We kick off our bicoastal NY/LA season with Judith Krantz’s genre-defining 1978 novel Scruples. WARNING: not for the kiddos! Judith had a filthy mind, so this ep is definitely NC-17. Judith Obits: <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/23/obituaries/judith-krantz-dead.html"> NYT</a>, <a href= "https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jun/27/judith-krantz-obituary"> The Guardian</a>, <a href= "https://www.economist.com/obituary/2019/07/06/obituary-judith-krantz-died-on-june-22nd"> Economist</a>, <a href= "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-23/judith-krantz-novelist-who-mixed-sex-with-shopping-dies-at-91"> Bloomberg</a>. <a href= "https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v02/n11/clive-james/a-blizzard-of-tiny-kisses"> Clive James review</a> in the LRB. Clips: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys7JpIsFyic&feature=youtu.be&t=140"> 80s miniseries</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neP_6cIXBcA">ABC Pilot Trailer</a>. Books mentioned: Rita Felsky, Doing Time: Feminist Theory and Postmodern Culture. Email us at thatbookpod@gmail.com. Friend us on <a href= "https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/78092395-that-book-podcast"> Goodreads</a> and follow us on <a href="http://instagram.com/thatbookpod">Instagram</a>, <a href= "http://twitter.com/thatbookpod">Twitter</a>, and <a href= "http://facbook.com/thatbookpod">Facebook</a>.

The Harlem Renaissance (Bicoastal Season, Episode 2)

That Book is about those books you've always heard of but have no idea what their deal is. Hosted by Hannah Weaver and Michael Goldsmith, readers with high expectations and low standards.