DPW Podcast #221: How To Get Readers Into Classic Literature

Three frightened people with a giant War and Peace book behind them in a war-torn city.

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Caleb James K.

Caleb James K. is the former Editor-in-Chief of the literary journal, Drunken Pen Writing, and the host of the DPW Podcast. He’s also a fiction writer, poet, and aspiring novelist.

Spencer Church

A former aspiring comic book artist, Spencer is the cohost of the DPW Podcast as well as a short story writer and avid reader.


We begin today’s episode with some poor writing updates. After that, we discuss how to get casual readers interested in tackling more challenging classic literature. We also give our recommendations of what books we think would be best to start readers on their classic literature journey.

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