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Keene on Books

Keene on Books

Written by: Chris Parsons
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A podcast from the Keene State College English Department. We choose a book that is interesting to someone for some reason. Then we’ll talk about it and hopefully get somewhere funCopyright 2026 All Rights Reserved Art
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  • Angel Down by Daniel Kraus: A Keene on Books Podcast
    Mar 11 2026

    Keene on Books is back with an episode discussing Daniel Kraus's 2025 novel, Angel Down. Host / Associate Professor of English Education Chris Parsons is joined by Celia Rabinowitz, the Assistant Vice-President for Academic Engagement and Dean of Mason Library at Keene State as well as Molly Parsons, Assistant Director of the Center for Research and Writing at KSC. The episode runs over an hour, but we had to put a period on it at some point.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins: A Keene on Books Podcast
    Feb 22 2026

    Keene on Books returns with an episode on Suzanne Collins's 2025 novel and Hunger Games prequel, Sunrise on the Reaping. Host / Associate Professor of English Education Chris Parsons is joined by Amber Davisson, Professor and Chair of the Communication and Philosophy Department at Keene State and Molly Parsons, Assistant Director of the KSC Center for Research and Writing. It is winter in New England and 'snow KEEPS landing on top'; is that what people mean when they call this novel relevant to our current events?

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: A Keene on Books Podcast
    Feb 15 2026

    Keene on Books makes its 2026 return with an episode on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 2025 novel Dream Count. Host / Associate Professor of English Education Chris Parsons is joined by KoB legend Dr. Emily Robins Sharpe. She is Professor of English at Keene State, teaching courses on, amongst other things, postcolonial and world modernist literatures. Emily is the author of Mosaic Fictions: Writing Identity in the Spanish Civil War.

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    1 hr and 14 mins
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