• Episode 251: Why Literature Still Matters with Dr. Jason Baxter

  • Nov 19 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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Episode 251: Why Literature Still Matters with Dr. Jason Baxter

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  • This week on The Literary Life Podcast we are pleased to bring you a conversation hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks had with Dr. Jason Baxter, author of the new book Why Literature Matters from Cassiodorus Press. You can find out more about Dr. Baxter and his other books at JasonMBaxter.com. Together they discuss how this book came about and the importance of knowing who your audience is. They share some hopes for this book to reach those who don’t understand why literature is still worthwhile in our current culture. Angelina brings up the challenges of reading in this fast-paced, consumeristic age. Jason uses metaphors of gardening and learning a piece of music to think about reading and understanding as a process requiring time and perseverance.

    Please visit our website for complete show notes including commonplace quotes, book links, and this week's poem at https://theliterary.life/251/.

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