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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
  • Possessed by the 100th Book on the Lovable List

    Possessed by the 100th Book on the Lovable List
    Oct 6 2026

    Jay completes his list of the 100 Most Lovable Novels in the English Language with A.S. Byatt’s Possession. The novel about academics and poets in parallel timelines engages the reader on many levels. Chaos Reader shares the next phase of the podcast.

    A note on the sound: We apologize for the scratching noise listeners may hear in the podcast this week. We will make sure it doesn’t happen again!
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    53 mins
  • ICYMI No. 1: Recapping Jay’s List of the 100 Most Lovable Novels: 100 to 76

    ICYMI No. 1: Recapping Jay’s List of the 100 Most Lovable Novels: 100 to 76
    Oct 13 2026

    This week we begin walking through the final list’s rankings, as Jay slowly built the ranked list of his 100 Most Lovable Novels in the English Language over two years of podcasting. In this episode, we talk about nos. 100 through 76, what’s lovable, whether Chaos Reader has or will read them and when each book's episode originally aired.
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    53 mins
  • A Family Saga for the Ages (and Best of Lists)

    A Family Saga for the Ages (and Best of Lists)
    Sep 1 2026

    John Galsworthy’s chronicle of the “new money” Forsyte family is Jay’s pick this week for his list of the 100 Most Lovable Novels in the English Language. The Forsyte Saga focuses on Soames Forsyte, a “man of property,” who seems to have succeeded at wealth but never seems to learn how to be happy. Chaos Reader starts a new novel in a famous tetralogy.
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    50 mins
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