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BOOK CLUB: Vladimir

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Shameless Media

Society & Culture

4.71.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2023

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7FN07LZkPnUfp7eXzQQWd5?si=dbfc7cb8957844c7 Happy Saturday, book clubbers! This month, we read ‘Vladimir’ by Julia May Jonas. This novel is told from the perspective of a deliciously incisive narrator: a popular English professor whose husband, a charismatic teacher at the same small liberal arts college, is under investigation for his inappropriate relationships with his former students. The couple has long had a mutual understanding when it comes to their extramarital pursuits, but with these new allegations, life has become far less comfortable for them both. And when our narrator becomes increasingly infatuated with Vladimir, a celebrated, married young novelist who’s just arrived on campus, their tinder-box world comes dangerously close to exploding. Big thanks to Elite Eleven and their brand new podcast network, Elite Eleven podcasts, for making this episode possible. Go behind the scenes of the fast-growing, premium activewear brand with their two podcasts. Follow @eliteelevenpodcasts on Instagram for all the updates and subscribe to Not Our Business and Save Me A Seat on Spotify and Apple Podcasts today. Got some thoughts on our May pick, ‘Pineapple Street’ by Jenny Jackson? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta, @theshamelessbookclub. Or, if you’re after some variety, here’s a link to record a voice message via our website, too. You can browse the eBook and audiobook versions of past book club picks in our room on Apple Books! Have a look-see right here. (You might spot our little baby, The Space Between, in the mix there, too.) Want to support our show? We are sending air kisses, air tea, and air hugs (too far?) to anyone who clicks ‘subscribe’ on Apple (bonus hugs for anyone who leaves a five-star review, too) or ‘follow’ on Spotify.  Still not enough? Well! Our hearts! See below for everything else. Click here to subscribe to ShameMore: http://apple.co/shamelesspod Subscribe to the weekly ‘ASK SHAMELESS’ newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gFbYLT  Join our book club: https://www.instagram.com/theshamelessbookclub/  Check out our website: https://shamelessmediaco.com/ Thanks for listening! We are very big fans of yours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hey guys, Zara here, just to let you know, this episode, this book club episode doesn't actually live here anymore,

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but it does live somewhere because the Shameless Book Club is getting its own nook.

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As you might have seen, book club episodes are becoming their entire own. its own

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podcast.

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so you'll now find the Shameless Book Club episodes in their own podcast feed.

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What's even better is we're not just doing monthly reviews anymore, which you will find in that feed.

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We're doing more book content more often including our brand new series Stranger Than Fiction.

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Stranger Than Fiction is an entirely new series where host Eilish Gilligan investigates the intriguing world of writers and the bizarre reality behind some of the world's most famous stories.

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Find every single episode of our book club, including the one you're intended to click into right now,

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by searching the Shameless Book Club on your favorite podcast app.

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