Welcome to Listen Now, Read Later, the podcast that brings you to your next favorite book by reading you short stories. In this episode, listen now to “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne (published 1843) and hear why we think fans of this story should read I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (published 2022) later.
Highlighted themes: toxic love, shame and the search for perfection
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Music for this episode:
"That's One Sly Cat" by Artificial.Music ( / artificial-music ) is licensed under a Creative Commons license. Listen on Spotify.
"Silent Reveries" by FireSail Labs; licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Listen on YouTube.
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