Author and editor Jason Diamond (@ImJasonDiamond) joins us to discuss one of the most strikingly modern books of the 1920s, set in the 1870s: Edith Wharton's THE AGE OF INNOCENCE. Deserving of a modern critique on the blissful happiness and absolute despair of New York's Gilded Age, we discuss ostentatious wealth, literary anti-Semitism, and just how badly we miss going to parties.Buy Jason's books: The Sprawl: Reconsidering the Weird American SuburbsSearching for John HughesFollow FBOL:http://www.twitter.com/fuckboisoflithttp://www.instagram.com/fuckboisoflithttp://www.patreon.com/fuckboisoflit  Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.