Welcome to Zero to Well Red. I'm Rebecca Shinsky.

And I'm Jeff O'Neill. We've been talking about books on the internet together for almost 15 years.

Along the way, we've heard from a lot of people who feel like they missed the window to read the so-called important books,

or who just never wanted to slog through them by themselves.

And that's where we come in. This podcast is all about the books people talk about like everyone's read them, even though many of us haven't.

Each episode, we take on one of those books. We read the big ones, the weird ones, the ones you were supposed to read in school, and break them down so you don't have to pretend anymore.

We'll tell you why these books are great, what you should know about them, what makes them weird and fun and strange, and why they matter.

It's the literary cocktail party you always wanted to go to, as long as nobody asked you what you thought of Ulysses.

And it won't be all old books all the time. Every season will feature an eclectic lineup of classics and award-winning titles alongside modern sensations and some

social media faves. It's taken more than a decade, but I have finally found a way to get Jeff

to read Twilight. Which frankly, I think may be the purpose of the show. But anyway, the first season

dropped September 9th, and we're starting with a party old sport.