The Foxed Page
Kimberly Ford
If you love to read, The Foxed Page is for you. With these deep dives into the best books, you’ll gain a richer understanding of the title at hand, all while learning to read everything better.Choose from long-form lectures, quick recommendations, talks on old favorites and plenty of episodes from the archives.Listen to The Foxed Page--with Kimberly Ford, best-selling author, former adjunct professor and Ph.D.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Aug 7, 2023 • 32min
Lecture 7: Joan Didion’s The White Album Part 2
In part two, Kimberly focuses on the titular essay, “The White Album.”
Aug 7, 2023 • 27min
Lecture 7: Joan Didion’s The White Album Part 3
In part three, we dive into aspects of the later essays that make this collection so important.
Jul 31, 2023 • 31min
Lecture 6: Elena Ferrante’s The Lost Daughter Part 1
Kimberly might not have loved Ferrante’s My Beautiful Friend, but she’s OBSESSED with The Lost Daughter. (Plus, the movie’s great.) In part one, Kimberly will argue why you should read this creepy little gem, discuss names in the novel, and dive into the opening of the book.
Jul 31, 2023 • 28min
Lecture 6: Elena Ferrante’s The Lost Daughter Part 2
In part two, Kimberly analyzes the uncanny, strange feel of the novel, and the important pattern of proliferation of mothers, daughters and dolls.
Jul 31, 2023 • 34min
Lecture 6: Elena Ferrante’s The Lost Daughter Part 3
In part three, Kimberly digs into the depiction of maternity in the novel, and the close of the work.
Jul 28, 2023 • 52min
Enriched Read 1: Demon Copperhead, David Copperfield and Dickens
No reading required! In this Dickens crash-course, Kimberly equips you to get even more out of Barbara Kingsolver’s incredible Demon Copperhead. Or to decide if you want to tackle this new bestseller! You’ll find out why Demon fits so well into a long literary tradition and why Kingsolver was SUCH a genius to choose this insanely effective scaffolding for her recent gem.
Jul 24, 2023 • 29min
Lecture 5: Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love Part 2
In part two, Kimberly discusses the peripheral, third-person (“sidekick”) narrator, Mitford’s world-class dialogue and the novel’s pacing.
Jul 24, 2023 • 41min
Lecture 5: Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love Part 3
In part three, Kimberly discusses the artful depiction of maternity, Mitford’s humor, the novel’s blend of comedy/tragedy and the close of the book.
Jul 17, 2023 • 33min
Lecture 4: Rachel Khong’s Goodbye, Vitamin Part 2
In part two, we look at structure, digression, narrative voice, and the use of found objects.
Jul 17, 2023 • 35min
Lecture 4: Rachel Khong’s Goodbye, Vitamin Part 3
In part three, Kimberly explores the plot, motifs of memory, and the important inversion that makes the novel so moving
