Literary Pilgrimage in New York: From the Mixes Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

About this episode

Sophie and Gretchen embark on a literary pilgrimage in New York City, celebrating a beloved children's book and its cultural significance.

A special collaboration between Sophie and the celebrated writer and podcaster Gretchen Rubin, of Happier with Gretchen Rubin, recorded live from New York City. Join Sophie and Gretchen on a literary pilgrimage to the Upper East Side of New York, where they celebrate a shared favourite children's book, From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler , by the extraordinary E.L Konigsburg. Sophie and Gretchen walk out on the streets of Manhattan and through the galleries of the Met, visiting favorite landmarks from the novel, and discussing what makes this children's book so perfect, both a glorious product of its time and place, and an immortalizing of the Met and New York City for future generations of children and their parents. It's part of a series Gretchen and her sister are doing called MOVE 26 in '26, to get readers and listeners exercising for at least 26 minutes a day, during 2026! Check it out here, and sign up: https://gretchenrubin.com/move26in26/ And learn more about Gretchen and her work on a happier life here: https://gretchenrubin.com/ Become a subscriber by signing up at Apple: http://apple.co/slob Or join our Patreon community here…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sophie Gee, Jonty Claypole

Guest: Gretchen Rubin

Topics covered

• literary pilgrimage
• children's literature
• New York City
• E.L. Konigsburg
• art and culture
• podcasting

Keywords

• literary pilgrimage
• children's book
• New York City
• E.L. Konigsburg
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Gretchen Rubin
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Happier with Gretchen Rubin, MOVE 26 in '26, Apple, Patreon

Books & works: From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

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