Episode 138: No Reading Life Is Behind Schedule

The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast · Aug 6, 2026 · 38m · transcript

In this episode (another walk with Trevor and Paul) we explore a simple guiding principle for the reading life: no reading life is behind schedule. We discuss the pressures that can make us feel like we're falling behind, from canons to social media to our own expectations, and why the best reading life isn't the one that finishes the most books, but the one that remains excited by the future and not regretful of the past.

2026 Novella Book Club

We have announced the four novellas we will be reading for The Mookse and Gripes Novella Book Club in 2026!

* January: Daisy Miller, by Henry James

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