<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Shelby Matheson Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shelby Matheson]]></description><link>https://www.shelbymathesonbooks.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:40:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.shelbymathesonbooks.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Long Walk and What It All Means]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Long Walk by Stephen King is perhaps the bleakest and most heartbreaking narrative I've ever read – and I loved every second of it.]]></description><link>https://www.shelbymathesonbooks.com/post/the-long-walk-and-what-it-all-means</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1e3ec17ab417a19fc1d2e0</guid><category><![CDATA[Literary Essays]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 03:43:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/76410f_ae07016422bb4ef48bf2d8015cb5132f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_987,h_831,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shelby Matheson</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>