Every book Libby Ammons recommended on podcasts

Books recommended by Libby Ammons

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   The Scarlet Letter

   Nathaniel Hawthorne · Discussed · 1 episode

   Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter is a classic exploration of Puritan morality, public shaming, and Hester Prynne's punishment for adultery in colonial Massachusetts.

   Discussed

   “Albert Kimu talks about witnessing a public hanging. Uh certainly in the colonies in Massachusetts, Nathaniel Hawthorne talks about public hanging as a means of execution, you know, and it's in the Scarlet Letter and it's it's it's brutal.”

   Timcast IRL Charlie Kirk Assassinated, Suspect In Custody | Timcast IRL 2025-09-11 Listen at 53:40

   Where to get it

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