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by Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca

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A podcast where three friends read *all* the books, one book at a time. Join Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss one book in depth and chat about their reading. Visit our website at onebrightbook.com Support us by buying books from our shop at https://bookshop.org/shop/OneBrightBook Find us on Twitter at @pod_bright Frances: @nonsuchbook Dorian: @ds228 Rebecca: @ofbooksandbikes Dorian blogs at https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/ Rebecca writes a newsletter at https://readingindie.substack.com/ Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen.

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Episode thumbnail for Episode #45: Open Secrets, by Alice Munro

June 12, 2026

Episode #45: Open Secrets, by Alice Munro

Hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian explore Alice Munro's "Open Secrets," discussing its themes and their current reading in this interview.

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April 10, 2026

Episode #44: The Women of Brewster Place, by Gloria Naylor

<p>Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian as they discuss THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE by Gloria Naylor and chat about their current reading.</p> <p>For our next episode, we will discuss OPEN SECRETS: STORIES by Alice Munro, weighing the value of her work against what we have recently learned of her personal life. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in May.</p> <p>Want to support the show? Visit us at <a href= "https://bookshop.org/shop/OneBrightBook">Bookshop.org</a> or click on the links below and buy some books!</p> <p><strong>Books mentioned:</strong></p> <p><strong><!-- wp:list --></strong></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780140066906">The Women of Brewster Place</a></strong> by Gloria Naylor</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780140088298"><strong>Linden Hills</strong></a> by Gloria Naylor</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>The Men of Brewster Place</strong> by Gloria Naylor</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780143135692"><strong>The Color Purple</strong></a> by Alice Walker</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781681376134"><strong>Instead of a Letter</strong></a> by Diana Athill</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9798896230144"><strong>Transcendence for Beginners: Life Writing and Philosophy</strong></a> by Clare Carlisle</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780593448809">There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension</a></strong> by Hanif Abdurraqib</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780811238830">The Wax Child</a></strong> by Olga Ravn, translated from the Dutch by Martin Aitken</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781954404328">The Remembered Soldier</a></strong> by Anjet Daanje, translated from the Dutch by David McKay</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>The Duke</strong> by Matteo Melchiorre, translated from the Italian by Antonella Lettieri</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9798217006809"><strong>The Witch</strong></a> by Marie Ndiaye, translated from the French by Jordan Stump</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781250320520">Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil</a></strong> by V. E. Schwab</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781668094716">Mother Mary Comes to Me</a></strong> by Arundhati Roy</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9798896230526">The Palm House</a></strong> by Gwendoline Riley</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781961341920"><strong>An Awfully Big Adventure</strong></a> by Beryl Bainbridge</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781668214374">Nonesuch</a></strong> by Francis Spufford</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781961341296">Sakina's Kiss</a></strong> by Vivek Shanbhag, translated from the Kannada by Srinath Perur</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780679755623">Open Secrets: Stories</a></strong> by Alice Munro</li> <li><strong><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781961884854">A Marsh Island</a></strong> by Sarah Orne Jewett, with an afterword from the One Bright Book crew.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <p><strong>Buy our book!</strong> Support the show by buying a copy of Sarah Orne Jewett's <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781961884854" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><strong>A Marsh Island</strong></a>, with an afterword by us.</p> <p>Further resources and links are available on our website at <a href="https://onebrightbook.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">onebrightbook.com</a>.</p> <p>Browse our bookshelves at <a href= "https://bookshop.org/shop/OneBrightBook">Bookshop.org</a>.</p> <p>Comments? Write us at onebrightmail at gmail</p> <p>Find us on Bluesky at <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/onebrightbook.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/onebrightbook.bsky.social</a></p> <p>Frances: <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/nonsuchbook.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/nonsuchbook.bsky.social</a></p> <p>Dorian: <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/ds228.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/ds228.bsky.social</a></p> <p>Rebecca: <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social</a></p> <p>Dorian's blog: <a href= "https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/">https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/</a></p> <p>Rebecca's newsletter: <a href= "https://readingindie.substack.com/">https://readingindie.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: <a href= "https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen">https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen</a>.</p> <p> </p>

Episode thumbnail for Episode #43: Orlando, by Virginia Woolf

March 13, 2026

Episode #43: Orlando, by Virginia Woolf

<p>Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss ORLANDO by Virginia Woolf and chat about their current reading.</p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>For our next episode, we will discuss THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE by Gloria Naylor, a choice Rebecca has made based upon some love Hanif Abdurraqib shared for the novel in a recent podcast. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in April.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Want to support the show? Visit us at <a href= "https://bookshop.org/shop/OneBrightBook">Bookshop.org</a> or click on the links below and buy some books!</p> <p><strong>Books mentioned:</strong></p> <p><strong><!-- wp:list --></strong></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780156701600"><strong>Orlando</strong></a> by Virginia Woolf</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780156949606">The Waves</a></strong> by Virginia Woolf</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780156907392">To the Lighthouse</a></strong> by Virginia Woolf</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780156787338"><strong>A Room of One's Own</strong></a> by Virginia Woolf</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780192857392">Jacob's Room</a></strong> by Virginia Woolf</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780156901772">Three Guineas</a></strong> by Virginia Woolf</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781453207420">Harriet Hume</a></strong> by Rebecca West</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780394820378">The Phantom Tollbooth</a></strong> by Norton Juster</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780811238830">Wax Child</a></strong> by Olga Ravn, translated from the Danish by Martin Aiken</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9798217006809">The Witch</a></strong> by Marie Ndiaye, translated from the French by Jordan Stump</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781954404328">The Remembered Soldier</a></strong> by Anjet Daanje, translated from the Dutch by David McKay</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781558617537">Women Without Men</a></strong> by Shahrnush Parsipur, translated from the Persian by Faridoun Farrokh</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781644453155">Taiwan Travelogue</a></strong> by Shuang-zi Yang, translated from the Mandarin Chinese by Lin Ling</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780063513051">Small Comfort</a></strong> by Ia Genberg, translated from the Swedish by Kira Josefsson</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780593983751"><strong>There Is No Antimemetics Division</strong></a> by qntm</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780593436738">Vampires of El Norte</a></strong> by Isabel Canas</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780061578946">Trouble Maker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford</a></strong> by Carla Kaplan</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780063360501">Shattered: A Memoir</a></strong> by Hanif Kureishi</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780141439778">The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman</a></strong> by Laurence Stern</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780374178710">Baldwin: A Love Story</a></strong> by Nicholas Boggs</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780140066906">The Women of Brewster Place</a></strong> by Gloria Naylor</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Read Rohan Maitzen on</span> <a href= "https://rohanmaitzen.com/2014/06/11/she-wrote-she-wrote-she-wrote-virginia-woolf-orlando/"> <strong>Orlando</strong></a> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> at her blog Novel Readings.</span></p> <p>Further resources and links are available on our website at <a href="https://onebrightbook.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">onebrightbook.com</a>.</p> <p>Browse our bookshelves at <a href= "https://bookshop.org/shop/OneBrightBook">Bookshop.org</a>.</p> <p>Comments? Write us at onebrightmail at gmail</p> <p>Find us on Bluesky at <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/onebrightbook.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/onebrightbook.bsky.social</a></p> <p>Frances: <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/nonsuchbook.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/nonsuchbook.bsky.social</a></p> <p>Dorian: <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/ds228.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/ds228.bsky.social</a></p> <p>Rebecca: <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social</a></p> <p>Dorian's blog: <a href= "https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/">https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/</a></p> <p>Rebecca's newsletter: <a href= "https://readingindie.substack.com/">https://readingindie.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: <a href= "https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen">https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen</a>.</p>

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What is One Bright Book?

A podcast where three friends read all the books, one book at a time.

Join Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss one book in depth and chat about their reading.

Visit our website at onebrightbook.com

Support us by buying books from our shop at https://bookshop.org/shop/OneBrightBook

Find us on Twitter at @pod_bright

Frances: @nonsuchbook

Dorian: @ds228

Rebecca: @ofbooksandbikes

Dorian blogs at https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/

Rebecca writes a newsletter at https://readingindie.substack.com/

Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen.

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