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Between The Covers

Between The Covers

Written 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
Episodes
  • An ’80s Novel about Self and Money

    An ’80s Novel about Self and Money
    Jul 14 2026

    Martin Amis’s 1984 novel Money: A Suicide Note is Jay’s pick this week for his list of the 100 Most Lovable Novels in the English Language. Though the main character, John Self, is thoroughly detestable, Amis’s novel is thoroughly enjoyable because of the author’s command of voice and craft. Chaos Reader is in her slow reading era.
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    51 mins
  • The Roman Empire is Jay’s Roman Empire

    The Roman Empire is Jay’s Roman Empire
    Jul 7 2026

    Jay’s choice this week is another historical fiction novel, this one set in turn-of-the-millenium Rome, I, Claudius by Robert Graves. The epic follows 80 years of violent Roman politics when dark-horse Claudius emerges as the surprise winner of the emperor’s laurels. Chaos Reader focuses on her Roman Empire, Vogue Magazine of the 1980s and 1990s.
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    47 mins
  • Is Parade’s End One Book or Four?

    Is Parade’s End One Book or Four?
    Jun 30 2026

    This week Jay cheats and names a tetralogy (four books) to his list as one entry, Ford Madox Ford’s Parade’s End. The chronology addresses the WWI era from the intimate life of its protagonist. Chaos Reader is still reading the Wintour biography.
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    46 mins
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