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The Novel Tea

The Novel Tea

De: Neha & Shruti
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Welcome to The Novel Tea, where your favorite English class meets your neighborhood book club. Join us as we go beyond the traditional classics, exploring books from diverse authors and backgrounds. Each episode, we'll talk about a book through different themes, analyzing characters, plot, and writing styles, to determine: does it stand the test of time?

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Shruti Koti, Neha Ambati Arte Historia y Crítica Literaria
Episodios
  • Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy: instinct and monsters

    Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy: instinct and monsters
    Apr 8 2026

    Shruti and Neha discuss Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy, a story of a young woman trying to reintroduce wolves into the wild in the Scottish Highlands, only to find a darker side of the town that has troubling echoes with her own past. We discuss the story through the themes of instinct, villainy, and monsters. We also share some context on real-world conservation efforts, and get into the subgenre of tragedy porn (or misery lit).


    Links:

    Interview with Charlotte McConaghy


    Shelf Discovery & Books Mentioned

    Popular Trauma Culture by Anne Roth

    It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

    Island of the Sea Wolves [Netflix]

    Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

    The Women by Kristin Hannah

    A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

    Stolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius


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    We love to hear from listeners about the books we discuss - you can connect with us on Instagram or by emailing us at thenovelteapod@gmail.com.

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  • In Conversation: Alli Hoff Kosik on influencers, gossip, and the online world in books

    In Conversation: Alli Hoff Kosik on influencers, gossip, and the online world in books
    Apr 3 2026
    Author Alli Hoff Kosik joins us to discuss her new book Too Blessed to Stress, a novel following four Christian influencers as they navigate their online lives and deal with private struggles becoming public.We talk about communication and the internet as tools of power, how gossip can be wielded for good and for evil, and the ways social media has begun to appear in novels in a variety of ways. And, of course, we share tons of book recommendations as we talk all about how Too Blessed to Stress is in conversation with other books, media, and popular culture.This is a spoiler-free discussion (with very minimal discussion of plot and characters) so dive in - whether you read the book and loved it, or have never heard of it until now!Books and Media MentionedThe Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean WeirThe Secret Lives of Mormon WivesSex and the CityThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann BrasharesGossip GirlSuch a Bad Influence by Olivia MuenterThe Influencers by Anna-Marie McLemoreTehrangeles by Porochista KhakpourIf You're Seeing This, It's Meant for You by Leigh SteinThe Dream Hotel by Laila LalamiIn Her Defense by Philippa MalickaDracula by Bram StokerColton Gentry's Third Act by Jeff ZentnerThe Princess Diaries by Meg CabotAmelia's Notebook by Marissa MossThe Correspondent by Virginia EvansPaper Cut by Rachel TaffIf you would like to get additional recommendations, analyses, and behind-the-scenes content related to this and all of our episodes, subscribe to our free email newsletter on Substack.We love to hear from listeners about the books we discuss - you can connect with us on Instagram or by emailing us at thenovelteapod@gmail.com.This episode description contains links to Bookshop.org, a website that supports independent bookstores. If you use these links we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Greenwood by Michael Christie: legacy and inheritance

    Greenwood by Michael Christie: legacy and inheritance
    Mar 25 2026

    In this episode, Neha and Shruti discuss Greenwood, a multigenerational family saga tied together with a repeating motif of trees and forests. We discuss themes of legacy, inheritance, nature, and addiction, and we also share our critiques of the book, from its character construction to its central message.


    Interview with Michael Christie


    Shelf Discovery:

    What We Can Know by Ian McEwan

    The Overstory by Richard Powers

    Playground by Richard Powers

    Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi


    If you would like to get additional recommendations, analyses, and behind-the-scenes content related to this and all of our episodes, subscribe to our free email newsletter on Substack.


    We love to hear from listeners about the books we discuss - you can connect with us on Instagram or by emailing us at thenovelteapod@gmail.com.

    This episode description contains links to Bookshop.org, a website that supports independent bookstores. If you use these links we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.

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