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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Here's Episode 31, "Paige Lewis and Posthumous Crime Novel 'Backwater'". www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Here's Episode 30, "George Pelecanos and 'The Odyssey'". www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Here's Episode 29: "Mike Vago Talks Books as Movies". (@mikevago.bsky.social) www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Here's Episode 28 "The Maltese Falcon". www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

T.C. Boyle talks with us about point of view and narrative structure.

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Here's Episode 27: "T.C. Boyle and the Black Eyed Peas". www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

If Daniel Kraus himself says it's not a gimmick, then it's not a gimmick.

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Here's Episode 26: "The Summer of Dashiell Hammett Begins!" www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Novelist Willy Vlautin talks with us about the capacity for fiction to teach readers how to empathize.

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Here's Episode 25 "Willy Vlautin and Dashiell Hammett". www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Here's Episode 24: "Deals with the Devil (with Ed Simon) and Firing Holden Caulfield". www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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Mason @stockstill.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

This great article on why Claude is not conscious, by author Ted Chiang, raises this point covered by Paul Carr’s novel The Confessions: that when we outsource decision making and even ethical reasoning to chatbots, we atrophy our moral reasoning. #booksky www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...

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No, Artificial Intelligence Is Not Conscious

Taken to its logical conclusion, this line of thinking is absurd—and damning.

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

In Alice Martin's new novel 'Westward Women', American women begin feeling an uncontrollable urge to leave their jobs and families to migrate west. In our interview, Martin likens this urge to the cultural exhaustion felt by many in America in the 1970s, when the idealism of the 60s had worn off.

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Here's "Episode 23: Alice Martin, and Is Exposition Gendered?" www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Here Mason talks about reading the wrong translation of 'Crime and Punishment' in a class as an undergrad.

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

In this clip, Nina McConigley (@ninamcconigley.bsky.social) talks about her new book 'How To Commit a Post-Colonial Murder' and the overlap between environmental extraction and colonial exploitation.

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Here's "Episode 22: Nina McConigley" (@ninamcconigley.bsky.social). www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Author Jared Lemus tells us the harrowing real-life story of being robbed in Guatemala, which provided the basis for his short story "Saint Dismas", appearing in his award-winning collection 'Guatemalan Rhapsody'.

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Here's "Episode 21: Jared Lemus". www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Here's John Sayles talking about his new book 'Crucible,' and how labor unions break down cultural barriers and challenge despots.

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Pittsburgh Review of Books @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

John Sayles on Labor, Politics, and Money: the acclaimed Oscar-nominated independent filmmaker and novelist sits down with Third Person Limited at the Pittsburgh Review of Books. @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social @nathanpensky.bsky.social @stockstill.bsky.social pghrev.com/john-sayles-...

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Here's "Episode 20: John Sayles". www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Here's Episode 19 "Rejection is Good! And you never read alone". www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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Pittsburgh Review of Books @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

“A strange and hostile energy surrounds René Descartes in the scholarship of early modern English literature.” Read "At the Cartesian Theater" by Nathan Pensky @nathanpensky.bsky.social of @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social. pghrev.com/at-the-carte...

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At the Cartesian Theater - Pittsburgh Review of Books

A strange and hostile energy surrounds René Descartes in the scholarship of early modern English literature. Despite his status as one of the most important

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Tom Ryan discusses how he is unapologetic about dismantling the time-honored teen sleuth mythology in his new book, 'We Had a Hunch'.

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Here's Episode 18: "Tom Ryan, and Authors Being Too Literal". www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Here's Ep. 17: "Interpretation and 'Ecstasy'". www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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Nathan Pensky @nathanpensky.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I'm happy to announce that my first academic book 'Cartesian Theaters, Shakespearean Minds: Finding Descartes on the Early Modern Stage' is now available for pre-order! (For a 30% discount, feel free to use the discount code NEW30.) edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-cartesi...

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Cartesian Theaters, Shakespearean Minds

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Here we talk about how annoying the Voyager "Golden Record" would be if released today.

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I would love to know how many people who were convicted for January 6 are now member ICE

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Here's Episode 16: "Literature for Aliens, and 'How To Be Perfect'". www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Here's "Episode 15: Chris Hauty and Books as (Bad) Gifts". www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

We tore apart the concept of end-of-year 'best books' list in this episode. Then, of course, we offered our own list. www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/bon...

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Pittsburgh Review of Books @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

“But if nobody uses tarot cards, can they maintain any utility as a literary symbol and metaphorical stand-in for seeking answers from unseen forces?” Mason Stockstill of @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social on the meaning of tarot cards. @stockstill.bsky.social pghrev.com/what-tarot-c...

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What Tarot Cards Mean (and why are they Everywhere?) - Pittsburgh Review of Books

Over the past year, I kept finding tarot cards in the books I read. Not physical cards, but their appearance as images, plot devices, and symbols—everywhere

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

In Episode 12, we talk narrative gaps and Mona Awad's 'We Love You, Bunny'.

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

This was such a fun conversation - give it a listen this week if you need an excuse to get away from your family!

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Here's Episode 12: "Amber Sparks and 'We Love You, Bunny'". (@ambersparks.bsky.social y.social) www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

In Episode 11, "Jason Diamond and Blurbs" Mason (@stockstill.bsky.social) tells the story of a writer who got a book deal after getting a blurb from Dan Brown. www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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Pittsburgh Review of Books @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Third Person Limited is a literary podcast about books and culture with hosts Nathan Pensky and Mason Stockstill. As a recurring feature on our site, an episode of their podcast will be released every Tuesday. Check out Episode 1! @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social pghrev.com/third-person...

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Third Person Limited Presents: Episode 01 – Is Reading Good? - Pittsburgh Review of Books

Third Person Limited is a literary podcast about books and culture with hosts Nathan Pensky and Mason Stockstill, two writers living in Pittsburgh and Los

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Jason Diamond (@jasondiamond.bsky.social) from Episode 11: www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Here's Episode 11: "Jason Diamond and Book Blurbs". @jasondiamond.bsky.social www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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Third Person Limited @thirdpersonlimited.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

In Episode 10, we discuss how much 'Hamlet' is too much? www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi...

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