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It’s been seven weeks since we started the\u00a0Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em> Chapter-a-Day Read-along, and the discussion on Twitter is more interesting than ever. Several people are exploring the background of the book and its author Victor Hugo, and they’re sharing their discoveries with the rest of us. Others are tweeting about the reading experience and how it’s affecting them. You can check out the conversation at\u00a0#LesMisReadalong<\/a>. You don’t even need a Twitter account to follow along.<\/p>\n For those of you who may have missed it on Twitter, Briana Lewis has begun the\u00a0Les Mis\u00e9rables\u00a0<\/em>Reading Companion Podcast<\/a>. Briana is “Associate Professor of French at Allegheny College. I\u2019ve been teaching, researching, and writing on Victor Hugo and Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em> since the mid-’00s. I’ve been podcasting since…. just now, when I started this podcast. ” Briana plans on 60 episodes and is currently on episode 8. I’ve listened to about half of episode 8, but I’m very impressed with what I’ve heard so far. Not only is the commentary interesting and relevant, but Briana also provides extras like a Google map of locations in the novel<\/a>. Plus, you can hear how the names of places and names are actually pronounced! I especially appreciate that Briana is keeping the commentary spoiler-free.<\/p>\n I find it a wonderful instance of what Hugo calls Providence that Briana’s podcast coincides with our chapter-a-day read-along. Be sure to give it a listen.\u00a0Each episode is about 35-40 minutes long, and you can listen to it on the web<\/a>, on iTunes<\/a>, on Stitcher<\/a>, or on Google Play<\/a>.<\/p>\n And now, here’s the roundup of some of last week’s tweets:<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/bronasbooks\/status\/962867764825284608<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/bronasbooks\/status\/962934872451907584<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/buttontapper\/status\/963148132065329153<\/p>\n Didn't expect to return to Mons. Bienvenu. Farewell, Bienvenu. #lesmisreadalong<\/a><\/p>\n — Denise Gorss (@Denise205) February 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n