Revisting Sherlock Holmes with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Sherry Thomas
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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
- “A Study in Scarlet,” by Arthur Conan Doyle
- “A Study in Scarlet Women” by Sherry Thomas
- “Mycroft Holmes” by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
We're Reading
- Jennie – “Boyfriend Material” by Alexis Hall and “The Final Revival of Opal and Nev” by Dawnie Walton
- Pete – “The Nineties” by Chuck Klosterman