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New Books in Literary Studies

New Books in Literary Studies

Interviews with Scholars of Literature about their New Books

New Books Network

2,701 episodesEN

Show overview

New Books in Literary Studies has been publishing since 2010, and across the 16 years since has built a catalogue of 2,701 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to over 2300 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence, with the show now in its 3rd season.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 41 min and 1h 4m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 126 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2022, with 503 episodes published. Published by New Books Network.

Episodes
2,701
Running
2010–2026 · 16y
Median length
53 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: newbooksnetwork.com Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

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