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The Handsell: August 31, 2020

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🗓️ 31 August 2020

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This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Beowulf, translated by Maria Dahvana Headley Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu annotated by Carmen Maria Machado Danika’s Post, “Bringing The Lesbian Vampire Home“ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hello, Get Book listeners, and welcome to The Handsell, a special weekly installment of Get Booked that's all about books we just can't resist shouting about.

0:19.9

This is Jen Northington, and today's Hand cell is The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily

0:26.2

Wilson.

0:27.4

And I picked this because we are having kind of an interesting moment of classics being

0:33.7

translated or annotated by female authors, bringing some new perspective. And I want to talk

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