Episode 184 "Hemingway and October TBR Additions"
From There Will Be Books by Peter Murphy
October 17, 2025 · 60 min
About this episode
The episode discusses Hemingway's short story 'A Clean, Well-Lighted Place' and recommends new books for the TBR list.
Welcome back, we are here this week to discuss another Hemingway short story. This time we discuss "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place," a short story that highlights Hemingway's style and is a good entry point into his short stories. And finally, we nominate a good selection of books to add to our TBR. Some are spooky, others are depressing and European. Find out what we select! As always thanks for listening and happy reading. TBR additions Revenge by Yoko Ogawa Lolly Willowes By Sylvia Townsend Warner Contact Us: Instagram @therewillbbooks Twitter @therewillbbooks Email willbebooks@gmail.com Goodreads: Therewillbebooks ko-fi.com/therewillbbooks patreon.com/therewillbbooks
People in this episode
Host: Peter Murphy
Topics covered
- Hemingway
- short stories
- TBR additions
- book recommendations
- literature
- spooky books
- European literature
Keywords
- Hemingway
- A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
- TBR
- book recommendations
- Yoko Ogawa
- Sylvia Townsend Warner
- short stories
- literature
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: A Clean, Well-Lighted Place, Revenge, Lolly Willowes
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