Coffee with Hardcore Literature (Q&A Episode XVII) (Patreon)

Thank you all for your wonderful questions. They have, once again, resulted in a great bookish conversation for this episode of our Q&A Show.

Topics of discussion include: monomaniacal characters, getting more out of Shakespeare, writing beautiful books, Pre-Raphaelite paintings, prerequisites for Ulysses, and much more.

Feel free to jump to any topic/question you’re most interested in by using the timestamps below.

We had a lot of amazing questions come in, so the ones we didn't get to this time will roll forward into our next show.

Video Timestamps:

• 0:00 thank you for your great questions 
• 0:42 recommendations for Shakespeare after the Big 12?  
• 5:00 hints for Shakespeare next year?  
• 6:20 can anyone write a beautiful book? 
• 13:18 what advice would you give to a first time writer? 
• 17:30 who is the biggest monomaniac in literature? 
• 21:26 how do you handle bad analysis of a book you love? 
• 28:42 should I read the Odyssey before Ulysses? 
• 30:45 reading A Portrait before Ulysses? 
• 36:18 when will next year’s schedule be revealed? 
• 36:56 your thoughts on Alexander Pope? 
• 38:25 your favourite collections of letters? 
• 40:10 what do you think of Kurzel’s Macbeth? 
• 42:48 favourite Dostoyevsky novel & character? 
• 44:12 reading two translations simultaneously? 
• 47:42 have you read Isaac Asimov’s guide to Shakespeare? 
• 49:00 Charles & Mary Lamb’s Tales from Shakespeare? 
• 50:00 how to get into Shakespeare? 
• 51:59 your most disappointing reading experience? 
• 54:40 questions for our next show

Thank you all for your great questions, and let us know your thoughts on anything we discussed today.

Please do let us know any questions you might have for the next Q&A Show.

Happy reading, everybody!