoat (외투)44:14 Diary of a Madman (광인일기) 50:45 Random chats on Books 1:08:20 Outro
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