Radio Bookclub: All Our Yesterdays: A Novel of Lady Macbeth

The July selection for the Radio Bookclub is All Our Yesterdays: A Novel of Lady Macbeth by Joel Morris.

Morris’ debut novel is set ten years before the events of Shakespeare’s historic play. It provides a feminist reframing of Lady Macbeth who was granddaughter of a forgotten Scottish king. As a young girl she carries the guilt of her mother’s death and the weight of an unknowable prophecy. She is married, at fifteen, to the Mormaer of Moray, and experiences firsthand the violence of a sadistic husband. When the Mormaer is murdered she falls in love with and marries Macbeth and confronts a world of masculine power.

This episode was broadcast on KGNU on Thursday July 24th at 9.00am.

Tune in to our extended conversation with Joel Morris on our podcast-only episode Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub. Hear him discuss teaching Shakespeare in 2024 and the enduring appeal of The Bard.

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The Radio Bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore. Every month, Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, selects a book to inspire listeners to read along together. The author will then join Maeve Conran and Arsen Kashkashian for a discussion that airs the fourth Thursday of every month at 9am.