Cafe Au Lit: Recent Episodes
Caleb Bedford
A podcast devoted to literature (and coffee), wherein Caleb Bedford (your host) gives his thoughts on a story, novel, play, poem, or some other form of literary work.
http://linktr.ee/calebbedford
As always, spoilers are included in the episode (although with this one, I don't think they affect the reading experience).
Find Rachel on the internet by clicking here!
Cafe Au Lit book club is back and better than before (like, way better). Head on over to my Instagram to learn more!
Caleb shares his thoughts on the classic novel Stoner by John Williams.
Instagram review mentioned @bitterpurl
My Instagram: @thecalebbedford
I love this book. I think it's a masterpiece. Go read it, come back, and listen to what I've got to say, please.
Caleb discusses an excellent memoir by National Book Award winning writer and musician Patti Smith.
Caleb talks about the poem "Body Fished From The Seine" by Gregory Corso and the layers it contains, brief as it is.
Poem from the collection Elegiac Feelings American by Gregory Corso.
Caleb talks about two more books he's read from the 2023 Booker Prize Longlist, focusing on the linked story collection, If I Survive You, that more or less reads as a novel.
Caleb is joined by a friend to discuss the novel Pearl (and various other work and ideas)
Caleb gives a brief recap of the MS Book Festival and talks a bit about Jenny Jackson's debut novel Pineapple Street.
Nathaniel joins the podcast to talk about The Postman Always Rings Twice, an early piece of noir fiction.
Welcome back! New season coming August 1, 2023!
Also, pre-order my story collection at Amazon (Kindle) or Barnes and Noble (Hardcover)!
This was originally to be released on May 9th, but production issues with the book pushed it back to May 30th.
Thank you to Archipelago Books for the advanced copy. I received the book for free, but was not paid to say any of this.
A brief book review of a new release by Emma Cline.
Thanks to Random House for the ARC. All opinions are still my own.
Another installment in the Booker International series! Thanks to Archipelago Books for the copy of the novel.
The review for Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan is coming soon! I'm a bit behind due to being sick this past weekend.
Fitzgerald Friday is back! Caleb is going to be going over some of the "Gatsby Cluster" stories over the next few weeks or months, making connections from the stories to the novel.
http://linktr.ee/calebbedford
Caleb discusses a very short one-act play by Ernest Hemingway from his story collection ‘Men Without Women’
It's Good Friday, and Caleb has decided to discuss a poem that ponders on the visual of Christ's suffering on the cross. If you're adverse to religion, there's nothing to worry about here. This is not an act of evangelism.
http://linktr.ee/calebbedford
A tired and subtly delirious Caleb leads a one-man discussion of a poem by Frank O'Hara.
http://linktr.ee/calebbedford
Caleb struggles to share his thoughts coherently on Babel at first, but sort of comes around in the end.
First episode of a new series wherein Caleb discusses books from the Booker International Prize list.
Boulder by Eva Baltasar
Ninth Building by Zou Jingzhi
Poe is a remarkable 19th century poet and short fiction writer who has influenced many modern day novels and television shows, from Stephen King to Wednesday. Cody and Nathaniel join Caleb to talk about one of Poe's most well-known poems "The Raven" as a bonus episode for Season 3.
Caleb rambles on about one of the most confusing (but absolutely incredible) novels he's read.
Caleb digs into Trethewey's poem "Southern History" from her 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning collection Native Guard.
A different sort of podcast about a book Caleb read recently.
Also, check out "So Far... w/ Caleb Bedford" wherever you get your podcast fix!
Caleb rambles about the 2022 Pulitzer Prize Winning Novel The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen.
TRIGGERS: Death and Suicide (It's Plath, but I'm warning you anyway)
This is an example of how to go from a simple idea to having an idea for a term paper. lol
It is, in fact, Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald; Caleb doubted himself, and it cost him ridicule
This near-indecipherable and elitist poem is a real doozie! But we tried our best. Hope you enjoy!
From the collection ‘The Trees Witness Everything’ by Victoria Chang. Caleb dives into this deceptively simply poem that begs you to contemplate.
Camden returns to the podcast to show Caleb how wrong he is about interpreting a poem or two. ("Hope" is the thing with feathers; "Faith" is a fine invention)
My friend Camden joins the podcast. Camden is much better at talking about poetry than I am, so it was quite a treat.
Go check out Stripped Cover Lit on YouTube! He does opening paragraph analyses for books all the time as well as other literary analysis videos and he always has some great takeaways!
A continuation of the series. Don't forget to join the Cafe Au Lit Book Club GroupMe at linktr.ee/cafeaulit for November's book Slaughterhouse-Five!
Caleb talks about a short but powerful poem from Ocean Vuong's new collection Time is a Mother, discussing toxic masculinity through the lens of the poem and an interview with Ocean Vuong (on Late Night with Seth Meyers, 2019).
Caleb gives random thoughts on The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. If you're looking for a well put together, thoughtful, deep dive of the novel, this is not the episode for you. But if you're looking for something a bit less organized, here you go!
Welcome to another episode of Cafe Au Lit, where Caleb ignores his own plans and reads a random story!
Caleb reads and discusses the poem "Harlem" (aka "A Dream Deferred") by Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes.
Caleb reads the story and reacts, giving his thoughts and some extra tidbits of information!
Cody joins the podcast to read and discuss Ernest Hemingway's short story "A Day's Wait"
Cody joins the podcast for this reading and interpretation of Mary Oliver's poem "Logos" from her collection 'Devotions'
First episode of a podcast in which Caleb Bedford takes a work of literature (whether a short story, novel, play, etc...) and gives his thoughts.
https://linktr.ee/calebbedford