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Episode 117: Comfort Reads

Bethany Stedman

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Ep 117: Comfort Reads Fable & The Verbivore

Today, Fable and the Verbivore are celebrating our 2-year anniversary of this podcast!

And in honor of that milestone and the fact that it’s Thanksgiving week, we decided to do an episode on our personal comfort reads.

In this episode, we talk about the specific books that we gravitate toward and seek out when we need a lift. And, also, dive into the types of books that bring us joy or that help us get through tough times.

The list is long and definitely not definitive, but we found it restoring to just talk about some of the stories and words that have supported us along this journey so far. We’d like to hear what stories uplift and revitalize you as well.

We hope you enjoy this episode! Keep reading, writing, and putting your voice out there!

Into the woods,

Fable & The Verbivore

Notes:

These notes includes affiliate links.

The Verbivore loosely quotes several sections of the books we discuss. Here are the actual quotes:

  • “Come, dear, [Gwendolen rises] we have already missed five, if not six, trains. To miss any more might expose us to comment on the platform.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

  • “I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

  • “By day it is filled with boat traffic - water buses, delivery boats, gondolas - if something floats and it's in Venice, it moves along the Grand Canal. And by daylight it is one of the glories of the Earth. But at night, especially when the moon is full and the soft illumination reflects off the water and onto the palaces - I don't know how to describe it so I won't, but if you died and in your will you asked for your ashes to be spread gently on the Grand Canal at midnight with a full moon, everyone would know this about you - you loved and understood beauty.” ― William Goldman, The Silent Gondoliers

The Verbivore mentions the Fforde Fiesta where fans of Welsh author Jasper Fforde’s work get together and play games. It’s strange, but looks pretty fun. The next one is on the 28th and 29th of May, 2022 in Swindon, UK. Here is a link to information in case you’re interested:

Books & Movies Mentioned:

Music from: https://filmmusic.io
’Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)