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Between The Covers

Between The Covers

By: Jay Ruud and Stacey Margaret Jones
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Author Jay Ruud has read every ”100 Best Book” list there is, so it’s only natural that he would create his own. Listen to each episode as he and his wife, author Stacey Margaret Jones discuss a book from his carefully cultivated ”100 Lovable Books” list. Stacey interviews Jay on what makes the book ”lovable” and where it ranks on the master list. They’ll also discuss current books in the CHAOS READER segment.Copyright 2024 All rights reserved. Art Literary History & Criticism
Episodes
  • Elementary, My Dear Listener

    Elementary, My Dear Listener
    Jun 9 2026

    Jay makes the case for Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles for this week’s addition to his list of the 100 Most Lovable Novels in the English Language. Holmes is a key figure in Western Culture, and we examine the appeal and Conan Doyle’s craft in creating him as well as Holmes's partnership with Dr. Watson. Chaos Reader checks in on the biography she’s reading.
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    48 mins
  • The Genius of Toole’s Ignatius J. Reilly

    The Genius of Toole’s Ignatius J. Reilly
    Jun 2 2026

    Jay’s choice this week is John Kennedy Toole’s Confederacy of Dunces, a premier novel of southern American literature and a predictor of the "male loneliness epidemic." Jay talks about how this novel stays relevant and where it hasn’t held up as well, even though it’s still worthy of a spot on his Most Lovable Novels list. Chaos Reader checks in on her progress with a biography of Anna Wintour.
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    49 mins
  • Ellison’s Novel Shouldn’t Be Invisible on Your TBR List

    Ellison’s Novel Shouldn’t Be Invisible on Your TBR List
    May 26 2026

    Jay chooses Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man for his list this week. The celebrated novel addresses the Black experience in the first half of the twentieth century in America, but it hasn’t lost its relevance. Chaos Reader starts a new book consistent with the current Zeitgeist.
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    45 mins
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