Episode 07: The Green Light

The Green Light (not to be confused with Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey!) is that mysterious light at the end of the dock in The Great Gatsby that represents Jay Gatsby's hope for the future. In this episode, host Amy Mair looks at two American novels and examines why, it seems, everyone is reading and writing about the classic Jazz Age tale. Spoiler alert: the copyright has expired!

Jenny Offill's Weather examines climate change and modern-day American life through the eyes of Brooklyn librarian, wife and mother Lizzie.

Nick, by Southern Gothic writer Michael Farris Smith, is the backstory to The Great Gatsby character and narrator Nick Carraway.

Amy also explores a fun video texting app that has gotten her through Covid and looks at the man of the hour: Stanley Tucci.

Books and resources discussed:
Marco Polo, video texting app
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, CNN
Weather by Jenny Offill
Nick by Michael Farris Smith
Jay the Great by Benjamin Frost