Be Right Back and the Google Translate Challenge

from Fiction Friction · host Joseph Hall and Bill Wood

Welcome to the very first episode of Fiction Friction!In this episode we discuss Bill's upcoming book Be Right Back and play the Google Translate Blurb Challenge.We also discuss:- The Hex Girls- Claire Keegan- Infinity War vs Endgame (and superhero fatigue)- Dune- Alien: Earth- Going to the gym- Scary videogamesThank you for listening! You can follow the podcast on instagram. Bill's books are available to buy here and here. Joe is Joe.reads on TikTok and Joe.readss on instagram. Bill is Billreads on TikTok and Billreadslol on instagram.

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