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Ep.8: "Beowulf & The Mere Wife"

For this episode we read both Maria Headley’s translation of the Old English epic poem "Beowulf" and “The Mere Wife,” Headley's 2015 retelling of Beowulf, which is set in present-day New York.

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Episode Links

• "Beowulf: a New Translation” by Maria Headley
• “The Mere Wife” by Maria Headley
• Beowulf wikipedia page
• Some of the many translations of Beowulf in the Library catalog

We're Reading

• Jennie – “Amongst Our Weapons” by Ben Aaronovitch  and “In a New York Minute,” by Kate Spencer
• Pete – “How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius” by Nick Greene

Upcoming Books:

• “A Study in Scarlet,” by Arthur Conan Doyle
• “A Study in Scarlet Women” by Sherry Thomas
• “Mycroft Holmes” by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar