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
Jun 20, 2023 • 1h 29min
From the Archives: Annie Ernaux’s The Years parts 1, 2 & 3
A close analysis of the Nobel Prize winner’s masterpiece, the lecture delves deep into Ernaux’s prose, structure, use of popular culture and broad span. Kimberly explains why she thinks the Prize committee was apt in recognizing Ernaux’s “clinical acuity”–a term that doesn’t sound all that amazing, but really is. Listen in as Kimberly reveals how she decided to skim over some of the more abstruse French cultural references–but then COULDN’T! Because this prose is SO GOOD.
Jun 20, 2023 • 1h 36min
From The Archives: Jeannette Haiens' The All of It parts 1, 2 & 3
This very brief novel is a STUNNER. It's moving, unique and absolutely fascinating. It's worth reading for the amazing structure alone! Join Kimberly to understand the masterful way that Haien aligns the reader with certain characters--and why that literary sleight of hand becomes so powerful. This is the juicy kind of lecture that will have you heading right back to re-read The All of It as soon as Kimberly's done.
Jun 20, 2023 • 1h 34min
From the Archives: Louise Erdrich's The Sentence parts 1, 2 & 3
Kimberly has read a number of covid novels. She loved how Erdrich sets super-lovable characters and plenty of tension not only during the pandemic but in a Minneapolis that is rocked by the murder of George Floyd. Join Kimberly to see why Erdrich’s excellent prose makes this much more than a novel about a moment in time.
Jun 19, 2023 • 1h 23min
SUCH A FUN AGE by Kiley Reid
Find out why this buzzy bestseller impressed Kimberly with its prose and rich character development. Reid tackles today’s BIG questions, all in a highly familiar, fraught and delicious domestic world that provides all kinds of grist for Kimberly’s mill.
Jun 19, 2023 • 1h 44min
From the Archives: Brit Bennett’s The Vanishing Half parts 1, 2 & 3
The Vanishing Half is a bestseller for all the right reasons. Kimberly explores Bennett’s rich and wide-reaching portrayal of race, family, homecoming and legacy–all while examining prose in ways that will make you a better reader.
Jun 19, 2023 • 7min
Five-Minute Recommendation: Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Kimberly will share whether you should—or should not—dig into Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. She’ll treat you to a snippet of the prose to give you a sense, but for a deeper analysis, check out the lecture.
Jun 19, 2023 • 5min
From the Archives: Five-Minute Recommendation for Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love
Kimberly will share whether you should—or should not—dig into The Pursuit of Love. She’ll treat you to a snippet of the prose to give you a sense, but for a deeper analysis, check out the lecture.
Jun 19, 2023 • 6min
From the Archives: Five-Minute Recommendation for Jeanette Winterson and Jeanette Haien’s The All of It
Kimberly will share whether you should—or should not—dig into The All of It. She’ll treat you to a snippet of the prose to give you a sense, but for a deeper analysis, check out the lecture.
Jun 19, 2023 • 5min
From the Archives: Five-Minute Recommendation for Eve Babitz’s Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, the Flesh, and L.A.
Kimberly will share whether you should—or should not—dig into Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, the Flesh, and L.A.. She’ll treat you to a snippet of the prose to give you a sense, but for a deeper analysis, check out the lecture.
Jun 19, 2023 • 9min
From the Archives: Five-Minute Recommendation for Elin Hilderbrand’s Summer of 69
Kimberly will share whether you should—or should not—dig into Summer of 69. She’ll treat you to a snippet of the prose to give you a sense, but for a deeper analysis, check out the lecture.
