{"podcast":{"title":"New Books in Sociology","slug":"new-books-in-sociology-671620","podcast_index_feed_id":671620,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/v2qTvjo5","website_url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/e2f45575-aa64-469b-823c-25f04d775e35/5b19178e-705b-42a9-8667-20cf6fa413a9/3000x3000/b6e67e348fe6c83f677a9dc9bd7ac1fe.png?aid=rss_feed","author":"New Books Network","episode_count":600,"summary":"This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T12:22:01.061961+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-sociology-671620"},"episode":{"title":"María Angélica Thumala Olave, \"The Love of Books: Attachment to a Changing Cultural Object\" (Manchester UP, 2026)","slug":"mar-a-ang-lica-thumala-olave-the-love-of-books-attachment-to-a-changing-cultural-object-manchester-up-2026","published_at":"2026-08-30T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-sociology-671620/mar-a-ang-lica-thumala-olave-the-love-of-books-attachment-to-a-changing-cultural-object-manchester-up-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-sociology-671620","url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com","audio_url":"https://injector.simplecastaudio.com/e2f45575-aa64-469b-823c-25f04d775e35/episodes/91ef1d0e-8c95-4f8c-9d0b-306f80179397/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=e2f45575-aa64-469b-823c-25f04d775e35&awEpisodeId=91ef1d0e-8c95-4f8c-9d0b-306f80179397&feed=v2qTvjo5","summary":"Why do people read? In The Love of Books: Attachment to a Changing Cultural Object (Manchester University Press, 2026) María Angélica Thumala Olave, a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Social and Political Science, explores people’s relationship to books and to reading, demonstrating the pleasure and importance books provide in contemporary life. Moving beyond a narrow focus on the social status offered by books and reading, the analysis shows the role of material objects, along with the emotional engagements and social bonds forged by the practices associated with books and reading. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology","meta_description":"Why do people read? In The Love of Books: Attachment to a Changing Cultural Object (Manchester University Press, 2026) María Angélica Thumala Olave, a Sen…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2510,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-books-in-sociology-671620/episodes/mar-a-ang-lica-thumala-olave-the-love-of-books-attachment-to-a-changing-cultural-object-manchester-up-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-sociology-671620/mar-a-ang-lica-thumala-olave-the-love-of-books-attachment-to-a-changing-cultural-object-manchester-up-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}