Episode 112: The Mystery at Lilac Inn (Nancy Drew #4)

The Mystery at Lilac Inn (Nancy Drew #4)

It’s been more than two years since SSR last examined Nancy Drew — but we’re back with another Nancy convo for Episode 112! On this episode, the hosts of the Novel Pairings podcast join Alli to discuss the fourth book in the iconic series, The Mystery at Lilac Inn. They chat about how Nancy Drew can be simultaneously trailblazing and problematic and take a deep dive into the ways in which the book portrays race, class, appearance, law enforcement, and more.

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LISTEN TO THE EPISODE ABOUT NANCY DREW #1 HERE!

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CHECK OUT CHELSEY + SARA’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:

Escaping Dreamland: A Novel by Charlie Lovett

Members Only by Sameer Pandya

Breaking the Ice (Silver Blades #1) by Melissa Lowell

MORE READING:

“Here Are All 56 Original Nancy Drew Books, Ranked Worst to Best” (Book Riot, 2019)

“The Not-So-Hidden Racism of Nancy Drew” (Electric Literature, 2018)

“The mystery of Nancy Drew: 90 years later, the iconic sleuth is still on the case” (NJ.com, 2020)

“10 Surprising Facts About Nancy Drew” (Mental Floss, 2019)

"The Story of Nancy Drew, Once Far More Ballsy Than The Girl Sleuth You Know" (HuffPost, 2015)

"Nancy Drew and the Secret of the 3 Black Robes" (The New York Times, 2009)

"You never realized it, but Nancy Drew was a gay and an early LGTB icon" (Babe, 2017)

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