This episode is for anyone who misses being a student. I have a running list of classic novels that I want to re-read as an adult or read for the first time because I missed them in high school English class. And so once a year or so, I force myself to pick up those novels that end up on All Time Best lists like this one. Or this one. Or even this one. If you have the same literary burden, this episode is meant to help you choose a classic that won't be a total bore. I'm joined by my friend and Patreon producer Colleen Powell, a former teacher and current audio editor outside of Chicago. Colleen helps me with the Secret Stuff Book Club, and this winter we're reading a few classic novels starting this November with Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Join the Secret Stuff Book Club HERE. In our conversations, Colleen and I are sharing both the best contemporary books we've read lately AND the best classic novels we'd recommend to anyone. FULL SHOW NOTES HERE Best Books We've Read Lately:The Guncle by Stephen Rowley A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout   6 Classics You Should Read:   Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Catcher in the Rye by J.D.Salinger The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough Native Son by Richard Wright Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Little Women by Louisa May Alcott SPONSORS:Noom. Go to Noom.com/10Things to sign up for your trialAcornTV. Go to Acorn.tv and use promo code you (all lowercase) to try it free for 30 days.Ritual. Go to Ritual.com/10things for 10% off your first 3 monthsOther books mentioned:Mrs. Dalloway by Virgina Woolf Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout This spoiler-free (well, except for Jane Eyre) reading conversation has a ton of information and opinions. Enjoy!*Thank you for listening to 10 Things To Tell You!Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IGFollow @10ThingsToTellYou on FBFollow @laura.tremaine on IGFollow @mslauratremaine on FBSign Up for episode emailsJoin the 10 Things To Tell You Connection GroupListen to the SECRET STUFFBuy Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura TremaineLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices